However, Bonzi tended to do little except occasionally provide stale jokes and greet Joel. The Software became popular in late 2013 due to a livestream released by Joel, a member of the popular gaming group Vinesauce, who made a stream involving releasing Bonzi into a Windows XP Virtual Machine to cause chaos amongst a host of other viruses and adware. It first surfaced as a green talking parrot, before taking the form of an animated purple gorilla that resided on a user's desktop and communicated through the employment of Microsoft Agent technology. The official website stated it would help a person explore the Internet through various functions along with their own sidekick. BonziBUDDY promotional logo previously at īonziBUDDY, sometimes spelled Bonzi Buddy, BonziBuddy, or BONZIBuddy, (misspelled Bonzai Buddy) was an 'intelligent software agent' from BONZI Software, taking the form of a purple gorilla, that was released in 1999 and later discontinued in 2004.
