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| + | |{{gitem|CongoBongo ZaxxonHardware US Flyer.pdf|page=1,2|Arcade US flyer}} | ||
| + | |{{gitem|TipTop ZaxxonHardware JP Flyer.jpg|Arcade JP flyer}} | ||
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Revision as of 07:10, 2 April 2018
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Congo Bongo (コンゴボンゴ), originally known as Tip Top (ティップタップ), is a 1983 arcade platformer game developed by Sega. It is often considered an isometric equivalent to Nintendo's Donkey Kong, as it stars a protagonist chasing after a large ape (in this game, called "Bongo"). However, unlike Donkey Kong, the game is set in a jungle, the graphics are more detailed and there are more enemies and traps.
Congo Bongo runs on similar hardware to Zaxxon, known as the Sega Zaxxon hardware.
Contents
Gameplay
Levels
As Sega likely never gave Congo Bongo's levels official names, home conversions
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Primate Peak/Jungle Mountain/Waterfall Pass |
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| Snake Lake | |
| The Atari, Intellivision and 1983 Commodore 64 versions omit this level. | |
| Rhino Ridge | |
| This level is also missing in the Atari, Intellivision and 1983 Commodore 64 versions. | |
| Lazy Lagoon/The Great River | |
History
Legacy
Like many early Arcade games such as Space Invaders or Pac Man, Congo Bongo was widely ported to numerous home consoles and computers in the 1980s, including the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, IBM PC, IntelliVision, MSX, TI-99/4A and Commodore VIC-20. Two versions exist for the Commodore 64, from 1983 and 1985, respectively - the latter is more faithful to the arcade original.
The only Sega console the game has appeared on is the SG-1000, however it was featured as part of the PlayStation 2 Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan and was an unlockable in both Sega Mega Drive Collection and Sega Mega Drive Ultimate Collection.
Many of the weaker computers and consoles were unable to render isometric graphics, and therefore had to find other methods of rendering the game. The Atari versions for example uses an oblique perspective, whereas the SG-1000 game goes for a top-down approach. The Atari, Intellivision, 1983 Commodore 64, MSX, TI-99/4a and VIC-20 versions all omit levels 2 and 3, presumably due to storage restrictions, while the ColecoVision port only excludes level 2.
A ZX Spectrum version of the game was planned, but was later scrapped.
Magazine articles
- Main article: Congo Bongo/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #39: "January 1985" (1984-12-16)[1]
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #41: "March 1985" (1985-02-16)[2]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #42: "April 1985" (1985-03-16)[3]
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #43: "May 1985" (1985-04-16)[4]
also published in:
- Computer & Video Games (UK) #45: "July 1985" (1985-06-16)[5]
Photo gallery
Upright cabinet
Physical scans
Arcade version
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SG-1000 version
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  Cart  Manual  Inside |
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Apple II version
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Atari 2600 version
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 Cart  Manual |
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 Manual |
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Atari 5200 version
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 Cart  Manual |
Atari 8-bit Family version
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ColecoVision version
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 Cart  Manual |
Commodore 64 version
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DOS version
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Intellivision version
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  Cover
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 Cart  Manual |
MSX version
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 Cover
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TI-99/4A version
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 Cover
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VIC-20 version
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  Cover
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 Cart |
References
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1985" (UK; 1984-12-16), page 48
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1985" (UK; 1985-02-16), page 44
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-03-16), page 56
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1985" (UK; 1985-04-16), page 87
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1985" (UK; 1985-06-16), page 34
- ↑ File:ArcadeExpress US 0123.pdf, page 6
- ↑ File:ComputerInput NZ 1983-11.pdf, page 25
- ↑ Computer Input, "November 1983" (NZ; 1983-xx-xx), page 25
- ↑ Computer Gamer, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-0x-xx), page 47
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