Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj

For the unreleased Sega Mega Drive game, see Congo: The Game.

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Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Jumpin' Jack Software, Sega Away Team

Licensor: Paramount Pictures

Peripherals supported: Mission Stick

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1996-04^[1]^[2]	$49.9949.99	81010

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Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj is a first person shooter released exclusively for the Sega Saturn in North America. It is based on the 1995 film Congo.

A European version was advertised in official Sega Saturn promotional material, but did not materialise.

Production credits

Game Production

Game Developed by: Jumpin' Jack Software, Inc. Novato, CA, http://www.jumpinjack.com
Programming: Eric Hammond, Robert Leyland, Steve Scholl
Design Consultant: Josh Gordon
Design: Steven Apour, Greg Fleming, Eric Hammond, Robert Leyland, Steve Scholl
Computer Graphics: John Broenen, Bill Fletcher, Dan Goldman, Tom Grevera, Greg Hammond, Jason Ibanez, Jim Nichelini, Madeline Preisner, Brian Ransom, Arlin Robins
Sound FX: LoudMouth, Eric Hammond

Music — Sega Music Group

Music Written and Produced: David Young, Brad Kaiser
Executive Producer: Spencer Nilsen
Additional Writing and Performing: Jennifer Hruska
Mixed: David Young, Brad Kaiser, Spencer Nilsen
Samples and Sound Design: Jennifer Hruska
Keyboards Arranged and Performed: David Young
Drums and Percussion Arranged and Performed: Brad Kaiser

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered at Sega Music Group Studios, Brad Kaiser uses Zildjian Cymbals and Sticks

Game Production

Jumpin' Jack Producer: Lawrence Berkin
Sega of America Production Assistant: Seth Gerson
Sega of America Assistant Producers: Vy Nong, Eric Rawlins
Sega of America Senior Producer: Steven Apour

Sega Support

Product Managers: Seth Gerson, Sarah Mason
Lead Tester: Arnold Feener
Assistant Leads: Geoff Jones, Rich Krinock, Raul Orozco, Nicole Tatem
Testers: Amy Albertson, Rebecca Colbourn, Jeff Hedges, Demien D. Kato, Chris Lucich, Lance Nelson, Rob Prideaux, Kinsley Sur, Pat Walsh, Steve Wong
ESRB Coordinator: Gregg Vogt
Compression Engineers: Eric Caplain, Katie Weathers
Hardware Engineer: Renee Greenwood
Software Engineer: Gail Tsujita
3 Seedy Guys: Jef Feltman, Larry Loth, Willie Mancero
Game Manual: Curtis Clarkson, Richard Verdoni

Movie Production — A Commotion Pictures Production

Cast: Steven Anthony Jones (Butembo Kabalo), Anqoinette Crosby (Charlotte Burroughs)
Director: Robert Caruso
Producer: Andrew Linsk
Executive Producers: Steven Apour, Sara Holihan
Director of Photography: Adam Beckman
Assistant Director: David James
Production Manager: Barbara Parker
Production Coordinator: Julie Trunk
Gaffer: Eric Blum
Key Grip: Brent Cyr
Swing: Lana Bernberg
Sound / Video Tech: Alan Herford
Prop Stylist: Bill McGirr
Make‑Up / Hair: Steve Anderson
Wardrob: Tracy Motoyoshi
On‑Line Editing: Clive Jenkins (Varitel)
Off‑Line Editing: Pat Caballero (See Spots Run Editorial)
Sound Effects: Hunter Pipes (Dubey Tunes)

Special Thanks

Squidlo, Big Ape, Toejam & Earl, Toys for Bob, Tim "Triple-Double" Dunley, Sarah "Mama" Mason, Scot Bayless, Dante Anderson, Joyce Takakura, Suzie Domnick, Randi Kagan-Casey, Juliet Dutton, The Big Man in the Sky

Source:

US manual^[3]

Magazine articles

Main article: Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

51

^[4]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-U

60

^[5]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[6]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

59

^[7]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

55

^[8]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

28

^[9]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

17

^[10]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC-U

27

^[11]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-U

84

^[12]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

65

^[13]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[14]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

77

^[15]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

65

^[16]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

74

^[17]

	55
Based on 14 reviews

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

503,184,528

1996-03-07

CD-ROM (US)

81010 V1.014

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CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1996-02-13

CD-R

Page

References

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19970523024501.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.inlink.com:80.2F.7Edkreaver.2Frelease.html-1] ttp://www.inlink.com:80/~dkreaver/release.html (Wayback Machine: 1997-05-23 02:45)

[:File:EGM_US_081.pdf_p90-2] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 90

[:File:Congo_sat_us_manual.pdf_p18-3] File:Congo sat us manual.pdf, page 18

[:File:EGM_US_083.pdf_p26-4] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-06.pdf_p71-5] Fun Generation, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 71

[:File:GameFan_US_0406.pdf_p21-6] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 6: June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 21

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0906.pdf_p69-7] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 6 June 1996" (US; 1996-05-04), page 69

[:File:GamePro_US_093.pdf_p70-8] GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 70

[:File:GameInformer_US_037.pdf_p59-9] Game Informer, "May 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 59

[:File:GameInformer_US_086.pdf_p104-10] Game Informer, "June 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 104

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-06.pdf_p50-11] MAN!AC, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-08), page 50

[:File:MegaForce_FR_52.pdf_p84-12] Mega Force, "Été 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 84

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-06.pdf_p72-13] Mega Fun, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 72

[:File:NextGeneration_US_19.pdf_p78-14] Next Generation, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 78

[:File:Playmag_FR_05.pdf_p122-15] Playmag, "Juillet/Août 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 122

[:File:SegaPower_UK_81.pdf_p56-16] Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 56

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-06.pdf_p88-17] Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 88

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Congo the Movie: The Lost City of Zinj

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Contents

Production credits

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References