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System(s): Sega Zaxxon hardware, SG-1000, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, DOS, Intellivision, MSX, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 | |||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega, Coleco, Philips, Texas Instruments | |||||||||||||
Developer: Sega, Ikegami Tsushinki, Beck-Tech, (disk) Beck-Tech, Sega Electronics | |||||||||||||
Genre: Action | |||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||
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Congo Bongo (コンゴボンゴ), originally known as Tip Top, is a 1983 arcade 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. It runs on similar hardware to Zaxxon.
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, Commodore 64, DOS, IntelliVision, MSX, TI-99/4A and Commodore VIC-20. 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 and Commodore versions for example uses an oblique perspective, whereas the SG-1000 game goes for a top-down approach. Many versions also drop levels due to space restrictions. A ZX Spectrum version of the game was planned, but was later scrapped.
Screenshots
Gallery
Promotional Material
- SegaArcadeGames DE PrintAdvert.jpg
Home versions DE print advert 2
- SegaTheArcadeWinnersVarious C64Spectrum UK PrintAd.jpg
Commodore 64/ZX Spectrum versions UK print advert
Physical Scans
Arcade Version
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SG-1000 Version
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SG-1000, TW |
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Apple II Version
Atari 2600 Version
Atari 5200 Version
Atari 8-bit Family Version
ColecoVision Version
Commodore 64 Version
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50 | |
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Based on 1 review |
DOS Version
DOS, US |
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Intellivision Version
MSX Version
TI-99/4A Version
VIC-20 Version
- ↑ Computer Input, "November 1983" (NZ; 1983-xx-xx), page 25
- ↑ Computer Gamer, "April 1985" (UK; 1985-0x-xx), page 47