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| publisher=[[Sega]], {{Coleco}} [[Coleco]], {{MSX}} [[Philips]], {{TI99}} [[Texas Instruments]] | | publisher=[[Sega]], {{Coleco}} [[Coleco]], {{MSX}} [[Philips]], {{TI99}} [[Texas Instruments]] | ||
− | | developer=[[Sega]], {{Arcade}} [[Ikegami Tsushinki]], {{2600}} {{APPLE2}} {{INTV}} [[Beck-Tech]], {{C64}} (disk | + | | developer=[[Sega]], {{Arcade}} [[Ikegami Tsushinki]], {{2600}} {{APPLE2}} {{INTV}} [[Beck-Tech]], {{C64}} (disk) [[Beck-Tech]], {{MSX}} [[Sega Electronics]] |
− | | system=[[Sega Zaxxon hardware]], [[SG-1000]], Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, | + | | system=[[Sega Zaxxon hardware]], [[SG-1000]], Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, [[IBM PC]], Intellivision, MSX, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 |
− | | romsize= | + | | romsize={{Arcade}} 132.25 KB |
| peripherals= | | peripherals= | ||
− | | releases={{releases | + | | players=1 |
− | | | + | | genre=Action |
+ | | releases={{releasesArcade | ||
+ | | zaxxon_date_us=1983 | ||
+ | | zaxxon_date_jp=1983-03{{ref|https://sega-interactive.co.jp/special/history/title/tiptop.html}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{releases | ||
+ | | 2600_date_us=1983 | ||
+ | | 2600_date_eu=1983 | ||
+ | | 2600_date_br=1983 | ||
+ | | 2600_code_br=C3072 | ||
+ | | 5200_date_us=1983 | ||
+ | | intv_date_us=1983 | ||
+ | | coleco_date_us=1983 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{releasesSG | ||
| sg_date_jp=1983 | | sg_date_jp=1983 | ||
| sg_rrp_jp=3,800 | | sg_rrp_jp=3,800 | ||
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| sg_date_nz=1983-11 | | sg_date_nz=1983-11 | ||
| sg_date_tw=198x | | sg_date_tw=198x | ||
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| a8b_date_us=1983 | | a8b_date_us=1983 | ||
| c64_date_us=1983 | | c64_date_us=1983 | ||
| c64_date_eu=1983 | | c64_date_eu=1983 | ||
| c64_rrp_uk=12.95 | | c64_rrp_uk=12.95 | ||
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| c64_rrp_uk_c=9.95 | | c64_rrp_uk_c=9.95 | ||
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| ti99_date_us=1983 | | ti99_date_us=1983 | ||
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− | ''''' | + | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (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|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]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Gameplay== | ||
+ | ===Levels=== | ||
+ | As Sega likely never gave ''Congo Bongo'''s levels official names, home conversions | ||
+ | {{InfoTable|imagewidths=150| | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Primate Peak/Jungle Mountain/Waterfall Pass | ||
+ | | screenshot=Congo Bongo1.png | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Snake Lake | ||
+ | | screenshot= | ||
+ | | desc=The Atari, Intellivision and 1983 Commodore 64 versions omit this level. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Rhino Ridge | ||
+ | | screenshot= | ||
+ | | desc=This level is also missing in the Atari, Intellivision and 1983 Commodore 64 versions. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{InfoRow | ||
+ | | title=Lazy Lagoon/The Great River | ||
+ | | screenshot= | ||
+ | | desc= | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Legacy=== | ===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, | + | 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== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Promotional material== | ||
+ | {{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}} | ||
− | == | + | ==Photo gallery== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
CongoBongo Arcade US Cabinet Upright.jpg|Upright cabinet | CongoBongo Arcade US Cabinet Upright.jpg|Upright cabinet | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
− | == | + | ==Physical scans== |
− | < | + | ===Arcade version=== |
− | + | <section begin="arcade_ratings" />{{ratings | |
− | + | | icon=Arcade | |
− | + | | ae=90 | |
− | + | | ae_source={{magref|ae|23|6}} | |
− | + | }}<section end="arcade_ratings" /> | |
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− | |||
− | </ | ||
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{{ScanArcade | {{ScanArcade | ||
− | | | + | | type=upright |
− | | console=Zaxxon hardware (upright) | + | | console=Zaxxon hardware |
+ | | region=US (upright) | ||
| marquee=CongoBongo ZaxxonHardware US Marquee.jpg | | marquee=CongoBongo ZaxxonHardware US Marquee.jpg | ||
| manual= | | manual= | ||
}}{{ScanArcade | }}{{ScanArcade | ||
− | | | + | | type=upright |
− | | console=Zaxxon hardware (cocktail) | + | | console=Zaxxon hardware |
+ | | region=US (cocktail) | ||
| manual= | | manual= | ||
}}{{ScanArcade | }}{{ScanArcade | ||
− | | | + | | type=upright |
− | | console=Zaxxon hardware (cocktail) | + | | console=Zaxxon hardware |
+ | | region=JP (cocktail) | ||
| manual= | | manual= | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | ===SG-1000 | + | ===SG-1000 version=== |
− | {{ratings | + | <section begin="SG_ratings" />{{ratings |
| icon=SG | | icon=SG | ||
| computerinput=60 | | computerinput=60 | ||
− | | computerinput_source={{ | + | | computerinput_source={{magref|computerinput|1983-11|25|printpage=23}} |
− | }} | + | }}<section end="SG_ratings" /> |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=SG-1000 | | console=SG-1000 | ||
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| region=AU | | region=AU | ||
| front=Congo Bongo Box AU.jpg | | front=Congo Bongo Box AU.jpg | ||
− | | back= | + | | back=Congo Bongo SG1000 AU Back.jpg |
− | | spine= | + | | spine=Congo Bongo SG1000 AU Spine.jpg |
− | | | + | | spine2=Congo Bongo SG1000 AU Spine2.jpg |
− | | cart= | + | | cart=Congo Bongo SG1000 AU Cart.jpg |
+ | | carttop=Congo Bongo SG1000 AU Carttop.jpg | ||
+ | | item1=Congo Bongo SG1000 AU Inside.pdf | ||
+ | | item1name=Inside | ||
+ | | manual=Congo_Bongo_SG1000_AU_Manual.pdf | ||
}}{{Scanbox | }}{{Scanbox | ||
| console=SG-1000 | | console=SG-1000 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===Apple II | + | ===Apple II version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Apple II | | console=Apple II | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===Atari 2600 | + | ===Atari 2600 version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Atari 2600 | | console=Atari 2600 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===Atari 5200 | + | ===Atari 5200 version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Atari 5200 | | console=Atari 5200 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===Atari 8-bit Family | + | ===Atari 8-bit Family version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Atari 8-bit family | | console=Atari 8-bit family | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===ColecoVision | + | ===ColecoVision version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=ColecoVision | | console=ColecoVision | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===Commodore 64 | + | ===Commodore 64 version=== |
− | {{ratings | + | <section begin="C64_ratings" />{{ratings |
| icon=C64 | | icon=C64 | ||
| computergamer=60 | | computergamer=60 | ||
| computergamer_source={{num|1}} | | computergamer_source={{num|1}} | ||
+ | }}<section end="C64_ratings" /> | ||
+ | {{Scanbox | ||
+ | | console=Commodore 64 | ||
+ | | region=US | ||
+ | | front=CongoBongo C64 US Box Front.jpg | ||
+ | | back=CongoBongo C64 US Box Back.jpg | ||
+ | | spinemissing=yes | ||
+ | | cart=CongoBongo C64 US Cart.jpg | ||
+ | | manual=CongoBongo_C64_US_Manual.pdf | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
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| spinemissing= | | spinemissing= | ||
| manual= | | manual= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===DOS | + | ===DOS version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=DOS | | console=DOS | ||
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− | ===Intellivision | + | ===Intellivision version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=Intellivision | | console=Intellivision | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===MSX | + | ===MSX version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=MSX | | console=MSX | ||
− | | region= | + | | region=EU |
| front=Congo Bongo MSX EU Box.jpg | | front=Congo Bongo MSX EU Box.jpg | ||
| back= | | back= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===TI-99/4A | + | ===TI-99/4A version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=TI-99/4A | | console=TI-99/4A | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | ===VIC-20 | + | ===VIC-20 version=== |
{{Scanbox | {{Scanbox | ||
| console=VIC-20 | | console=VIC-20 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | ==Technical information== |
+ | ===ROM dump status=== | ||
+ | {{romtable| | ||
+ | {{rom|SG|sha1=47ABA6A295E5695DB4C3AAA1DEA8AD8AC961B5F9|md5=5F4D3C629E37E83794233B3CFFC4CC0E|crc32=5A24C7CF|size=24kB|date= |source=Cartridge (EU/JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}} | ||
+ | {{rom|SG|sha1=9E153C7822A36230E85E9AC0DDC53D6FEE810089|md5=35AA60BE1827402F86065E226888FB44|crc32=5EB48A20|size=24kB|date= |source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=|quality=|prototype=}} | ||
+ | {{rom|SG|sha1=4EA22B9A655C4CFE13500BEB97E84DA451752148|md5=A0620FB61AA7D023CA52C5EEE559832F|crc32=F1506565|size=40kB|date= |source=Cartridge (JP)|comments=(Alt)|quality=|prototype=}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{CongoBongoOmni}} | ||
+ | [[Category:Unreleased ZX Spectrum games]] |
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System(s): Sega Zaxxon hardware, SG-1000, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, IBM PC, 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 (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
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
- Main article: Congo Bongo/Promotional material.
Photo gallery
Physical scans
Arcade version
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Technical information
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