Congo Bongo

Released1983

Commodore VIC-20
ColecoVision
Arcade
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Intellivision
Atari 5200
DOS
Apple II
Texas Instruments TI-99
MSX

About

Congo Bongo is an isometric platform arcade game released by Sega in 1983. The game has come to be seen as Sega's answer to the highly successful Donkey Kong game that was released two years prior. The player takes the role of a red-nosed safari hunter who tries to catch an ape named "Bongo". The hunter seeks Bongo to exact revenge for an apparent practical joke in which Bongo set fire to the hunter's tent, giving him a literal "hotfoot". The game was named by Peter W. Gorrie who was the CFO of Sega at that time.

Developer: Sega Enterprises, Inc.
Publisher: Texas Instruments Incorporated, Coleco, Sega Enterprises, Inc.
Genres: Platform, Arcade
Themes: Action
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating: 70 / 100 (12 ratings)
Also known as: Tippu Tappu, Tip Top, Africa Nera

Release dates

Release dates by platform
Platform	Release
Apple II	1984
Arcade	1983
Atari 2600	1983
ColecoVision	1984
Commodore C64/128/MAX	1983
Commodore VIC-20	1983
DOS	1984
Intellivision	1983
MSX	1983
Texas Instruments TI-99	1983