Congo Bongo

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Congo Bongo
Congo Bongo Manual Cover
Congo Bongo (Front Cover)
Publisher(s) Sega Distributed by Texas Instruments
Original Retail Price $39.95 (USD)
Part# PHM 3227
Format(s) Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module
Release 1983 3rd Quarter
Genre(s) Action

Congo Bongo is a port of the popular Sega arcade game by the same name. Congo Bongo is an action game released for the TI-99/4A home computer system in the 3rd quarter of 1983 on Solid State SoftwareTM Command Module gaming cartridge. Congo Bongo for the TI-99/4A originally retailed for $39.95 (USD). The game itself received its name from the Sega CEO at the time Peter W. Gorrie. Some have asserted that the game is crafted after the Atari game Donkey Kong, however there are many unique differences that separate the game from Donkey Kong.

Gameplay

In Congo Bongo the player, represented by a red-nosed safari hunter, navigates a forest in search of an ape named "Bongo." He is after Bongo for revenge. It is said that Bongo set the safari hunter's tent on fire as an apparent practical joke.

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