Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Congo Bongo

Title	Congo Bongo
First release	1983
Developer	Sega
Publisher	Sega
Platforms	Atari 2600, Atari 5200, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Intellivision, MSX, Arcade ADB
Genres	isometric platformer, platformer
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	MSX: 1983-01-01 Intellivision: 1983-01-01 Atari 2600: 1983-01-01 Commodore 64: 1983-07-01 Atari 5200: 1983-12-01 ColecoVision: 1984-10-01 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q1125773

Climbing the cliffs of Jungle Mountain requires dodging coconuts thrown by Congo Bongo and jumping to shake off monkeys that slow your movement. Players navigate isometric environments like Lazy Lake by leaping across lily pads to avoid man-eating fish and dodging charging rhinos or hippos throughout the jungle safari.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q1125773) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari5200/congo-bongo) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (6722) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (36729) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (25965) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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TheGamesDB (10281) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (congo) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`congo`
Title at ADB	Congo Bongo (Rev C, 2 board stack)
Manufacturer	Sega
Year	1983
Genre	Platform / Run Jump
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:14 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots (3): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Sega · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Congo Bongo (1983 ver) Gameplay Walkthrough FULL GAME [C64]

Retro Gaming Tv · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 9:06auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Congo Bongo Longplay (C64) [1983 Version] [50 FPS]

AL82 Retrogaming Longplays · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 9:07auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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