SEGA's answer to DONKEY KONG! - SGR

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[@slopesgameroom]

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[@thestwinner680]

I noticed a spelling error in your description: "(...) at it's own game(...)" - the correct form is *"its"* (it's = it is). Sorry to say... ;)

[@benpreston7962]

Congo bongo is my favorite arcade game

[@strain42]

The arcade version of Congo Bongo certainly has visual charm. I'll give it that.

[@Mintcar923]

Strain42 Remember Roc n Rope?! I have the PSX version

[@backup368]

_"What do you think happens when an ape and a frog decide to do the ultimate blood brothers handshake? The answer is this..."_ _Clash Royale ad plays_

[@pferreira1983]

It's so annoying.

[@dizzym9554]

This has really nice graphics for its time

[@RamsTheNameCom]

To quote Eddie the Yeti from Donkey Kong Country TV Show, "Congo Bongo, not same place".

[@SecretAgentYaya]

"Thanks, Eddie".

[@RamsTheNameCom]

SecretAgentYaya ....Eddie the Yeti won't let me go back to my home. I'm forever trapped in The Phantom Zone.

[@neogenesis7706]

I swear this video was gonna be about vectorman at first glance.

[@VGamingJunkie]

That's their answer to Donkey Kong Country.

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

Great video man. I never played this game but I can see why Sega thought this would be a challenger to DK. I really liked the C64 art style.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Too bad you didn't show the Coleco Vision port, that one was quite close to the arcade (isometic-wise).

[@RetroGamePlayers]

That commercial was so hilarious they added the laugh track lol

[@kratos1999]

Fun fact, in the Donkey Kong Country animated series the island where the kongs lived is named Kongo Bongo!!

[@kenwheeler3637]

To be fair I think a big reason Congo Bongo wasn't as popular is because of the isometric aspect making it difficult to judge exactly where your character is and makes precise jumps very tricky. This was a new concept at the time. I remember being quite impressed at it appearance when I first encountered it in one of the arcade tents at the local County Fair that year. Unfortunately getting used to this new 3D-ish game play made for very short games which would have burned through my short supply of quarters.

[@malik87breaker]

"how high can you get" xD

[@stephenobrien6983]

420m

[@HayBaiLs420]

Now companies are tripping over themselves trying to crank out PUBG/Fortnite, Battle Royale clones. Decades later and the more things change the more they stay the same.

[@VGamingJunkie]

Before the term First Person Shooter was coined, they were called Doom Clones.

[@Transfixed]

Congo Bongo! Thank you for making this video. I only found this game in a laundromat a few times and was crap at it, too difficult for me, but i still loved it for it's cool isometric perspective and fun setting. Just wish i could have spent more time with it.

[@callumsparrow4379]

The only time I’ve ever played Tip Top was on the SEGA Mega Drive Collection for the PSP & PS2, and even then it was an unlock-able title due to (I think) collecting one Chaos Emerald in Sonic The Hedgehog.

[@TallBirdAnimation]

I used to play Congo Bongo on the psp version of the Sega Genesis Collection before bed. Real fun lil game! Great video as always, dude!

[@DoppelgangerShockwave]

I remember playing that game in the arcades when I was growing up in the 1980s. I remember rather liking it. It's a shame it never got a port to the Sega Master System or Genesis/Mega Drive.

[@ValensBellator]

I've never once seen the opening to Donkey Kong and not wanted to immediately play it lol I just love the way the girders fall into place as he bounces into position. The whole thing just has the most pleasing look and sounds. If I was to get an arcade cabinet, I might want it to be that one. If there's one strength of miyamoto's that I believe has never aged, it's his ability to make the visuals and movement of the characters so irresistibly appealing to the eye. I'm not sure how to explain the charm, but you can always tell when he's involved.

[@ThePartySourceReviews]

This is amazing! I used to sink quarters into this cabinet at a local Pizza Hut on our family dinner outings! I had no idea!!

[@ericbarlow6772]

I remember playing this on the TI computer we had back in the early 80s. Nostalgic memories with this one.

[@HybridAngelZero]

This can't be a Complete History, you didn't get a little ahead of yourself ;D Great video, dood. I had heard of this, but never saw gameplay. For a game of its vintage, the graphics are really eye catching

[@mariobermudez1228]

that awkward moment where "Congo Bongo" was the name of Donkey Kong's home island in the Donkey Kong Country CGI cartoon series.

[@RetroBeetle]

Dang, I almost forgot about this! I used to spend so much time trying to even get through the first level, then one time I beat the entire game in one go.

[@rockandroll0123]

This was my favorite arcade game back in the day. Thank you for making this video Dj Slope

[@nickstadler1906]

I'd totally forgotten about this game, but this definitely jogged my memory. I recall it not being particularly fun in the arcade. Surreal to hear the commercial for the home version with voiceover provided by Henny "Take My Wife Please" Youngman. Video games and 1950s Borscht Belt comedy don't really strike me as a natural combination.

[@thepeternetwork]

I'd like to see a version of Donkey Kong (not the Country titles) but with a Disney skin. That is, Mickey climbs up a scaffold to rescue Minnie from Pegleg Pete who's throwing barrels down at our hero.

[@twicethemegapower3995]

The Skating Rink had a Congo Bongo machine wedged between a TMNT and Rampage. I used to drop a few quarters into Congo while waiting for someone to gameover in Turtles

[@Clay3613]

All these years, I never realized that Congo Bongo was inspired by Donkey Kong.

[@HammyDownConsole]

Nice ad placement ;) great video!

[@Morbos1000]

I think I remember this game! While this wasn't one of my favorites, your video does remind me of the hours and hours and hours I spent in arcades as a kid in the 80s

[@MissFuzzbottom]

12:41 I'm reminded of Donkey Kong on Game Boy, turning the arcade platformer into a puzzle platformer.

[@VulpesHilarianus]

I'd say Congo Bongo also takes a few tricks from Q-bert as well. The cliffside level certainly resembles Q-bert's famous layout. As for the time, I'm surprised this game doesn't get more contemporary acclaim from retro enthusiasts. It looks like it was made three years later than it really was, which is saying something considering the technological arms race SEGA and Namco were in at the time.

[@Roensmusic]

i never knew that Donkey Kong asked questions to SEGA....

[@matthewwilliams7276]

Now I can totally see Congo Bongo representation (either as a character or a track) in the next Sega racing game.

[@pepper_jez]

I was too young to play this in the arcade, but when i got it for my Atari 2600, i was like 'WOW!! Look, there's more than one screen!' I had fun with it.

[@DrummerDucky]

Oh wow, comedy genius Henny Youngman doing the voice over for a videogame ad, never expected that. Struggled for a few minutes to actually identify the voice!

[@SECONDQUEST]

"Not that gremlin" you got me

Another great video. I have to say this Congo Bongo game is one I’ve not searched out because I played the SG1000 version and was unimpressed. It looks pretty good though, so I’ll have to try to find it!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

GameHammer Classic Gaming The ColecoVision port was a lot better than the others.

Christopher Sobieniak The Colecovision is such an underrated console.

[@HangingBunny]

HA! I love that comment pic you snuck in at the end!

[@slopesgameroom]

New thing. Gonna add one to every video

[@Inotrobot]

You skipped over the time Nintendo took inspiration from Space Panic, to create Donkey Kong.

[@EgoCityGamingUK]

Never heard of this game but love learning about old school games I missed. Great video mate! You may wanna give a seizure warning on that Congo bongo flashy game screen though 😵

[@ebboy53]

I saw the notification and already knew it was going to be about the very fun Congo Bongo.

[@Housestationlive]

@2:53 that's the first time i see this animation. it explain all the game ^^

[@tobyallen1203]

This was always a favorite of mine at the old 'Showbiz Pizza'. I was too young to be any good at it

[@ovlivion81]

Was that song playing during the gremlin bit the first level of loaded?

[@SinceSpacies]

I actually use to play the Sega SC 3000 version quite a lot in the 80's. It was kinda fun for the time but extremely limited.

[@zaccds]

I remember this being on an arcade collection, it's a pretty decent game.

[@TrickyMcnickle]

I remember playing this on my cousins C64 quite a bit.

[@darthmaul9385]

I actually played this game a lot on Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection. Even got revenge on the prankster ape himself.

[@DIASTCartoons]

I played an actual Congo Bongo arcade machine at the National Museum of Video Games in Dallas, TX during a family trip in December 2017. The controls did take a while to get used to. I only made it to the 3rd level.

[@TheCreatureFeatureJohnCampbell]

I swear I thought this was going to be about Nightmare Circus of Vectorman, as those were being touted as "Sega's answer to Donkey Kong Country" back in the day.

[@sammyyo461]

Or SEGA's answer to Megaman, right??

[@loganjorgensen]

Well that's on you for adding words into the video title. ^_^

[@HyperSonicSquall]

i saw the modern render of Donkey Kong in the video title and thought the same to, but I never considered it would be about the original arcade game

[@loganjorgensen]

Yeah there's a bunch of DKC guesses below. Sure the render of DK is modern but it's much newer than DKC by decades. Maybe Slope thought no one would recognize the old arcade art as he does look very different in the past.

[@dr.velious5411]

Same, somehow forgot DKC wasn't the first one, weird considering DK 94 is my favorite game of all time.

[@PeteC75]

In South Florida this game was in every arcade at the time, and I went to lots of em!

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Geez that commercial was hard to watch. Good grief.

[@topazzz1546]

Suprised you only have 73k subscribers. You deserve way more. Imo, one of the top 3 best channels regarding retro gaming on YT.

[@Mikels2000]

I remember playing a CGA version of this game in my school back in the early 90s. Good ol' 5" floppies.

[@DarkLordNick999]

I remember seeing Congo Bongo at a grocery store when I was a kid. I think my memories are fonder than most. I’m glad it was unlockable on the PSP and PS3 versions of Sega Genesis Collection. Space Fury was also on the PSP version. That one needs an update! I have a story about that one. I saw Space Fury at Aladdin’s Castle when I was six, and just when I was about to drop a token into the machine, the alien mascot for the game popped up and started talking, I ran from it to the other side of the arcade. When I’d finally worked up the courage to play it, the game was gone. So redemption finally came when I unlocked Space Fury. It’s pretty fun!

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Nick Falkner It was nice they had it on the PSP!

[@scmtuk3662]

Sort of related to the video, but not completely. We (as in most of the UK), have pronounced it as "Sayguh", but the old Sonic logos sound more like "mega", but with an 'S'. Some people even go as far as to say it's pronounced more like "seager" (rhymes with eager). The "correct" way, is "sega" (as in "rhymes with mega") so when you say "Sega Mega Drive", the first two words should rhyme.

[@Foxysen]

Ha,I just assumed it was going to be Vectorman or Sonic 3D Blast.

[@leacompton]

Had Congo Bongo on the Vic 20 as a kid. I've been trying to find out what it was for ages so cheers for that 👍

[@thereviewbox1309]

Hey wait a minute isn't Congo Bongo the name of the island where Donkey Kong Lives?

[@tylersyaboi]

I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT CONGO BONGO. It was in the Sonic and Sega Genesis collection and it was really hard but really fun.

[@Infindox]

Funny that I know the person in the NiGHTS outfit in the one pic!! Good vid as usual!

[@ucantbeme]

The victory theme sounds like Fly me to the Moon

[@eyalklino6476]

It came out in the xbox 360 genesis collection as a bonus game if you do a task

[@titmaus7732]

I had the tabletop congo bongo as a kid in the 90s.

[@Fattydeposit]

Sega using the same devs to make Congo Bongo as Nintendo used to make Donkey Kong had a lot more to do with combative psychological warfare than any serious attempt to set the arcade world on fire. It was a troll move among arcade bit-players at the time.

[@deviantknight7009]

why doesnt Sega just give us Saturn and Dreamcast games itd stop the crazy prices of games like Shining the Holy ark and Dragonforce

[@TG5455]

Congo Bongo (arcade version) does a very good job of making the game look very different than making a copy and paste.

[@emiel333]

Congo Bongo seems interesting. Back in the 80s I was at the Nintendo site. Do own a lot of different consoles from the past until now. Thus not only Nintendo, also Sega, Atari, PlayStation, Philips cartridge based old system, Xbox etc. Although I am a Nintendo fan, I always have a lot respect for Sega. Especially the Dreamcast was maybe my favorite console in gen 6. Its a pity Sega left the hardware market back in 2001, I would loved to see, but, own and play a new Sega console. Probs for this video buddy!

[@FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

I feel like I've seen it before but never heard of it, wonderful video mr.slopes sir

[@FreedomDaveX]

If Rare made a Donkey Kong game a decade earlier.

[@blunderingfool]

The difference between 1080I and 1080P is half your resolution. Progressive scan drawers the entire screen pixel by pixel, top left to bottom right. Interlaced draws it in alternating even and odd rows instead, costing half your resolution, essentially.

[@mattwo7]

0:37 Yes that is right! MushiKing is the one inspired by pokemon! Not Dinosaur King! Dinosaur King is a MushiKing clone. I hate how so many people get this wrong so much! It's not even that hard to figure out if you actually bother to do the research! I mean sure the anime might have the comic relief villain trio trope that Pokemon's anime popularized but it also took inspiration from Digimon's anime too! Also, people talk about the shared voice actors in the english dub and how Zander sounds like James even though he actually sounds like Pegasus from Yugioh but that's the English dub for a cartoon made IN JAPAN and of course 4kids reused their voice actors! They always reuse them!

[@RobertHoellering1977]

music starting around 12:10 i have heard it before but for some reason i just cant remember what its title is

[@bobbyfagan7760]

I remember wen this channel only had 5k subscribers now it’s growing as it should. The seaman (its a game) was a really good video

[@slopesgameroom]

Thanks bud :) glad you enjoyed it. Thats one of my fav collabs. Jimmy is the man

[@tracexl]

4:05 - You classy bastard you... You used music from Loaded. I love when you pull out the stuff a lot of people might not know.

[@lowerclassbrats77]

LJN's Konkey Dong was fantastic.

[@BainesMkII]

I remember reading about Congo Bongo in a game magazine when it was new and really wanting to play it. Later, when I was a bit older, I felt it was more a "graphics over gameplay" title.

[@CortezaDeAbedul]

I really hope you get to do a DK Complete History someday

[@knuxtaben]

Ah I remember this, you could unlock it in the Sega Mega Drive collection for PSP.

[@specticulrtainment1809]

i remember that game was on the sega megadrive collection for the xbox 360 and ps3.

[@nonyabiz9340]

3:00 in the video actually starts talking about Donkey Kong and the mystery sega game

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Looks like your verison of Congo Bongo is missing some sound samples. The ape has some sounds in the game like in the opening cut scene.

[@Seven71987]

This Game is just one and done.

[@GTV-Japan]

This one was great!!!

[@luapco1516]

Congo Bongo rocks! Enjoyed the vid thanks.

[@Dalboni]

Start at 5:00 and you can watch jumping 10s. Slow paced without any need.

[@Kittenfox_55]

I remember Congo Bongo was an unlock able in Genesis collection on the PSP, never could really get into it cause of the controls.

[@luckylukev]

What's the name of the ASCII Pac-Man game at 1:25 ?

[@streled5361]

Congo Bongo is one of the unlockable games in Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection for Xbox60 and PS3

[@SuperPiposaru]

Thanks to Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, the very moment I saw the video title, I freaking shouted "CONGO BONGO!!!", no joke!

[@Wedeemgaming]

Never played Kong bongo... Looks good! It's a graphically better looking game then Frogger and Donkey Kong!

[@michaelsworkshop9031]

There was also an Apple ][ port of Congo Bongo -- I had completely forgotten about this game until watching this video! We used to play it on a monochrome monitor. Looks-wise, it fell about in the middle of the home console ports here -- nowhere near as snazzy as the arcade version, but it did have a certain charm to it. Maybe it looked better in colour.

[@ethanpaul1865]

Oh hey I remember Congo Bongo

[@EremitaJ]

Oh hell yeah, Congo Bongo! Used to played that as a kid on MAME.

[@trevorrandom]

I really enjoyed this video presentation ☺

[@jupreindeer]

I happen to think that one of the major factors in this being left in time over actually going anywhere...was because the pixel perfect jumping make the game too tough to want to continue on wards. It felt like you'd do the right move, only to die from the awkward combination of a missed pixel and that 3/4 view point. Oh, sure. The game was good. But, a little more time used to fiddle with the forgiveness of where one landed at is where this game fails.

[@r3n3gad33]

If I'm being honest, I really want Congo to be a Sonic character and have his game be the first game in the Sonic continuity, also we haven't had a Sonic character that is a primate, so why not have him be that? And I want the explorer guy be Dr. Eggman just because!

[@mightydegu]

I never thought the isometric perspective worked very well for a platformer/Frogger hybrid game.

[@inceptional]

I think the biggest problem with Kongo Bongo is ready the perspective.