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Bongo
Title:Bongo
Category:Game/Platformer
Release Date:
Language:English
Size:16K
Device Req.:Disk or Tape
Machine:PAL Only
Code Type:Machine code
Distribution:Commercial/PD
Retail Price:£5.95
Game ending type:No end (highscore)
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Produced by:Kingsoft
Released by:Anco
Code by:Gertz, Udo
Music by:Gertz, Brigitte
Cracked by:Ceekay
Notes:AKA Bongo Construction Kit, Bongo Construction Set. There is an older version, changed probably because of copyright reasons about the covered music.
  External links:
    C64 release
    ZX Spectrum release
    VIC20 release

User Rating: 8.7/10 (24 votes)
Bongo Title Screenshot

Bongo Screenshot


Releases
NameReleased ByRelease DateDistributionProduct CodeRetail PriceFormatPackageRarityNotesOwned
Original releaseAnco1986Commercial£5.95DiskUnspecified0
Kingsoft releaseKingsoft1986CommercialCassetteCaseUnspecified1
Original releaseAnco1986CommercialCassetteUnspecified1
Kingsoft diskKingsoft1986CommercialDiskUnspecified1
4 found.


Hall Of Fame
1Luca107,100Played on YAPE 1.1.8, PSX joypad.
2RoePipi83,500Played on YAPE 1.1.8.
3Csabo74,900
4Plus4Punk48,750
5Chronos39,300yape 1.1.6, keyboard.
6gerliczer34,150plus4emu 1.2.11.
7Fonsis33,450
8Atisoft32,150
9Waz29,250
10HoldCore28,050Yape 1.1.6, xbox 360 wireless controller.
11MMS8,000
12seff6,600Ubuntu 18.04, Wine 3.0, Yape 1.1.8.
13GigerPunk4,950Played on real hardware.


HVTC
Bongo
Bongo (Alternative)


Derived Software
Bongo (Byte Games 14)
Bongo (Byte Games 15)
Poldo


Appeared On Compilations
Plus-Paket II (alternative)
Kingsoft Promo Disks (alternative)
Kingsoft Promo Disks (2)
Kingsoft Promo Disks (3)


Publications
Description: 100+4/2 (Book/Hungarian) pg. 34
Cheat: Commodore Világ 26 (Magazine/Hungarian) pg. 28
Advertisement: Commodore Computi... August 1986 (Magazine/English) pg. 45
Review: Commodore Welt C1... 3/86 (Magazine/German) pg. 7
Previewed: Commodore Welt C1... 3/88 (Magazine/German) pg. 19
Review: Aktueller Softwar... 5/1986 (Magazine/German) pg. 34
News: Aktueller Softwar... 5/1986 (Magazine/German) pg. 42
35: Your Commodore June 1986 (Magazine/English)
Review: H And D's C16 Plu... Volume 1 Issue 2 (Magazine/English)
Review: Commodore User 32 (Magazine/English) pg. 47
Review: Retro Gamer 56 (Magazine/English) pg. 82


Covers
Cassette Front Cover (Anco)
Cassette Front Cover (Anco)
[Larger picture]
Cassette Back Cover (Anco)
Cassette Back Cover (Anco)
[Larger picture]
Cassette Front Cover (Kingsoft)
Cassette Front Cover (Kingsoft)
Cassette Cover Inlay (German)
Submitted by IQ666
Cassette Cover Inlay (German)
Cassette Cover Instructions 2 (Kingsoft)
Cassette Cover Instructions 2 (Kingsoft)
Cassette Cover Instructions 3 (Kingsoft Release)
Cassette Cover Instructions 3 (Kingsoft Release)
Cassette Cover Instructions 4 (Kingsoft Release)
Cassette Cover Instructions 4 (Kingsoft Release)
Cassette Front Cover (Bongo Construction Set Release)
Cassette Front Cover (Bongo Construction Set Release)
Cassette Back Cover (Bongo Construction Set Release)
Cassette Back Cover (Bongo Construction Set Release)
Disk Front Cover
Disk Front Cover
Disk Back Cover
Disk Back Cover


Physical Media
Cassette (C16 Label)
Submitted by IQ666
Cassette (C16 Label)
Cassette (C16 / Plus 4 Label)
Submitted by Rüdiger
Cassette (C16 / Plus 4 Label)
Cassette (Bongo Construction Set)
Submitted by Rüdiger
Cassette (Bongo Construction Set)
Cassette (Anco)
Submitted by Rüdiger
Cassette (Anco)


Differences Between Versions
The older version plays a cover of "Axel F.", composed by Brigitte Gertz. The must has been changed in the newer version, likely to avoid copyright infringement issues. Play both on any emulator:

Latter Version                   Former Version


The intro text of the final version references Winter Events, whereas the older version refers to the game as "Winter Olympics" (perhaps changed so as not to clash with the Tynesoft game of the same name).

Bongo Screenshot #1Bongo Screenshot #2


Editor menu: the option's text "tape menu" of the early version has been changed to "load save" in the newer one; the older version only has "c-16 tape" as I/O option but you can switch it to "c-16 disk" in the newer one; menu selection can be performed by pressing the fire button in the older version, changed to RETURN key in the latter one.

Bongo Screenshot #3Bongo Screenshot #4

Bongo Screenshot #5Bongo Screenshot #6


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Casual Bug
Apparently, this fatal bug which forces the game to get stuck, occurs randomly in the second screen, when the level includes two enemies and the player's sprite.

In both the cases of losing a life or completing the task for that screen, the game occasionally crashes once one of the sprites crosses the lower central platform: the whole game stucks, music included.



Cheats - How do I use cheats?
>3B45 00Unlimited lives
>3B65 2CUnlimited time

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