<s>
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
platform	O
game	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
message	O
in	O
the	O
ROM	B-Device
indicates	O
it	O
was	O
coded	O
at	O
least	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
Ikegami	O
Tsushinki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
viewed	O
in	O
an	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
,	O
like	O
Sega	O
's	O
earlier	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
scroll	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
has	O
similar	O
elements	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
from	O
1981	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
isometric	B-Application
perspective	I-Application
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
late	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
involve	O
primates	O
who	O
throw	O
objects	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
from	O
a	O
vantage	O
point	O
atop	O
a	O
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
the	O
graphics	O
of	O
the	O
bonus	O
timer	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kongs	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
first	O
as	O
a	O
cartridge	O
,	O
then	O
later	O
to	O
disk	O
)	O
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
5200	O
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
(	O
cartridge	O
version	O
)	O
include	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
release	O
is	O
missing	O
the	O
"	O
Snake	O
Lake	O
"	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
on	O
their	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
1983	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Time	O
magazine	O
initially	O
reported	O
in	O
1983	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
before	O
it	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
popular	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
according	O
to	O
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
in	O
early	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
a	O
generally	O
favorable	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
called	O
its	O
concept	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
"	O
in	O
three	O
dimensions	O
"	O
a	O
"	O
fascinating	O
idea	O
"	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
has	O
similarities	O
to	O
Frogger	B-Application
(	O
1981	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
5200	I-General_Concept
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
awarded	O
"	O
Best	O
Videogame	O
Audio-Visual	O
Effects	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
1984	O
Arkie	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
1984	O
stated	O
that	O
Congo	B-Application
Bongo	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
VIC-20	B-Device
"	O
is	O
fraught	O
with	O
problems	O
;	O
gameplay	O
is	O
repetitive	O
,	O
frustrating	O
,	O
tedious	O
,	O
inconsistent	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
times	O
confusing	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
not	O
only	O
got	O
on	O
my	O
nerves	O
but	O
stomped	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
version	O
a	O
C−	O
rating	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
"	O
VCS	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
,	O
a	O
disappointment.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
ST	O
.	O
Game	O
readers	O
named	O
the	O
Atari	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
worst	O
Atari	O
program	O
of	O
1983	O
,	O
even	O
worse	O
than	O
the	O
notorious	O
E.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
is	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Sega	O
Genesis	O
Collection	O
(	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Genesis	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
label	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
Series	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
