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Bongo

As an explorer you have to avoid a red dinosaur as you try to get from the left of a huge cavern and traverse 27 screens to the right. As you move through each screen, various obstacles must be avoided such as…

31 December 1983

Bongo is a video game developed by Jetsoft, released 31 December 1983 on Arcade and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

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What Bongo is

Bongo was developed by Jetsoft and released in 1983. It is available on Arcade and Commodore C64/128/MAX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

As an explorer you have to avoid a red dinosaur as you try to get from the left of a huge cavern and traverse 27 screens to the right. As you move through each screen, various obstacles must be avoided such as falling rocks, lava and birds. If you dawdle for too long, the dinosaur appears behind you and chases you until you make it to the end of the screen. There are also treasures to collect and if you get six in a row without dying you receive a bonus. On the last screen, you need to try and trap the dinosaur in a cage.
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What it launched against

Bongo launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Bongo come out?
Bongo was released on 31 December 1983 for Arcade and Commodore C64/128/MAX.