Personal Compuer Games
1st May 1984
Bongo
In this game you are definitely a mouse, not a man. Bongo. as the brave rodent is called, must be one of the few mice in the history of computer games to have the chance of marrying a princess.
The hand of this eligible young lady is being offered by her father to whoever can find his stolen diamonds.
Bongo the Super Mouse has discovered the thieves' hideout - a cave by the river.
He ventures inside to discover that there are various levels connected by ladders and chutes. There are also trampolines for bouncing across the gaps. At the bottom of the cave is a river into which Bongo is hurled if the thieves catch him.The stolen gems glitter in the cave to show Bongo where they are. On the first level he has to avoid only one of the thieves.
This creature is a nasty piece of work with a sharp pointed nose. He moves very quickly so Bongo has to use his small brains to outwit him.
One method is to slide down the chutes, since the thief cannot use these. He is, though, a prodigious jumper and can easily clear the gaps: Bongo has to use the trampolines.A great boon for Bongo are the transporters located at the top and bottom of the left-hand side. Get inside one of these, lure t he thief over and then transport to the opposite side.
This is a game with the same kind of compulsion as Donkey Kong as you go up and down in a frenzy. Graphics are very good with a predominance of red and blue. The animation is also excellent, especially when Bongo boings on the trampolines.
Sound effects are suitably frantic and there is a jaunty tune between each of the six screens.
