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Congo Pinside Rating
This game received 402 approved Pinsider ratings and currently rates 8.088 /10
Congo
Score breakdown
Score breakdown in the 4 main categories:
Game Design: 8.452
Artwork: 7.591
Sounds/Music: 7.436
Other Aspects: 8.209
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Bordeaux
9.560/10
6 months ago
Central Coast
I love this machine. The movie was forgettable but the machine tells a great story. There are shots all over the playfield and hitting the volcano is very rewarding, as you need to thread the needle through the bumpers. Gray Attack isn't much of a challenge and the plastic window to the lower playfield can alter the roll of the ball above. I really enjoy the music and the callouts, and they do a great job immersing you into the jungle world. Congo is a beast.
Fisherville, KY
8.893/10
1 year ago
I think Congo is one of the best layouts from the 90's DMD era. The rules are clear and fun, but not very deep and it doesn't take too long before you're able to consistently collect 100 diamonds and get to the "wizard mode", which is what caused me to sell it after being able to get through the code more often than not.
BUT I MISS THE GAME. Great music, awesome shots and flow, and fun callouts from Tim Curry and Ernie Hudson. I never minded the lower playfield. It was a 5 second break and back up top. Once you find the Volcano shot, you feel so good. Just talking about it makes me wish I had room for more than 4 games so I could have kept it. Maybe someday I'll find another Congo. This and BSD may be the two underdog stars of B/W's DMDs. Great, now I gotta buy that one for a third time too...
Edit: I bought my old Congo back and a ton of parts to turn it into a really nice player's condition. It plays amazing and looks as good as it could without a total restore. What a game!
And 3 months later, sold it again. But I still think about it. If I had room for 10 games...
BUT I MISS THE GAME. Great music, awesome shots and flow, and fun callouts from Tim Curry and Ernie Hudson. I never minded the lower playfield. It was a 5 second break and back up top. Once you find the Volcano shot, you feel so good. Just talking about it makes me wish I had room for more than 4 games so I could have kept it. Maybe someday I'll find another Congo. This and BSD may be the two underdog stars of B/W's DMDs. Great, now I gotta buy that one for a third time too...
Edit: I bought my old Congo back and a ton of parts to turn it into a really nice player's condition. It plays amazing and looks as good as it could without a total restore. What a game!
And 3 months later, sold it again. But I still think about it. If I had room for 10 games...
Öhringen
6.802/10
1 year ago
Québec, QC
I bought this one NIB for 3999$CAN back in 1998 ... that was my first NIB. Didn't kept it long. Layout is good and there is some nice shots but but as a whole, this is not a great experience. It looks like this game was made in a hurry to fit the moment the movie hit the market.
Music is lacking, call outs are just average, cabinet is bland and uninteresting, animations are below average ... the Amy gimmick (under playfield) is great to look at but not so fun to play with.
Ruleset is pretty shallow. I had a pretty good time for a couple weeks because there is really some great shots there, geometry and playfield design is quite nice but I got bored of it pretty fast.
Music is lacking, call outs are just average, cabinet is bland and uninteresting, animations are below average ... the Amy gimmick (under playfield) is great to look at but not so fun to play with.
Ruleset is pretty shallow. I had a pretty good time for a couple weeks because there is really some great shots there, geometry and playfield design is quite nice but I got bored of it pretty fast.
7.977/10
1 year ago
Bredared
A game that really grown on me when I finally put time into understanding the gameplay, nice theme and th left upper flipper always feels great to use and easy to handle compared to some other games. The skills shot us always satisfying (the left outlane one). Great game and theme. When I find it at a good current price I will get one.
7.256/10
1 year ago
This is one of the good games based on a Movie you haven’t seen or quickly forgot games, like The Shadow and Johnny Nmemonic.
Even though the game revolves around diamonds, airplanes and monkeys for whatever reason(game design I guess) it is pretty good. Has many interesting shots, definitely worth a few plays. As far as the market goes, the secret is out and this game commands more than its worth in my opinion.
Even though the game revolves around diamonds, airplanes and monkeys for whatever reason(game design I guess) it is pretty good. Has many interesting shots, definitely worth a few plays. As far as the market goes, the secret is out and this game commands more than its worth in my opinion.
7.628/10
2 years ago
I played this game In rough shape at one of the local pinball museums and liked it so much I bought one and was pleasantly surprised how much better it was playing the game when it was in much better condition. The right hand mountain shot is tough to get the extra ball.
8.374/10
2 years ago
Congo is a fast, fun, easy to understand game that is quite impressive. The only subpar thing about the machine is the theme (and maybe the colors). If you can get past that, you'll find a game layout and rules that are as fun as any other game of the era.
8.224/10
2 years ago
I really like this game…. I added a few lights under the volcano and replaced all bulbs with LED’s to brighten up the playfield but that’s basically it… this game flows really well and the call outs are spot on … truly a family game …. Just a shame that the movie was so bad as that rep had to be overcome..
8.446/10
2 years ago
For so long they were beaten up as a MM donor machine. A classic by trudeau.
The ramp shot is easy, but makes for massive fun in MB. Obviously not a mode based, to a degree its all about MBs. A great shooter with Tron style left upper flipper shots, although there are two potential shots from here. Theme I dont care for. Mini "wizard" modes are fun. All in all one of the best from the 90s from BW and far more fun to me than other new titles. A keeper.
The ramp shot is easy, but makes for massive fun in MB. Obviously not a mode based, to a degree its all about MBs. A great shooter with Tron style left upper flipper shots, although there are two potential shots from here. Theme I dont care for. Mini "wizard" modes are fun. All in all one of the best from the 90s from BW and far more fun to me than other new titles. A keeper.
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