What is to talk about? Pretty much the best game EVER!!!!!

It is a relatively rare game and was apparently not popular back in the day when it came out. I have been told by some that were in the hobby that MANY congos were scrapped for parts.

My rough guess is that only 1600 are still alive today. I also have the general impression that about 50% typically went across the pond, which means there are probably less than 800 Congos in existence in the US.

That means, many pinheads have not even seen a congo and if they have they probably have not been fortunate enough to play a nice one.

Owning a congo is really a special club IMHO.

based on your collection Congo would fit very nicely.

I always joke that the movie was so bad that nobody knows of it >> thus the game is basically an unliscensed theme.

It is a very nice intermediate between quick vs. stop-n-go

The double diverter normally sends to the pops till you Spell A M Y with the top rollovers, then it starts the AMY mode and kicks backwards to the amy ramp. Another post pops up to hold the ball for a sec and a countdown timer starts where the goal is to get the ball back to amy. This is most easily done with the upper flipper. If you miss, then you still have time to hit the left orbit shot again and it will divert to amy again. Rinse and repeat to keeping getting the ball back to amy. Can score some big points with this mode.

sorry, you don't own the game so we can't tell you...

OK, you don't own the game, you started the 'club' thread, and now you want to bag on it...

sounds like someone is trolling

pinballninja is alive and well. Great site with weekly updates.

I think you must pay a fee ($20 one time membership cost?) in order to be able to sign in to the site?

I do not remember Clay's email but I am sure someone else can send it to you. You can paypal him I think and then he grants access. Worth every penny!

in case anyone missed it, Cliffy protectors are now available for Congo. Hit him up and protect your games!

Congo is way better than FH IMHO. Go get it!

I think nice working Congos are 2500plus nowadays...

PPS remade the plastic set.

At some point I will tear my game down and replace with new plastics. When that time comes I have that old plastic in good condition and can pass it along at that time (not sure you want to wait).

yup, strange but correct. It concerned me at first also. Amazing it does not burn up.

sold out as soon as it was posted yesterday. Was gone in about 6 min?

better... unobtanium.

probably very few NOS congo pfs around? someone sure got lucky.

Maybe you should go start a virtual congo owners club to talk about it

lol, actually Yes, I would kick out a fake titty chick.

blurry pics and obviously a barn find, so seems priced pretty high for unknown condition. Temperature and humidity can cause havok on a playfiend over 20 years.

Last 2 kits I know of sold for 1500 or under in the past year (and honestly that seemed high to me)

1800 starting bid was WAY over what that should sell for. Still need cab, decals, boards, and a whole lot of work.

When you can find reasonably nice entire games for 3k, 1800 is not even close to realistic IMO.

Yeah, problem is that a barn stored pf from the midwest is going to have lots of issues due to humidity and temperature fluctuations.

I have seen a few games from this era that were stored in non climate controlled settings and the end result is a game that may look nice but inserts will be lifting and chipping in no time without some added effort to correct issues from storage before they manifest in bigger blems.

It was in a dusty barn in the photos and other machines could be seen. Seller apparently got a large arcade barn score and this was one of the few pinball related things.

you mean like this one where is is sitting in a barn? on top of another machine? with an old dart board in the background?

Congo_barn find.JPG

I do.

set it up harder...

I have never even gotten 100 diamonds yet (actually nobody has on my game) and I am a decent player. Any game is pretty boring if it is set up too easy.

It is possible I just suck also. I have made it to 80 diamonds a few times but that is about it.

that should not happen at all. I would check to make sure it is facing the right direction and no stripped hole or loose kickback scoop thing

the german pinball place used to have them as individuals. They are always broken. Pretty sure SWINKS made a shapeways that you can order to go under that plastic and protect/support it.

Putting it on route I assume? Let me know how it does?

aint that the truth!

Congo is bolted to the floor. One of those games that I never plan to part with (esp since they are harder and harder to find in good shape).

Congo is worth every bit of a straight up trade for IJ.

I would only be pondering if it were straight up. Go put some time on a nice IJ and then go back home and play your nice Congo and see what your gut tells you.

nothing major.

Check the gorilla lower pf to make sure it works. Check the vuk weldmelt where the volcanoe shoots the balls up as it can crack which then leads to volcanoe plastic cracking also.

Everything is fixable.

congrats on the pickup.

take it out completely and clean it first. You may be surprised with how it cleans up

I Laughed!

Wamprat, I think your game must be set up WAY too easy for my liking. I have had many top 100 players on my game and GC is still only ~1.5 bil

yup. I like them set up tight and tough (with the glass still on )

Many top players and all have said how fun my congo is because I have it tuned in so nasty and fun. Very challenging and keeps you wanting to play more.

I hope to beat it some day!

I am not sure what "beating" it entails but assume that it is colelct 100 diamonds and the full MAP and defeat all grey gorrilas and video modes and collect at least 1 super jackpot in multi?

how much cash are you offering along with ACDC prem...

it was sarcasm as I know the value of ACDC is more in secondary market...

That said you would have to pay me along with that crapy ACDC premium in order to get my congo. Congo is one of my favorites and ACDC is one of the worst games ever made.

JMHO

also, he is posting in the congo club thread. In this thread all games are inferior

anyway to sharpen this up and make it is a readable size that can go in place of a rule card?

I was told congo is getting closer along w 20 other titles all being worked on...

adjust your window height

Fair warning to anyone considering purchase of the claimed HUO congo in appleton that is in classifieds, do yourself a favor and go see it in person before even considering purchase.

I bought from seller sight unseen in the past and the game was grossly misrepresented.

nice score!

Where did you find it?

welcome. About time you finally got a good game

nah, Hardbody is by far your second best game.

looking at your colleciton I would sell ANY other game before Congo.

2500 is actually on the low end unless it needs lots of love.

Side note >> If the NBAFB is a reaosnable deal I may be interested.

that is a simple fix, esp since I have probably 5 spare DMDs laying around.

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im in dudah

original was color and look much better (assuming not faded to black and white, lol)!

Black and white was a kit version where you had a populated playfield and B&W decals to apply.

I assume you meant colorDMD? If so, I agree.

I would probably buy 10 of them if they ran a sale sometime.