Congo's Caper
Congo's Caper is a 1992 platform video game developed and published by Data East for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A North American version was released in May 1993. It was later released on the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Classics service on May 26, 2022.
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Congo's Caper
- Date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Data East
- Genre
- action game
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Congo's Caper is a 1992 platform video game developed and published by Data East for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. A North American version was released in May 1993. It was later released on the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Classics service on May 26, 2022.
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The game is planned to be included along with its predecessor and successor games in a compilation called Joe & Mac Retro Collection, to be released for modern consoles in 2026.
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Congo's Caper • Developer — Data East • Publisher — Data East • Composer — Emi Shimizu Seiji Momoi Seiji Yamanaka • Released — December 18, 1992 • Genre — Platform • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Gameplay
Gameplay
The plot of Congo's Caper involves a half-human, half-monkey boy named Congo, who sets out on a quest to rescue his girlfriend after she is abducted by a demon. The player controls Congo. Congo's Caper is played across 35 levels that take place in multiple worlds, including a jungle, a mountain range, a pirate ship, a volcano, and a ghost town. The bosses include the demon, a T-Rex, a ninja, a pirate, a mad scientist, and a vampire. If Congo is hit by an enemy, he reverts to his monkey form. If Congo is hit again, the player loses a life.
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- Japan
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Congo's Caper is associated with Japan.
Country
Reception
Nintendo Power praised the game's graphics, controls, password feature, and variety of levels, but wrote: "The game doesn't really do anything that Super Mario World and countless other games have done just as well". AllGame rated Congo's Caper three and a half stars out of five. Power Unlimited gave the game a score of 80% writing: "Congo's Caper is a fun, varied platform game. Yet it is not a game that will be remembered by anyone as a seasoning. The controls are too stiff for that, and the levels are too easy for that".
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3283937: Congo's Caper
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- “Congo's Caper”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Congo's Caper Instruction Manual, p. 18. videogamemanual.com.
- 2.https://web.archive.org/web/20181001130302/http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_NTC2_SFC1992.html
- 3.Nintendo of America. Super NES Games.
- 4.戦え原始人 being the original Japanese subtitle for Joe & Mac.
- 5.戦え原始人2 〜ルーキーの冒険〜 (SFC)のレビュー・評価・感想 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com. ファミ通.com.
- 6.Nintendo. Now Playing. Nintendo Power. 102 103. April 1993.
- 7.Life, Nintendo. Nintendo Expands Its Switch Online SNES And NES Service With Three More Titles. Nintendo Life. May 27, 2022.
- 8.Joe & Mac Retro Collection announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC. Gematsu. 2025-06-07.
- 9.Marriott, Scott Alan. Congo's Caper - Overview. AllGame.
- 10.Viewpoint. GameFan. 1. 3. 10–11. January 1993.
- 11.Power Unlimited Game Database. powerweb.nl. 1993.
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