| Kong |
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| Release Date | 1983 |
| Original Publisher | Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
| Min. Hardware | ZX-Spectrum 48K |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Arcade Game: Platform |
| Max. Players | 1 |
| Original Price | £5.90 |
| Controls | Cursor, Kempston Joystick |
| Inspirations | Donkey Kong (Arcade coin-op) from Nintendo Inc (Japan) |
| Average mag. score | 70.00% (2 reviews) |
| Martijn's WoS score | 54.1% (24 votes) |
Authors/Contributors
| Paul Owens (UK) | - ? |
Annual Awards
| Rank #37 - 1984 Sinclair User Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics |
Series "Kong"
| 1. | Kong | (1983) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) | |
| 2. | Kong Strikes Back | (1984) | by Ocean Software Ltd (UK) |
Compilations
| Full version in | Software Magazine issue 11a | (1985) | by Monser S.A. (Spain) | - titled "Gorila" |
Main File Downloads
| Filename | Release | Machine | Scheme | Language | Comments | |
 | Kong_2.tap.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (???) | English | |
| Kong_2.tzx.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | |
| Kong.mdr.zip | Original | ZX-Spectrum 48K | (None) | English | - Unofficial - Created by Redgatemodels (09/24) |
Additional File Downloads
| Filename | Size | Release | Type | Language | Comments | |
| Kong_2.scr | 6,912 | Original | Loading screen | |||
| Kong_2.gif | 2,581 | Original | Running screen | |||
| Kong.jpg | 398,503 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Kong_2.jpg | 362,220 | Original | Inlay - Front | - Single jewel case | ||
| Kong_Back_2.jpg | 116,796 | Original | Inlay - Back | - Single jewel case | ||
| Kong_Media.jpg | 100,799 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Kong_Media_2.jpg | 105,904 | Original | Media scan | |||
| Kong.txt | 2,563 | Original | Instructions | English | ||
| Kong.jpg | 510,037 | Original | Scanned instructions | English | ||
| Kong.png | 8,435 | Original | Game map | |||
| kong.rzx | 0 | Original | RZX playback file | - Recorded by Pavel Plíva (with rollback) | ||
| Kong (1983)(Ocean Software).pok | 61 | Original | POK pokes file |
Magazine Reviews
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #27-1984/Jan | page 28 | - Review | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #1-1984/Feb | page 52 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 20 | - Review - Crash - Run It Again | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 54 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #3-1984/Apr | page 71 | - Review - Crash Living Guide | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #5-1984/Jun | page 110 | - Review | |
| Games Computing | issue 1984/Jul | page 86 | - Review | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 50 | - Review: 6/10 | |
| Personal Computer News | issue #31-1983/Oct/12 | page 52 | - Review: 4/5 | |
| Sinclair User | issue #32-1984/Nov supplement "Top 50 Spectrum Software Classics" | page 39 | - Review |
Magazine References
| C&VG (Computer & Video Games) | issue #31-1984/May | page 56 | - Tips | |
| Crash | issue v.1 #2-1984/Mar | page 19 | - Feature - Run It Again: Kong Games | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #4-1984/Mar | page 50 | - Feature - Who's King of the Kongs? | |
| Personal Computer Games | issue #14-1985/Jan | page 130 | - Tips | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.2 #45-1983/Nov/10 special "week#2" | page 7 | - Letters | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.3 #25-1984/Jun/21 special "week#3" | page 41 | - News/Note - ref. "Donkey Kong" | |
| The Spectrum Show | issue #1-2014/Apr | page 16 | - Feature | |
| Your Spectrum | issue #3-1984/May | page 24 | - Feature - Misfires of the Year |
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Links
| Centre for Computing History | (Information - in English) | |
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| RZX Archive - YouTube | (Information - in English) | |
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