Back Congo

Sources

OPDB and IPDB and Flipcommons Catalog contributed to this record.

Conflicts resolved (2 fields)

theme
IPDB Jungle Flipcommons Catalog Movies used Flipcommons Catalog Jungle used
credit
IPDB Dean Grover — Software IPDB Bill Grupp — Software IPDB Vince Pontarelli — Sound IPDB Vince Pontarelli — Music IPDB Kevin O'Connor — Art IPDB John Trudeau — Design Flipcommons Catalog Vince Pontarelli — Sound used Flipcommons Catalog Dean Grover — Software used Flipcommons Catalog Bill Grupp — Software used Flipcommons Catalog Vince Pontarelli — Music used Flipcommons Catalog John Trudeau — Design used Flipcommons Catalog Kevin O'Connor — Art used

Sources agree (10 fields)

display_type
dot-matrix OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
technology_generation
solid-state OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
player_count
4 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
month
11 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
year
1995 OPDB, IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
opdb_id
GrNd0-MJNW1 OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
name
Congo OPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
system
wpc-95 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
production_quantity
2129 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog
ipdb_id
3780 IPDB, Flipcommons Catalog

Single source (13 fields)

abbreviation
OPDB CNG used
opdb.images
OPDB [{"type":"backglass","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/ed4791c8-ca69-4855-8370-532553f3ad57-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/ed4791c8-ca69-4855-8370-532553f3ad57-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/ed4791c8-ca69-4855-8370-532553f3ad57-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":879,"height":600},"small":{"width":250,"height":171},"medium":{"width":640,"height":437}},"title":"Backglass","primary":true},{"type":"playfield","urls":{"large":"https://img.opdb.org/215a0657-2ec8-45d2-9d7f-c730bbfd5abc-large.jpg","small":"https://img.opdb.org/215a0657-2ec8-45d2-9d7f-c730bbfd5abc-small.jpg","medium":"https://img.opdb.org/215a0657-2ec8-45d2-9d7f-c730bbfd5abc-medium.jpg"},"sizes":{"large":{"width":1440,"height":1056},"small":{"width":250,"height":183},"medium":{"width":640,"height":469}},"title":null,"primary":true}] used
opdb.keywords
OPDB ["movie"] used
ipdb.manufacturer_trade_name
IPDB Williams used
ipdb.corporate_entity_name
IPDB Williams Electronics Games, Incorporated, a subsidiary of WMS Ind., Incorporated used
ipdb.image_urls
IPDB ["https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/3780f1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/3780f2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-1.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-2.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-3.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-4.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-5.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-6.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-7.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-8.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-9.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-10.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-11.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-12.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-13.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-14.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-15.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-17.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-18.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-19.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-20.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-21.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-24.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-23.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-22.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-25.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-26.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-16.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-27.jpg","https://www.ipdb.org/images/3780/image-A16.jpg"] used
ipdb.model_number
IPDB 50050 used
ipdb.marketing_slogans
IPDB "Uncover Valuable Collections Deep Within Congo." "Hippos, Snakes and Killer Apes. (And that's just the first ball.)" used
ipdb.notes
IPDB 'Congo' was produced both as a complete game and as a conversion kit for narrow body WPC Security games. Designer John Trudeau said the gorilla in the lower-level playfield was sculpted by Stan Winston, the noted special effects and animation artist known for his work in television and motion pictures. Included in this listing is a prototype game purchased from a former Williams employee who in turn purchased the game from the Williams' 3401 California facility where it was setup in the lunchroom as a test machine. The current owner learned from Bill Grupp that its playfield is a prototype and the apron is one of only fifteen made. Here are its differences from the production game: 1. The apron is a lighter green 2. The inserts leading to the left ramp are 3-2-1 instead of M-A-P. 3. The yellow arrow insert for the upper right saucer does not say 'Video'. 4. The yellow insert pointing up the volcano ramp only says 'Collect' instead of '3X Collect' 5. The scoops for the saucers are silver instead of black. 6. The insert closest to the lower saucer says 'See Map' instead of just 'Map' and is purple instead of green. 7. The 'Skill Fire' insert is green instead of purple. 8. Red circuit boards all underneath the playfield. This test game is in a No Fear cabinet and still has the NF artwork on the backbox, but the lower cabinet is decaled with Congo. It has the WPC 95 boardset. It has the new style speaker grille but with the old style light board, not the shadow box style that the production games have. Also has production wire ramps, not black or unplated like some prototypes. Possibly these ramps, as well as the grille, were changed for the employee who bought it: Bill Grupp had indicated that employees who purchased such games tried to make their game as nice as possible before taking them home. used
ipdb_rating
IPDB 8 used
corporate_entity
Flipcommons Catalog williams-electronics-games-incorporated-a-subsidiary-of-wms-industries-incorporated used
title
Flipcommons Catalog congo used
slug
Flipcommons Catalog congo-2 used