Remember this chaotic piece of 1989 childhood madness? Whether you knew it as Kongo Bongo here in the UK or Bongo Kongo over in the States, this motorized retro board game by Tyco / Ideal / Asahi was the ultimate test of 80s reflexes!
In today’s video, we are unboxing, setting up, and looking back at one of the most frantic action board games ever made. The objective was simple but brutal: use your plastic launchers to send your monkeys racing up the trees, all while a giant, battery-operated motorized gorilla violently shakes the entire canopy to smash you back down to the start.
It was loud, it was plastic, and it absolutely devoured C-cell batteries.
Did you own this forgotten 80s gem, or did you lose your marbles trying to dodge the gorilla’s wrath at a friend’s house? Let me know in the comments below which regional name you grew up with!
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Timestamps:
[00:01] – Introduction and retro commercial jingle
[01:25] – Unboxing and a close look at the artwork and details on the box
[05:42] – Setting up the board game, components overview, and testing the motor’s volume
[06:54] – Introducing and naming the cheeky monkey figures
[07:49] – Setting up the Congo Bongo gorilla figure and loading the coconuts
[09:31] – Gameplay: Round 1
[10:23] – Demonstration of what happens when a monkey gets hit by the gorilla
[11:30] – Cinematic close-ups of the game in action
[12:13] – Final thoughts, childhood memories of the game, and wrap-up
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