Quari  (1984 - JetSoft)
Alternative title: Bongo.  Hopto  (Mastertronic)
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Quari is a flick-screen platformer based on the arcade game Bongo where you play the role of an explorer who has to get from the left of a huge cavern to the right over 27 screens. As you go across each screen, after a short time, a T-Rex appears on the left of the screen and moves after you but does disappear if you make it across the screen. There are various obstacles and creatures that appear on the screen and these need avoiding or you lose one of three lives, and they consist of lava, falling rocks and birds. Treasure is collected on every screen as well and if you get six in a row without losing a life then you get a bonus. The final screen has you capturing the T-Rex in a cage. Two players can play with each player taking it in turns to play when the other player loses a life.

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This was a conversion of an arcade game named Bongo. Both home and arcade versions were written by a company named Jetsoft. This was Jetsoft's first foray into the arcade market. The arcade machine ran on hacked Galaxian hardware, whereas the C64 version played virtually the same, the only difference being the name change to Quari and the horizontal screen orientation.
