---
title: "Zonkey Kong"
id: 70530
type: "computer_media"
slug: "zonkey-kong"
url: "http://localhost/computer_media/zonkey-kong/"
markdown_url: "http://localhost/computer_media/zonkey-kong.md"
published_at: "2026-08-03T20:01:36+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-08-03T20:01:37+00:00"
author: "David Anderson"
featured_image:
  url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ZonkeyIntro.jpg"
excerpt: "Robotack is an homage to the classic Robotron that features crisp WRX hi-res graphics, ZonX sound, and dedicated joystick support."
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  - name: "Don Crawford"
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download_url: "https://archive.org/download/timex-sinclair-software-archive/Zonkey%20Kong%201.1%20%282021%29%28Handmade%20Software%29%28TS1000%29%28US%29%28Program%29.zip"
mediadate: "2021"
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  - url: "http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ZonkeyIntro.jpg"
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  - id: 70535
    title: "Zonkey Kong"
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media_type_tags: "Arcade, Game"
---

Zonkey Kong. Yes, it’s been done before, better, and more efficiently, but we can assure you nobody has taken as much time between initial code and release! We coded it how we wanted to play it, so its not exactly like the original- download and play away.

- Timing never the same twice – game speeds up every round; Lets see your high score; it gets hard quickly.
- The princess will “robo-nag” you if you are too slow
- -“Zonkey” has slightly different moves on each level
- Supports custom control key selection (all the basic ones should work now) and ZXpand Joystick