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1982 · Konami · Action · Arcade

Pooyan

Timed Atari exclusive

Pooyan is a classic arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982. In it, the player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves.

Released
1982
Platforms
Apple IIArcadeAtari 2600Atari 8-bitCommodore 64Commodore C64/128/MAXMSXNESNintendo DSNintendo SwitchPV-1000TRS-80 Color ComputerWiiWii U
Genres
ActionArcadePuzzleShooter
Developers
Konami
Publishers
Konami
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
Country
Japan
Age ratings
CLASS_IND LCERO A
Languages
English, Japanese

About

Pooyan is a 1982 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released in North America by Stern Electronics. The player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves. It was later ported to home consoles and personal computers.

Keywords

  • shoot 'em up
  • digital distribution
  • virtual console
  • wii virtual console
  • wii u virtual console

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The player controls Mama Pig, whose babies have been kidnapped by a pack of wolves and who must rescue them using a bow and arrow and slabs of meat. Controls consist of a two-position up/down joystick, which moves an elevator in which Mama Pig rides; and a button, which fires arrows and throws meat.

Each level consists of two rounds. In the first, wolves descend slowly from a high ledge using balloons, which the player must shoot in order to drop them to the ground. Any wolves who reach the ground safely will climb up a set of ladders behind the elevator and try to eat Mama Pig if she moves in front of them. During the second round, the wolves start on the ground and inflate balloons in order to ascend to a cliff on which a boulder is resting so they can push it toward the edge.

Reception

InfoWorld's Essential Guide to Atari Computers cited Pooyan as a good Atari arcade game.

Legacy

Pooyan is included on a compilation title Konami Arcade Classics, released on the PlayStation and in arcades with the title Konami 80's AC Special. An emulated version of the game was released in 2006 for PlayStation 2 in Japan as part of the Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono-series.

The Famicom port was released for the Virtual Console in Japan for the Wii and Wii U.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Arcade1 October 1982Japan
Atari 260031 December 1982North America
Commodore C64/128/MAX31 December 1983North America
TRS-80 Color Computer31 December 1983North America
Atari 8-bit31 December 1983North America
Apple II31 December 1984North America
NES20 September 1985Japan · North America 31 December 1985
MSX31 December 1985Europe
Wii26 June 2007Japan
Wii U10 June 2015Japan

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Konami Arcade ClassicsKonami Classics Series Arcade HitsAtari Flashback X Deluxe
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