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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
Media
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
Editions and related releases
- Included in
- Konami Arcade ClassicsKonami Classics Series Arcade HitsAtari Flashback X Deluxe
- Ported as
- PooyanArcade Archives: Pooyan
- Built on it
- Pooyan
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Collections9 collections
Platform libraries
- MSX games
- Apple II games
- TRS-80 Color gamesList
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- Nintendo Entertainment System gamesLicensed games
- Virtual Console games for Wii U (Japan)Titles › Famicom
- Atari 2600 gamesRetail game releases
- Nintendo Switch games (An–Az)List
Publishers
- Virtual Console games for WiiTitles › Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer
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