Pooyan (プーヤン) is a fixed shooterarcade game released by Konami in Japan in 1982. It was manufactured in North America by Stern Electronics. The player controls "Mama", a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves.
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. Airborne wolves throw rocks in both rounds, trying to hit Mama Pig. In addition, the balloon carrying the last "boss" wolf of the second round must be shot several times in order to defeat him; if he reaches the cliff, the player must defeat additional enemies before facing the boss again.
A slab of meat occasionally appears at the top of the elevator's range of motion. Picking it up allows the player to throw it, distracting any wolves on/near its trajectory and causing them to let go of their balloons and crash to the ground for bonus points. Stray balloons and dropped fruits can also be shot for extra points.
After every second round, a bonus screen is played. The first such screen requires the player to defeat a group of wolves using only meat, while the second awards points for shooting fruits thrown by the wolves. These two screens alternate after each level.
The player loses one life if Mama Pig is hit by a rock, eaten by a wolf on the ladders (first round only), or crushed by the boulder if too many wolves reach the cliff and push it over the edge (second round only). When all lives are lost, the game ends.
When the game starts, "The Other Day I Met a Bear" can be heard during the opening scene (in which the wolves kidnap Mama's babies). The first stage theme bears a very slight resemblance to the main theme music from Frogger, another Konami arcade game. The song is a part of the Desecration Rag (An Operatic Nightmare) by Felix Arndt, the portion that mimics the beginning of Antonín Dvořák's HumoresqueOpus 101 Number 7. After the second stage is cleared a second time, a part of "Oh! Susanna" can be heard.
Hamster Corporation released the Japanese arcade version of Pooyan on Nintendo Switch[5] and PS4[6] as part of its Arcade Archives series. The game was released on June 13, 2019 for the Switch in all regions, and for the PS4 in North America and Japan. It was released on July 29, 2019 for the PS4 in all other regions. Both the Switch and PS4 versions have on-screen language support for the English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish languages.[7][8]
There is a series of extra ops in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker known as the "Pooyan Missions", which involves shooting Fulton surface-to-air recovery balloons carrying abducted soldiers off into the air. Sound effects and music from the arcade game are used throughout the mission.
Clones
A largely identical bootleg was sold under the name Pootan.[9]
In other media
Pooyan was one of the video games adapted to manga, titled Famicom Rocky published by Coro Coro Comics from 1985 to 1987.
Mama Pig from Pooyan made a cameo appearance in the panel manga Konami 4Koma Manga Wai Wai World, part of the Famicom Runners High.
Highest score
David Hanzman of Rochester, NY, USA, scored a world record 1,609,250 points on the arcade version of Pooyan on December 16, 1983.[10]
The Atari 2600 version ofPooyan can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
March 06, 2023
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Pooyan プーヤン is a fixed shooter arcade game released by Konami in Japan in 1982 It was manufactured in North America by Stern Electronics The player controls Mama a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves PooyanDeveloper s KonamiPublisher s Konami JPN EU Stern NA Datasoft Atari 8 bit C64 Hamster Corporation NS PS4 Designer s Tokuro FujiwaraPlatform s Arcade Atari 2600 Atari 8 bit TRS 80 Color Computer Commodore 64 Sord M5 MSX Apple II Famicom TRS 80 Tomy Tutor PV 1000 Nintendo Switch PlayStation 4Release1982 Arcade1983 Atari 8 bit C64 CoCo2019 NS PS4Genre s Fixed shooterMode s Up to 2 players playing alternately Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Ports 3 Legacy 3 1 Clones 3 2 In other media 4 Highest score 5 References 6 External linksGameplay EditThe 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 Airborne wolves throw rocks in both rounds trying to hit Mama Pig In addition the balloon carrying the last boss wolf of the second round must be shot several times in order to defeat him if he reaches the cliff the player must defeat additional enemies before facing the boss again A slab of meat occasionally appears at the top of the elevator s range of motion Picking it up allows the player to throw it distracting any wolves on near its trajectory and causing them to let go of their balloons and crash to the ground for bonus points Stray balloons and dropped fruits can also be shot for extra points After every second round a bonus screen is played The first such screen requires the player to defeat a group of wolves using only meat while the second awards points for shooting fruits thrown by the wolves These two screens alternate after each level The player loses one life if Mama Pig is hit by a rock eaten by a wolf on the ladders first round only or crushed by the boulder if too many wolves reach the cliff and push it over the edge second round only When all lives are lost the game ends When the game starts The Other Day I Met a Bear can be heard during the opening scene in which the wolves kidnap Mama s babies The first stage theme bears a very slight resemblance to the main theme music from Frogger another Konami arcade game The song is a part of the Desecration Rag An Operatic Nightmare by Felix Arndt the portion that mimics the beginning of Antonin Dvorak s Humoresque Opus 101 Number 7 After the second stage is cleared a second time a part of Oh Susanna can be heard Ports Edit Atari 8 bit version Datasoft released Pooyan programmed by Scott Spanburg for the Atari 8 bit family 1 and Commodore 64 in 1983 It was also ported to the Atari 2600 TRS 80 Color Computer 2 Sord M5 MSX Apple II TRS 80 Tomy Tutor PV 1000 and Famicom Legacy EditPooyan is included on a compilation 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 3 4 Hamster Corporation released the Japanese arcade version of Pooyan on Nintendo Switch 5 and PS4 6 as part of its Arcade Archives series The game was released on June 13 2019 for the Switch in all regions and for the PS4 in North America and Japan It was released on July 29 2019 for the PS4 in all other regions Both the Switch and PS4 versions have on screen language support for the English French German Italian Japanese and Spanish languages 7 8 There is a series of extra ops in Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker known as the Pooyan Missions which involves shooting Fulton surface to air recovery balloons carrying abducted soldiers off into the air Sound effects and music from the arcade game are used throughout the mission Clones Edit A largely identical bootleg was sold under the name Pootan 9 In other media Edit Pooyan was one of the video games adapted to manga titled Famicom Rocky published by Coro Coro Comics from 1985 to 1987 Mama Pig from Pooyan made a cameo appearance in the panel manga Konami 4Koma Manga Wai Wai World part of the Famicom Runners High Highest score EditDavid Hanzman of Rochester NY USA scored a world record 1 609 250 points on the arcade version of Pooyan on December 16 1983 10 References Edit Atari 400 800 XL XE Pooyan Atari Mania Boyle L Curtis Pooyan Tandy Color Computer Games Vc プーヤン POOYAN プーヤン Wii U 任天堂 Arcade Archives HAMSTER Corporation www hamster co jp Retrieved 2021 06 06 HAMSTER Corporation www hamster co jp Retrieved 2021 06 06 Arcade Archives POOYAN store playstation com Retrieved 2021 06 06 Arcade Archives POOYAN for Nintendo Switch Nintendo Game Details www nintendo com Retrieved 2021 06 06 Pootan at the Killer List of Videogames Twin Galaxies Pooyan High Score Rankings Archived from the original on 28 February 2009 Retrieved 27 December 2009 Archived copy at WebCite July 14 2007 External links EditPooyan at the Killer List of Videogames Pooyan at the Arcade History database The Atari 2600 version of Pooyan can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pooyan amp oldid 1139582376, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
