Pooyan (1982)

Konami

Apple II · Arcade · Atari 2600 · Atari 8-bit · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Family Computer · MSX · Nintendo Entertainment System · TRS-80 Color Computer · Wii · Wii U

2.93 from 28 ratings

63 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 16 backlogged · 10 wish listed

How long? Main story 0h (from 1 logged playthrough)

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.

Details

Developers
Konami
Publishers
Datasoft, Inc., Hudson Soft, Konami, Stern Electronics
Genres
Arcade, Puzzle, Shooter
Themes
Action

Release dates

  • Oct 1982 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
  • 1982 (Full Release) (North_America) Atari 2600
  • 1983 (Full Release) (North_America) Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, TRS-80 Color Computer
  • 1984 (Full Release) (North_America) Apple II
  • Sep 20, 1985 (Full Release) (Japan) Family Computer
  • 1985 (Full Release) (Europe) MSX
  • 1985 (Full Release) (North_America) Nintendo Entertainment System
  • Jun 26, 2007 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Jun 10, 2015 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U

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4 stars
5
3 stars
11
2 stars
9
1 star
1

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scoopings

Review scoopings 5/5 · Feb 5, 2022

Yet Another Reason I'm Now A Konami Fanboy

Look: 9/10 Omg I love this look. These colors... Giving me tease of the upcoming console era, plus the brightness for some reason brings Tomba to mind. Well duh, plus the pigs. I somehow didn't get a chance to screenshot it, all the more reason to replay it I guess!

Sound: 7/10 Functional, cute, but nothing special or striking imo. …

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Look: 9/10 Omg I love this look. These colors... Giving me tease of the upcoming console era, plus the brightness for some reason brings Tomba to mind. Well duh, plus the pigs. I somehow didn't get a chance to screenshot it, all the more reason to replay it I guess!

Sound: 7/10 Functional, cute, but nothing special or striking imo.

Play: 9/10 I see you Konami. Very responsive controls, cute concept (unique too, I haven't had one where you shoot and move in this way). Lol when those little turds wap your arrow out of the way. Plus, I always love action shooter games where you can shoot enemy bullets to destroy them.

Feel: 9/10 Super cute, super fun, well-done. This has a great "feel" to it. Simple, yet well-executed. Good ol Konami.

Attachment: 9/10 I definitely will be replaying this! It might creep up to favorite favorite status on later plays. And I will add screenshots from those playthroughs! Regardless, in the meantime, play this if you haven't!!!!! There are lot of ways to access it, even on modern systems.

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giopep

Review giopep 3/5 · Mar 1, 2018

Son quei giochi arcaici semplici semplici, stronzissimi ma che ancora oggi risultano irresistibili.