Pooyan

Infobox VG
title=Pooyan


caption=Title screen
developer=Konami
publisher=Stern
designer=
release=1982
genre=Fixed shooter
modes=Up to 2 players, playing alternately
cabinet=Upright
arcade system=2x Zilog Z80, 2x AY-3-8910
display=Vertical orientation, raster graphics
input=Joystick, one button
platforms = Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, Color Computer 2. Commodore 64, MSX, Apple II, Famicom, Virtual Console

"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. "Pooyan" was also released for the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit family, Color Computer 2, Commodore 64, MSX, Apple II, Famicom, and the Virtual Console.

Mama Pig defends her home and rescues her "Pooyan" (the kidnapped piglets) riding an elevator car moved by two "Buuyan" (controlled by the player with a Y-axis [up and down] joystick), and uses a bow and arrow with slabs of meat against the balloon-riding wolves and their boss (the latter being pink in color while the former are red).

There are two stages. In the first, the wolves are riding to the bottom of the screen, and if Mama doesn't shoot them down, they'll climb up the ladders and try to eat her. In the second (occurring after an "intermission" sequence), the wolves are riding to the top of screen, and if enough wolves get there, they will push a boulder on top of Mama, resulting in a life being lost. In both cases, the stage is cleared by shooting all the wolves, though in the second stage the boss must be shot down (which will take many shots unless the meat is used), otherwise the wolves will keep coming. After the second stage is cleared a bonus round begins. In one type, Mama must shoot all the wolves only using meat, while in the other she must use regular arrows on the fruits. Afterwards, the game begins anew with higher difficulty.

Miscellaneous

*After the second stage is cleared a second time, a part of "Oh! Susanna" can be heard.

*The first stage theme bears a very slight resemblance to the main theme music from "Frogger", another Konami arcade game.

*A board game was created by Ideal in 1983 incorporating a pin-ball-style shooting mechanism.

External links

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* [http://www.1980-games.com/us/old-games/java-games/pooyan.php] online Java-based emulation of "Pooyan"