Pooyan - 1982 - Atari 2600 ( Atari VCS )

History
Pooyan is a fixed shooter arcade video game released by Konami in Japan in 1982. It was manufactured in North America by Stern Electronics. Datasoft released Pooyan programmed by Scott Spanburg for the Atari 8-bit computers and Commodore 64 in 1983. It was also ported to the Atari 2600, TRS-80 Color Computer, Sord M5, MSX, Apple II, TRS-80, Tomy Tutor, PV-1000, and Famicom.
Scenario
The player controls Mama, a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves. One day, in the middle of a forest, a group of fierce Wolves attacked the House where Mama and her little Piglets (Pooyans) were living together peacefully. To protect her Pooyans, Mama fought back using arrows and bait, but despite all her efforts, some of the Pooyans were kidnapped. Full of hate for the Wolves, Mama bravely seeks out the Wolves' Lair to rescue her Pooyans.
How to Play?
The player controls Mama Pig, who must rescue her babies 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 round, 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.
Name: Pooyan
Alt Names: プーヤン,
Year: 1982
Platform: Atari VCS - Atari 2600
Publisher: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Developer: Konami Industry Co. Ltd.
Theme / Genre: Action Games, Arcade Games, Shooter Games,
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