Ponpoko
| Ponpoko | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Sigma Enterprises |
| Publisher(s) | Sigma Enterprises (JP) Venture Line (NA) |
| Platform(s) | Arcade |
| Release | JP: November 1982[1] NA: January 1983 |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Ponpoko (ポンポコ) is a non-scrolling platform game developed and published by Sigma Enterprises. It was released in Japan in November 1982.[1] The goal is to collect all of the fruits and vegetables in each level. Ponpoko was sold in North America by Venture Line as a conversion kit[2] starting in January 1983.
Gameplay
In Ponpoko, the player controls a Tanuki (狸 or たぬき), or Japanese raccoon dog, that can climb ladders, walk across platforms, and jump over deadly apple cores and gaps.[3] Colorful creatures (called hairy caterpillars by Sigma,[4] scorpions by Venture Line[2]) move horizontally from one side of the screen to the other and back again, floating over gaps in the platforms.[3] A mystery pot usually gives bonus points when collected, but sometimes one will release a snake.[2] Both caterpillars and snakes are deadly to the touch.
Reception
In Japan, Game Machine listed Ponpoko on their August 15, 1983 issue as being the fifteenth most-successful table arcade unit of the year.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Ponpoko". Gaming History.
- ^ a b c "Venture Line Ponpoko Flyer". The Arcade Flyer Archive.
- ^ a b "Coin Up! review Of Ponpoko!". October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Sigma Ponpoko Flyer". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Sigma Enterprises.
- ^ "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル型TVゲーム機 (Table Videos)". Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 218. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1983. p. 27.
External links
- Ponpoko at the Killer List of Videogames
- Ponpoko can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
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