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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 starting in January 1983.[2]

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

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[5]) 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.[5] 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 month.[6]

References

External links

• Ponpoko at the Killer List of Videogames

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