Arcade Video game published 44 years ago:

Ponpoko (c) 1982 Sigma Enterprises, Incorporated.

Ponpoko is a 1982 arcade game released by Sigma Enterprises. It is a platform game similar to Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. In Ponpoko, the player controls a Tanuki (a Japanese raccoon dog) that can climb ladders, walk across floors and jump over gaps and tacks while trying to avoid red and yellow snakes. The player must collect all the fruits and vegetables in order to advance to the next level. There are also baskets that contain either points or snakes. Once the final level is reached (the beer mug level) the game will repeat that level endlessly.

- TECHNICAL -

Upright model

Main CPU: Zilog Z80 (@ 3.072 Mhz) Sound Chips: Namco 3-channel WSG (@ 96 Khz)

Screen orientation: Horizontal Video resolution: 288 x 224 pixels Screen refresh: 60.61 Hz Palette colors: 16

Players: 2 Control: 4-way joystick Buttons: 1 (JUMP)

- TRIVIA -

Ponpoko was released in November 1982 in Japan.

PonPoko is Japanese onomatopoeia - the sound that a tanuki makes. In Ponpoko, it's also the name of the main character who is, incidentally, a tanuki.

Larry Young holds the official record for this game with 133,940 points.

Also release as a Cocktail Table; "Ponpoko [Cocktail Table model]".

Player layout in our catalog: 2P alt.

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Open Play on this page to start Ponpoko. Keyboard, USB/Bluetooth pads, and the on-screen touch gamepad all work inside the emulator bar. Save states and fullscreen live on that same bar so you can pause mid-session and resume later.

Ponpoko is filed in our catalog as a 1982 release.

Player layout on this cabinet: 2P alt.

Genre tags on Classic Arcade Games: Platform.

Credit line lists Sigma Enterprises Inc. as developer.