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Post by ash888 on Apr 19, 2015 8:21:34 GMT 2
I'm having trouble finding a certain game I played in the arcade when I was a kid. I could have sworn it was called "Porker" and you run around as a pig being chased by something (wolves?) and you can cling to the ceiling. Sadly that's all I remember about it, and there was a boneless ham, bacon or some type of food item involved. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I want to find the MAME version but the name "Porker" isn't showing up anywhere.
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Post by cNpGnW on Apr 20, 2015 10:19:24 GMT 2
Hmmmm... Pooyan is the only game I can recall where you play as a pig but it doesn't fit your description of gameplay.
cNp
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Post by jbthechef on Apr 20, 2015 15:11:26 GMT 2
I'm having trouble finding a certain game I played in the arcade when I was a kid. I could have sworn it was called "Porker" and you run around as a pig being chased by something (wolves?) and you can cling to the ceiling. Sadly that's all I remember about it, and there was a boneless ham, bacon or some type of food item involved. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I want to find the MAME version but the name "Porker" isn't showing up anywhere. Hi Ash, The only arcade game I can think of is Pigout. Sounds like the game you're talking about, here's the You Tube link: JB
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Post by ash888 on Apr 20, 2015 21:52:20 GMT 2
I appreciate the feedback guys.
Chris, I do remember playing Pooyan a few times, but yeah the gameplay is a lot different.
Jason, I never played Pigout before, but it does look more similar in gameplay than Pooyan.
I'm almost positive it was called Porker. You run around on all fours and cling to the ceiling to avoid enemies, but you can't cling for more than a few seconds before falling again. There were some other interesting features like rotten food, some sort of transformations, etc. but I just can't remember it. I was shocked to find no info on it through the net.
EA
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Post by cNpGnW on Apr 21, 2015 10:36:12 GMT 2
I asked on an arcade forum I've followed for years... couple of suggestions:
"There's a game called Porky but that looks like a hack of Superbike
Pig Newton has wolves in it and you control a pig"
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"There's also a game called Pig Out that seems to involve running around collecting food while being chased by wolves"
cNp
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Post by ash888 on Apr 21, 2015 16:25:42 GMT 2
I asked on an arcade forum I've followed for years... couple of suggestions: "There's a game called Porky but that looks like a hack of Superbike Pig Newton has wolves in it and you control a pig" ... "There's also a game called Pig Out that seems to involve running around collecting food while being chased by wolves" cNp Thanks for making the effort, Chris. Unfortunately, it's none of those. It seems to me that as you eat more food you get fatter (and slower?) and can cling to the ceiling for less amount of time until you clear the board of food. I could be stretching the imagination a bit on that one though. It's so odd to me that there's nothing online about this, as if it never existed, but I have clear memories playing it. Maybe the name is completely different.
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Post by ash888 on Apr 21, 2015 16:39:57 GMT 2
I finally found it using some key search words!
It was called The Glob from 1983.
Wow, my memory was sure distorted on that one. There is an enemy character named "Porker" though! LOL Anyone else remember playing this game? It was pretty fun. Also apparently called "Beastie Feastie".
Ash
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Post by jbthechef on Apr 22, 2015 20:33:35 GMT 2
I finally found it using some key search words! It was called The Glob from 1983. Wow, my memory was sure distorted on that one. There is an enemy character named "Porker" though! LOL Anyone else remember playing this game? It was pretty fun. Also apparently called "Beastie Feastie". Ash Glad you found the game eventually. :) I've never heard of it myself, but I'm pretty sure I should have it on my MAME of arcade games. I might have a bash later on, see what all the fuss is about. I can't see no pigs or are they on later levels? JB
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Post by ash888 on Apr 22, 2015 22:49:41 GMT 2
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a MAME ROM for The Glob, but "Super Glob" and "Beastie Feastie" are available on ROM. I tried both and "Beastie Feastie" seems much closer to the original game I used to play.
The "Porker" enemies appear in the later stages.
UPDATE: I found a ROM for The Glob and it's in all its arcade glory. I recommend trying both The Glob and Beastie Feastie to all you retro arcade junkies, but don't bother with Super Glob because it pretty much sucks.
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Post by ntclick on Sept 28, 2015 8:06:34 GMT 2
I'm having trouble finding a certain game I played in the arcade when I was a kid. I could have sworn it was called "Porker" and you run around as a pig being chased by something (wolves?) and you can cling to the ceiling. Sadly that's all I remember about it, and there was a boneless ham, bacon or some type of food item involved. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I want to find the MAME version but the name "Porker" isn't showing up anywhere. Hi Ash, The only arcade game I can think of is Pigout. Sounds like the game you're talking about, here's the You Tube link: JB Awesome. This is a fascinating game
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