Pengo (video game)
Pengo (ペンゴ) is an arcade video game developed by Coreland and published by Sega. The game was first released in Japan on September 26, 1982, in North America the following month, and in Europe that December. The player controls Pengo, a red penguin that resides in the Antarctic. The game takes place in an overhead maze made of ice blocks, where Pengo crushes blob-like Sno-Bees by sliding blocks into them. The objective is to survive each round by eliminating all Sno-Bees and Sno-Bee eggs, while optionally lining up the three diamond blocks to earn a large score bonus.
| Pengo | |
|---|---|
Arcade flyer | |
| Developer(s) | Coreland Arc System Works (Game Gear) |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Nobuo Kodera Tsutomu Iwane Akira Nakakuma Shinji Egi |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Game Gear |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Maze |
| Mode(s) | 1-2 players alternating |
There are two versions of the arcade game: the first uses "Popcorn" as the theme, and the second has original music. There are other small differences as well. Pengo was ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, and Game Gear.