Pengo (video game)

Pengo
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Coreland
Arc System Works (Game Gear)
Publisher(s)Sega
Designer(s)Nobuo Kodera
Tsutomu Iwane
Akira Nakakuma
Shinji Egi[citation needed]
Platform(s)Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Game Gear
Release
Genre(s)Maze
Mode(s)1-2 players alternating

Pengo (ペンゴ) is an arcade video game developed by Coreland and published by Sega. It 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.

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.[4] Pengo was ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit computers, and Game Gear.

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  2. ^ "Pengo (Registration Number PA0000152539)". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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  4. ^ "Pengo High Score Save & Enhancement Pack". Arcadeshop.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2015-04-30.