Power Piggs of the Dark Age
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🙂 6.5/10
(Super Nintendo - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Activision
Published_By:
Titus
Released On:
01 Jan 1996
The player takes on the role of Power Piggs , an anthropomorphic pig who must defend his land from a wolf invasion. The land is currently under siege, and it's up to the Power Piggs to drive off the attackers.
The gameplay involves navigating through six levels, using a sword, throwing donuts found throughout the levels, jumping, and butt-slaming crates to take out enemies. One unique feature of this game is its use of blowholes, which can be activated by standing near them to lift the Power Piggs up to higher plateaus.
UPC-A:
091493043025 (Europe)
Media #:
SNSP-AOTP-EUR (Europe)
Part #:
SNSP P AOTP [SNSP-AOTP-EUR] (Europe)
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Number of Players Supported:
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Extracted from the original game manual
In this action-adventure game, players must defend the peaceful Kingdom of Pigg from the evil Wizzard of Wolff and his invading army of ham-hungry minions. Controlling the heroic Power Piggs—including the formidable leader Bruno—players engage in a chaotic battle for survival to protect their beloved donut shop and homeland. By utilizing unique combat skills and weapons, players must defeat the invading wolves to save the kingdom from being turned into roast pork.
Story
The Kingdom of Pigg
Once upon a time, in the darkest part of the Dark Age, there was a peaceful Kingdom filled with fat, happy Piggs.
These Piggs had a passion for one thing, and one thing alone: Donuts. The best, most famous donut shop in the Kingdom of Pigg was a little place called Dark Age Donut. Dark Age Donut was owned by three friends called the Power Piggs.
The Power Piggs
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Gilbert: The donut chef, and a master inventor to boot. He could fry up the tastiest cruller in the Kingdom, then make it seek, engage, and destroy an enemy.
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Lotta: Worked the register, and a donut crossbow, too.
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Bruno: The Bigg Pigg, the Hogg of Power, the undisputed leader of the Power Piggs, and official donut taster.
The Threat of Wolff
There was only one thing Bruno loved more than a good donut, and that was a good fight. He especially loved fighting the evil Wizzard of Wolff, and the Wizzard's band of ham-hungry minions.
But little did Bruno know, that he was about to face the biggest Wolff onslaught the Kingdom had ever seen.
The Assault
One morning, the Wizzard of Wolff gathered his forces on a hill above Dark Age Donut. "Once I've pan-fried those Power Piggs," the Wizzard shouted, "The Kingdom will be mine! All mine! There'll be bacon tonight, my boys!"
With that, the Wizzard loaded the last Wolff warrior into his catapult, and launched his devious and deadly assault.
Battle for Survival
Suddenly Wolffs came smashing through the windows of Dark Age Donut, and a mellow morning of donut-munching became a fur-flinging battle for survival. The jester cocked his deadly ninja arm, the swordsman lowered his sword... but Bruno was ready for them all. Or so he hoped.
Even Bruno, the greatest hero in the history of the Kingdom, had to wonder if he'd met his match this time. The Wizzard urged his forces on, screaming, "Go, my Wolffs, Go! And don't stop 'till you've got Bruno on a roasting-spit!"
The Fate of the Kingdom
And so the battle began. How it will end, nobody knows.
With your help the Power Piggs can be victorious. They can drive the Wizzard of Wolff from the Kingdom of Pigg forever. But if you fail, the Wizzard and his forces will be dining on roast pork tonight!
Controls
Y
The sword-swipe button.
B
The jump button.
A
The throw button, for when you have a donut power-up.
START
This button pauses and unpauses the game.
LEFT
Moves you left.
RIGHT
Moves you right.
UP
Push up and hold for a moment and you'll see more of what's above you.
DOWN
This button causes Bruno to crouch. If you push this button and hold it, you'll see more of what's below you.
How to Play
Special Moves
The Butt-Slam
The butt-slam is a special move used to smash open boxes. To do a butt-slam, jump up and then push the DOWN button while in the air. To open up a box, just do a butt-slam on top of the box.
The Spin-Jump
When you're floating in a blow-hole, push right or left, then hit the JUMP button just as you're about to exit the blow-hole. You will do a spin-jump, which will take you much further than if you exited a blow-hole normally. You'll need to do spin-jumps in order to make it through certain sections of the game.
Objective
Move Bruno through the entire game and defeat the Wizzard of Wolff at the end.
Starting the Game
Insert the cartridge into the Super NES machine and turn on the power. Then, choose from the following menu options:
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START: Select this if you want to start a one-player game.
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OPTIONS: Select this if you want to play a 2-PLAYER game, alter the SOUND, or view the CREDITS.
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PASSCODE: Select this when you've earned a passcode in previous play and want to jump forward quickly to more advanced levels.
Lives
Bruno starts the game with 4 lives. The number of lives remaining is indicated in the bottom left corner of the screen next to Bruno's face.
Life Meter
Bruno starts each turn with six glazed donuts, which are represented in the top left corner of the screen. Each time he takes a hit, he loses half of a glazed donut.
When all the donuts disappear from the meter, you lose a life. You can collect additional glazed donuts throughout the game in order to replenish Bruno's life meter.
Items & Weapons
DONUT HOLES
Collecting 100 of these earns you an extra life, with your progress tracked by the meter in the bottom right of the screen.
DONUT POWER-UPS
These allow you to throw donuts at enemies using the A button, though you can only hold one type and up to a dozen units at a time.
Powdered Sugar Donut
Flies in a straight line and delivers one hit on enemies.
Chocolate Donut
Homes in on the closest enemy and delivers one hit.
Cruller
Homes in on the closest enemy and delivers two hits.
Frosted Donut
Eliminates every enemy it touches, and also will follow you for a while.
PLACEMARKER
Touching this pulsating white starburst turns it into Gilbert's face, marking the location where you will return after losing a life.
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