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POOYAN for Megadrive/Genesis

PooyanMega Drive / Genesis | PAL and NTSC | Single player | Version 1.0.8Balloons, bows and a brave little pig — Konami’s arcade action returns in a native single-player adaptation for Mega Drive / Genesis.Protect the piglets from the wolves through descending and ascending rounds, two different bonus games and successive loops of increasing difficulty.The gameDescending and ascending roundsBoth meat and rock bonus gamesLater difficulty loops and the complete attract modeMusic, sound effects and a side HUDHow to playMove the cage up and down to line up shots at the wolves’ balloons. Avoid enemy attacks, collect meat near the top of the rope and use it as a special attack.As in the arcade original, progression repeats with increasing difficulty rather than a story ending.Getting startedLoad the ROM in a Mega Drive / Genesis emulator or use a compatible flash cartridge. Press START to begin a game or start again after GAME OVER. The same ROM supports PAL and NTSC.ControlsUp / Down: Move the cageA, B or C: Shoot / throw collected meatSTART: Start game; pause / resume during playSettingsAfter the information screen, use Up and Down to select a setting, Left and Right to change it, and Start to confirm.Lives: 3, 4, 5 or the original 255-life practice setting.Difficulty: 1 (easy) to 8 (hard).Bonus life: first at 50,000 then every 80,000 points, or first at 30,000 then every 70,000 points.Demo sound: on or off. Sound remains enabled during play.Fire button: A, B, C individually, or all three buttons.Settings last for the current session. Reset restores defaults: 3 lives, difficulty 1, 50K / 80K bonus, demo sound on, all fire buttons.What’s newVersion 1.0.8Fixed corrupted pulley and animated scenery graphics introduced in 1.0.7. The black side panel, original life icons, text colours and right-hand layout are retained.Version 1.0.7Restored the original spare-life icons and HUD text colours, retaining the black side panel, logo and right-hand layout. The icons exclude the active life and display up to five reserves, as in the arcade original. Additional lives remain available beyond this display limit. The pause message clears cleanly.Version 1.0.6New native-resolution pixel-art information screen, retaining the approved decorative title and native transparent text with a black outline.Added game settings and fire-button assignment. Corrected extra free-balloon creation when both slots are enabled.Version 1.0.5Information text moved up two lines, with a transparent background and a black outline.Version 1.0.4Illustrated information screen with text rendered by the console, plus a new logo above the side HUD. PAL and NTSC support.Version 1.0.3Removed leftover cage and actor sprites during screen clearing, bonus transitions and GAME OVER.Version 1.0.2Increased sound volume and added pause / resume. Fixed the ground, pulley, rope graphics and wolf animation timing in ascending rounds.Version 1.0.1Fixed the display of life counts above nine.Version 1.0Initial solo release with later rounds, both bonus games and sound.Status & known limitationsSingle-player progression, both bonus games and attract mode are included. Two-player and cocktail modes are not included. PAL retains the full useful playfield; NTSC crops eight lower ground lines while keeping the grass visible.A minor timing difference remains at the end of some rock-bonus score tallies; the final score is correct. Hardware sound checks are incomplete. PAL and NTSC have been checked in emulation, but this exact release has not yet been fully verified on original hardware.Original game: Konami. Mega Drive adaptation: SHINOBIZ. Unofficial adaptation.