Pigs in Space
Prior to starting, players can choose which of the three mini-games they would like to play by selecting the icon for Captain Link, First Officer Piggy, or Dr. Strangepork. Players begin with five lives and…
Pigs in Space is an arcade, released 5 June 1983 on Atari 2600.
What Pigs in Space is
Pigs in Space was released in 1983. It is available on Atari 2600 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Prior to starting, players can choose which of the three mini-games they would like to play by selecting the icon for Captain Link, First Officer Piggy, or Dr. Strangepork. Players begin with five lives and receive an extra life at 10,000 points. Captain Link's level is a Space Invaders clone that finds Captain Link battling egg-dropping chickens. Bonus points can be scored by shooting Gonzo's spinning head as it crosses the top of the screen. Unlike Space Invaders, the alien chickens do not advance to the bottom of the screen, and the game ends either when Captain Link destroys all the chickens, or all of your lives have depleted. First Officer Piggy's level closely resembles Frogger, in…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Pigs in Space launched on 5 June 1983, within three weeks of Elevator Action and Dragon's Lair.
Released around the same time: Elevator Action, Dragon's Lair.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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