Pingu Throw!

The Bureau logged Pingu Throw! into the recovered-software registry after retrieval from the golden age of browser games. Records credit Chris Hilgert as the responsible party. It runs in your browser exactly as it once ran in a computer lab you were probably not supposed to be playing games in.

Field notes describe Pingu Throw! as deceptively simple. Recommended dosage: one sitting. This file circulates quietly — consider yourself among the few.

Original label: In this game, the player must click the mouse to hit the penguin with a baseball bat. Depending on when the player clicks the mouse, the yeti will hit the penguin a long distance, a short distance, or not hit the penguin at all. The goal is to hit the penguin as far as you can. It was originally released for Flash and mobile devices in 2004. In 2009 (2010 in the USA), it was also released for the PlayStation Portable as part of its PlayStation minis line. There is also an iOS version. A second iOS version was also released, which is based on the PSP version. Later, a remake was released for iOS and Android featuring updated graphics.

Curator’s note: staff replayed this one “for cataloguing purposes” three times.

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