How to play Oink! online
- Move the pig: arrow keys
- Grab a patch / drop it: hold Space to pick one up, release Space to let it go
- Second player: T/F/G/H to move, A to grab
- Start a new game: F12 (Reset)
- Choose a game variation: F11 (Select)
- Difficulty: F4 (Player 1) and F9 (Player 2)
Gameplay
The wall runs along the bottom of the screen, three layers thick, and the wolf blows little holes in it, first here, then there. Any hole you leave alone keeps growing. Your patches sit in rows at the top of the screen: grab one, carry it down and drop it into a gap. Each patch from the first row scores 4 points, and every following row is worth 4 more. When a row is used up, a new one appears and the wolf speeds up.
If the wolfâs breath hits your pig, it tumbles to the bottom of the wall and loses precious time. Once a hole is big enough, the pig is blown out of the house and lost, and you move on to the next pig and house, just as in the story: straw (yellow wall), sticks (brown) and bricks (red).
Game variations and switches
- Game 1: one player against a computer-controlled wolf
- Game 2: two players take turns as the pigs against the computer wolf
- Game 3: two players take turns as pigs and wolf, three turns on each side; you only score while helping the pigs
With the difficulty switch in position A, the pig has to walk right down to the wall before dropping a patch. In position B it can let go from anywhere on screen. In Game 3, position A also makes the wolf less aggressive.
Tips
- Start on B. Dropping from anywhere saves a trip down the screen with every patch.
- Plug small holes at once. A fresh hole needs one patch; left alone, it grows until you lose the pig.
- Stay out of the wolfâs breath. Every hit costs time, and that time lets the other holes grow.
History
Oink! won the âMost Humorous Video Game/Computer Gameâ award at the 1984 Arkie Awards, and it was later included in the Activision Anthology collection.
