The Story of Little Pig

The Story of Little Pig is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Oink! Game Studios and published by FourPaws Interactive. A lighthearted game intended for young children, it was released on 24th April, 1998 for the Game Boy, Super NES, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation. It was the last game to ever be released for the Super NES in Europe.

The game spawned three sequels; The Story Little Pig 2 in 1999, Little Pig and the Farm Party in 2000 and Little Pig and the Farm Race in 2004.

Plot
The game's plot is centred around a baby pig who gets lost and has to return to its mother, who is looking for it back at its home on the farm. The Game Boy version does not explain the plot in-game, and is only stated on the game's back cover.

Gameplay
The Story of Little Pig is a side-scrolling platformer. The Game Boy and SNES versions are 2D, whilst the Nintendo 64 and PlayStation versions are in 2.5D. Little Pig, the playable character, can move and perform a small jump.

The objective is to get to the end of each level. There are a total of eight levels in the game. Each level also has apples which can be collected, with a total of thirty appearing in every level. There are also four minigames played, with a minigame appearing after every even-numbered level. The first three minigames feature the player trying to get the highest score by doing a certain task, whilst the last minigame features the player having to find Little Pig's mother in a 3D environment (the latter is omitted in the SNES and Game Boy versions).

All four versions of the game feature a save system, with the game autosaving aftr every level or minigame. Once the player completes the game, the save data simply deletes itself.

Reception
A BBC commentator reviewed the SNES version, giving it an unfavourable review by stating "It is unlikely to impress anybody over the age of four, and even its target audience will find it too short and easy".