Pooyan
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{{Infobox Arcade Game |title = Pooyan |image = Image:Pooyan title.png |developer = Konami |publisher = Stern |designer = |release = 1982 |genre = Fixed shooter |modes = Up to 2 players, playing alternately |cabinet = Standard |arcade system = 2x Zilog Z80, 2x AY-3-8910 |monitor = Vertical orientation, raster graphics |resolution = 224 x 256 |input = Joystick, one button |ports = |notes = Pooyan means little pigs in Japanese. }} Pooyan is an arcade game manufactured by Stern Electronics under license from Konami in 1982. In it, the player controls a pig whose babies have been kidnapped by a group of wolves. Pooyan was also released for the Atari 2600 and Commodore 64.
Mama pig defends her home and rescues her piglets riding an elevator car, using a bow and arrow and slabs of meat against balloon-riding wolves.
Pooyan is Japanese for "little pigs".
Pooyan is also a Persian name for a male. It means a person who explores new ideas.