Okay, so we all know the dark side of social media…
But underneath all of the insanity, occasionally, it brings new life to a piece of pop culture that has been left dormant for more than two decades, waiting and biding its time until it’s discovered and then consumed by the unsuspecting general public. And in this case, Twitter has found a new thing from the depths of childhood to be afraid of, in the form of…Piglet’s Big Game?
Or, excuse me, it’s actually called Piglet’s Big Movie Game, as this is a tie-in for the 2003 Pooh feature film, though it has absolutely nothing to do with it besides the title. Remember that part in Piglet’s Big Movie where he entered Eeyore’s nightmare and had to hide from Heffalumps in a haunted mansion?
It all began when user “Jaxonloid” brought attention to the game’s soundtrack on Twitter, noting that it has eleven tracks with the word “foreboding” in the title. Yes, I know, “no hyperbole” is like an infectious term on the internet that gets thrown around way too frequently. But, no hyperbole, this music sounds like it’s straight out of 100 Acre Silent Hill.
The game sees Piglet going full Inception by journeying into the dreams of his friends to help them solve missions. Each character has a world unique to them, which makes it surprisingly atmospheric for something called, well, Piglet’s Big Game. Also, Piglet meets this guy…
Piglet’s Big Game got a number of ports, although the one that has gone viral was available on the PS2 and GameCube. There was a GBA version (which I got at Walt Disney World and played on the long car ride home) which had the same plot but was much simpler in execution, while the PC game was a point-and-click adventure which had Piglet…collecting ingredients for soup? Huh. I guess that means it had no gangster villains in it.
You would’ve thought that Piglet’s Big Game would have been brought up in light of last year’s public domain Winnie the Pooh horror movie, which goes to show how obscure it was until now. Or maybe it was just a suppressed memory. Do you dare play Piglet’s Big Game with your headphones on and the lights turned off? I’m not sure if anyone is that brave.
