Did you know that Piglet, Winnie the Pooh’s cowardly pig friend, starred in a kid-friendly version ofResident Evil? Several Twitter/X users are finding out about the existence of 2003’sPiglet’s Big Game, a surprisingly disturbing kids’ game released for the PlayStation 2 and the GameCube.
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It all started when@jaxonloidshared one of its songs, ominously titled “Foreboding 1”, asking why this kids’ game has 11 different tracks that sound like they come from a mature horror title, likeResident EvilorSilent Hill. In a hilarious coincidence,another Twitter/X userpointed out that Akira Yamaoka sampled the same sound fora song in the recentSilent Hill 2Remake, which prompted a flurry of memes about how Yamaoka also did the score forPiglet’s Big Game.
@jaxonloid’s post became viral, and naturally,a lot of people began trying out the game by themselves, only to find out that none of this weirdly foreboding music was accidental. In reality,Piglet’s Big Gameis basically a kid-friendly version ofResident Evil, complete with fixed camera angles, empty locations and a dark atmosphere that includes elements that feel completely out of place in aWinnie the Poohadventure. Some of thereactions to this game on Twitter/Xhave beenequally hilarious and fascinating.
Piglet’s Big Game’s Resident Evil inspiration may be 100% intentional
French developer Doki Denki Studio madePiglet’s Big Game, and while there’s not much information about it, Philippe Codecco and Guillaume Saurel composed the soundtrack,according to MobyGames. Codecco and Saurel worked on other similar Disney games. Now we know who most likely made all this weirdly creepy music, but the only question is: Why did they do it?
Piglet’s Big Gameis actually a loose adaptation of the animated filmPiglet’s Big Movie, which focuses entirely on Piglet, a character who is famous for being shy and cowardly. Disney often uses him inWinnie the Poohstories to try and teach kids how to overcome their fears, andPiglet’s Big Gamewas no exception.
The idea of usingResident Evil-like gameplay and dark ambiance to partially scare children in order to eventually teach them a lesson is actually quite brilliant, but, truth be told, Doki Denki Studio may have gone too far in a few places. This has resulted in an unexpectedly disturbing game that is baffling adult players, even to this day.
