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Winnie the Pooh's HR Derby

Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby (くまのプーさんのホームランダービー！), also known as Puniki (プニキ),1) was the Winnie the Pooh-themed baseball Flash game that was originally published around June 1, 2007 at the Japanese-language Disney Games website.2)

Brief history

After five years, the Flash game's unusual difficulty would be first discovered by 2channel's /livejupiter/ board on January 1, 2012,3) then spread to Futaba Channel, and received international attention once it reached 4chan on January 1, 2013. For the next few years, an annual 'Pu League' (プリーグ) thread would show up on the /livejupiter/ board, with users properly responding 'harandeii' (ハランデイイ).4)

Strategy table

Pitcher Quota Description and strategy
Eeyore
(イーヨー) 		3/10 (30%) Eeyore teaches the basics as he throws slow, easy balls. New players may be caught off-guard at how fast Pooh swings his bat, so get used to it here.
Lumpy
(ランピー) 		5/15 (33%) Lumpy throws straight balls. He's easy as long as you don't get distracted by his pitching animation.
Piglet
(ピグレット) 		8/20 (40%) Piglet also throws straight balls, but the speed starts to vary here. If you can't conform to the ball's speed, you'll probably have a rough time.
Kanga & Roo
(カンガ&ルー) 		12/25 (48%) Kanga and Roo throw balls seem to be bouncing, but don't be fooled by the ball's animation since there is no 'high-low' in this game.
Rabbit
(ラビット) 		15/30 (50%) Rabbit throws straight balls that start slow, but speed up in midair. You should be used to hitting straight balls, so he shouldn't be a problem.
Owl
(オウル) 		19/35 (54%) Owl throws balls in an odd, zig-zag pattern. Some players get stuck, others say that you should aim somewhere in the middle.
Tigger
(ティガー) 		28/40 (70%) Tigger is similar to Rabbit, except the ball turns invisible in midair. Take note of the ball's speed too or else you'll mess up on the timing.
Christopher Robin
(ロビン) 		40/50 (80%) Christopher Robin is the game's extra boss, taking all the pitching styles and using them in a random order. There is no strategy, you have to be lucky.

Music

The music of Winnie the Pooh's Home Run Derby is borrowed from a royalty-free music album, “Sound Dictionary Vol. 20 [Seasonal Event / BGM & ME]” (音・辞典 VOL.20［季節のイベント／BGM＆ME］), which was composed by Yuki Watanabe (渡邊雄基), under “Joe Down Studio” (株式会社ジョーダウン),5) who eventually discovered its popularity around December 15, 2020.6)

Soundtrack Name Notes
“Yōshun/Poppusu”
(陽春/ポップス, lit. “Spring/Pop”) 		C0_04022 Main theme, split into two parts.
“Sakuranbo-kari”
(さくらんぼ狩り, lit. “Cherry-Picking”) 		C0_06044 Stage select noise.

Notes

  • The game relies on cookies to save your data, so be warned if you have a privacy extension.
  • Between the English and Japanese versions, there are only small regional differences.
    • If you prefer the Japanese version, try to remember that the 'status' (ステータス) button exists.
  • Christopher Robin gets called 'Robikasu' (ロビカス) in Japanese discussions of the game.
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　　 ＿　 　 　 /　　{　へ
　　{二ﾆ=-_　ｉ{　 　 　 　 ）
　　 -=二二ﾆ-__　　 　 ⌒ヽ
　　　　　‐=二二冫ヽ__f ノ
　　　　／:::::::::::::j、 '　/ﾆ}、
　　　　>:::::::::八/ } ｀゛ﾒｿ　）
　　　 /　　≧=-ヽ‐ ' {￣
　　　 {　　　　　　 　 ﾉ
　　　　ヽ 　 ヽ　　 ィ
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　 　 　 （＿＿７－'
1)
The term 'Puniki' is a shortening of 'Pooh Aniki' (プー兄貴, Pū Aniki). Wouldn't it be 'Poohniki' instead?
2)
"Disney Games" (June 1, 2007). Disney Games.
3)
"プーさんの野球ゲームｗｗｗｗｗｗ" (January 1, 2012). 2ch /livejupiter/.
4)
The term 'harandeii' (ハランデイイ), a pun on Halladay (ハラデイ), is a slang term for “haranai de” (貼らないで, lit. “don't post it”) since users don't want to go through it again.
5)
"VOL.20［季節のイベント／BGM＆ME］". Sozaijiten.com.
6)
"はるか昔、仕事で著作権フリーBGM集の中の1曲を作った。いつからか、なんかやたらと使われてるなと思ったら元凶はコレだった。悪夢のトラウマ曲として長らく多くの人に愛されたようで、嬉しく思います。ありがとうロビカス。ありがとうホームランダービー。#プーさんのホームランダービー" (December 15, 2020). Twitter.
puniki.txt · Last modified: 2025-04-01 00:03:03 by namelessrumia