Deadly Duck
Developer(s)Sirius Software
Publisher(s)20th Century Fox Games
Designer(s)Ed Hodapp[1]
Platform(s)Atari 2600, VIC-20
Release
  • NA: January 20, 1982
Genre(s)Fixed shooter

Deadly Duck is fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600 released on January 20, 1982,[2] in North America. It was designed by Ed Hodapp for Sirius Software and published by 20th Century Fox Games.[1][3] It was later ported to the VIC-20.[4]

Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot

Cranky crabs are attempting to get the ducks out of their ponds. The crabs fly in the air while throwing bricks and bombs at the ducks. To fight back, the ducks are armed with a bill that is also a gun barrel that shoots a limitless supply of bullets straight up.[5]

The player starts with four lives and a bonus life is awarded when all eight crabs in a level have been shot. If the player is hit by a brick, a life is lost. When bricks land at the bottom of the play area they impede player movement for a temporary period.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Deadly Duck". Atari Mania. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Deadly Duck for Atari 2600 from". 1UP. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Atari 2600 - Deadly Duck (20th Century Fox)". AtariAge. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  4. ↑ Halfhill, Tom R (July 1983). "Deadly Duck Cartridge Game for Unexpanded VIC-20". Compute!'s Gazette. pp. 63–64. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Deadly Duck". GameFAQs. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Deadly Duck - Atari 2600 - 20th Century Fox". Atari Age. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005.


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