Deadly Duck Explained

Deadly Duck
Designer:Ed Hodapp
Developer:Sirius Software
Publisher:20th Century Fox Games
Genre:Fixed shooter
Platforms:Atari 2600, VIC-20

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

Gameplay

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deadly Duck for Atari 2600 from . 1UP . 2013-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090227004300/http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3147312 . 2009-02-27 . dead.
  2. Web site: Deadly Duck. Atari Mania. 5 October 2013.
  3. Web site: Atari 2600 - Deadly Duck (20th Century Fox) . AtariAge . 2013-10-05 . December 19, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101219164438/http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=124 . dead .
  4. News: Deadly Duck Cartridge Game for Unexpanded VIC-20 . Compute!'s Gazette . July 1983 . 4 December 2013 . Halfhill, Tom R . 63–64.
  5. Web site: Deadly Duck. GameFAQs. 5 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Deadly Duck - Atari 2600 - 20th Century Fox . Atari Age . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050525160106/http://www.atariage.com/manual_page.html?SystemID=2600&SoftwareLabelID=124&maxPages=6&currentPage=2 . 2005-05-25.