Duck Attack!

• Title — Duck Attack! • Developer — Will Nicholes • Publisher — AtariAge • Designer — Will Nicholes • Released — July 2010 • Genre — Action-adventure • Modes — Single player • Platforms — Atari 2600

A mad scientist has created mutant, fire-breathing ducks that lay radioactive plutonium eggs. The player must collect the eggs to prevent the scientist from using them to build a doomsday device, while avoiding the ducks and other obstacles.

• Illustration — The player facing a duck and a tank The player uses the joystick to control a robot that explores the scientist's lair, picking up eggs, weapons, and other useful objects. When two eggs are found and brought to the appropriate exit, the player advances to the next level. The player starts with three lives (robots) and loses one when eaten by a duck or hit by the ducks' fire or another deadly object. Additional lives and various power-ups can be earned by picking up colored balloons. The player can play with all objects either in a predetermined location, or randomly distributed in the rooms.

Duck Attack! was initially conceived as a ROM hack of the Atari 2600 game Adventure, but was then rewritten as an original title. The game displays sprites that are larger and more detailed than commonly seen in Atari 2600 games, but with a lower vertical resolution.