1982 · Sirius Software · Arcade · Shoot 'em up

Deadly Duck

Atari console exclusive

Deadly Duck's job is to score points by blasting his enemy the Crabs, their Bricks and the Dragonflies. Deadly can keep shooting as long as he avoids getting bonked by a falling Brick or hit by a Dragonfly's Bomb.

Released: 20 January 1982
Platforms: Atari 2600 Commodore VIC-20 VIC-20
Genres: Arcade Shoot 'em up Shooter
Developers: Sirius Software
Publishers: —
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

Deadly Duck is fixed shooter game for the Atari 2600 released on January 20, 1982, in North America. It was designed by Ed Hodapp for Sirius Software and published by Fox Video Games. It was later ported, by Jeremy Jones, to the VIC-20.

Keywords

single-screen level
instant kill
crab

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

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.

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.