1982 · US Games · Action · Arcade

Eggomania

Atari exclusive

Eggomania is similar to the game Kaboom. At the top of the screen is a bird which is throwing eggs at you! You need to catch them in your hat before they hit the bottom of the screen. If you miss any eggs, they will break and yolk starts collecting at the bottom of the screen.

Released: 1982
Platforms: Atari 2600
Genres: Action Arcade
Developers: US Games
Publishers: US Games
Modes: Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action
Country: United States
Languages: English

About

S. Games for the Atari 2600. , which itself is a derivative of the arcade game Avalanche, the objective is to catch eggs in a hat which are thrown by a chicken. S.

Games before the publisher was dissolved in March 1983. Critics were quite fond of the game, though most recognized it to be a Kaboom! derivative. Its sound, graphics, animation, and gameplay were praised highly by numerous reviewers, and it was awarded for being the "funniest game" of 1983.

Keywords

gravity
chicken

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

A chicken at the top of the screen moves back and forth, dropping eggs. The paddle controller is used to move a blue bear holding a hat over its head left and right at the bottom of the screen. The goal is to catch the eggs in the hat. At the end of each round, the player has a chance to throw the eggs they have caught back at the chicken for bonus points.

The speed of the game increases as the player progresses. The game has two difficulties; the easier variation gives the player a larger hat for catching eggs.

Development

Eggomania was developed at James Wickstead Design Associates, which also developed most of the other games published by U.S. Games. The game's composer and sound designer was Todd Marshall. According to Marshall, one of the game's programmers was Henry Will. According James Hague, author of Halcyon Days, it was also programmed by Wes Trager.

Reception

Electronic Games in June 1983 called Eggomania "delightful", stating that the game improved on Kaboom! and Avalanche as a "fully-animated delight that might even eclipse its inspiration" with "state-of-the-art graphics on the 2600". The Video Game Update called it a "totally enchanting game with wildly colorful graphics." In Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, Sherry Jacobs said "in addition to being fun and challenging, the graphics are splendid—bright, exuberant colors with well-defined feathers on the bird."

Videogaming and Computer Gaming Illustrated's Jim Clark called it a "good reworking of Kaboom! with superb music. C. Meade disagreed with Clark, saying it was "nominally pleasant", full of pointless slop and repetitive music.