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Big Bird’s Egg Catch - Atari 2600

Atari 2600 joystick:

Atari 2600 joystick


Joystick control:

 

Player 1: Player 2:
joystick ↑↓←→TGFH
triggerSpacebarA
turboDel.
RESETF12F12
SELECTF11F11
PauseAlt+PAlt+P
black-white / color mode:  F2
paddle / joystick mode: Alt+L

Emulation speed:

If the game emulation is slow, try to speed it up by reloading this pa­ge without ads or choose a­no­ther emulator from this table.


Other platforms:

Unfortunately, this game is cur­rent­ly available only in this ver­si­on. Be patient :-)


Game info:
Big Bird’s Egg Catch - box cover
box cover
Game title:Big Bird’s Egg Catch
Console: Atari 2600
Author (released):Atari, Inc. (1983)
Genre:EducationalMode:Single-player
Design:Linda King, Christopher Omarzu, Gus Allen
Music:
Game manual:manual.pdf

File size:

3137 kB
Download: not available (stream only)

Game size:

8 kB
Recommended emulator: Stella

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

   Big Bird's Egg Catch is an educational video game for the Atari 2600 developed by Atari, Inc. and Children's Computer Workshop and published by Atari in 1983. In the game, the player controls Big Bird from Sesame Street as he saves eggs produced by chickens at the top of the screen.

Big Bird’s Egg Catch (Atari 2600)
   Big Bird's Egg Catch (Atari 2600)
These eggs travel down variously contorted chutes to land safely in the basket perched on Big Bird's head. Most eggs count for a single point, but a golden egg will periodically appear that is worth five points. When an egg is dropped, a number of points are lost. At higher levels, the eggs move faster, the chutes become more convoluted, there are more egg-laying hens, and the chutes may even flash invisible. 'Turkey in the Straw', the song that plays during the egg-catching, also increases in tempo.
   Periodically, Big Bird will exit the screen to count his eggs. During this stage, Big Bird is seen with his basket and numbers flash on the screen progressively faster as he counts. When the total is reached, a song is played and Big Bird dances. The game ends when too many eggs are dropped or a set number of counting sessions is performed.
   Big Bird's Egg Catch bears many similarities to other games of the time, such as Kaboom!. What sets it apart is that this game does not use a paddle controller common to games with similar gameplay.
   Suzan D. Prince for Electronic Fun with Computers & Games said 'Big Bird will definitely be a hit with the kindergarten set, while parents might just find themselves sneaking in a round every now and then.'

More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org.

For fans and collectors:
Find this game on video server YouTube.com or Vimeo.com.
Buy original game or Atari 2600 console on Amazon.com or eBay.com.

Find digital download of this game on GOG or Steam.

 
Videogame Console:

This ver­sion of Big Bird’s Egg Catch was de­sig­ned for A­ta­ri 2600, which was com­mer­ci­al­ly ve­ry suc­ces­s­ful vi­deo ga­me con­so­le of se­cond ge­ne­ra­tion pro­du­ced by A­ta­ri from 1977 to 1992. It was the first con­so­le that used re­mo­vab­le me­mory mo­du­les with ga­mes. At the time of its grea­test fa­me, mo­re than 30 mil­li­on units of this con­so­le were sold for about $ 200 a pie­ce. To da­te, the ga­me li­bra­ry for this con­so­le con­tains near­ly 1,000 o­ri­gi­nal ga­mes. Mo­re in­for­ma­ti­on about the Atari 2600 can be found here.


Recommended Game Controllers:

You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB joystick that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a joystick, buy a suitable USB controller on Amazon or AliExpress or in some of your favorite online stores.

 
Available online emulators:

5 different online emulators are available for Big Bird’s Egg Catch. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Big Bird’s Egg Catch are summarized in the following table:
 

EmulatorTechnologyMultiplayerUSB gamepadTouchscreenWithout ads
Javatari 5.0JavaScriptYESYESYESYES
Javatari 0.91JavaScriptYESYESNOYES
NeptunJSJavaScriptYESYESNONO
EmulatorJSJavaScriptYESYESYESYES
JStellaJava appletYESNONOYES


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