Eggomania

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Not to be confused with Egomania.
For the deviant of Tetris called Eggo Mania in PAL countries, see Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness.
Eggomania.jpg
Developer(s)James Wickstead Design Associates[citation needed]
Publisher(s)U.S. Games
Designer(s)Henry Will
Wes Trager[1]
Composer(s)Todd Marshall[2]
Platform(s)Atari 2600
Release1983
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Eggomania is an action video game released in January 1983[3] by U.S. Games for the Atari 2600. Similar in design to Kaboom!, 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.

Gameplay[]

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.

Reception[]

Gameplay screenshot

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".[4]

See also[]

  • Chicken, another egg-themed, Avalanche-inspired game from 1982

References[]

  1. ^ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ^ Stilphen, Scott (2014). "Interview with Todd Marshall". Atari Compendium.
  3. ^ "The Video Game Update Vol 1, #11" (PDF).
  4. ^ Katz, Arnie; Kunkel, Bill (June 1983). "Programmable Arcade". Electronic Games. pp. 38–42. Retrieved 6 January 2015.

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