Review scoopings 3/5 · Feb 11, 2022
Goofy, Surprisingly Fun Collect-The-Items Game
Look: 8/10
I really like the sprites. And the title screen is super cute. 
Sound: 6/10 Fun enough sound, and like that there's some "actual" music at parts
Play: 8/10 You guess it: the manual helps. Ironically, out of all the games I remembered to look up the manual first, this one is quite easy to just jump into if …
Look: 8/10
I really like the sprites. And the title screen is super cute.
Sound: 6/10 Fun enough sound, and like that there's some "actual" music at parts
Play: 8/10 You guess it: the manual helps. Ironically, out of all the games I remembered to look up the manual first, this one is quite easy to just jump into if you wanna give it a quick playtest. Well, the collecting the eggs part is straightforward, but even with the manual, I wasn't sure what to do after that. Oh, I just had to wait? lol. Nope, turns out you can hit the turkey through the platform, I just was confused since the egg didn't pass through the platform, but yep a well-timed egg will wap that turkey and the next "stage" begins. Cool to see more than 2 players possible, this is definitely one of the first games I've seen that in, especially a console game. And I like when there are different difficulty levels. Just to reiterate, even if you figure out the game fast, the Instructions/Manual linked above are still valuable because it has tips at the end that proved to be very accurate (e.g., waiting in the center to time your shot at the turkey is better than trying to follow it, etc.)
Feel: 8/10 Cute look, goofy concept, fun and simple classic Atari game. This is what I expect and want from Atari games--not some lofty RPG or like those microcomputer adventure and RPG and strategy/sim games, ridiculously long load times. Nope, just load right up, catch those eggs (plus I'm learning I'm a sucker for collect the items games), and whack that turkey with an egg. Fun, simple, cute game.
Attachment: 7/10 As much as I loved this game, and it does stand out among Atari games, I just don't see myself returning to these type games all that often. Maybe it's just that the early 80s era is getting dryer to me, and this would have easily earned a higher rating if it were released a year or 2 before, but at this point, I'm just anticipating the imminent crash and excited for the next era/generation of games! Antsy pants over here, but I'm so close.