Skeet Shoot

Atari 2600

1981Games by Apollo Games by Apollo

Games by Apollo's first Atari 2600 release (December 1981), programmed by Ed Salvo: shoot clay pigeons. Two-player modes include alternating turns or one player aiming while the other steers the pigeons.

Collector note

Apollo's debut cartridge. Salvo sold it to founder Pat Roper for $5,000, then became Director of Development.

Facts

First fire button press launches a clay pigeon; the second fires the gun.
Difficulty switches change pigeon speed. Two two-player variations via the console difficulty switches.

Related games

Spacechase · Atari 2600Apollo / Ed Salvo Atari 2600 title

Sources

Skeet Shoot · Wikipedia

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