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Video game · 1974

Qwak!

Released 4 March 1974 on arcade video game machine

Developer
Atari
Made in
California, United States
Genre
Shooter, Arcade
Themes
Action

About Qwak!

Qwak! is a duck hunting light gun shooter arcade video game developed by Atari and released in 1974. In the game, ducks fly one at a time across the screen, and the player shoots at them using a light gun attached to the game cabinet. The player gets three shots per duck; ducks change direction away from missed shots and fall to the bottom of the screen when hit. A screen overlay adds images of reeds and a tree branch, and an image of a duck is added to a row at the top of the screen whenever a duck is hit. Games continue until a time limit, set by the machine operator, is reached. Qwak! is most likely the inspiration for the 1984 Nintendo Entertainment System light gun game Duck Hunt.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

arcade video game machine4 March 1974

Screenshots

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.