{"id":14,"date":"2023-05-21T18:56:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T18:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-05-21T18:56:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T18:56:47","slug":"hello-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oldfartplayingoldgames.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/21\/hello-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken by Synapse for Atari 400\/800\/XL\/XE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicken is one of my favorite Atari 8-bit games from the Eighties. It has a lot of the same gameplay elements as Activision\u2019s Kaboom while adding a few twists of its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game shares features of Atari\u2019s Avalanche, Activision\u2019s Kaboom, and several other paddle-based games. However, the game brings several quirks of its own to the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Chicken by Synapse for Atari 8 Bit Computers\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fC8mqOyqpFs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicken is deceptively simple. The fox is in the henhouse, and he\u2019s stealing eggs, dropping them through a series of moving blocks (which all chicken coops have, right?). The eggs fall through gaps between the blocks, randomly dropping in different locations on the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If an egg hits the ground, it cracks open and hatches into a chick. While the chicken\u2019s motherly instincts cause it to naturally want to sit on the new baby chick to keep it warm, that\u2019s not a good thing in this game. Luckily, the chicken can jump over them by pressing the fire button on your controller (joystick or paddle, believe me, the paddle is better suited for this game). If the chicken squats on a chick, an angry farmer runs out and kicks the chicken off the screen. The action speeds up as you play until it becomes extremely fast-paced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up to 4 players can play the game, taking turns, and sharing a single controller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This game quickly became a favorite of mine back in the early 80s when I had my first Atari (a 600XL, I believe), and it is still a favorite of mine today. If you enjoy fast-paced games and enjoy a challenge, Chicken is for you. You might even get a chuckle or two out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The game is available to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/a8b_Chicken_1982_Synapse_Software_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">play online at The Internet Archive<\/a>. It is also available for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/a8b_Chicken_1982_Synapse_Software_US\/Chicken_1982_Synapse_Software_US.atr\">download from the same site.<\/a>&nbsp;The manual is also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/Chicken_201602\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">available at the same site<\/a>. I hope you enjoy the game. Be sure to let me know if you liked it, by leaving a comment below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230407223909\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oldfartplaying1\" target=\"_blank\">Follow me on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/oldfartplayingoldgames\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Follow me on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/oldfartplayingoldgames\" target=\"_blank\">Follow me on Twitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicken is one of my favorite Atari 8-bit games from the Eighties. It has a lot of the same gameplay elements as Activision\u2019s Kaboom while adding a few twists of its own. 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