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Qwak !

Arcade Video game published 50 years ago by Atari, Inc.

Listed in MAME

Qwak ! screenshot

Qwak ! © 1974 Atari.

A light-pen duck-hunting game that would be an early predecessor to Nintendo's Duck Hunt

The gun used an electronic duck call that would sound off before the ducks would go flying into the air and sound when a duck was hit and fell to the ground.

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TECHNICAL/MACHINE PICT.
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The reeds/grass were painted onto the glass in front of the 23" B&W monitor.

TRIVIA

Released in November 1974, selling at an MSRP of $795.

This was the first time that a video arcade machine would use light-gun technology.

STAFF

Designed and engineered by: Harold Lee

SOURCES

Atari Inc: Business Is Fun by Curt Vendel and Marty Goldberg
Machine's picture.
Game's ROMs.