This is one of the funniest games I've ever played. I've spent hours with my friends just playing this stupid fucking game.
Played (with a friend) as part of Atari 50.
Lmao. Even with a friend this is a complete nothing of a spam-fest. This has to be one of the most boring and barebones shooters on the console right
Lmao. Even with a friend this is a complete nothing of a spam-fest. This has to be one of the most boring and barebones shooters on the console right
Outlaw is a perfect example of "this is fun for about 5 minutes".
But it IS fun for those 5 minutes at a time.
Pretty much the beggining to spawn camping as a game strategy.
But it IS fun for those 5 minutes at a time.
Pretty much the beggining to spawn camping as a game strategy.
Only issues are the shot limit in some levels and the mediocre single-player content. Other than that, pretty solid.
Starting to see a trend with these 2600 games in how they always have to provide a single player experience and leave single players in the dust other than some barebones modes. Honestly it's still an alright time with a friend but not much else. Classic 1v1 duels or shooting practice is really all that's here and for many, it was enough.
While I may be an elderly millennial, I was roughly a negative decade old during the Atari 2600’s time on top, but I do have some memories of playing it. We were always a few years behind on console generations when I was a kid, being a working class family living during trickle down and the dot com bubble and all that fun stuff, so I was 7 when I got a NES even though the SNES had already been out for a bit, and before I had a NES I distinctly remember messing around with one of these woodgrain beasts that my parents had, who definitely were not gamers beyond that.
I had to be 5 and that was many, many brain eating drugs ago so I don’t have a lot of super distinct memories of it, but I do remember sitting there on the floor waiting for Mystery Science Theater to come on WGTW (The One To Watch!) while playing Outlaw with my dad.
The original Outlaw was the better named response to Midway’s GUN FIGHT [/fight milk voice] and wow they must have really been punching themselves for getting beat to the most obvious possible title. Outlaw was programmed by David Crane who has a wonderful resume that includes founding Activision with the other people I’ve mentioned a hundred times in here, and designing Pitfall. Its a wild west gunfight shooter where you move your cowboy shaped splotch around the small map, usually with an obstacle in the middle you have to shoot around, and attempt to maneuver yourself into getting a good shot at the cowboy shaped splotch in front of you.
The strategy of the game is that you can only move or shoot, not both, and when you take a shot you are motionless until the bullet either hits or misses. I love when really simple things like that end up adding enough layers to a game to stay entertaining. Its yet another one that is forgettable without a human to play, but - and this might be my first real hot take of the 70s - its one of the most amusingly competitive games on the system. You could take this game right now and remake it with like Drivekick’s aesthetic and they would be playing Outlaw at whatever gathering of the fightgalos replaces EVO.
I had to be 5 and that was many, many brain eating drugs ago so I don’t have a lot of super distinct memories of it, but I do remember sitting there on the floor waiting for Mystery Science Theater to come on WGTW (The One To Watch!) while playing Outlaw with my dad.
The original Outlaw was the better named response to Midway’s GUN FIGHT [/fight milk voice] and wow they must have really been punching themselves for getting beat to the most obvious possible title. Outlaw was programmed by David Crane who has a wonderful resume that includes founding Activision with the other people I’ve mentioned a hundred times in here, and designing Pitfall. Its a wild west gunfight shooter where you move your cowboy shaped splotch around the small map, usually with an obstacle in the middle you have to shoot around, and attempt to maneuver yourself into getting a good shot at the cowboy shaped splotch in front of you.
The strategy of the game is that you can only move or shoot, not both, and when you take a shot you are motionless until the bullet either hits or misses. I love when really simple things like that end up adding enough layers to a game to stay entertaining. Its yet another one that is forgettable without a human to play, but - and this might be my first real hot take of the 70s - its one of the most amusingly competitive games on the system. You could take this game right now and remake it with like Drivekick’s aesthetic and they would be playing Outlaw at whatever gathering of the fightgalos replaces EVO.
Outlaw 1978 | Atari 2700
emulador pc
1-interacción: 5
2-mundo/apartado artístico: 4
3-concepto: 5
4-puesta en escena: 4
5-narración: -
6-sonido/apartado sonoro: 4.3
7-jugabilidad: 4
8-historia: -
9-duración/ritmo: 6.7
10-impacto: 4.6
6.7
5
5
4.6
4.3
4
29.6/60
49.3 promedio
emulador pc
1-interacción: 5
2-mundo/apartado artístico: 4
3-concepto: 5
4-puesta en escena: 4
5-narración: -
6-sonido/apartado sonoro: 4.3
7-jugabilidad: 4
8-historia: -
9-duración/ritmo: 6.7
10-impacto: 4.6
6.7
5
5
4.6
4.3
4
29.6/60
49.3 promedio
Another variation on Gun Fight and about as decent.
I started it up, shot the other guy in the head 10 times, and only after that did I win... or the game just decided to stop. Best Game, 10/10.
Game #219
Game #219
Great Cowboy Standoff game. Even with the simple 8bit style they still gave the figures hats and stances. The game is fun multiplayer games that makes you focus on timing your shots just right in an even playing field. I recommend playing this if you have a friend. There's no point if you're playing on your own. So overall it's fine, not giving it more than 3 stars though. A fun cowboy standoff game from Atari. I played this on Atari 50.
Decent versus shooting game, requires some timing and careful movement.
The 2-player version of this SLAPS. Get the atari greatest hits on the DS, get another DS (or a 3ds, we're not picky 'round here), get a friend and play this on game-sharing mode. Trust me, it's a blast