Atari 2600

Big Bird's Egg Catch

Big Bird wants to win the county fair egg contest and you can help him. A chicken at the top will lay and egg and it will go down a chute. You must get Big Bird under the correct chute to catch the egg. Game one is one player only. Games two through ten are one or two player. All games have two rounds. Game one is a practice round. There are two chickens, straight chutes and when you move Big Bird left or right, he pops right under the chute. Games two and three have three then four chutes and the game gets faster in the second round. Game two's chutes are straight, game three's zig-zag. Big Bird still pops under a chute. Games four, five and six have three rounds. There will be eleven white...

Genre: Action
Year: 1983
Developer: Children's Computer Workshop, Inc.
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

13 achievements · 78 total points

Egg Harder, Egg Better Finish All Rounds of Difficulty 2-1
2 pts
Welcome to the World of E G G Finish All Rounds of Difficulty 1-1
2 pts
I Have the EGG Finish All Rounds of Difficulty 3-1
3 pts
Egg in One Collect 30 Eggs in Difficulty 4-1
3 pts
SMG4: The E G G Collect 35 Eggs or More Eggs by the End of Difficulty 6-1
4 pts
Egg is Love, Egg is Life Collect 30 Eggs without Losing a Life in Difficulty 7-1
5 pts
Gimme the EGG Collect 40 Eggs without Losing a Life in Difficulty 8-1
5 pts
Invisible Eggs Get 45 Eggs in Difficulty 9-1
10 pts
I AM THE EGG BOY Get 50 Eggs in Difficulty 10-1
10 pts
I Love My Eggs Collect 35 Eggs in Difficulty 5-1
4 pts
Golden Egg.......... YUM Collect the Elusive Golden Egg in Difficulty 4+
2 pts
Perfect Egg Catcher Catch All Eggs in All Rounds of Difficulty 1
3 pts
Raiding the Egg Market Collect 500 eggs on difficulty 7 or higher in one session as player 1
25 pts

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Big Bird's Egg Catch frequently asked questions

How do I play Big Bird's Egg Catch online with a friend?

Big Bird's Egg Catch (Atari 2600) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Big Bird's Egg Catch on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Big Bird's Egg Catch in the Atari 2600 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Big Bird's Egg Catch netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Big Bird's Egg Catch have achievements?

Yes, Big Bird's Egg Catch has 13 achievements worth 78 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Big Bird's Egg Catch for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Big Bird's Egg Catch on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.