Atari 2600

Desert Falcon

Desert Falcon is an arcade style shooter. Many of the Pharaoh's great treasures are lost throughout the desert, and your goal is to steal as many as you can to earn points. The game features a scrolling, isometric point of view as you control your falcon through the various desert landscapes. The treasures you are after are guarded of course. Many desert creatures including vultures, warriors, flying fish, sphinxes and more will all attempt to stop you from succeeding in your task. Also, at the end of each level you will need to face a large, howling sphinx before you can continue on. Your falcon isn't completely unarmed, and has the ability to fire darts which can be used to destroy the ass...

Genre: Shooter
Year: 1987
Developer: Atari Corporation
Publisher: Atari Corporation
Players: 2

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Achievements

38 achievements · 328 total points

Novice Sphinx Defeat the Sphinx in Novice Mode without losing any life.
1 pts
Standard Sphinx Defeat the Sphinx in Standard Mode without losing any life.
3 pts
Advanced Sphinx Defeat the Sphinx in Advanced Mode without losing any life.
10 pts
Expert Sphinx Defeat the Sphinx in Expert Mode without losing any life.
25 pts
Stage 3 Novice Reach Stage 4 in Novice mode
10 pts
Music Chair Get more than 3 hieros before the initial music is over.
3 pts
Stage 5 Standard Reach Stage 6 in Standard Mode
25 pts
Stage 7 Advanced Reach Stage 8 in advanced mode
25 pts
Stage 9 Expert Reach Stage 10 in expert mode
50 pts
Dodge Falcon Reach the Sphinx deathless dodging everything without any shots fired. (Expert Mode only.)
25 pts
Walk the Falcon Walk the bird the entire time and reach the Sphinx deathless. (Advanced Mode and up)
25 pts
Collect 50 Silver Ingots Collect 50 Crystal Bars in one session. Bonus don't count.
25 pts
500 Bonus Get 500pts in Bonus Stage.
3 pts
1,000 Bonus Get a thousand point bonus.
5 pts
3,000 Bonus Get 3,000 points bonus.
10 pts
5,000 Bonus Get 5,000 points bonus.
25 pts
Extra Life Get the Extra Life granted by the hieros.
5 pts
Points Get Points granted by the hieros.
1 pts
Air Bomb Get the Air Bomb super power.
3 pts
Kill Minis Get the Kill Minis super power (Kill Mini Sphinx.)
1 pts
Kill Pots Get the Kill Pots super power (Destroy all the fire pots.)
1 pts
Kill Sphinx Get the Kill Sphinx super power. (Instantly kill Sphinx.)
5 pts
Extra Bonus Get Extra Bonus points.
1 pts
Kill Uwe Get the Kill Uwe super power.
1 pts
Warp Get the Warp super power (Warp straight to the Sphinx.)
4 pts
Air Freeze Get the Air Freeze super power (Enemies freeze in mid-air.)
3 pts
Decoy Get the Decoy super power. (Enemies are tricked to fly toward the decoy spot instead of you.)
3 pts
Shackles Get the Shackles curse (Unable to hop on the ground.)
1 pts
Polywater Get the Polywater curse (Unable to swim.)
1 pts
Broken Wing Get the Broken Wing curse (Unable to fly.)
1 pts
Hold Sphinx Get the Hold Sphinx super power (Sphinx unable to spit darts or creature at you.)
5 pts
Hover Get the Hover super power (Hover over buildings.)
3 pts
Speed Up Get the Speed Up super power.
2 pts
Slow Down Get the Slow Down super power. (Slow down the enemies.)
3 pts
Roulette Get the Roulette super power (Gain two random hieroglyphs.)
3 pts
Omnicide Get the Omnicide super power (Instant screen kill.)
3 pts
Quick Shot Get the Quick Shot super power.
3 pts
Invincible Get the Invincible super power.
5 pts

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Desert Falcon frequently asked questions

How do I play Desert Falcon online with a friend?

Desert Falcon (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 Desert Falcon on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Desert Falcon in the Atari 2600 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Desert Falcon netplay lag?

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

Does Desert Falcon have achievements?

Yes, Desert Falcon has 38 achievements worth 328 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Desert Falcon 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 Desert Falcon on Etera

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