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Outlaw

A home console port of 1976 Outlaw for the Atari 2600 by then-Atari employee David Crane. This version is more directly comparable to Midway's Gun Fight, allowing two players to engage in a shoot-out using…

31 December 1978

Outlaw is a shooter developed by Atari, released 31 December 1978 on Atari 2600 and Arcade.

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What Outlaw is

Outlaw is a shooter game developed by Atari and released in 1978. It is available on Atari 2600 and Arcade.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A home console port of 1976 Outlaw for the Atari 2600 by then-Atari employee David Crane. This version is more directly comparable to Midway's Gun Fight, allowing two players to engage in a shoot-out using 2600's joysticks. There are also multiple types of play that differ slightly from the arcade game, including target practice and versions with obstacles that must be shot around or shot through.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

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When did Outlaw come out?
Outlaw was released on 31 December 1978 for Atari 2600 and Arcade.

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