Alligator Hunt
{{Short description|1994 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Alligator Hunt
|image = Alligator Hunt arcade flyer.jpg
|developer = Gaelco
|publisher = Gaelco
|director = Luis Jonama
|producer = Angel Porras
|designer = Esteve Polls
Toni López Yeste
|programmer = Alexander Ekjanov
Diego Campos
|artist = Xavier Arrebola G.
Xavier Fradera
Toni Rodríguez
|composer = Joan Sanmarti
|platforms = Arcade
|released = {{vgrelease|ESP|1994{{cite book|last=Akagi|first=Masumi|url=https://archive.org/stream/ArcadeGameList1971-2005#page/n119/mode/1up|title=Gaelco, Spain; A|work=アーケードTVゲームリスト 国内•海外編 (1971-2005)|edition=1st|publisher=Amusement News Agency|date=13 October 2006|pages=118, 145|isbn=978-4990251215|language=ja}}|JP|1995{{cite magazine|last=Kusakabe|first=Ayako|url=https://archive.org/stream/gameurara-vol1-1995-600DPI/Game%20Urara%20-%20Vol.%201#page/n91/mode/1up|title=Tokyo Location Test Report: アリゲーターハント (Gaelco)|magazine=Game Urara|volume=1|publisher=Core Magazine|date=1995|page=92|lang=ja}}}}
|genre = Shooting gallery
|modes = Single-player, co-op
}}
Alligator Hunt is a shoot 'em up arcade video game released by Spanish company Gaelco in 1994.{{cite web|last=Forcada|first=Carlos|url=https://as.com/meristation/2014/05/03/reportajes/1399096800_131092.html|title=Regreso al Pasado: Recreativas españolas — Alligator Hunt (1993)|work=MeriStation|publisher=PRISA|date=May 3, 2014|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515151224/https://as.com/meristation/2014/05/03/reportajes/1399096800_131092.html|archive-date=2020-05-15|url-status=live}}{{cite book|last1=Fernandez|first1=J. Manuel|last2=Pérez|first2=Jesús Relinque|title=World Rally|work=Continue Play?: Historia de las máquinas recreativas españolas|edition=1st|publisher=Héroes de Papel|date=1 July 2017|pages=1–288|language=es|isbn=9788494714917}}{{cite web|last1=Figares|first1=Daniel|last2=Forcada|first2=Carlos|url=https://as.com/meristation/2017/12/02/videos/1512198000_171221.html|title=Alligator Hunt: Recreativas Españolas|work=MeriStation|publisher=PRISA|date=December 3, 2017|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326132942/https://as.com/meristation/2017/12/02/videos/1512198000_171221.html|archive-date=March 26, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|last=García|first=Julen Zaballa|title=Last KM: En Busca De La Recreativa Perdida|magazine=Retro Gamer|issue=23|publisher=Axel Springer SE|date=April 2018|pages=32–37|lang=es}}{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Cory|url=https://medium.com/shinkansen-retrogaming/arcade-game-01-alligator-hunt-8823fffc0b7f|title=Arcade Game #01: Alligator Hunt|work=Medium|publisher=A Medium Corporation|date=October 2, 2019|access-date=2020-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609175935/https://medium.com/shinkansen-retrogaming/arcade-game-01-alligator-hunt-8823fffc0b7f|archive-date=2020-06-09|url-status=live}}
Gameplay
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Reptilian-looking aliens are invading earth and is up to the bravest soldiers (skateboarding kids) to stop the invasion and destroy the enemy base.{{cite magazine|last=Semino|first=Manuel|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Joker_1996-01_Joker_Verlag_DE#page/n105/mode/1up|title=Coin Op - Alligator Hunt|magazine=Amiga Joker|issue=63|publisher=Joker-Verlag|date=December 1993|page=106|lang=de}} The gameplay of Alligator Hunt is similar to Cabal and Blood Bros..Alligator Hunt arcade flyer (Gaelco, ESP){{cite web|last=Cooke|first=Ant|url=http://gaminghell.co.uk/AlligatorHunt.html|title=Alligator Hunt - Ho, girl! Always with the same bore!|website=gaminghell.co.uk|access-date=2020-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609180425/http://gaminghell.co.uk/AlligatorHunt.html|archive-date=2020-06-09|url-status=live}}
Development and release
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Alligator Hunt was developed by Gaelco.{{cite web|last=Bizarro|first=Dave|url=http://www.retrovicio.org/miscelanea/entrevista-xavier-ag-gaelco|title=Entrevista Xavier A.G. (GAELCO)|work=Retrovicio|publisher=Drupal|date=August 8, 2009|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111154417/http://www.retrovicio.org/miscelanea/entrevista-xavier-ag-gaelco|archive-date=January 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://retrolaser.es/entrevista-xavier-fradera-disenador-en-gaelco/|title=Entrevista Xavier Fradera diseñador en Gaelco|work=Retrolaser|date=June 5, 2016|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213225750/https://retrolaser.es/entrevista-xavier-fradera-disenador-en-gaelco/|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.recreativas.org/noticias/2020/06/04/entrevista-toni-lopez-disenador-y-artista-en-gaelco-297|title=Entrevista Toni López, diseñador y artista en Gaelco|work=Recreativas.org|publisher=Retrolaser|date=June 4, 2020|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609171551/https://www.recreativas.org/noticias/2020/06/04/entrevista-toni-lopez-disenador-y-artista-en-gaelco-297|archive-date=2020-06-09|url-status=live}}{{cite journal|last=López Yeste|first=Toni|title=Jocs d'Arcade: ALLYGATOR HUNT - 1994|journal=Toni Art|language=ca}}
As of April 2020, the rights to Alligator Hunt were acquired by Piko Interactive.{{cite web|last=Borrachero|first=David|author2=KDarkblade 2|url=http://www.retromaniac.es/2020/04/piko-muestra-musculo-con-la-adquisicion.html|title=Piko muestra músculo con la adquisición del catálogo de Gaelco – También anuncia ODT para Nintendo 64 y varios juegos de Vivid Image|work=RetroManiac|date=April 21, 2020|access-date=2020-06-09|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609180148/http://www.retromaniac.es/2020/04/piko-muestra-musculo-con-la-adquisicion.html|archive-date=2020-06-09|url-status=live}} The game was included as part of the Gaelco Arcade 1 compilation for Evercade, marking its first console debut.{{cite web|last=Sol|first=Bruno|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/opinion/clasicos-gaelco-fin-casa-873345|title=Los clásicos de Gaelco, por fin en casa|work=HobbyConsolas|publisher=Axel Springer SE|date=May 28, 2021|access-date=2021-05-28|lang=es|archive-date=2021-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528122626/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/opinion/clasicos-gaelco-fin-casa-873345|url-status=live}}
Reception
According to Spanish website MeriStation, Alligator Hunt sold few arcade units. Carlos Forcada of MeriStation gave the game a positive retrospective outlook.
References
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External links
- [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/arcade/566448-alligator-hunt Alligator Hunt] at GameFAQs
- [https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=6864 Alligator Hunt] at Killer List of Videogames
- [https://www.mobygames.com/game/alligator-hunt Alligator Hunt] at MobyGames
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{{Portal bar|1990s|Spain|Video games}}
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Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games