Alligator Hunt

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Alligator Hunt
Alligator Hunt arcade flyer.jpg
Developer(s) Gaelco
Publisher(s) Gaelco
Director(s) Luis Jonama
Producer(s) Angel Porras
Designer(s) Esteve Polls
Toni López Yeste
Programmer(s) Alexander Ekjanov
Diego Campos
Artist(s) Xavier Arrebola G.
Xavier Fradera
Toni Rodríguez
Composer(s) Joan Sanmarti
Platform(s) Arcade
Release
Genre(s) Shooting gallery
Mode(s)
Arcade system Gaelco GAE1 [3]

Alligator Hunt is a shoot 'em up arcade game released by Spanish company Gaelco in 1994. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot. ARC Alligator Hunt.png
Gameplay screenshot.

Reptilian-looking aliens are invading earth and is up to the bravest soldiers (skateboarding kids) to stop the invasion and destroy the enemy base. [9] Features gameplay similar to Cabal and Blood Bros. . [6] [10] [11]

Development and release

Alligator Hunt was developed by Gaelco. [12] [13] [14] [15]

As of April 2020, the rights to Alligator Hunt were acquired by Piko Interactive. [16] The game was included as part of the Gaelco Arcade 1 compilation for Evercade, marking its first console debut. [17]

Reception

According to Spanish website MeriStation, Alligator Hunt sold few arcade units. [4] Carlos Forcada of MeriStation gave the game a positive retrospective outlook. [6]

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