<s>
Outlaw	B-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
arcade	O
game	O
by	O
Atari	O
Inc.	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simulates	O
an	O
Old	O
West	O
fast	B-Application
draw	I-Application
duel	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaw	B-Application
was	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
the	O
year	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
released	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
console	O
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
)	O
in	O
1978	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
housed	O
in	O
a	O
custom	O
cabinet	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
PCB	O
is	O
composed	O
of	O
discrete	O
technology	O
,	O
with	O
game	O
sprites	O
stored	O
in	O
ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
outlaw	B-Application
appears	O
somewhere	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
the	O
object	O
being	O
to	O
fast	B-Application
draw	I-Application
your	O
gun	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
he	O
draws	O
his	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
port	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
by	O
then-Atari	O
employee	O
David	O
Crane	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1978	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
more	O
directly	O
comparable	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
Gun	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
shoot-out	O
using	O
Atari	B-Device
CX40	I-Device
joysticks	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crane	O
also	O
developed	O
Outlaw/Howitzer	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computers	I-Device
in	O
1979	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlaw/Howitzer	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
through	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
in	O
summer	O
of	O
1981	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eric	O
Thompson	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
of	O
Outlaw	B-Application
in	O
The	O
Space	O
Gamer	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
