These eggs travel down variously contorted chutes to land safely in the basket perched on Big Bird's head.

During this stage, Big Bird is seen with his basket and numbers flash on the screen progressively faster as he counts.

The game ends when too many eggs are dropped or a set number of counting sessions is performed.

Big Bird's Egg Catch bears many similarities to other games of the time, such as Kaboom!.

Suzan D. Prince for Electronic Fun with Computers & Games said "Big Bird will definitely be a hit with the kindergarten set, while parents might just find themselves sneaking in a round every now and then.