Wild Gunman (1974)

Nintendo

Arcade

3.01 from 72 ratings

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Wild Gunman is a game that was first released in arcades in 1974 by Nintendo. The original version of the game featured a 16mm-projection screen that had the player shoot the gunman when his eyes blinked. If he or she did so at the right moment, the gunman would be shot down and killed. If they didn't, the player would … Read more
Wild Gunman is a game that was first released in arcades in 1974 by Nintendo. The original version of the game featured a 16mm-projection screen that had the player shoot the gunman when his eyes blinked. If he or she did so at the right moment, the gunman would be shot down and killed. If they didn't, the player would be shot (in the in-game). The arcade was large and was part of the Simulation System that also included Shooting Trainer, which was much less exciting than its dueling counterpart. Read less

Details

Developers
Nintendo
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Arcade, Shooter
Themes
Action, Historical
Series
Wild Gunman

Release dates

  • 1974 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade

Rating distribution

5 stars
5
4 stars
15
3 stars
32
2 stars
16
1 star
4

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ApramPepo

Review ApramPepo 2/5 · Sep 14, 2021

Too basic.

I'll compare the Light Gun games from the NES Launch with Duck hunt, and as for this one, You just need need to shoot on time and That's it.

I Played it for about 10 minutes and then put it away. It's not that great.

Mazinkaiser

Review Mazinkaiser 3/5 · Mar 29, 2020

Wild Gunman: Itchy Trigger Fingers

Wild Gunman might be nothing more than a quick little arcade game to show off the NES Zapper, but it's got a bit of charm and excitement from the quick pace of drawing to shoot.

The game consists of three modes. The first two are waiting for either one or two shady outlaws to yell "FIRE!" to which the player …

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Wild Gunman might be nothing more than a quick little arcade game to show off the NES Zapper, but it's got a bit of charm and excitement from the quick pace of drawing to shoot.

The game consists of three modes. The first two are waiting for either one or two shady outlaws to yell "FIRE!" to which the player must then shoot the outlaw using the Zapper in time. It's easy enough to aim ahead of time but the reaction time will get the heart pumping. Two outlaws makes it much more difficult because of different shooting times and aiming at both nearly simultaneously, but it's a fun challenge if the player gets bored of the original mode. The last mode is a shooting gallery where the player must shoot an outlaw out of each saloon door and window before they get shot.

Apart from the main mode, the game's outlaws are cute in their imposing looks but silly animations as they get shot down, along with some charming saloon and desert backgrounds. It's pretty straightforward but for a port of an arcade game this gets the job done. Might not be worth a full price but it's worth the heart racing and the sweaty palms.

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