History VideoGame / GunSmoke

* CompositeCharacter: Wingate, the final boss of the NES version, is a redesign of the Arcade version's eighth boss Los Pubro with the Wingate family's name.

* {{Bowderlise}}: All the enemies and bosses in the German arcade version are robots to comply with German censorship laws at the time.

* KnifeNut: Roy, the second boss in the Arcade version. He spends a lot more time flipping around than attacking, so in a way he's easier to defeat than the first boss.

''Gun.Smoke'' (not to be confused with the Western [[Radio/{{GunSmoke}} radio]] and [[Series/GunSmoke TV series]]) is a vertically-scrolling ShootEmUp, developed by Creator/{{Capcom}} and originally released in arcades in 1985. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem and numerous contemporary 8-bit computer gaming systems.

* CompositeCharacter: Wingate, the final boss of the NES version, is a redesign of the arcade's eighth boss Los Pubro with the Wingate family's name.

* KnifeNut: Roy, the second boss in the arcade version. He spends a lot more time flipping around than attacking, so in a way he's easier to defeat than the first boss.
* {{Ninja}}: The boss of the third stage in the arcade, and the fourth stage in the console/computer versions. He specializes in throwing shurikens and teleporting to random places with smoke bombs.

* PowerUpMount: In the arcade and NES versions, the player can obtain a horse that allows him to move faster and absorb a few extra hits before dying.

* VictoryFakeout: After Wingate is eliminated [[DecapitatedArmy along with his goons]], his theme starts up again as "he" was [[ActuallyADoombot actually a body double]], and then the real one appears.

For a game with a similar concept, see ''VideoGame/SunsetRiders'' and ''VideoGame/{{Guwange}}''.

For a game with a similar concept, see ''VideoGame/SunsetRiders''.

It received a SpiritualSuccessor in 2004 called ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'', and ''that'' received a Spiritual Successor 6 years later called ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption''.

For a game with a similar concept, see VideoGame/SunsetRiders.

* WantedPoster: Each stage begins by displaying a wanted poster of the area boss, his name, and the weapon he uses.

* VictoryFakeout: After Wingate is eliminated, his theme starts up again as "he" was [[ActuallyADoombot actually a body double]], and then the real one appears.

* VictoryFakeout: After Wingate is eliminated, his theme starts up again as it was [[ActuallyADoombot actually a body double]], and the real one appears.

* NoHeroDiscount: The villagers gladly sell items and weapons. Darn good, but you'd think they'd give the gunman saving them a bit of leniency in terms of payment (especially since the money is also ''the game's score'').
* PixelHunt: The wanted posters required to end the stage and fight the boss are hidden, so they must be shot and uncovered, [[GuideDangIt otherwise the stage loops]].

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The NES version has unlimited continues, a rarity for Capcom arcade game ports of the era.

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: The villagers gladly sell items and weapons. Darn good, but you'd think they'd give the gunman saving them a discount (especially since the money is also ''the game's score'').

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: The villagers gladly sell items and weapons. Darn good, but you'd think they'd give the gunman saving them a discount.

* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: The various villagers gladly sell items and weapons. Darn good, but you'd think they'd give the gunman saving them a discount.