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2 | ''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 as an UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame in 1985. It was later ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem and numerous contemporary 8-bit computer gaming systems. |
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4 | Unlike most shoot'em-ups at that time, players control a gunman walking on feet and move between the grounds. He can shoot diagonally when the players move him sideways. |
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6 | A family of outlaws known as the Wingates stroll into a peaceful frontier town and kill its sheriff, plunging it into lawlessness and making it easy prey for bandit raids. It's left to a lone gunman to fight back against the Wingates and restore order. |
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8 | It received a SpiritualSuccessor in 2004 called ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver'', and ''that'' received a Spiritual Successor 6 years later called ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'', followed by [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2 its prequel]] eight years after the release of the first ''RDR''. |
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10 | For games with similar concepts, see ''VideoGame/SunsetRiders'' and ''VideoGame/{{Guwange}}''. |
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12 | !!Tropes used in ''Gun.Smoke'': |
13 | * AntiFrustrationFeatures: The NES version has unlimited continues and lets you keep any weapons not removed from losing lives. |
14 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: All the enemies and bosses in the German arcade version are robots to comply with German censorship laws at the time. |
15 | * CompositeCharacter: |
16 | ** Pig Joe and Fat Man from the arcades were compressed into a single boss, Fat Joe. |
17 | ** 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. |
18 | * DenialOfDiagonalAttack: Averted, despite the fact it being a vertical scrolling shooter: You can shoot diagonally when moving left and right. |
19 | * DualBoss: The Wingate Family are the final bosses in the arcade version. Father Wingate is equipped with a machine gun, while his sons have rifles. |
20 | * GunsAkimbo: The player always holds two pistols and shoots with both, regardless of the direction. |
21 | * {{Ninja}}: The boss of the third stage in the Arcade version, and the fourth stage in the console/computer versions. He specializes in throwing shurikens and teleporting to random places with smoke bombs. |
22 | ** The console versions adds these as regular enemies, as well. |
23 | * NintendoHard: The game is so notoriously difficult that the NES version is actually ''easier''. |
24 | * NoHeroDiscount: In the NES version, 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). |
25 | * 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]]. You can buy them instead, but it's [[NoHeroDiscount not worth the trouble]]. |
26 | * PowerUpMount: In the Arcade and NES versions, the player can obtain a horse that allows him to move faster and absorb up to 3 hits before dying. |
27 | * ShoutOut: The enemies and bosses being robots in the German version is a nod to ''Film/{{Westworld}}''. |
28 | * SpiritualSuccessor: Received one a whole 19 years later called ''VideoGame/RedDeadRevolver''. |
29 | * 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. Though given that the game repeatedly refers to the Wingates in a plural sense, it's possible they're just brothers and you're fighting them one at a time. |
30 | * WantedPoster: Each stage begins by displaying a wanted poster of the area boss, his name, and the weapon he uses. |
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