Wild Gunman Nintendo

Wild Gunman is a light gun shooter by Nintendo. There were two versions of the game: a 1974 FMV arcade game, and later a 1984 NES game developed by Intelligent Systems; the latter uses the NES Zapper to draw, aim and shoot the opponent.

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Nintendo converted the electro-mechanical concept into a video game, replacing photographic images with cartoon-style sprites. In 1984 in Japan, the Famicom version was released for use with the Zapper gun peripheral. This was also available packaged with a plastic, western-style revolver accessory (modeled after the Colt Single Action Army) that can be used instead of the Zapper. In 1985 in the United States, it was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System. In the NES version, the player waits for the opponent's eyes to flash (accompanied by a speech bubble reading "FIRE!!") before shooting. It features a shooting gallery where opponents are to be shot from the windows of a saloon. A piece of Frédéric Chopin's "Funeral march" indicates the player's defeat. This version was also published on the PlayChoice-10 arcade system. On the Wii U Virtual Console, the Wii Remote pointer is used instead of the Zapper.