Wild Gunman

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Wild Gunman
Developer Nintendo R&D1
Publisher Nintendo
System NES, Arcade, Wii U Virtual Console
Release Date NES
JP February 18, 1984
US 1984
EU February 18, 1988
Arcade
US 1984
Wii U Virtual Console
PAL October 22, 2015
US January 7, 2016
JP June 22, 2016

Wild Gunman is a a light gun game by Nintendo. The original version of the game was a light gun game released in 1984, which connected to a 16mm projection screen.

Gameplay[edit]

The player must have a shoot out with a bandit. The player has to wait until the bandit says "Draw!" and then must try to shoot the opponent as quickly as possible. The NES game utilizes the NES Zapper.

Legacy[edit]

Ports/Remakes[edit]

  • A Playchoice-10 arcade version of the NES game was released in the same year as the NES game.
  • The NES game was made available for download as part of the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2015/2016. Notably, the European/Australian release date of the game coincided with Back to the Future day.

Other References/Homages[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Wild Gunman appears in the movie Back to the Future II. It appears in the form of a dedicated arcade machine made specifically for the movie.