Gun.Smoke

Gun.Smoke
Gun.Smoke
	Arcade flyer
Developer(s)	Capcom
Publisher(s)	JP/EU:Capcom; NA:Romstar;
Designer(s)	Yoshiki Okamoto
Composer(s)	Arcade; Ayako Mori; FDS/NES; Junko Tamiya
Platform(s)	Arcade,FDS,NES,Amstrad CPC,MSX,PlayStation 2,PlayStation,ZX Spectrum,Xbox,Saturn,Windows
Release	October 23, 1985 Arcade JP:October 23, 1985; NA:October 1985; WW:Late 1985; FDS/NES JP:January 27, 1988; NA:February 1988; EU:December 23, 1988; ;
Genre(s)	Run and gun
Mode(s)	Single-player,multiplayer

Gun.Smoke^[6]is a vertically scrollingrun and gun video gameand designed byYoshiki Okamotoand released in arcades in 1985.^[7]Gun.Smokecenters on a character named Billie Bob, abounty huntergoing after the criminals of theWild West.

Gameplay

Gun Smokeis arun and gun video gamein which the screen automatically scrolls upward. Players use three buttons to shoot left, right, and center. The player can also change the way Billie Bob shoots through button combinations. The player dies by getting shot, struck by enemies, or caught between an obstacle and the bottom of the screen. The player can collect various items, including ahorsefor extra protection,bootsfor increased movement speed,bulletsfor faster shots, ayashichifor anextra life,and ariflefor longer shot range. Other items add points to your score such as stars,bottles,bags,anddragonflies.

Two versions ofGun.Smokewere released in North America byRomstar.^{[citation needed]}

Ports

Gun.Smokewas ported to these systems:

TheMSX
ThePlayStationandSega Saturnas a part ofCapcom Generation 4
ThePlayStation 2,PlayStation PortableandXboxas a part ofCapcom Classics Collection
ThePlayStation 3andXbox 360as a part ofCapcom Arcade Cabinet
The,Nintendo Switch,PlayStation 4,Xbox One,andMicrosoft Windowsas part ofCapcom Arcade 2nd Stadium,referred to asGan Sumoku.^[8]
Windows 98andWindows XPas a part ofCapcom Arcade Hits Volume 3^[9]
TheAmstrad CPCasDesperado – Gun.Smoke;this platform received a sequel calledDesperado 2
TheZX Spectrum

NES version

The game was later ported to theNintendo Entertainment System(NES) andFamily Computer Disk System(FDS) in 1988. The game has a new storyline: In 1849, agangknown as the Wingates attacks the town of Hicksville, kills the sheriff, and causes trouble everyday until Billie Bob, the main character, comes to town to free it from the gang. The NES version also has different music.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the arcade version was composed by Ayako Mori.^[10]On August 25, 1986,Alfa Recordsreleased a limited-edition soundtrack, featuring all of the music from the arcade version, as well as two unused tracks. Its catalog number was Capcom Game Music – 28XA-94.

Reception

Game MachinelistedGun.Smokein their January 1986 issue as being the second most-successful table arcade unit of the month in Japan.^[11]The USPlay Metercharts listed it as one of the top five arcade games the same month.^[12]It went on to be Japan's sixth highest-grossing table arcade game during the first half of 1986.^[13]

The arcade game received positive reviews. In a January 1986 issue ofPlay Metermagazine, Frank Seninsky listedGun.Smokeas the top recommended arcade conversion kit, calling it "a number-one kit with great graphics."^[14]Computer and Video Gamesmagazine gave the arcade game a positive review in March 1986, calling it an "excellent" fast-paced shooter, considering it to be better thanlight gun shooterssuch asHogan's AlleyandShoot Out.^[5]

Sequel

A sequel, titledDesperado 2,was developed byTopo Softand released in 1991. The game was released onAmstrad CPC,MS-DOS,MSX,andZX Spectrum.^[15]^[16]^[17]

References

^^a ^bAkagi, Masumi (13 October 2006).アーケードTVゲームリスト quốc nội • hải ngoại biên (1971-2005)[Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 112.ISBN 978-4990251215.
^"Gun.Smoke (Registration Number PA0000291861)".United States Copyright Office.Retrieved8 June2021.
^"NES Games"(PDF).Nintendo of America.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 11, 2014.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.
^Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006).アーケードTVゲームリスト quốc nội • hải ngoại biên (1971-2005)[Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 23.ISBN 978-4990251215.
^^a ^b"Arcade Action: Gunsmoke".Computer and Video Games.No. 54 (April 1986). United Kingdom:EMAP.16 March 1986. pp. 86–7.
^ガンスモーク,Gan Sumōku
^"Gunsmoke".The International Arcade Museum.Retrieved5 Oct2013.
^"Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium: Gan Sumoku for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site".Nintendo.com.Retrieved6 September2023.
^"Capcom Arcade Hits Volume 3: Commando & Gunsmoke - PC - GameSpy".pc.gamespy.com.Retrieved2022-09-26.
^"Sâm an dã tử - みんなで quyết めるゲーム âm lặc ベスト100まとめwiki【7/16 canh tân 】".Sâm an dã tử - みんなで quyết めるゲーム âm lặc ベスト100まとめwiki(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-07-22.
^"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル hình TVゲーム cơ (Table Videos)".Game Machine(in Japanese). No. 275.Amusement Press, Inc.1 January 1986. p. 35.
^"National Play Meter".Play Meter.12(1): 20–1. January 15, 1986.
^"Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '86 thượng bán kỳ"[Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: First Half '86](PDF).Game Machine(in Japanese). No. 288.Amusement Press, Inc.15 July 1986. p. 28.
^Seninsky, Frank (January 15, 1986)."Frank's Cranks: Systems/Trivias/Conversions (Part II)".Play Meter.Vol. 12, no. 1. pp. 28–30.
^"Desperado 2 (1991)".MobyGames.Retrieved2022-09-26.
^GAMART s.c.p (1991),Desperado 2,retrieved2022-09-26
^"Desperado 2 at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware".Spectrum Computing.Retrieved2022-09-26.

External links

Gun.Smokeat theKiller List of Videogames
Gun.Smoke at the arcade history database
Gun.Smoke: NES Game Coverage
Desperadoat SpectrumComputing.co.uk

[Akagi112-1] Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006).アーケードTVゲームリスト quốc nội • hải ngoại biên (1971-2005)[Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 112.ISBN 978-4990251215.

[2] "Gun.Smoke (Registration Number PA0000291861)".United States Copyright Office.Retrieved8 June2021.

[NintendoList-3] "NES Games"(PDF).Nintendo of America.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on June 11, 2014.RetrievedAugust 9,2015.

[Akagi23-4] Akagi, Masumi (13 October 2006).アーケードTVゲームリスト quốc nội • hải ngoại biên (1971-2005)[Arcade TV Game List: Domestic • Overseas Edition (1971-2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: Amusement News Agency. p. 23.ISBN 978-4990251215.

[CVG-5] "Arcade Action: Gunsmoke".Computer and Video Games.No. 54 (April 1986). United Kingdom:EMAP.16 March 1986. pp. 86–7.

[6] ガンスモーク,Gan Sumōku

[7] "Gunsmoke".The International Arcade Museum.Retrieved5 Oct2013.

[8] "Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium: Gan Sumoku for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site".Nintendo.com.Retrieved6 September2023.

[9] "Capcom Arcade Hits Volume 3: Commando & Gunsmoke - PC - GameSpy".pc.gamespy.com.Retrieved2022-09-26.

[10] "Sâm an dã tử - みんなで quyết めるゲーム âm lặc ベスト100まとめwiki【7/16 canh tân 】".Sâm an dã tử - みんなで quyết めるゲーム âm lặc ベスト100まとめwiki(in Japanese).Retrieved2023-07-22.

[11] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25 - テーブル hình TVゲーム cơ (Table Videos)".Game Machine(in Japanese). No. 275.Amusement Press, Inc.1 January 1986. p. 35.

[12] "National Play Meter".Play Meter.12(1): 20–1. January 15, 1986.

[GM288-13] "Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: '86 thượng bán kỳ"[Game Machine's Best Hit Games 25: First Half '86](PDF).Game Machine(in Japanese). No. 288.Amusement Press, Inc.15 July 1986. p. 28.

[14] Seninsky, Frank (January 15, 1986)."Frank's Cranks: Systems/Trivias/Conversions (Part II)".Play Meter.Vol. 12, no. 1. pp. 28–30.

[15] "Desperado 2 (1991)".MobyGames.Retrieved2022-09-26.

[16] GAMART s.c.p (1991),Desperado 2,retrieved2022-09-26

[17] "Desperado 2 at Spectrum Computing - Sinclair ZX Spectrum games, software and hardware".Spectrum Computing.Retrieved2022-09-26.

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