This game has classic old school run and gun action, set on a train as you try to prevent a robbery. It’s a bit of a clone of their hit game Green Beret (Rush’n Attack) using similar game mechanics but with a wild west theme. Iron Horse was first released in arcades in 1986 by Konami. The game is surprisingly playable with just a standard gamepad and I’d love to see it released on Nintendo Switch, using the Joy-Con’s pointer function as a gun. Sadly the game has never been released on Wii or Wii U virtual consoles so is only available to play on SNES or emulators. Each level in the game is a different ‘day’ in the Wild West and involves a combination of training (high score shooting gallery), action (take on bad guys in different scenes such as a train robbery), boss showdown and bonus screens.
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The game was developed by a British company, Software Creations, and makes the list because it takes an interesting approach to the Wild West theme with charming cartoony robot characters.
Tin Star is a game made for the SNES to take advantage of the Super Scope light gun but players could also use the SNES mouse or the standard gamepad. Thanks to the magic of the Wii remote it was possible to play this classic on the Wii U virtual console so fingers crossed the game will be made available on Nintendo Switch. Sadly the game is unplayable without a light gun and this type of game has faded in popularity due to the fact that the guns don’t work on modern TVs. This game makes the list because it is an iconic game, which represents the essential cowboy skill of being able to quick-draw a pistol (and it features in a classic movie). It’s a very simple game which tests your reflexes as you duel with other cowboys – the quickest to draw and shoot accurately wins. The game was a NES launch title in 1985 and used the classic NES Zapper gun.
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Wild Gunman was created as an arcade game in 1974 by Gunpei Yokoi (creator of Game & Watch) and amazingly featured in the 80s movie Back to the Future Part II. Looking back the game hasn’t aged well but in its day this was cutting edge stuff! I was shocked to see this game actually re-released on the Wii and 3DS and I hope it one day makes it to the Nintendo Switch as I’d love to revisit it for a blast of nostalgia. The game used a light gun to target the bad guys on screen and the aim was to shoot them before they get you. At the time I was blown away with the idea that you could shoot real people on screen – it was like being in a Hollywood movie. The game was all the rage back in the early 1990s and was one of the first live-action laserdisc games. Gamers of a certain age will know all about Mad Dog McCree. These are my top 10 western-themed retro video games featuring cowboys. Despite this there are some wonderful arcade-style games which should not be ignored. Over the years the Wild West has been largely overlooked as a theme for video games and the few games there are tend to be shoot-em-ups and light gun games. The game is a remake of the SNES classic which is one of the finest Western-themed games ever made. Arcade-style gallery shooter Wild Guns Reloaded will be releasing on Nintendo Switch on 17 April 2018.
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