Growing up thought it was based on the show but wondered why it was gun.smoke

This was probably my best game in the arcades. I "finished" the game on one quarter a few times. After you get through it, it starts over with a higher difficulty. I could do about 45 minutes on a single quarter. I love this game.

Some games just nail what they are after in presentation. This was when Capcom was on a roll in the arcades, and this one was another great release.

Aaaah! Good old Gun DOT Smoke! 😁

I love this game! Played so much on NES.

"The TV Western in question was GUNSMOKE." **surprised Pikachu face**

9:58 I had no idea they had ninjas in the wild west.

I remember hearing about this game when I was little and thinking it was a licensed affair based on the TV show of the same name.

Thank you! One of my all-time favorites.

Great video. This was one of the hardest games I completed. The arcade version didnt fuck around. For me, difficulty wise, Ghost N Goblins arcade took me around 11 hours to complete both required loops and this game took me around 25 hours. I never came across any brick walls in GNG but this game had a few bosses that I couldnt put a dent in for many hours. Considering its only a 30 minute game and has unlimited continues it was surprisingly dense.

One of my favorite Games especially NES music and still Red Dead Redemption to this day. Thanks Pat, One Coin One Man...

I loved this game, I used to play it all the time at the mall. I still think the toughest end boss was Wolf Chief Shotgun. Very historically accurate with the old buildings and the Indian village.

The fact that "Red Dead" would never have existened without "Gun.Smoke" is another reason why I'm proud to say I grew up with this 1985 classic. I like to believe that the events of "Gun.Smoke" are canon to the lore of "RDR".

On the NES, you could put in a code to make the cowboy shoot the direction you were facing. Turns out, the old control scheme was superior and made you want to switch back instantly.

What a coincidence! I have been listening to the old radio Gunsmoke shows on sirius xm and I remember playing this game as well. Thanks for sharing the history on this!

A childhood friend of mine had the Amstrad version and I thought it was the greatest game Ever and those Popcorn sound effects on the Spectrum..😄😄 Another great video my friend on one of my top 10 arcade games Ever.

This will always be one of my favorite Capcom shmups. It had great music, neat controls with the five-way shooting plus the left+right spread shot I always forgot to use, and was just doggone hard as nails. The NES version is fantastic, too. Even the weird stylising of its name as "Gun.Smoke" seemed oddly cool to me. Gotta say, the edits for the German version are pretty darned cool -- especially the 7th boss, Goldsmith, pulling a _Westworld_ by exposing the robot insides of his face.

One correction about the NES version wanted posters. Some of the shopkeepers on the stages also sell the wanted poster, so you dont have always just find it in the stage.

Love the opening screen upgrade Patman! Another great episode as well! Rock on my good man!!!

The thing I remember most about this game is my arcade put it right by the window, so there was always an annoying glare that got in the way, and you felt extra hot playing it cuz the sun would bake u thru the window.

This is one of gaming's true OG run n' gun games, and was one of my favorites from the period. I always loved the design of this game, as the western theme was just something that you never saw done well at the time. While Patman puts this in a category with Ghost n Goblins as far as difficulty goes, I would say this game is much harder. I've finished most versions of the G&G series, but Gunsmoke is on another level of hard AF. LOL

The NES version is one of my favorite shooters of all time.

Played this on Capcom classics. Funfact there's a demo screen which Reinacts the intro from the show. It shows up once in a blue moon. It shows a cowboy shooting another Cowboy then walking off.

Hadn’t realized “Red Dead Revolver” was the “spiritual sequel” to “Gun.Smoke” but it’s good that Billy Bob got new life and legs for the next generation of consoles.

I got my first job in 1986 at the age of 15 working as a telemarketer (crap job I know but the money was great at the time). It was in an office building located next to the Greyhound Bus station in my hometown. They had a Gun.Smoke cabinet in the bus station that I would go play on my breaks. The NES version also took up a fair amount of the Summer of '88 for me. I love this game and still play it sometimes on my favourite emulator. As of 2023 I still have not finished it. Great video, PatmanQC!

How gun.smoke got it's period is fuckin hilarious my guy🤣🤣

Before the Survive games,There's Western adventures😁Cool Video👍👍👍

This was one of the first games I played when I was 5, with my then 17 year-old cousin. He died 6 years ago, but I will always be grateful as he showed me many of the greats from the NES, including Punch Out, Legend of Zelda 1 and 2, Double Dragon, Ninja Gaiden, Castlevania, etc.

There are times in this game and in Commando where I think it would actually be easier to dodge raindrops in a thunderstorm.

An interesting piece of history from CAPCOM. I met this title thanks to the CAPCOM Generations Vol. 4 compilation on the original PlayStation. Because I grew up with that home console with other CAPCOM titles like Mega Man X5, Resident Evil 3, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, among others.

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idk but the horse galloping sound makes me laugh

Gun.Smoke was the reason I bought an NES Advantage joystick for my system! My thumbs were so blistered!

Good to see Gunsmoke kind of got a licensed game. Interesting that this gameplay ended up being incorporated into Back to the Future Part III for Amiga.

I vaguely remember playing the arcade a few times but I flat wore the NES version out. I still play it from time to time.

I remember playing the arcade version at a local gas station a lot when I was a kid, and mom getting the NES version as a birthday present for dad because he liked westerns in either 90 or 91. (I remember either being six years old at the time or being about to turn six years old at the time.)

Let's gooo! You always pick the best games from hidden gems to classics such as this! Thats why I love your channel so much!

Ha, "Steer" clear of the Bull. ;) Also adding The Gun on PS2, as well as Sunset Riders too. This game, Gunsmoke, was very challenging. Commando was a lot of fun and easier to handle IMO vs the 3 buttons here. That's something about his hand breaking and using a red pen to draw. 10 stages, but I struggle to get past the first 2. Nice going, Patman!

Gunsmoke was one of those games as a kid I never particularly liked but had a friend who was super good at it.

"So technically, this game is called Gun... Smoke." You are a legend, another great video. Appreciate your work!

It's Always Classic for this Western Styled shooter game brought to you by Capcom..Gun.Smoke I'm happy that they put the dot between "Gun" and "Smoke" to avoid confusions with the long running television series that is "Gunsmoke"..My Best Wishes to you Mr. Patman for an excellent and most wonderful arcade history..I'm always here to watch, relax and learn more about every history of arcade games

Gun.Smoke was one of the toughest games I ever played in the arcade. 🐎

I used to play this game at the arcades, then at home! 😍 oh, so many great memories, cheers from Guatemala! 🇬🇹👍

9:30 I Love the Awesome Manga/Anime character details style design heads of the Most Wanted posters of the last of the Scum and Villainy of the Bounty in the Old Wild West

I love this game. It was in my local arcade in the U.K. back in the eighties. That was the only place I ever came across it so I don’t think it was very common. I actually prefer Gun.Smoke to Commando which I came across in many more locations. Through the magic of modern technology I often play both titles on my MiSTer FPGA. Thanks for featuring one of my favourite titles. Your content is always informative and entertaining !

Love this game. I will never forget the first time I played it with the NES advantage.

Ahhhhh not played this for years. Thanks for the nudge and your usual quality deep dive. Respect.

Thanks Patman!

Thank you for another great video 🙌

You are a legend my man! I adore gunsmoke on the NES :D

One of my all time favorites. This was a great game and even better on the old NES. Thank you

Thanks, Patman! This is a game I’ve been looking forward to you covering for a long time! My local pizza place had the arcade version in the late 80s, although instead of a full standup cabinet they had it in a mini tabletop console at the bar. Oddly enough, the tabletop didn’t have the 3 buttons, it had one fire button and you aimed your shots 10, 12, or 2 o’clock with the joystick. So I never knew about those fancy firing angles you could do by pressing two buttons together until I played it on MAME years later. Anyway, I never got past stage 3 in the arcade but since I loved it anyway I asked for and got the NES version for Christmas in 1988. Eventually managed to beat it too, which I was very proud of. It was probably one of the hardest games that I ever owned.

The German cyborg designs of the bosses look terrifying. It can keep my credit.

Still have my NES cartridge since childhood. The Indian Village level VGM still to me my favorite soundtrack which has that Bionic Commando vibe to it. Excellent video as usual Patman.

very nice. always loved this game.

Gun Fight, Shooting Trainer, Mad Dog McCree, Sunset Riders, Sheriff/Bandido

Another awesome game I spent quarters on. Thanks Patman!!

One of my all time favorite happy little NES games. Thank you for giving this one some attention and for everything you do.

Love your humor !

Feel great memory jogging content like this rocks!!! Freaking love it!!!

Awesome as always !!!! So much research , knowledge and detail . #1 channel on KZfaq !!!!

Still one of my Favorite NES games .

Good work Sir thank you

Thanks for another great video! I remember grinding away at this game on the NES and it felt amazing to finally beat it. Not surprised to hear about the music's popularity as I was a huge fan myself.

Got this game on my 6th bday and I’ll always remember it being the best game I got that day only because I couldn’t figure out how to play Goonies II lol

I enjoy your work thoroughly and even check out most of the games that I didn't have the pleasure/displeasure of playing in the arcades. Something about your voice and presentation is wholesome yet aimed at an older audience. If you need any suggestions for future games to dig into, I'd love to learn more about Carnevil or better yet, the Time Crisis series. Both of those ones made my arcade visits memorable and seeing them now causes a flood of nostalgia to hit me like a Sharknado. Keep up the great work and keep em comin'!

i never played this in the arcade, but now have it multiple times on various platforms, Arcade1up, Atgames Legends cabinet running coin ops X, 60-1 jamma in cabinet, nintendo switch, capcom greatest hits compilations, and pandora 11 s console. i find it very hard, but still like it and play it from time to time. thanks for the show!

For those who wanted a Western Feel to their action games, this and Konami’s “Iron Horse” were what they wanted. Just like others compared this to “Commando,” “Iron Horse” was the Wild West take on “Green Beret/Rush’n Attack.”

SO much more fun than Commando! More immediate, faster, less frustration from Commandos hit-and-miss 10 / 2 o'clock shooting. Perhaps the Western theme wasn't so cool at the time. Great video as always Patman, thank you!

Excellent!!! I always love your classic game reviews. I look forward to them. Has anyone ever heard of Jack The Giant Killer? It's obscure, but I loved it back in the day.

Patman strikes again!!

Fun seeing Gun Fight at the beginning of the video. You reminded me that I need to win the lottery and pick up a Bally Astrocade, which had Gun Fight as a built in game.

Some good memories playing this arcade. My stepfather loved western games.

Thanks for the video pat, I have this pcb just waiting for a cab to drop it into. 😊

Awesome video buddy

The Big Bear in Reynoldsberg Ohio had this in there lobby in till the late 90s.

This game is also available on Nintendo Switch under Capcom arcade stadium 2nd

Gunfight 1975. The very first video gaming experience I can ever remember. I was so young back then that my dad had to hold me up to desired elevation where I could shoot my mom to death. Pixelwise of course.

Another great video! Thank you so much for featuring this game. Gun.Smoke is my best friends favorite NES game, we play it all the time for high scores and such. I always love how you show all the versions so we can see them all compared. Keep up the awesome work!

GUNSMOKE RULES! Love the video! I had no clue this game is pseudo responsible for the red dead series

My first good western game was actually Bank Panic. The game's a true classic. But Sunsetriders takes a close second. Gunsmoke sort of reminded me of 1942's gameplay.

Great vid thank you :-)

My favorite arcade game ever. Pieced together a cabinet with all the artwork. Even custom bezel art. It looks and plays great. I have the us set 2 pcb. Which means wolf chief in round 3 and ninja in round 6. My high score is 2,042,100. Great game. Great review patman!

When I first came across Gun.Smoke in a Local Arcade... I really enjoyed it - But it did have an issue... It wasn't an OG Cabinet, obviously the arcade had only bought the board to save costs and installed it into a Spare Cabinet... ... So what was the issue? It was a TWO BUTTON CABINET!!! I could never shoot right and always wondered why! Now I know!!!

I remember this game back in the day. Good game.

Gun.Smoke is also available on all current gen hardware as part of Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium

7:15 - GROAAAAANNNNN lolololo

Law of the West was fun to play. One of My favorites

Pretty good and tough game. The first time I think I saw it was a co-worker had the actual arcade machine in his house back in '97. I didn't get very far and it was quite tough. lol And wow quite a history and I didn't realize that the TV show Gunsmoke ran 20 years. I do remember watching it as a kid though. And hey speaking of Capcom. How about doing a video on Speed Rumbler? I feel that game is super underrated and is a fun arcade game!

Gun.Smoke remains my favorite shooter on the NES. I also like it a lot more than the arcade version, which totally destroys me.

Wild Gunman was not only a Nintendo Sprites Graphics game and was a Live Action Video game? They did not have Laserdisc games back in the 70s.

I recall only encountering this cab in one place when new and it wasn't there long so I never got much time on it. I have put many hours into the NES and various compilations though.

Trojan would be a nice video too. Huge nostalgia value for me.

The arcade version and the nes version of Gun.Smoke are both brilliant and I will play both of them. 😀👍🎮🤠

my favorite shooter of all time even i never beat it with 1 credit

Boot Hill was another game i played in the Arcades years ago.

This game was fun, especially having a Ninja boss in the old west.

IMO, the NES versions of Commando and Gunsmoke were rare occasions where the console version was better than the arcade.

I played a finished every level on the Nes with a standard controller and let me tell you it came with pain. I ruined the tip of my thumb firing at all the enemy’s and wound up with a hammer joint or mallet finger in the top joint of my thumb. It’s such a good game just get a controller configuration with turbo buttons to help shoot all the baddies.

I know its been said a million times but it's crazy how the Red Dead franchise has DNA from this classic. It makes me wonder if Capcom is kicking themselves in the nuts for not continuing the project as the spiritual successor.