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| − | ''''' | + | | logo=GunFight EM logo.png |
| + | | image=GunFight EM JP.png | ||
| + | | publisher=[[Sega]] | ||
| + | | developer=[[Sega]] | ||
| + | | distributor={{company|[[Banner Speciality Company]]{{fileref|GunFight EM US flyer.pdf}}|region=US}} | ||
| + | | system=Electro-mechanical arcade | ||
| + | | players=2 | ||
| + | | genre=Shoot-'em-Up | ||
| + | | releases={{releasesArcade | ||
| + | | em_date_jp=1969{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230821093301/http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1969prior.html}} | ||
| + | | em_rrp_jp=150,000{{fileref|1977SegaPriceList JP.pdf|page=6}} | ||
| + | | em_date_us=1969 | ||
| + | | em_rrp_us=1,295{{fileref|CashBox US 1970-11-21.pdf|page=57}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a 1969 electro-mechanical [[arcade]] game produced by [[Sega]]. It was a 25-cent shooting game. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
| − | + | The game pits two "gunfighters" against each other in a Western setting. Using a pistol handle controller, players move and shoot simulated bullets. Tops of cacti can be shot off, reducing the opponent's cover. When a player is shot, they are momentarily fallen to the ground before standing up again. Shots can be carefully aimed or triggered in staccato succession and gunshot sound effects are given off. Hits are shown on individually illuminated scoreboards. The game is set to default to 30 seconds. | |
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| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Sega Gun Fight Gameplay.mp4 | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
| − | + | ===Dimensions=== | |
| − | + | {{Dimensions|hi=58|wi=25|di=52|diagramsize=150}} | |
| − | :'' | + | |
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | ===Legacy=== | ||
| + | ''Gun Fight'' was an early multiplayer shooter game. It was a direct precedent to [[Taito]]'s 1975 arcade shooter video game ''[[wikipedia:Gun Fight|Gun Fight]]'', which in turn was influential on shooter video games.{{ref|[https://www.academia.edu/12148820/Once_Upon_a_Time_on_the_Screen_Wild_West_in_Computer_and_Video_Games Once Upon a Time on the Screen: Wild West in Computer and Video Games], Academia}} The ''Gun Fight'' video game was an adaptation of Sega's electro-mechanical game of the same name.{{ref|1=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cxy_DwAAQBAJ}}{{fileref|VideoInvaders Book US.pdf|page=35}}{{fileref|VideoInvaders Book US.pdf|page=37}} | ||
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| + | ==Promotional material== | ||
| + | {{gallery | ||
| + | |{{gitem|GunFight EM JP flyer.png|JP flyer}} | ||
| + | |{{gitem|GunFight EM US flyer.pdf|US flyer}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | == | + | ==Photo gallery== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | GunFight JP front.jpeg|JP | |
| − | + | GunFight EM.jpg|US | |
| − | + | Gunfight_machine1.jpg|US | |
| − | + | Gunfight machine2.jpg|Rear view of machine | |
| − | + | Gunfight machine3.jpg|Player's perspective | |
| − | + | Gunfight machine4.jpg|Playfield detail | |
| − | + | Gunfight machine5.jpg|Machine with top case open | |
| + | Gunfight machine6.jpg|Pistrol handle controller | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | + | ==References== | |
| − | + | <references/> | |
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| System(s): Electro-mechanical arcade | |||||||||||||
| Publisher: Sega | |||||||||||||
| Developer: Sega | |||||||||||||
| Distributor: Banner Speciality Company[1] (US) | |||||||||||||
| Genre: Shoot-'em-Up | |||||||||||||
| Number of players: 2 | |||||||||||||
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Gun Fight is a 1969 electro-mechanical arcade game produced by Sega. It was a 25-cent shooting game.
Contents
Gameplay
The game pits two "gunfighters" against each other in a Western setting. Using a pistol handle controller, players move and shoot simulated bullets. Tops of cacti can be shot off, reducing the opponent's cover. When a player is shot, they are momentarily fallen to the ground before standing up again. Shots can be carefully aimed or triggered in staccato succession and gunshot sound effects are given off. Hits are shown on individually illuminated scoreboards. The game is set to default to 30 seconds.
Specifications
Dimensions
635 mm (25")
1.473 m (58")
1.321 m (52")
History
Legacy
Gun Fight was an early multiplayer shooter game. It was a direct precedent to Taito's 1975 arcade shooter video game Gun Fight, which in turn was influential on shooter video games.[5] The Gun Fight video game was an adaptation of Sega's electro-mechanical game of the same name.[6][7][8]
Promotional material
JP flyer
PDF
US flyer
Photo gallery
JP
US
US
Rear view of machine
Player's perspective
Playfield detail
Machine with top case open
Pistrol handle controller
References
- ↑ File:GunFight EM US flyer.pdf
- ↑ 1977 Sega Price List, page 6
- ↑ http://thetastates.com/eremeka/1969prior.html (Wayback Machine: 2023-08-21 09:33)
- ↑ File:CashBox US 1970-11-21.pdf, page 57
- ↑ Once Upon a Time on the Screen: Wild West in Computer and Video Games, Academia
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Cxy_DwAAQBAJ
- ↑ File:VideoInvaders Book US.pdf, page 35
- ↑ File:VideoInvaders Book US.pdf, page 37