Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Wild Gunman

Title	Wild Gunman
First release	1984
Developer	Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	NES / Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genre	light-gun shooter
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1985-10-18 (NTSC-U), 1985-10-18 (NTSC), 1988-02-15 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q968105

Aiming the Zapper light gun at flashing eyes allows you to engage in quick-draw shootouts against an Outlaw. As you win rewards, the difficulty increases by forcing you to face multiple opponents, ranging from a single gunman to an entire gang of outlaws in fast-paced, first-person combat.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q968105) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (nes/wild-gunman) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (1603,108541,108824) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (pc_wgnmn) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`pc_wgnmn`
Title at ADB	Wild Gunman (PlayChoice-10)
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Year	1984
Genre	Shooter / Gun
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Nintendo); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:25 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

NES Game: Wild Gunman (1984 Nintendo)

Old Classic Retro Gaming · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 1:20:49auto-matched
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NES Longplay [484] Wild Gunman

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 9:31auto-matched
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