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Post by Discoalucard on Dec 22, 2010 22:29:38 GMT -5
www.hardcoregaming101.net/gunsmoke/gunsmoke.htmOne of Capcom's earlier shooters, it's been lumped together with Commando and Mercs in past compilations, even though it's actually a separate series. It's got a quite good NES port, like 1943, which was around the time when Capcom ditched Micronics and its general crappiness. We also discovered Desperado, which is what some of the computer ports were called, which in turn spun off to its own sequel. Which is terrible, but read about it anyway!
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Post by vnisanian2001 on Dec 22, 2010 23:25:40 GMT -5
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Post by bishop on Dec 23, 2010 9:58:27 GMT -5
I am unrelentingly terrible at the NES version of Gun.Smoke. I have a lot of nostalgia for it because I played it a ton when I was a kid, but the thing is... I never got past the first stage. And today, as an adult? I still can't get past the first stage. I don't know what it is about this game that pummels me into the ground, but there it is.
I made it to the second stage of the arcade game once, at least.
Yeah. I suck at Gun.Smoke, but this article is a very enjoyable read. I had no idea about "Desperado." Interesting stuff.
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Post by roushimsx on Dec 23, 2010 14:07:36 GMT -5
Man, I loved Gun.Smoke on the NES. Never was much of a fan of the Arcade version, but I could get to the end of the NES one without losing a life (it wouldn't say "The End" until after the third loop, much like Commando, I believe).
Killer, killer game.
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Post by KeeperBvK on Apr 8, 2011 1:02:47 GMT -5
Some quick remarks:
The "now" needs to be changed to "no".
Is it really Shirukens in the game due to some bad translation or is it just a typo, trying to say Shurikens?
Why the separation between 1, 4, 7, 9 and 2, 5? Edit: Do stages 1, 4, 7 and 9 all use the same music? Is that it? So how did they put those 28 different songs to use then? Oo
Just above that it says that the game came out in 1987, so which one's the correct year?
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Post by derboo on Apr 8, 2011 10:21:10 GMT -5
Why the separation between 1, 4, 7, 9 and 2, 5? Edit: Do stages 1, 4, 7 and 9 all use the same music? Is that it? So how did they put those 28 different songs to use then? Oo The main author would have to clear up that sentence. I was close to deleting it wholesale while editing because I didn't quite understand it... The rest is fixed now.
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Post by vnisanian2001 on Apr 8, 2011 10:21:40 GMT -5
First of all, I spelled shuriken wrong? Damn.
Here's the complete track listing for the arcade version:
1. "Opening BGM" 2. "Introduction BGM (Rounds 1, 4, 7, and 9)" 3. "Main BGM (Rounds 1, 4, 7, and 9)" 4. "Round 1 Boss BGM (Master)" 5. "Round Clear BGM (Rounds 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9)" 6. "Introduction BGM (Rounds 2 and 5)" 7. "Main BGM (Rounds 2 and 5)" 8. "Round 2 Boss BGM (Roy)" 9. "Introduction BGM (Rounds 3, 8, and 10)" 10. "Main BGM (Rounds 3, 8, and 10)" 11. "Round 3 Boss BGM (Ninja)" 12. "Round Clear BGM (Rounds 3, 8, and 10)" 13. "Round 4 Boss and Round 7 Boss BGM (Cutter and Goldsmith)" 14. "Round 5 Boss BGM (Pig Joe)" 15. "Introduction BGM (Round 6)" 16. "Main BGM (Round 6)" 17. "Round 6 Boss BGM (Wolf Chief)" 18. "Round Clear BGM (Round 6)" 19. "Round 8 Boss BGM (Los Pubro)" 20. "Round 9 Boss BGM (Fat Man)" 21. "Round 10 Boss(es) BGM (Wingate Family)" 22. "Ending BGM" 23. "Restart BGM" 24. "Game Over BGM" 25. "Hi-Score Entry BGM" 26. "Runner up Hi-Score BGM" 27. "Top Hi-Score BGM" 28. "Continue BGM" 29. "Unused BGM 1" 30. "Unused BGM 2"
The last two were exclusively on Capcom Game Music Vol. 1.
Also, the poster on the left in the arcade version section is the European version, the one on the right is the American version.
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Post by derboo on Apr 8, 2011 10:26:13 GMT -5
I changed it to "shared main bgm for rounds 1, 4, 7 and 9", is that clear enough?
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Post by vnisanian2001 on Apr 8, 2011 10:28:24 GMT -5
Yeah, that's good enough.
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Post by KeeperBvK on Apr 8, 2011 18:33:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the quick update!
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Post by stefanl on Apr 21, 2011 14:47:50 GMT -5
There is an Atari ST game called "Wanted" that looks very similar to Gun Smoke... i wonder if it was first intended as official conversion but Infogrames was not allowed by Capcom? Here is a link to the Amiga version: hol.abime.net/1660
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Post by derboo on Jun 27, 2012 4:53:04 GMT -5
There is an Atari ST game called "Wanted" that looks very similar to Gun Smoke... i wonder if it was first intended as official conversion but Infogrames was not allowed by Capcom? Finally got around to including that one. Also, the mobile phone port of Capcom's game is now listed.
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Post by ReyVGM on Jun 27, 2012 10:57:44 GMT -5
(it wouldn't say "The End" until after the third loop, much like Commando, I believe). I believe that's the Famicom Disk System version of GunSmoke which has 3 slightly different ending messages if you beat it multiple times: www.vgmuseum.com/end/fds/a/gunsmok.htm*translated by jonny2x4
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Post by vnisanian2001 on Jan 18, 2014 13:59:01 GMT -5
Unbeknownst to me, the composer of the NES/Famicom Disk System version was Junko Tamiya. She is credited in this game as Swimmer Tamichan. Here is her complete list of credits from her three-year stint at Capcom (1987-1990). Tiger Road (Arcade Version) (1987) [NOTE: Uncredited] Gun.Smoke (NES Version) (1988) -- Sound (as Swimmer Tamichan) 1943 Kai (Arcade Version) (1988) [NOTE: Uncredited] Bionic Commando (NES Version) (1988) -- Music (as Gondamin) Strider (Arcade Version) (1989) [NOTE: Uncredited] Strider Hiryu -G.S.M. Capcom 2- (CD) (1989) (as Gon) Dokaben 2 (1989) Sweet Home (1989) -- Music (as Gon) Code Name: Viper (1990) [NOTE: No in-game credits] Adventure Quiz 2: Hatena? no Daibouken (1990) -- Music (as J・Tamiya) Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (1990) -- Music Director (as Tamie) Little Nemo: The Dream Master (1990) -- Music Composer (as Gonzou) These were the women of Capcom's sound team in the late 1980's. Taken from Manami Matsumae's Facebook page in 2012. Tamiya is on the far-right. The others from left to right are Kumi Yamaga, Manami Matsumae, Tamayo Kawamoto, and Harumi Fujita. Hopefully, Derboo can go back and re-edit the article to include this factoid on who composed the NES version soundtrack.
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Post by btribble on Jan 19, 2014 13:56:27 GMT -5
I was always amused by the period in the title for some reason... Alas, I could never get past the first level but then again I suck at shooters. Anyhow I have another correction - the description for Cutter should say "US Cavalry", and "canoos" should be "canoes". With that out of the way, does anyone know what the deal is with "Joe Keep" on the wanted posters? At first I thought it was the name of the first boss, but it appears on every wanted poster!
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