Wild Gunman

Two outlaws walk into the street. One of them is going to be very disappointed. An unofficial 8-bit tribute to the classic Western shooter, made for Windows. You stand still, you wait for the shout of "FIRE!!", and then you pull the trigger faster than the other guy. Simple? Sure. Until your finger decides to go first.

Three ways to get shot

- GAME A, one outlaw: he walks up, turns around, waits a random moment, and shouts. You click. No aiming needed, only nerves of steel.

Shoot BEFORE the shout and it is a FOUL. Yes, we know you wanted to.

- GAME B, two outlaws: they shout at their own moments, and now you actually have to aim at the one who just drew. Shooting one who has not shouted yet is a FOUL. Missing costs nothing but time, and the clock does not care about your feelings.

- GAME C, the gang: the front of a saloon, four windows and a door. Gang members pop up one after another. 10 men per wave, 15 bullets. You have to hit the man, not the window next to him, and shots at the empty facade still use a bullet. Do the maths. Then miss anyway.

The fine print of heroism

- Three CHANCES (little hats) per game. You lose one when you are shot, when you fire too early, or when you run out of bullets in GAME C.

- Outlaws get quicker as you win. The fastest ones draw in 0.4 seconds. That is faster than most people can say "I'm not worried".

- Your reward is the outlaw's payout plus a SPEED BONUS for every tenth of a second you beat him by. Tough duel, big payday.

- RESULTS screen: the table of your best run in every game, with the reaction time of every round, a progress bar, and your fastest shot in gold. Saved between sessions. Your reflexes now have a paper trail.

- Five different outlaws, from a sheriff-slim silhouette to a very wide gentleman. The slimmer ones are harder to hit. Life is unfair.

- 256 x 240 pixel art scaled to any window, full screen on F.

- Chiptune sound effects and jingles synthesised in real time. No audio files in the box.

Controls

- Mouse: aim and shoot (left button)

- Up / Down: menus, scrolling the RESULTS table

- Esc: back

- P: pause (for emergencies and cowardice)

- M: sound on / off

- F: full screen

## Tips from the other side of the street

- In GAME A do not click "just in case". It is a foul. Every single time.

- In GAME B keep the cursor between the two outlaws and move only after someone shouts. Go for whoever drew first.

- In GAME B, if you are not sure, wait. A miss costs time, a foul costs a hat.

- In GAME C shoot only when you are on target. 15 bullets for 10 men leaves five misses. Spend them wisely.

Technical stuff

- Windows 7 or newer, any CPU of the last decade, no 3D card needed

- Your results are saved in a small file next to the .exe, so keep the game in a folder you own (Desktop, Documents), not in Program Files

- Small unsigned program: if your antivirus complains, add the folder to its exceptions

Legal

An unofficial, non-commercial fan tribute. All graphics and sounds were drawn or synthesised from scratch, with no original assets. "Wild Gunman" and related names, characters and marks belong to their respective owners. This project is not affiliated with, authorised or endorsed by them.

Free to play, free to keep. If you enjoy it, a comment or a follow is the best tip you can leave.