Light Gun Shooter
June 1986 (Nintendo)
Know what would be a great idea for a game? One where you have to shoot yourself. Yep, Nintendo made a game where you have to shoot yourself. Family friendly Nintendo, who will later miss out on Mortal Kombat because of the blood, who won’t let crosses into games, made a game where you shoot yourself. That’s just crazy.
If only it stopped there. Cars drive off of cliffs. Liquor bottles fly at you. Balloons are magically weighted so that the bullets inside of them allow them to float in midair. This game is so weird you’d think it was a Japanese only game. Turns out it wasn’t released over there.
All kidding aside, this game is worth trying out. My only real complaint is that you essentially have 24 minutes to beat the game. There are 4 levels and you get 6 minutes in each level. Your time doesn’t magically come back if you die. However, your character is smart enough to jump if he absolutely has to in order to keep walking.
Even with all of it’s craziness, this is probably the best light gun game as far as playing it today is concerned. Or at least the best one Ive gotten to so far.
