GUN.SMOKE for the Nintendo Entertainment System
                      W a l k t h r o u g h   Version 1.0
             Written by AstroBlue (tetsuwan_blue(at)yahoo.com.au)

                       Last Updated: December 8th, 2002

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This was one of my most favourite games as a lad during the '80s. It may not be
an exact port of the Arcade version, but I think they actually enhanced the
gameplay when converting it. The only downside is that the NES controller only
has two Buttons, while the original Arcade Cabinet had three buttons.
The difference? You can only fire in three different ways, not six.


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                   G A M E P L A Y  O V E R V I E W
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Gun.Smoke is a Vertical Scrolling Shoot 'em Up (SHMUP). You play as cowboy
called "Billie Bob" that must save the town of Hicksville from bandits that
have been stealing all their gold. The citizens of the town have placed
bounties on the heads of these bandits, and you intend on collecting them all.
You'll be gun-fighting with outlaws, Indians, and... ninjas.

Billie has two guns, if you press the B Button he will fire them diagonally to
the left, if you press the A Button he will fire them diagonally to the right,
and if you press the A & B Buttons simultaneously Billie will fire them
straight ahead. Apart from shooting bandits, Billie can shoot open Water
Barrels; these contain various items, such as:

Money Bags: Add $200 to your "score".
Rifles: Increase your shot distance, you can hold a maximum of 4.
Boots: Increase your walking speed, you can hold a maximum of 4.
Bullets: Ammunition for the weapons you can purchase from General Stores.
POW: Will instantly kill all enemies that are on-screen.
Horse: Billie's horse will come, and Bille will ride on her.
Yashichi (Red): A red pinwheel that grants you an Extra Life; 4 max.
Yashichi (Blue): A blue pinwheel that gives you temporary invincibility.
Wanted Poster: Collect this to meet the boss, otherwise the stage will loop.

Horses will essentially allow Billie to take more hits. The Horse will take
around 2 to 4 shots before kicking the bucket. Also, if you collect Rifles
and Boots while you have them maxed out, you'll get $100 for them. Items can
also be bought with money from General Stores. There are two kinds of General
Stores, weapon and supplies. Weapon Shops sell Shotguns for $6000, Machine
Guns for $10000, Magnums for $20000 and Smart Bombs for $8000. Supply Shops
sell Bullets x 4 for $1500, Horses for $20000, and Wanted Posters for $50000.

Billie can equip weapons by pressing the Select Button. The Shotgun shoots
a spray of 5 bullets, its magazine can hold a maximum of 120 rounds. The
Machine Gun shoots a rapid stream of bullets for as long as you hold down the
A or B Button, it can hold a maximum of 400 bullets. The Magnum shoots very
large explosive rounds, they have unmatched stopping power. The Magnum can hold
a maximum of 100 rounds. The Smart Bomb does not effect your firing weapon;
however, if you get shot you will not die and all enemies on-screen will die.
You can only hold one at a time. Beware, if you die while having a weapon
equipped, you will loose it. Collecting "Bullets" will add 20 rounds to your
Shotgun, 60 Bullets to your Machine Gun, 10 rounds to your Magnum, and one
Smart Bomb.


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                        W A L K T H R O U G H
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T O W N  O F  H I C K S V I L L E
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Welcome to the wild wild west! This town is filled with Punks; they wear green,
and usually attack with their pistols from the front, but sometimes they will
ambush you from a roof. They only take one shot to kill, and each have a $100
reward on their head. Throughout this game, you'll want to shoot as many Water
Barrels you can, not only will you get $50 for each one you shoot. But they
contain items such as Money Bags, Boots, Rifles, et cetera; that you'll want to
collect. Snipers will shoot at you from the windows of the dwellings above the
shops, so keep a look out for them, and large men wearing red called Dynamen
will come from the front throwing dynamite at you. Like punks, both only take
one shot, and have a $100 bounty. Also, picking up Dynamite before it explodes
will give you $10. But if it starts flashing, stay away!

A little further on, and there will be fences instead of buildings. If you
stand really close to these fences, you can shoot over them, and any shots
coming at you from the front will hit the fence and not you. So use them as a
shield. Shoot the middle barrel in this area for a POW. On the corner of the
next building to the left is a general store, she's selling munitions. I
wouldn't buy anything just yet (even though you should have enough for a
Shottie), because as soon as you buy a gun, enemies stop dropping Money Bags
and start dropping Bullets. So you'll be better off in the long run if you just
hold out.

Make sure you shoot the last barrel on the right of this section of buildings.
It has a horse in it (must have been uncomfortable in that barrel), which will
be a great help. After more fences, there will be a General Store on the corner
of the next building, he's selling supplies. Stabbers will make their first
appearance now, they guys in blue with knives that jump from one side of the
screen to the other, trying to stab you. They take 3 shots to kill, and have a
$400 reward on their head. Anyway, up ahead on your left is a lone building
with a single barrel. Shoot just behind the barrel, you should hear a
"pa-ching" sound, keep shooting at that space to uncover the Wanted Poster.
Blasto's will soon appear; men in red with shotguns, they take 3 shots to kill
and each have a $300 reward on their head. Shoot in front of the water trough
outside the next building to uncover a Yashichi (Blue), and a little after
that, stand right up to the fence and shoot the barrel for a Yashichi (Red).
Just up ahead is the boss, Bandit Bill.

B a n d i t  B i l l
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Don't shoot the barrel in front of the blue building just yet, as it has a POW
inside that will fade quickly. You want to shoot the barrel only when you need
to use it, which will be when the screen is crowded with outlaws. Anyway,
Bandit Bill will shoot his rifle at you, while walking to the side. Stay out of
his way, and shoot him three times. He will then hit the ground and will
shuffle around, still firing at you. You can't hit him now, so just retreat and
wait for him to stand back up. When he does stand up shoot him three times.
Do that two more times and his $10000 reward will be yours.
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T H E  B O U L D E R S
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This area is filled with Punks, Dynamen and Stabbers, so just keep shooting
them. A new enemy will also make their debut in this stage; the Riflemen, they
will walk foward, stop, and then will rapidly fire bullets all over the place.
Eventually you should make it a General Store, the man is selling guns. You
probably have enough to buy a Magnum and a Smart Bomb now. So after you get
some bullets, equip the Smart Bomb, since it should help against all the punks
that will attack from behind.

Up ahead, shoot in front of the obelisk-like rocky outcrop a couple of times to
uncover a Yashichi (Blue), shoot the barrel just ahead to the right for a
Yashichi (Red), and shoot above the barrel to the left for the Wanted Poster.
There is a long stretch of gunfighting before the boss. There is a General
Store on the way, selling supplies, and in a barrel just amongst some cactuses
before the boss, there's a POW.

C u t t e r  B o o m e r a n g
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This guys is a lot harder than good o' Bandit Bill. He will bound around the
screen, throwing twin boomerangs that are pretty hard to dodge. His boomerangs
also act like a bullet shield, so he is only vulnerable once he has thrown
them. He has four blocks of life, each block takes 3 hits from normal bullets,
or one Magnum bullet. You get $12000 reward for killing him.
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C O M M A N C H E  V I L L A G E
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Instead of Punks, this stage has Punk Indians, which are the same thing but
they look different. Snipers will also shoot from Tepee’s, so be careful.
This stage also has a few new types of enemies, there are Indians with Bows,
which walk from side to side shooting arrows at you, they take 3 hits to kill
and have a $200 bounty on their heads; Fire Blowing Indians, which jump around
the screen blowing fire, they take 3 hits to kill and each have a $400 bounty
on their heads; and there are Axe throwing Indians, which will line you up and
throw an axe, intending to scalp you, they also take 3 hits to kill but only
have a $100 reward on their heads. If you shoot an Axe or Arrow down, you'll
get a $10 bonus.

Right at the beginning of the stage is a General Store selling weapons. If you
used up your Smart Bomb, I suggest you restock. You may want to also buy a
Shotgun and a Machine Gun. Up ahead, a barrel on the left has a POW, wait for
three fire blowing Indians to drop down before you use it. Also, the barrel to
the far right of it has a Yashichi (Red). Further on after battling more
Indians, a barrel on the left resting on grass has a Yashichi (Blue). More
Indians will follow before reaching a General Store, she's selling supplies.
Buy a Horse if you have enough money and think you need one.

There will be a long stretch of Tepees, with lots of Indians, followed by a
plain infested with Fire Blowing Indians. There is a General Store just up
ahead, so you can restock your Smart Bomb if you have used it. Shoot to the
left of the barrel up just ahead to get the Wanted Poster. Then there is just
a long stretch of "Cowboy's and Indians" style fighting before you get to the
boss. On the way, make sure you shoot the far right barrel amongst a load of
barrels for a Yashichi (Red).

D e v i l  H a w k
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This is a good time to equip a better weapon! If you think you're going to get
hit, equip the Smart Bomb. Otherwise, the Shotgun is good for taking out his
lackeys while attacking Devil Hawk, but it will take you longer to kill him.
The Magnum will take him down really fast. Devil Hawk will jump around the
screen, blowing fire balls at you in 5 directions. It seems he is more
vulnerable when he has his arms in the air. Anyway, he has 5 blocks of life,
each block seems to take 8-10 normal shots, and 1-2 Magnum Shots. Once he's
dead, you'll collect your $25000 reward.
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D E A T H  M O U N T A I N
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These mountains are filled with Ninja. Why are there Ninja in 19th century
Western America instead of 16th century Feudal Japan? Umm... ask Capcom. Ninja
will throw Shurikens (Ninja Stars) at you, and will sometimes charge at you
with their katana. Ninja take two shots to kill, and have a $200 reward placed
on their heads. Also, if you manage to shoot a shuriken, you'll get a $10
bonus. Stay away from the mountain as Rocks will constantly fall down, and you
don't want to be squished. Snipers will also shoot at you from caves in the
mountains, just like Osama.

A general store is just up ahead, between two mountains. She's selling
weapons so stock up. A Smart Bomb is a matter of survival in these parts, as
Punks will constantly come attack you from behind. A little further on, a lone
barrel by a mountain (I know that's vague) will contain a Yashichi (Blue).
Then there will be a General Store just up ahead, selling supplies. If you're
having trouble with this level so far, buy a Horse.

The Punks coming from behind in this long stretch are a real pain. Try hugging
one side of the path while dodging their fire. And when they are close enough,
drop back behind them and shoot them dead. Otherwise, if you hug the top edge
of a mountain, they should either get stuck on the far edge of the mountain, or
they will be unable to shoot you. A barrel along here has a Yashichi (Red).
After the Mountains, there will be three barrels. The middle one is a POW, the
others have skulls. Further on to the left of these are two barrels, shoot to
the left of them for the Wanted Poster. The head ninja is just up ahead.

N i n j a
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Ninja will materialise and throw Shurikens (Darts) and Metsubushi (Ninja Bombs)
at you. The shurikens act the exact same way as the ones thrown by the little
ninja. The Metsubushi will explode into four fragments, and then Ninja will
disappear. Just shoot at him while he's vulnerable, he has 5 blocks of life and
each of them take only one shot from any weapon. It's not a bad idea to use
your Shotgun to take out his lackeys as well. You will receive $20000 bounty
after killing him.
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C H E Y E N N E  R I V E R
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Straight away you'll find a General Store. He's selling guns, so buy anything
you're missing. This level is pretty much like the others, however, it does
have some areas with water. Riflemen will pop up from the water and will fire
away at you. You can jump in the water, but there will be a slight pause when
doing so, be careful! Further on is a barrel behind some trees, head around
them to get a Yashichi (Blue) it will be helpful for staying alive amongst
the Riflemen.

There is a Yashichi (Red) in a barrel on the southern tip of a wharf, you'll
have to get in the water to shoot it. Just after it is a General Store, she's
selling supplies. If you have enough money, buy a horse. When you uncover a POW
from a barrel up ahead, get it at the last second to kill the ambushing
Riflemen. Soon you will have to get wet, since the bridge stops half way, be
careful. The Wanted Poster is just after here, shoot to the right of the far
right pair of barrels. Then it's time to fight Fatman Joe.

F a t m a n  J o e
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If you have a Magnum, equip it. Fatman Joe has 6 blocks of life, each block
will take around 15-20 normal shots, or 2 Magnum shots. Fatman Joe will jump
around the screen, shooting his Bomb Gun (Grenade Launcher), which has rounds
that cause medium sized explosions. Just keep moving and shooting him. Once
he's dead, you'll get a $20000 bounty payment.
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F O R T  W I N G A T E
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The final assault on the Wingates. God, there are a lot of graves around here,
not very inviting to say the least... It's not much different to the other
levels. It's filled with barrels to shoot, and Punks, Blasters and Dynamen to
kill. Snipers will attack from the windows of the fort, so stay alert as usual.
Anyway, a General Store is selling guns up ahead, buy up big and save the
American economy.

When you uncover a POW block up ahead, get it straight away to kill the
Stabbers. After another stretch of pure gunfighting action, you'll come to a
General Store, I highly suggest you buy a Horse if you have enough dead
presidents. As the horse will make your life much easier. Further on, there is
a Yashichi (Red) in a barrel in front of some graves... I now that's pretty
vague, sorry. Just a little after that, there is a group of graves in the
middle of the path. Enter via the right side, and fire to the left to uncover
the Wanted Poster. Don't get too excited, there's still a long uneventful
stretch of gunplay before you get to the end boss. You'll know it's time when
two Stabbers come from either sides of the screen

T h e  W i n g a t e s
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The two brothers have six blocks of health, and are packing machine guns. Each
block will take like 5-8 normal shots, or 1-2 Magnum rounds. Needless to say,
use your Magnum. Constantly keep moving, while evading his machine gun fire and
filling him up with hot lead. After you kill the first green Wingate, a second
blue one will appear, use the same modus operandi as the first one. You get
$30000 reward for killing the two bastards.
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Now enjoy the ending. Sure it's crap, but it's standard for a NES game.
But that's not the end anyway, after the credits pass the game will begin from
the start again. Nothing is different, but you'll want to play again. This
condition is called Donkey Kong Syndrome. Anyway, my score whilst writing this
walkthough was $419300.


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