Compete against your best friend and you will know how good your friendship is. Read more about the game in this Gun Fight review.
A simple game, but are not the simple games we love most? The plot easy, a duel between two friends. Who will draw his gun first? The layout is ok for being on the vic 20, even though I have never understood the selection of white as the background colour.
Title Screen Gun Fight Vic 20
You hunt each other for the perfect shot, then one hitting most times during the selected time slot. You can choose between one to nine minutes of game play.
In my opinion a simple game, but a great idea to spend time and compete against each other. Gun Fight is really worth playing.
If the case is that you have no friend, your VIC 20 will take that role and let you play against him/her. Not as much fun though as this type of game consists of sharing the experience.
This version from Sumlock (Livewire) should not be mixed up with the game with the same title from Solar Software.
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In the Magazines
Let me say straightaway that you may be disappointed with the representation of the gunslingers. That apart, though, the graphics are fair enough – purple rocks, green trees and yellow cacti. Essentially this program is intended as a two player duel, though the computer will act as a stand-in.
In Game Play Gun Fight Vic 20
Start by selecting the duration of combat, up to nine minutes, then jockey for position and pump in some killer shots. Seek cover behind a cactus at your peril, for they can be shot away, and beware of bullets ricocheting off rocks. It goes without saying that respective tallies are displayed continuously. With a different layout for each contest, and decent sound effects, this tape should find itself on plenty of short lists.
From Commodore User Issue 10 July 1984 by LS
On the covers
A top of the line cover. The bandits ready to enter a duel. I really like the brownish/orange colours giving us that sandy western look. I also like how they’ve combined the logo of the game with the actual main characters of the game.
This is a really nice one and as always with Livewire, you never get disappointed with the fresh covers. Always visualising so much action and makes the title blend in.
Gun Fight gives it to us from start to end. I reckon that this made this game sell good.
Gun Fight Cover
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GAME DESCRIPTION
GUNFIGHT is a game written in 6502 Machine Code and runs in the 3.5K of the un-expanded VIC 20. Hires colour graphics and realistic sound effects are used to provide the best in computer entertainment. It may be played by ONE player against the computer or by TWO players against each other at the same time, one using the KEYBOARD and the other a JOYSTICK.
The game takes place on the range in the bad west with two gunslingers shooting it out to the death. There are only a few rocks, trees and cacti for cover and there is the constant danger of being killed by ricocheting bullets as well. Rocks and trees can provide cover but the cacti may be shot away.
LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
Remove or disable any memory expansion fitted. Ensure the tape is rewound. Depress the SHIFT and RUN/STOP keys together. The VIC will respond with PRESS PLAY ON TAPE. Depress the PLAY key on the cassette unit and the VIC will automaticallya load and run the program. Operating instructions will appear when the program is fully loaded.
DO NOT STOP THE CASSETTE UNIT OR TOUCH THE KEYS UNTIL THE GAME IS COMPLETELY LOADED.
NOTE: A TV SET CREATES INTERFERENCE WHICH PREVENTS PROGRAMS FROM LOADING CORRECTLY. ENSURE THAT THE CASSETTE UNIT IS AS FAR AWAY FROM THE TV AS POSSIBLE.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
PLAYER 1 (BLUE GUNFIGHTER) KEYBOARD
Move Left——– A Move Right—— D Move Up——— I Move Down—– N Shoot Gun——- S
PLAYER2 (RED GUNFIGHTER) JOYSTICK
Move Left——– Push Left Move Right—— Push Right Move Up——— Push Forward Move Down—– Push Backward Shoot Gun——- Fire Button
NOTE: THE GUNS SHOOT IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THEY WILL NOT FIRE AT POINT BLANK RANGE.
GAME START
Choose the period of the game duration in minutes by pressing a number from 1 to 9. The screen will then display a selection of game options from 1 to 3. Choose the option you want and the game will commence.
POINTS
One point is given for each kill .and the player with the most points at the end of the time period is the winner. A point is also awarded to your opponent if one of your bullets ricochets and kills you.
