Rifleman (arcade game)

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Rifleman
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Developer(s) Sega
Publisher(s) Sega
Release1967

Rifleman is an electro-mechanical arcade game released by Sega Enterprises in 1967, consisting of a target-shooting game with a rifle mounted on the game cabinet. [1] The game had a Wild West theme, and gave the player the results of their shooting on a printed paper card. [2]

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References

  1. Encyclopedia of Video Games: M-Z. ABC-CLIO. 2012. pp. 552–. ISBN   978-0-313-37936-9.
  2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (11 November 1967). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp.  1–. ISSN   0006-2510.