Six-Gun Shootout

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Six-Gun Shootout
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Publisher(s) Strategic Simulations
Writer(s) Jeff Johnson
Platform(s) Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Release1985
Genre(s) Turn-based strategy

Six-Gun Shootout (shown on the title screen as Sixgun Shootout) [1] is a video game written by Jeff Johnson for Atari 8-bit computers and published in 1985 by Strategic Simulations. [2]

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Gameplay

Six-Gun Shootout is a game in which man-to-man combat is simulated in ten scenarios set in the Wild West. [3]

Reception

Johnny Wilson reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World , and stated that "SG is an relatively simple, fast-moving and enjoyable game. It is satisfying and clear-cut in its determination of victory points and victory." [3]

Reviews

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References

  1. "Six-Gun Shootout". Atari Mania.
  2. Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  3. 1 2 Wilson, Johnny (September 1985). "Micro-Reviews". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 23. pp. 37, 47.
  4. "Computer Play (1989-01)(Computer Play Magazine)(US)". January 1989.
  5. "Jeux & stratégie 35". October 1985.