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Gunslinger

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A Wild West graphics text adventure starring retired Texas Ranger Kip Starr.

The briefing

About this game

Gunslinger is a Wild West graphics text adventure in which you play as Kip Starr, a retired Texas Ranger. Stranded in the desert, you must explore the surrounding region and rescue your friend from being hanged by the Mexicans.

Your journey takes you through wastelands, mineshafts, and ghost towns, with encounters involving Indians and a shootout with the Dalton Brothers. Locations are presented through descriptive text and accompanying pictures. Commands can be entered with the keyboard or selected with a joystick-controlled arrow.

Game Details

  • Genre: Adventure
  • Developer: Imagination Development Systems
  • Publisher: Datasoft, Inc.
  • Release date: December 31, 1986
  • Platforms: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, ZX Spectrum