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Western Gun, also known as Gun Fight in North America, is noted for having a few landmark firsts in the video game industry. It was the first microprocessor-based game, the first game to portray human-to-human combat, and is believed to be one of the earliest games localized from Japan to the United States by an American company, Midway Manufacturing.
GameSpy article:
https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051114/http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/491/491634p1.html
https://archive.ph/20130124064335/http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/491/491634p2.html#selection-685.37-685.48
"The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon–The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World" by Steven L. Kent (pages 63-64 in the book):
https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9c/UltimateHistoryofVideoGames_Book_US.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20120425051114/http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/491/491634p1.html
https://archive.ph/20130124064335/http://uk.gamespy.com/articles/491/491634p2.html#selection-685.37-685.48
"The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon–The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World" by Steven L. Kent (pages 63-64 in the book):
https://retrocdn.net/images/9/9c/UltimateHistoryofVideoGames_Book_US.pdf
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This is my 100th accepted submission.
I don't suppose this game being talked about is associated with that NES Zapper game.
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