''Boot Hill'' is a

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released by Midway in 1977. It is a sequel to the 1975

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Gun Fight ''Gun Fight'', known as in Japan and Europe, is a 1975 multidirectional shooter arcade game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released by Taito in Japan and Europe and by Midway in North America. Based around two Old West cowboys armed with ...

'', originally released by

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as ''Western Gun'' in Japan. It was released under license from Taito, as ''Boot Hill'' is another version of ''Western Gun''.

Description

A classic one or two-player

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gunfight game. Each player uses a small

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to move their cowboy up and down the play area, while a second, much larger joystick is used to aim the pistol and shoot - this larger stick also has a trigger button. The game's single goal is to shoot the ot