Full title Wild West Hero
Year of release 1983
Publisher Timescape Software (UK)
Author(s) Silicon Kid (Mike Stockwell, Paul Holmes)
Inspired by Williams Electronics Inc (USA) (arcade coin-op: Robotron: 2084)
Machine type ZX Spectrum 48K
Number of players 2 - alternating
Controls Kempston and Keyboard
Type Arcade: Shoot-em-up
Message language English
Original publication Commercial
Original price £5.90
Being alone in the West was
never particularly safe, even at
the best of time, so when the
Wild West Hero took up the
challenge of ridding the rockies
of bandits he found a few slight
problems. Being outnumbered
sixty to one can be irritating
especially when some annoying
person has planted 'Killer Cacti',
'Treacherous Trees' or some
other lethal objects around the
battle area. Combined with the
fact that the killing of one gang
simply brings yet another big-
ger, nastier and faster gang of
bandits made life, well, some-
what awkward, but then again
he was 'The Wild West Hero'.
Object
A Wild West Hero must destroy
gang after gang of extremely
nasty bandits, avoid the glowing
cacti or any other objects and,
most importantly, stay alive! At
the start of the game he is given
three lives with which to carry
out the task. Armed with an
automatic fire-and-repeat Colt
45 (No, I haven't heard of one
either) he must accumulate the
highest score possible. For the
first 20,000 points achieved a
bonus life is awarded and for
each 10,000 points after that.
Year of release 1983
Publisher Timescape Software (UK)
Author(s) Silicon Kid (Mike Stockwell, Paul Holmes)
Inspired by Williams Electronics Inc (USA) (arcade coin-op: Robotron: 2084)
Machine type ZX Spectrum 48K
Number of players 2 - alternating
Controls Kempston and Keyboard
Type Arcade: Shoot-em-up
Message language English
Original publication Commercial
Original price £5.90
Being alone in the West was
never particularly safe, even at
the best of time, so when the
Wild West Hero took up the
challenge of ridding the rockies
of bandits he found a few slight
problems. Being outnumbered
sixty to one can be irritating
especially when some annoying
person has planted 'Killer Cacti',
'Treacherous Trees' or some
other lethal objects around the
battle area. Combined with the
fact that the killing of one gang
simply brings yet another big-
ger, nastier and faster gang of
bandits made life, well, some-
what awkward, but then again
he was 'The Wild West Hero'.
Object
A Wild West Hero must destroy
gang after gang of extremely
nasty bandits, avoid the glowing
cacti or any other objects and,
most importantly, stay alive! At
the start of the game he is given
three lives with which to carry
out the task. Armed with an
automatic fire-and-repeat Colt
45 (No, I haven't heard of one
either) he must accumulate the
highest score possible. For the
first 20,000 points achieved a
bonus life is awarded and for
each 10,000 points after that.
