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Gun.Smoke
Console icon NES/Famicom

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Developer

Capcom

Publisher

Capcom

Genre

Shoot 'em Up

Released

November 1985

Title screenshot
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Achievements

Author: Marverick23 (16)

There are 16 achievements worth 340 (1,873) points.

Sort: Normal ^ - Won By - Points - Title - Type 

  • Beat Bandit Bill

    2,580 (1,470) of 2,591 – 99.58%

    56.73% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    99.58% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • The Boulders

    (10) (11)

    Beat Cutter

    1,702 (1,020) of 2,591 – 65.69%

    39.37% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    65.69% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat Devil Hawk

    1,154 (677) of 2,591 – 44.54%

    26.13% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    44.54% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat Ninja

    778 (400) of 2,591 – 30.03%

    15.44% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    30.03% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat Fatman Joe

    661 (324) of 2,591 – 25.51%

    12.50% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    25.51% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Fort Wingate

    (25) (74)

    Beat the Wingates and finish the game

    575 (249) of 2,591 – 22.19%

    9.61% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    22.19% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Get 5 lives

    1,460 (844) of 2,591 – 56.35%

    32.57% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    56.35% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat Bandit Bill using the horse

    1,856 (1,126) of 2,591 – 71.63%

    43.46% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    71.63% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • No Return

    (5) (8)

    Beat Cutter using the horse

    759 (495) of 2,591 – 29.29%

    19.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    29.29% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat Devil Hawk using the horse

    526 (302) of 2,591 – 20.30%

    11.66% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    20.30% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat Ninja using the horse

    339 (156) of 2,591 – 13.08%

    6.02% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    13.08% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Lawless

    (10) (34)

    Beat Fatman Joe using the horse

    406 (210) of 2,591 – 15.67%

    8.10% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    15.67% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the Wingates using the horse

    292 (119) of 2,591 – 11.27%

    4.59% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    11.27% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Beat the game without using the horse

    224 (108) of 2,591 – 8.65%

    4.17% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    8.65% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

  • Finish the game without dying

    262 (87) of 2,591 – 10.11%

    3.36% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    10.11% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode
  • Golden Gun

    (100) (796)

    Finish the game without dying and without using the horse

    191 (80) of 2,591 – 7.37%

    3.09% of players have earned the achievement in hardcore mode
    7.37% of players have earned the achievement in softcore mode

Recent Players

zombob zombob

19 Jun 2025, 9:03pm

Stage 3, 5 Lives, Horseless

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Stage 2, 3 Lives, Horseless

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Stage 1, 1 Live, Horseless

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19 Jun 2025, 3:26am

Stage 5, 3 Lives, Horseless

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19 Jun 2025, 1:48am

Stage 4, 1 Live,

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18 Jun 2025, 9:04pm

Stage 2, , Horseless

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18 Jun 2025, 10:56am

Stage 4, 2 Lives, Horseless

Comments:
Marverick23 25 Feb 2015 22:58
Use "Gun.smoke (USA)"
FernandoFFS 25 Feb 2015 22:59
Aew Alan ficou show! :)
Marverick23 25 Feb 2015 23:14
Vlw Fernando. =)
Marverick23 26 Feb 2015 04:29
Note: The achievements "Master of the old west" and "Golden Gun" does not work if die and give load state.
believeme 8 Sep 2015 16:04
thx for achievements. I did it!!
Zaphnath 13 Sep 2018 07:01
will the achievement reset when you play the loop?
KINGLIFER 27 Feb 2019 10:01
Good question
Glendaal 12 Jun 2022 22:14
Now that's really goddamn frustrating, I just beat the game deathless and without using the horse and none of the 3 related achievements popped
LetsAllPlay 24 Jun 2022 11:21
Thanks for the Gun.Smoke info. was just playing that game
Titanodeath 24 Apr 2023 02:38
Mastered! Now the Wingates souls sare mine to play with. hahahahahahahaha
Nabas6545 19 Jan 2024 14:30
An indepth narrated achievement guide for this game has been created by jaguarrn and added to the official RetroAchievements Youtube channel. If you need any tips on how to master this set, you can check out the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM_IdMJQ5wg
guiretrogamer 30 Apr 2024 00:02
Second stage is in looping. Boss never appears.
aphexlambda 31 Jul 2024 23:38
Mastered!

What a classic, certified childhood game for sure!

A great bullet hell for beginners, very manageable and doable mastery for anyone.

In case you find yourself having trouble with the deathless, horseless cheevo, abuse that shotgun past level 3. I recommend practicing level 3 no shotgun as much as possible, you'll need the ammo level 4 onwards, also, the magnums are very useful on bosses.
DEMACY 9 Oct 2024 22:48
Fun game to master but I do nightmares of level 4 now.
Malvenido 16 Dec 2024 03:58
Mastered and finally a fair set with decent points!
Suffered lots with the no horse and no dying cheevos but it was absolutely worth it!

TIPS:

-NEVER EVER get the cow skulls! The remove your upgrades!

-Google "strategywiki gun.smoke NES" so that you can check it and see all the hidden wanted posters and items and don't waste money/points on that.

-Always have a smart bomb (normal weapon is more than enough as long as it's upgraded.

-Don't panic with the enemies coming from your back. Just try to be at the top of the screen and then turn left/right and just go down while shooting, you'll probably get them. Check speedrunners to get the hang of this.

-If you need to get the horse cheevo on a stage but lost all of your lives and your score just won't be enough to buy the horse, just don't get the poster wanted and the loop will allow you to buy it later (in this way you don't have to start the game over but well, you gotta survive the loop lol)

-NOT FULL RNG, USE IT IN YOUR ADVANTAGE.
Enemies on the stage always spawn from the same spot so just memorize the parts where you have the most problems.
As for the boss battles, I think they are full RNG there, can't confirm it as I was too focused on the fights.

Anyway, had lots of fun with this classic.

Ty for the set, @Marverick23 :)
MHFiver 2 Feb 2025 01:50
I remember first playing the arcade version on a Capcom Generations disc, and found the controls too unwieldly. The NES version is much better on that regard, if less flexible.

Great game, great set.