Gotcha! The Sport!
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Gotcha!: The Sport | |
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Developer(s) | Atlus |
Publisher(s) | LJN |
Composer(s) | Hirohiko Takayama |
Platform(s) | NES |
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Genre(s) | Shooter |
Mode(s) | Single-player Multiplayer |
Gotcha! The Sport! is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was released in 1987. It uses the NES Zapper light gun and is a capture the flag-style game played with paintball guns loaded with simulated paintballs. The game was loosely based on the 1985 Universal Studios film Gotcha!, starring Anthony Edwards.
The player's mission is to get through the level, capture the enemy flag by shooting it, and return it to your base. This is while simultaneously trying not to get shot by the other team, run out of ammo, or run out of time. A light gun is necessary for this game, but one needs to also use the controller. The directional pad will move the screen left and right. Ammo boxes can be found sitting on the ground or carried by enemies in the background. It seems that only misses cost you ammo, so if one's aim is precise, they will receive a significant bonus for leftover ammunition.
There are three levels in the game: Woods, Warehouse District and Snow Fields. The Woods and Snow Fields levels feature enemies in military garb, while the Warehouse District features enemies modeled after early 1980s punks. These rounds repeat in this order infinitely; each time around, the reaction time needed for the enemies to aim and fire is reduced.
Paintball guns
In addition to the video game, Entertech (a division of LJN) produced and sold paintball guns—and related gear—for kids using the same name and logo as the video game.
- The Enforcer, double pistol set
- The Commando
- protective glasses
- targets
- suits
External links
- The Gotcha! The Game! FAQ
- The paintball guns at VirtualToyChest.com
- Shooter game stubs
- 1987 video games
- Atlus games
- First-person shooters
- Light gun games
- LJN games
- Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
- North America-exclusive video games
- Video games based on films
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- Video games developed in Japan
- Video games scored by Hirohiko Takayama