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* ShoutOut: The Black Panther diamonds would seem to be a reference to [[Film/{{The Pink Panther|1963}} another comical detective story]].

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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: You'll face all kinds of unlikely enemies and obstacles, from out-of-control mob cars to birds to thrown bottles.

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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: You'll face all kinds of unlikely enemies and obstacles, from out-of-control mob cars to birds to birds, fish and, thrown bottles.



* OneHitPointWonder: Stevenson will die if he hits any obstacle, unless you collect the Power Drink power-up that lets him take an extra hit.

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* OneHitPointWonder: Stevenson will die if he hits any obstacle, unless you collect the Power Drink power-up that lets him take an extra hit.hit.
* SingleUseShield: Power Drink helps Stevenson to take an extra hit.
* SolidClouds: Clouds can be walked on.
* TreasureIsBiggerInFiction: Diamonds are as big as Stevenson's head.
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* HostageForMacguffin: King Dom has kidnapped Stevenson's daughter Jennifer in order to get him to collect the Black Panther Diamonds.
* IHaveYourWife: Daughter In This Case. Dom has Jennifer captive to get Mr. Stevenson to do what he demands.

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* HostageForMacguffin: HostageForMacGuffin: King Dom has kidnapped Stevenson's daughter Jennifer in order to get him to collect the Black Panther Diamonds.
* IHaveYourWife: Daughter In This Case. IHaveYourDaughter: Dom has Jennifer captive to get Mr. Stevenson to do what he demands.



* MineralMacguffin: The objective of the game is to collect the five Black Panther Diamonds as a ransom for Mr. Stevenson's daughter.

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* MineralMacguffin: MineralMacGuffin: The objective of the game is to collect the five Black Panther Diamonds as a ransom for Mr. Stevenson's daughter.
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* EndlessRunningGame: Mr. Stevenson is always moving, and the player has to use the light gun to either make him jump over obstacles or kill enemies.



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* LightGunGameLightGunGame: Combined with EndlessRunningGame, the light gun is used to make Mr. Stevenson jump or kill enemies before they kill him.
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* IHaveYourWife: Daughter In This Case. Dom has Jennifer captive to get Mr. Stevenson to do what he demands.
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* IHaveYourWife: King Dom has kidnapped Stevenson's daughter Jennifer in order to get him to collect the Black Panther Diamonds.

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* IHaveYourWife: HostageForMacguffin: King Dom has kidnapped Stevenson's daughter Jennifer in order to get him to collect the Black Panther Diamonds.

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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/LightGunGame for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster, who demands you bring the five Black Panther diamonds to him in exchange for her life. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun by shooting R.L. Stevenson, which makes him jump.

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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/LightGunGame for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem.

R.L. Stevenson's Stevenson is an FBI agent-turned-private eye whose daughter is Jennifer has been kidnapped by a gangster, the gangster King Dom, who demands you bring him the five Black Panther diamonds to him Diamonds in exchange for her life. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with through each stage of the game by using your Zapper light gun by shooting R.L. to shoot Stevenson, which makes him jump.
jump, and shoot down any obstacles and enemies in his way, from wild animals to glass bottles.




!!This game provides the example of:

* LightGunGame: One of the NES Light Gun games.

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* {{Cyclops}}: The final boss of
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game is Zulie, a one-eyed monster that guards King Dom's hide-out.
* LightGunGame: EverythingTryingToKillYou: You'll face all kinds of unlikely enemies and obstacles, from out-of-control mob cars to birds to thrown bottles.
* GrievousBottleyHarm:
One of the NES Light Gun games.obstacles in the game you have to shoot down are glass bottles thrown by an unseen assailant.
* IHaveYourWife: King Dom has kidnapped Stevenson's daughter Jennifer in order to get him to collect the Black Panther Diamonds.
* LightGunGame
* MineralMacguffin: The objective of the game is to collect the five Black Panther Diamonds as a ransom for Mr. Stevenson's daughter.
* OneHitPointWonder: Stevenson will die if he hits any obstacle, unless you collect the Power Drink power-up that lets him take an extra hit.
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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster, who demands you bring the five Black Panther diamonds to him in exchange for her life. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun by shooting R.L. Stevenson, which makes him jump.

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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun game side-scrolling/LightGunGame for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster, who demands you bring the five Black Panther diamonds to him in exchange for her life. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun by shooting R.L. Stevenson, which makes him jump.



* LightGun: One of the NES Light Gun games.

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* LightGun: LightGunGame: One of the NES Light Gun games.
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No connection to [[TabletopGame/{{GUMSHOE}} the tabletop roleplaying game of the same name]].
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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun NES game. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun. To jump, Shoot at R.L. Stevenson.

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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun NES game.game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster.gangster, who demands you bring the five Black Panther diamonds to him in exchange for her life. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun. To jump, Shoot at gun by shooting R.L. Stevenson.
Stevenson, which makes him jump.



* LightGun: One of the NES Zapper Light Gun Games.

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* LightGun: One of the NES Zapper Light Gun Games.games.
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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun NES game. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun. To jump, Shoot at R.L. Stevenson.

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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun NES game. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun. To jump, Shoot at R.L. Stevenson.Stevenson.

!!This game provides the example of:

* LightGun: One of the NES Zapper Light Gun Games.
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''Gumshoe'' is a side-scrolling/light gun NES game. R.L. Stevenson's daughter is kidnapped by a gangster. You must navigate R.L. Stevenson with your Zapper light gun. To jump, Shoot at R.L. Stevenson.

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