History VideoGame / MadDogMccree

* NintendoHard: The games are all pretty unforgiving with small hitboxes, very short time-windows (before you get shot), and innocent bystanders making unexpected appearances (and some ambiguous actions that can be misinterpreted as hostile). QuickDraw showdowns might show up like a RandomEncounter, increasing the chance of losing a life further.

''Mad Dog [=McCree=]'' is a LightGunGame that was produced by the company American Laser Games as an arcade game in the year 1990. It has a sequel, ''Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold''; and spiritual sequel, ''The Last Bounty Hunter''. The game is notable for its [[LiveActionCutscene Live-Action cutscenes]], a novel concept in the early 90s. The game was ported to multiple systems, such as the UsefulNotes/SegaCD, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer 3DO Interactive Multiplayer]], UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi. It would later be ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS as downloadable extras.

''Mad Dog [=McCree=]'' is a LightGunGame that was produced by the company American Laser Games as an arcade game in the year 1990. It has a sequel, ''Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold''; and spiritual sequel, ''The Last Bounty Hunter''. The game is notable for being rendered through FullMotionVideo, a novel concept in the early 90s. The game was ported to multiple systems, such as the UsefulNotes/SegaCD, [[UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer 3DO Interactive Multiplayer]], UsefulNotes/PhilipsCDi, and more recently, the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii, UsefulNotes/PlayStation3, and UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS as downloadable extras.

* FullMotionVideo: The game's primary selling point was the novelty of having a live-action Western movie play out as a video game.

* GoodIsNotSoft: We don't get any background on The Stranger (the player character), but the game rewards players for mercilessly taking down all of the outlaws you stand against you. The townsfolk find you pleasant enough and don't seem to find you suspicious or an AntiHero. You're still hailed as a hero at the end of the game, implying that the outlaws were very unpleasant for the townsfolk.

* GoodIsNotNice: We don't get any background on The Stranger (the player character), but the game rewards players for mercilessly taking down all of the outlaws you stand against you. You're still hailed as a hero at the end of the game, implying that the outlaws were very unpleasant for the townsfolk.

* FullMotionVideo: The game's primary selling point.

*** On that note, what is the player character thinking walking towards a building with a rifle-man camping on the roof? Granted, the rifle-man is comically amateur, and [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy does not bother remaining crouched to shot at you accurately]]. However, this is a town taken over with outlaws, and it is quite risky to just go walking out in the open, especially after the amateur rifle-man spots you and open fires like a Storm Tooper.

* MajorInjuryUnderReaction: As a result of death sounds being reused for basic mooks, combined with some of the acting, some mook reactions to being shot can be low key. The hostage taker in the bank robbery stage merely reacts like they hit their head hard and the generic "Guuuh!" sound plays as they return to cover like they're just taking a time out.

** Averted if you wander in the wrong direction while on the way to Mad Dog's cabin. You'll be clearly out numbered and even if you were allowed to hit one mook, the rest will open fire almost in unison giving you a heavy dose of lead poisoning.

* CutsceneIncompetence: If you approach Mad Dog's hideout from the wrong direction, there's no choice but to get shot by the single Mook who jumps out of hiding. You can know exactly where they're hiding and even shoot first but you'll always lose.

* NintendoHard: The games are all pretty unforgiving with small hitboxes, very short time-windows (before you get shot), and innocent bystanders making unexpected appearances (and some ambiguous actions that can be misinterpreted as hostile).

* NoFairCheating: InUniverse example: If you cheat on the Quickdraw minigame and draw too early, you lose a life.

* NoFairCheating: If you cheat on the Quickdraw minigame and draw too early, you lose a life.

* QuickDraw: Occurs seemingly randomly as a "punishment" challenge if you end up eating a bullet from one of Mad Dog's gangsters and still have at least one [[ExtraLife life left]].

* CigarFuseLighting: Mad Dog straps the Prospector to a barrel of TNT and uses his cigar to light the fuse. The player use to [[CutTheFuse shoot the fuse]] to save the Prospector.

* RailingKill: The last outlaw in the saloon falls over the staircase railing when shot.

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