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The game is notable for being one of the very few games to not only support the Super Scope, but also the SNES Mouse. It's also one of four games that supports both accessories.
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* ToCatchHeroesHireVillains: The townspeople elect Black Bart, the game's villain in every previous "day" of gameplay, as sheriff after Tin Star is framed for the murder of a small child. He isn't actually dead.
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''Tin Star'' is a RailShooter developed by Creator/SoftwareCreations and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem in 1994. You play [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Cowboy Robot]] Sheriff [[CharacterTitle Tin Star]] as he sets out to bring justice to the Ol' West town of East Driftwood. Mere moments after arriving in town he runs afoul of the Bad Oil Gang and their leader Black Bart, and is tasked with bringing them down within the space of a week. Pretty much a typical western tale, but with robots.

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''Tin Star'' is a RailShooter developed by Creator/SoftwareCreations and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem Platform/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem in 1994. You play [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Cowboy Robot]] Sheriff [[CharacterTitle Tin Star]] as he sets out to bring justice to the Ol' West town of East Driftwood. Mere moments after arriving in town he runs afoul of the Bad Oil Gang and their leader Black Bart, and is tasked with bringing them down within the space of a week. Pretty much a typical western tale, but with robots.
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* PermaStubble: It doesn't get much more permanent, as Tin Star has small rivets on his face that evoke the appearance of beard stubble.
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A RailShooter by Software Creations for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem in 1994. You play [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Cowboy Robot]] Sheriff [[CharacterTitle Tin Star]] as he sets out to bring justice to the Ol' West town of East Driftwood. Mere moments after arriving in town he runs afoul of the Bad Oil Gang and their leader Black Bart, and is tasked with bringing them down within the space of a week. Pretty much a typical western tale, but with robots.

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A ''Tin Star'' is a RailShooter developed by Software Creations Creator/SoftwareCreations and published by Creator/{{Nintendo}} for the UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem in 1994. You play [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Cowboy Robot]] Sheriff [[CharacterTitle Tin Star]] as he sets out to bring justice to the Ol' West town of East Driftwood. Mere moments after arriving in town he runs afoul of the Bad Oil Gang and their leader Black Bart, and is tasked with bringing them down within the space of a week. Pretty much a typical western tale, but with robots.






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* {{Creepy Crossdresser}}s: The Blousey Bros, a gang of multiple bandits who all dress up in drag.

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* {{Creepy Crossdresser}}s: CreepyCrossdresser: The Blousey Bros, a gang of multiple bandits who all dress up in drag.



* GainaxEnding: The best ending. [[spoiler: Maria turns out to be Black Bart in disguise and he suddenly decides to be good. Maria is seen in the credits so it can be assumed he might have switched places recently, but it still comes completely out of nowhere.]]



* GainaxEnding: The best ending. [[spoiler: Maria turns out to be Black Bart in disguise and he suddenly decides to be good. Maria is when seen in the credits so it can be assumed he might have switched places recently, but it still comes completely out of nowhere.]]



* [[InstantWinCondition Instant-Lose Condition]]: In all "protect the building" levels. If you see a barrel or TNT-carrying guy in the distance and fail to shoot them in time, he'll go on top of the building, blow it up, and cause you to lose.



* JustForPun: Says Mo when Tin Star accidentally flattens Tiny Johnson's prize pelargonium, "I reckon this was a setup. That geranium was a plant."



** >$999,999: [[spoiler:Tin Star asks Maria to marry him, but she reveals she's actually '''[[BigBad BLACK BART]]''' [[UnsettlingGenderReveal in disguise]], [[TheMole spying on Tin Star]]. He "says" he's reformed, but still dismisses Tin Star and Mo as YouMeddlingKids, er, Robots, as the credits roll.]]

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** >$999,999: [[spoiler:Tin Star asks Maria to marry him, but she reveals she's actually '''[[BigBad BLACK BART]]''' Black Bart]]''' [[UnsettlingGenderReveal in disguise]], [[TheMole spying on Tin Star]]. He "says" he's reformed, but still dismisses Tin Star and Mo as YouMeddlingKids, er, Robots, as the credits roll.]]



* NiceGuy: Eccentricities aside, Tin Star and his partner Mo are probably the nicest characters in the game and are sincerely heroic.



* NiceGuy: Eccentricities aside, Tin Star and his partner Mo are probably the nicest characters in the game and are sincerely heroic.
* NonMammalMammaries: Maria and the robot women in the bonus game are extremely well endowed.

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* NiceGuy: Eccentricities aside, Tin Star and his partner Mo are probably the nicest characters in the game and are sincerely heroic.
* NonMammalMammaries: Maria and the robot women in the bonus game are extremely well endowed.well-endowed.
* NonStandardGameOver: In all "protect the building" levels. If you see a barrel or TNT-carrying guy in the distance and fail to shoot them in time, he'll go on top of the building, blow it up, and cause you to lose.



* RevolversAreJustBetter: Even when you're a sentient robot.

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* %%* RevolversAreJustBetter: Even when you're a sentient robot.



* WouldHitAGirl: Tin Star's good guy code says "never shoot women and children." But because some people shooting up the town [[InsaneTrollLogic are just women on their own]], it's okay.



* WouldHitAGirl: Tin Star's good guy code says "never shoot women and children." But because some people shooting up the town [[InsaneTrollLogic are just women on their own]], it's okay.

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