History VideoGame / TinStar

* NonMammalMammaries: Maria and the robot woman in the bonus game are extremely well endowed.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: ''Tiny Johnson?''

Not to be confused with the [[VideoGame/TinStarChoiceOfGames similarly-named]] ChooseYourOwnAdventure game.

!!This game contains examples of:

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Most characters in the game, but Tin Star mainly.

* ParentalFavoritism: Mo's brother, Schemp, claimed that their mother always like Schemp best. [[spoiler:When Schemp dies towards the end of the game, he says that their mom really always liked Mo best.]]

* BarBrawl: It wouldn't be the Ol' West without one.

* BornLucky: [[MeaningfulName Lucky]] Jonhson, who has a random chance of avoiding your QuickDraw.
* CattlePunk: Pretty standard Western story... with robots instead of people.

** The bonus stages never change in variety, nor do the placement of the bonus stars ever change. The later in the game you go, the faster the wheel spins.
** The concept behind the showdown boss battles is always the same, but late-game bosses draw faster than early-game ones.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Undertaker.

* GreatEscape: After Tin Star puts Snake Oil in jail, he has to prevent the Black Oil Gang from blowing up the jail and breaking him out. [[spoiler:Even if you manage to save the jail, Snake Oil just digs his way out.]]
* HopelessBossFight: Kid Johnson. Tin Star vows to "never shoot women and children," so even though you can draw your gun, you can't actually shoot Kid, you just have to wait for him to shoot you. [[spoiler:Tin Star still gets blamed for shooting Kid anyway, and gets run out of town.]]

* ImprobableInfantSurvival: Played with. Tin Star cannot bear to shoot "The Kid" Johnson as he is not allowed to shoot women and kids. [[spoiler:Though Black Bart claims Kid is dead, he turns out to be fine, hidden in Tin Star's hat.]] It's also a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, as there are other baby {{Mooks}} in many other stages, yet there's no moral dilemma about shooting them.
* [[InstantWinCondition Instant-Lose Condition]]: In all "protect the building" levels. If you see a barrel or TNT-carrying guy in the distance, SHOOT IT, as he'll go on top of the building, blow it up, and cause you to lose a life!

* TopHeavyGuy: Tin Star has a massive torso, bulging biceps and toothpick legs.
** "Tiny" Johnson is an even more extreme example.

* [[WouldHitAGirl Would Shoot a Woman]]: 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.

* NoExportForYou: Creator/{{Nintendo}} released it exclusively in North America.

---> [[spoiler:'''Tin Star:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Does that mean the wedding's off?]]]]

* InfantImmortality: Played with. Tin Star cannot bear to shoot "The Kid" Johnson as he is not allowed to shoot women and kids. [[spoiler:Though Black Bart claims Kid is dead, he turns out to be fine, hidden in Tin Star's hat.]] It's also a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, as there are other baby {{Mooks}} in many other stages, yet there's no moral dilemma about shooting them.

* XMeetsY: TheWildWest with Robots.

A RailShooter by Software Creations for the {{SNES}} 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.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Says Mo when Tin Star accidentally flattens Tiny Johnson's prize pelargonium, "I reckon this was a setup. That geranium was a plant."
* InfantImmortality: Played with. Tin Star cannot bear to shoot "The Kid" Johnson as he is not allowed to shoot women and kids. [[spoiler:Though Black Bart claims Kid is dead, he turns out to be fine, hidden in Tin Star's hat.]] It's also a case of GameplayAndStorySegregation, as there are other baby {{Mook}}s in many other stages, yet there's no moral dilemma about shooting them.
* [[InstantWinCondition Instant Lose Condition]]: In all "protect the building" levels. If you see a barrel or TNT-carrying guy in the distance, SHOOT IT, as he'll go on top of the building, blow it up, and cause you to lose a life!

* {{Misblamed}}: Tin Star is blamed for destroying Tiny Johnson's prized geranium, even though that only happened because an old lady pushed Tin Star into it. Tin Star has to deal with Tiny and the rest of the Johnson family for the whole game because of it. Later, Tin Star also gets blamed for [[spoiler:shooting and killing Kid Johnson, despite not doing it]], and gets run out of town.

* OverusedRunningGag: Several times on Sunday. The "go for your gun" gag gets interrupted by Black Bart, who says "[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall we've done this gag to death]]." And when Aluminum rides off without Tin Star, he's come to expect it, only letting out a dejected "Hi ho Alumi... oh, never mind."

* VillainousCrossdresser: The Blousey Bros, a gang of multiple bandits who all dress up in drag.

* [[WouldHitAGirl Would Shoot A Woman]]: 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.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: The Blousey Bros, a gang of multiple bandits who all dress up in drag.

* CombatPragmatist: Bugsy Johnson. When fighting a QuickDraw match, you'll normally have to shoot at a target on the screen to load, then you shoot your opponent. Bugsy sometimes cheats and skips this step, in which case you just shoot him before he can do the same.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Undertaker.

* InfantImmortality: Played with, Tin Star cannot bear to shoot "The Kid" Johnson as he is not allowed to shoot women and kids.

* BankRobbery: The Black Oil Gang tries to blow up a bank midway through the game. Failing to stop them from doing so is an instant loss.

* ShowdownAtHighNoon: You'll be challenged to a number of these over the course of the game. They serve as the game's boss battles, as all but one ends the day in which they're set.

** Every day starts with a "Knock 'Em Down" challenge, where you have to juggle a bottle in the air. You don't get penalized for letting one fall, but you'll miss out on some free money.

* BigBad: Black Bart.

* CattlePunk

* CombatPragmatist: Bugsy Johnson. When fighting a QuickDraw match, you'll normally have to shoot at a target on the screen to load, then you shoot your opponent. Bugsy sometimes cheats and skips this step- in which case you just shoot him before he can do the same.

* IronicNickname: "Tiny" Johnson, who expemplifies StoutStrength.

* ShoutOut: The Mayor is named Judge Soy Bean. Doubles as a PunnyName.
* ShowdownAtHighNoon: You'll be challenged to a number of these over the course of the game.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: The Blousey Bros.

* NoExportForYou: {{Nintendo}} released it exclusively in North America.

** >$999,999: [[spoiler:Tin Star asks Maria to marry him, but she reveals she's actually '''[[BigBad BLACK BART]]''' [[DroppedABridgetOnHim 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.]]

* LoopholeAbuse: The Bad Oil gang has dressed up as women and are shooting up the town, and Tin Star tries to figure out a way to stop them without breaking the old law "Never shoot women or children".

-->'''Maria:''' only a good guy could have a chin like Tin Star's.

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