Gumshoe

Gumshoe
Developer	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo Entertainment System
Release Date	Nintendo Entertainment System US June 1986 EU 1986

Gumshoe is a classic game for the NES. It is a platformer with a surprising twist: it uses the NES Zapper.

Story

Mr. Stevenson, a retired detective, is the main character. His daughter, Jennifer, has been kidnapped by a Mafia boss, King Dom. Mr. Stevenson must retrieve the five Black Panther Diamonds to save his daughter.

Gameplay

The player moves forward at a set pace. Using the Zapper, the player can destroy objects in their path and shoot themselves to make them jump. Shooting objects will use bullets while shooting the player won't. The player can recover bullets by grabbing red balloons.

The game is divided into four levels. Each of the levels has one of the diamonds, except for the last level which has two diamonds. The levels are nonlinear, with multiple paths through the levels.