The Lone Ranger (video game) facts for kids
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| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Director(s) | Team "Kuu Neru Asobu" (TEAMくうねるあそぶ) |
| Composer(s) | Yoshinori Sasaki, Kenichi Matsubara, Kozo Nakamura, Tomoya Tomita, Kenji Fukui, Satoko Minami |
| Platform(s) | NES |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Lone Ranger is an exciting action-adventure video game made by Konami. It was released only in North America in 1991 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This game is based on the famous The Lone Ranger radio shows and TV series. In the game, you play as the Lone Ranger himself! You'll fight bad guys in different ways, like looking from above, moving from side to side, and even seeing things through his eyes. The game features the classic The Lone Ranger theme music and even has a voice clip of the Ranger shouting his famous line, "Hi Yo Silver!"
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The Story of The Lone Ranger Game
The game's story follows the classic tale of the Lone Ranger. You play as a former Texas Ranger whose friends were sadly killed by a bad guy named Butch Cavendish. One of the murdered rangers was even the Lone Ranger's own brother. Your main goal in the game is to rescue the U.S. President from Butch Cavendish and his gang. In one part of the game (Area 6), the Lone Ranger also has to save his former fiancée, Clara, from a group of ninjas who work for Cavendish.
How to Play The Lone Ranger Game
There are eight different areas in the game. In each area, you need to complete a special task before you can move on.
Exploring the Game World
Each area starts on a big map that you see from above. The Lone Ranger's friend, Tonto, will give you advice on where to go next. On this map, you can move the Lone Ranger to different places like towns, caves, mountains, and bridges. You might also run into groups of outlaws who will attack you. Sometimes, new places will appear on the map as a blinking Sheriff's star after you've done something important.
The places you visit in the game look different. Some are seen from a top-down view, like looking down from the sky. Others are side-scrolling, where you move left and right across the screen. There are even first-person parts where you see things as if you are the Lone Ranger.
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Your Weapons and Health
The Lone Ranger's main weapon is a six-shot revolver. You can load it with regular bullets or special silver bullets. Silver bullets cost more, but they are twice as powerful and can shoot through enemies! You can also use TNT sticks or even the Ranger's fists as weapons in the side-scrolling and top-down parts of the game.
When you defeat enemies, they might drop money bags or heart icons. Money bags increase your cash, and heart icons help you get your health back. If you lose all your energy, the game will be over, and you'll have to start that area again. After you finish an area, Tonto will give you a password. You can use this password later to continue your game from where you left off.
Towns and Shops
All the towns and some other places in the game are played from a top-down view. In towns, you can talk to people on the streets or inside houses. They will give you clues about where to go next. You can buy more ammunition and TNT at a gun shop. You can also visit the doctor's office to get your health back using the money you've collected.
A gunsmith can even make your revolver shoot further by giving it a short, medium, or long barrel. You can also play fun minigames in some places to win extra cash. You will face enemies in the top-down parts of the game too. If you accidentally hurt a civilian during a gunfight, you'll lose some money and health. The controls in the side-scrolling parts are similar, but you can also jump over things, climb up or down, and crouch.
First-Person Challenges
Most of the first-person exploration stages involve you exploring a maze-like path to find something important, like a piece of treasure. During these stages, outlaws will sometimes attack you from all directions. A radar at the bottom of the screen shows you where the enemies are coming from. In these battles, you can only use your revolver, but some enemies will drop extra bullets. You can play these first-person battles using the regular controller, or even with the NES Zapper light gun or the LaserScope headphone controller!
