Mad Dog McCree Walkthrough 1.0 (Final)
3DO Version
Dec 4, 2001
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by Thomas Mak
email: tom@netwebcenter.com
website: webmalloutlet.com & netwebcenter.com
This document is Copyrighted 2001 Thomas Mak. It may be freely
exchanged as long as no modifications are made and an e-mail telling me
where it has been sent is sent to me.
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This is my first walkthrough/FAQ so it's by no mean perfect or complete.
Even so, I don't intend on updating it again since I don't plan on
playing the game again. I've had this game for the 3DO system for a
very long time. I originally played it a couple times but got sick of
losing so I didn't play it through.
A couple of days ago, I found a trick to keep playing without dying, so
I've decided to try to beat the game and also to write the walkthrough
as I play. After this, I'll probably write the walkthrough for Mad Dog
II and Crime Patrol (all 3 games are part of the gunslinger collection.)
So look for them in the near future!
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Story Line:
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When you start the system if you don't press anything, you can watch
two scenes which are basically as followed.
You, the stranger, show up in town and found out from an old man that
the town is overrun by a bunch of bandits. The mayor and his daughter
are kidnapped. The Sheriff is also locked inside the jail. You are
the town's only hope!
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Codes & Tricks:
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Infinite lives - Every time you get killed, just press "P" before the
screen changes. Then click continue and you won't lose a life plus you
get to know where the enemy will show up and it'll be easier to shoot
him. (Contributed by KasketDarkfyre. Posted on gamefaqs.com)
Enemy Load time - Before any enemy shows up, the 3DO machine actually
makes the reading noise and pauses for a second. That's a clue an
enemy is approaching.
Extra Bullets - If you find skulls or urns you can shoot them for extra
bullets. Not all screens have them. There's at most 1 per screen.
Once you shoot it, you won't be able to shoot it again.
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Modes:
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When you press "P", you'll come to the screen where you can choose your
difficulty level, Training Mode, Start game, continue game, Select 1 or
2 players, Calibrate gun, and Quit.
Difficulty Level - On the left hand side of the screen, there are
Deputy, Sheriff, and U.S. Marshall levels going from easiest to hardest
in that order. In harder levels you have to kill more random enemies.
Training Mode - Click on "Bottles" to play in the Training Mode.
You'll shoot empty bottles.
Start - Clicking on Start will start a new game. Be careful not to
click on it when you pause an ongoing game. You'll have to start over.
Continue - This is to continue a game from pausing. If you ran out of
lives, you can also continue from an earlier stage.
Players Selections - You can select either "1 Player" or "2 Players."
Calibrate - If you own a light gun, you can use this option to
calibrate your gun.
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Walkthrough:
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An old guy will greet you and after a while, there will be 2 guys from
the right trying to kill the old guy. If you kill those 2 guys then
you can save the old guy. Otherwise, the old guy will be on the ground
dying. (I suppose he will recover) Note there's a skull in the
background you can hit for extra bullets. The old guy then tells you
to go to the Saloon to get the keys from One Eye Jack.
Next you can select the 4 stages in any order. They are Coral, Saloon,
Sheriff's Office, and the Bank. If you wait long enough the game
without pressing anything, the game will automatically go to Coral.
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Coral:
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Two guys come out from the right hand side. When the guy on the left
draws his gun, shoot him, then the guy next to him. Next shoot the
black window on the top left. You can't see the guy in there but if
you don't shoot him you would know after he shoots you =)
Next you're inside the barn. First, notice there's a skull which you
can shoot to get more bullets. I would wait until I'm almost out of
bullet before I shoot it. The first guy is always behind the door from
the left. After that, I've noticed that people pop up from set places
but in different order. Some might pop up at the same place more than
once. They are far left of the balcony, left of the balcony, right of
balcony, bottom right and by left or right of the door. The last guy
is pops up from the middle of the balcony with a shotgun, after 1 shot
he would fall to the ground but would get up and try to shoot you again.
Make sure you shoot him again to kill him.
After that, you're back on the street, with people fleeing. You'll
notice a guy riding a horse coming from the right. He'll stop about
the middle of the screen to shoot you. Kill him before he shoots. The
best spot for me is to shoot a little bit to the right of the center of
the screen.
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Sheriff's Office (without keys) (optional):
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Someone pops up behind the station from the right. Shoot him and
you'll go inside. There's a skull outside on the left. You'll see the
Sheriff locked inside the jail and he'll ask you to go get the key from
One Eye Jack at the Saloon. Once Outside, you'll see 3 guys holding
their rifles waiting for you. Shoot the sign above them and it will
fall on the guys. There's no use trying to shoot the 3 of them. They
would not die. Actually they all laugh at you after they shoot you.
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Saloon:
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Someone will try to shoot you from the top of the house. Kill him and
then shoot the skull to get more bullets. You'll see the bartender, 3
guys sitting at the table playing poker, a guy in the background by the
stairs and One Eye Jack by the bar. One Eye Jack will ask if you're
looking for the keys. He'll order the guy on the left playing poker to
kill the bartender. Shoot him and then shoot One Eye Jack. (Note:
even though the first guy is not shooting at you, if you don't shoot
him, you can't kill One Eye Jack.) Next shoot the middle poker guy,
then right poker guy. Lastly, shoot the guy on the stairs. The
bartender gives you the key and tells you that McCree wears a bullet
proof vest.
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Sheriff's Office (with keys):
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If this is your first time going to the Sheriff's Office, you'll see
someone pops up behind the station from the right. Shoot him. Next,
you'll go inside the office. Once inside, the door closes while the
Sheriff yells "Behind the door. He's got a gun." Shoot the guy's head
through the window of the door. You'll then save the Sheriff and you
both head out.
The Sheriff will take out the first two guys but also gets killed by
the second guy. Note there's no way to kill the second guy before he
takes out the Sheriff. I've tried many times to shoot him before he
shoots but he simply wouldn't die from my bullets =( The third guy
pops up from the top of the building about the middle of the screen.
Kill him. Then listen to the Sheriff's last words. He said go through
the Mine to the Hideout but you have to go to the Prospector first.
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Bank:
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A lady screams and runs out. A robber in red then comes out. Shoot
him. Then shoot the robber that pops out behind him. I noticed that
when I missed the second guy, he killed me, and crouched down to see if
the first guy is ok. I thought that was interesting. Next, a guy
hiding behind the barrel tells you there's more inside.
Once inside, it's like the barn, people pop up in random order. There
are two from the left. One rolls out on the ground from the middle.
One pops up from the right, and one pops up from the right of the
middle. One holds a girl as hostage. Don't shoot them. Later the
robber will pop up again by himself then you can take him out. Notice
there's an urn on the floor you can shoot for extra bullets.
When you get back out, the guy hiding behind the barrel would tell you
which way to take. He'll tell you not to approach from the front or
back. It changes each time so take note.
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Duels:
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I'm not quite sure when the duels happen. I've played a few games and
each time the duels happen at different times. Once it happened after
I cleared an early stage. Another time it happened after I lost a life
in the hideout. In all duels just put your gun below to reload, When
it's time, draw your gun and shoot him. Keep in mind that sometimes
they might not die after 1 shot. So prepare to shoot again.
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New Stages:
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Now you can choose 3 locations. They are Prospector, Mine and Hideout.
I followed that ordered according to the story.
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Prospector:
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Once you get there, you see the old man tied to dynamite. You'll need
to shoot the wire to stop it from exploding. If you don't do it on
time, the dynamite would explode and you lose one life. If you save
the old man, he will tell you the map to the Hideout is in the Mine.
He'll tell you to shoot the lantern at the Mine.
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Mine:
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Here, the old man also tells you the mine is booby trapped and there's
something else to shoot. It changes so you'd have to listen to what he
says. If you don't get past this stage fast enough, the mine would
explode. If you shoot the right things the map would show. The map
changes so you would have to take notes when you see it.
After you get your map, the old man would throw 5 bottles into the air
for you to shoot. It doesn't matter if you get them or not. You won't
lose a life.
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Hideout:
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You can choose left or right.
If you choose the wrong side, you would hit a trap where many bandits
are hidden. They all pop up at the same time to shoot you and laugh.
There's no way to kill any of them or get out without losing one health.
If you find the right way, there's a guy at the middle of the screen.
Shoot him when he turns around. He'll fall into the water. The next
screen, there are 3 bandits hidden. The first one is right between the
left most hill and the second hill. Second one is from the center of
the screen. The last one is closed by. He comes from the lower right
of the screen. After that you come to another crossroad. I call it
Hideout2.
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Hideout2:
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Once again there are two roads left and right.
If you go the wrong way, once again you would be hit by many baddies
and die. Moreover, they would laugh at you =(
If you go the right way, on this screen there's a skull around the
center left of the screen you can shoot for extra bullets. Baddies
come out from almost all over the screen in random order. Since the
whole screen look pretty much the same, I won't try to describe where
they are. Just keep in mind they all hide behind the rocks so
obviously they won't come out at the bottom. After this screen is
cleared, there's another crossroad, I call it Hideout3.
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Hideout3:
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You can choose left or right.
If you go the wrong way, you'll see the same spot as hideout2's game
scene. However this time they all show up to shoot you and you'd die
no matter what.
If you go the right way, there are more baddies to shoot. This time
they are well covered when they shoot you. There are only 3 locations.
Top, Middle right, and lower right. They come from the same place more
than once. Notice there's a skull on the lower left you can shoot when
you're low on bullets. Once you clear this screen, you're on to the
Hideout Entrance.
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Hideout Entrance:
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Here you can choose front or back. Remember what the guy hidden behind
the barrel told you.
If you choose the wrong way, you'll see a house and a horse. A guy
will run out from the house and shoot you. There's no way to kill him.
If you choose the right way, you'll see a wall where there'd be two
bandits hidden behind the wall. Kill them as the left one pops up
first then the right one. After that, the screen shifts to the right,
In front of another house. A guy pops out behind the right of a barrel.
Shoot him. There's a skull on the bottom of the screen.
Next, you see another house. There's another skull on the middle on
the screen. You can shoot it for bullets. There's a chimney on top of
the house. Shoot it and it will disappear. If you don't shoot it,
some guy will shoot you. Don't ask me why. Next the screen scrolls to
the right. 3 bandits run out of the house. You need to kill them one
by one as they run out. After 3 bandits, the mayor runs out. Don't
shoot him. He'll tell you to forget about him because his daughter is
inside!
As the door opens, you can't see anything but smoke. Shoot anyway,
because if you don't, someone will shoot you. Next, you'll see vaguely
the mayor's daughter running and screaming outside the house and
there's a note that says "Meet me in town."
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Town:
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Back in town, you're in front of a house with 5 windows. There's a
skull you can shoot for bullets. Baddies pop up inside all 5 windows
randomly. Just shoot them. After that, it's the final showdown with
Mad Dog McCree. Remember the bartender said that he wears bullet proof
vests. Aim at his head. He'll try to draw the other gun, Shoot his
head again. Congratulations. You've won. Now sit back and watch the
brief ending.
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Deaths:
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There's a guy that speaks to you every time you die or you killed a
hostage. Here's what he says after each case.
If you have 2 lives left - "You better work on your sharp shooting,
stranger. You've only got two lives left."
If you have 1 live left - "You better get lucky, or you'll be dead.
You've only got one live left."
After you lose all your lives - "Looks like the good old boy has seen
the last gun fight. Time to take him to the boot hill"
If you kill the hostage in the bank - "That was a good woman you shot.
Population 64."
If you kill the mayor - "That was a good man you shot. Population 64."
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by Thomas Mak
email: tom@netwebcenter.com
website: webmalloutlet.com & netwebcenter.com
This document is Copyrighted 2001 Thomas Mak. It may be freely
exchanged as long as no modifications are made and an e-mail telling me
where it has been sent is sent to me.
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