Gumshoe is a light gun shooter game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1986. Players assume the role of a detective tasked with rescuing a kidnapped girl by locating five diamonds to pay her ransom. Utilizing the NES Zapper, players must navigate various obstacles and enemies, completing the challenge within a 24-hour time limit, making quick reflexes essential.
Jennifer's been kidnapped! Now's your chance to prove you're a sharp-shooting detective by helping Jennifer's father find the five diamonds that will pay her ransom. You'll use your Zapper light gun to blow away anything that gets in your way. But even with the Zapper, this case will be hard to crack. Because not only are the diamonds hard to find, but you only have 24 hours to find them! What's more, you'll have to think fast and shoot even faster, because ferocious monsters, diving airplanes and hungry man-eating sharks will stop at nothing to prevent you from getting to the diamonds. Think you're a sharp-shooting detective? Well, you better be. Because if you're not, it's curtains for you in this quick-on-the-trigger Nintendo Light Gun game!
A direct port of the game was released for the Nintendo VS. System arcade machine in 1987.