Highnoon

About Highnoon

Highnoon is a BASIC game developed by Christopher Gaylo from Syosset High School, New York in early 1970 on a timeshared mainframe computer. The game is single-player and set in the Wild West in 1889. The objective of the game is a showdown between the player and Black Bart. The status of the game, actions available and results of each action are written to the system console as textual descriptions. Turns are taken to either move closer, run, or shoot. Both the player and Bart have four shots and the odds of hitting each other increase as the player closes the 100 paces between each.

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Tags and modes

• Single player10,653
• Action2,856
• Text2,191
• Simulator1,151
• Strategy1,140
• Text Adventure254
• Western18
• BASIC1
• Also on Call-A-Computer time-shared mainframe computer system1

Highnoon: questions and answers

Can I play Highnoon in my browser?

Yes. Highnoon runs right on this page — press Play at the top. There is nothing to download or install, and it works in any modern browser, Chromebooks included.

Who made Highnoon?

Highnoon was made by Chris Gaylo and came out in 2008.