YouTuber Reconstructs Nintendo’s Notoriously Rare First Arcade Game
Kotaku | 19.04.2026 23:09
It’s common knowledge that Nintendo made novelty toys and Hanafuda cards long before they arrived to video games. While they reshaped the industry, their games prior to Donkey Kong are less renowned. There’s good reason for that. Wild Gunman, their first arcade game, is notoriously rare. There is no evidence that a working cabinet exists anywhere in the world. Until now. A Canadian arcade repairman and YouTuber took on the challenge of reconstructing one after coming into possession of its most integral parts.
