POGO: Old Shoes (Video Game)

POGO: Old Shoes is a 1994 computer game released for MS-DOS and Macintosh. It uses CD-ROM technology to provide FMV (Full Motion Video) as the gameplay screen. In short, it uses pre-recorded video as it's gameplay.

Development
C:\POGO (or simply POGO in later years) was founded in June 9, 1989 by former Microsoft employee James Cean. In the companies' early year, they were an arcade board devloper, with an interest in the future PC market. With the creation of the PC "CD-ROM", and the rise of FMV games following the success of Dob Bluth 's "Dragon's Lair ". To catch on to the success, POGO looked at certain arcade and console releases, such as American Laser Games ' Mad Dog McCree and Nintendo's Wild GunMan, both of which were Light Gun western themed games, both however quite different from the way they worked both mechanically and graphically. After a quick code write up of light-gun support and other controller support, the game was released in 1993.

Story
The game's story is minimal, revolving around you, the "Unknown Stranger" type, who simply helps the law in defeating and taking in criminals. There is 4 missions, each you do in any order before the last 2 missions that happen back to back after completing the first 4 missions.

Gameplay
The player aims the gun with the mouse or a light gun, and shoots enemies when the game gives you the moment to. You have the last fraction of a second of each enemies' clip to shoot and continue. Random showdowns involve the player holstering, (moving the gun aim below the video or screen, depending on control type) reloading, and shooting the gunslinger before you die. Innocents must be avoid being shot, or risk the loss of a life.

Stages

 * Bank
 * Desert Canyon
 * Saloon
 * Corral
 * Hostage Barn Mission
 * Outlaw hideout

Reception
The game was given mixed but mainly positive reviews upon release. Most developers commented on the sadly low-quality video footage, and along with the rather sparse gameplay from a dying fad of graphic choice, that being the game's FMV, which was filmed in Old Tucson Studios in Arizona.