American Horseshoes

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'American Horseshoes'

Developer(s)	Taito
Publisher(s)	Taito
Platform(s)	Arcade Game
Release date	1990
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single player, 4-player
Input methods	Trackball, 2 Buttons
Cabinet	Vertical
Arcade system	Taito L System hardware
CPU	Z80
Sound	YM2203
Display	Raster, 224 x 320 pixels, 256 colors

American Horseshoes is a 1 to 4 player "horseshoes" arcade game released by Taito in 1990. Each player can choose from one of four characters: Lucky Lou, Diamond Dave, Tossin' Tom and Mayhem Mary. There are two pitches in each inning. Players may select grip and throwing angle prior to each pitch. The rolling of the trackball determines the distance of each pitch. After each inning the scoring with shown with an overhead shot of the stake area. Each player's score is shown throughout the game at the top of the screen. Up to nine innings can be played per game.

Scoring is as follows: