Mighty Hits Special is a shooting gallery game compatible with the Konami Justifier, with gameplay and stages similar to Point Blank in theme and presentation. The game has a cartoony wild west theme throughout its cut scenes and menu screens.
The objective of the game is for one or two players to compete in a series of mini-games, which last around 20-30 seconds each. Each round has rules displayed beforehand, with players having complete objectives and puzzles to solve by shooting at targets. After each round, a results screen shows if the objectives were completed or failed, and losing a round results in losing a life feather.
The game features three courses to select from - Easy, Medium, and Hard - each with six, nine, and 15 mini-games respectively. Completing hard mode unlocks Very Hard mode with 18 mini-games. Players must shoot three cards to select the stages, which are randomly flipped through in sets of three.
The game includes a variety of mini-games, such as shooting away parts to complete a doll, a Three Shell type game, and other targets like fish, trains, bees, lights, eggs, floating lanterns, toppling pictures frames, and more.