Pistol

A standard starting firearm featured as a basic ranged weapon in various retro action, platforming, and first-person shooter games.

Action

Driving

Racing

Strategy

Tactics

33

Games

1991–2006

Years

8

Platforms

$16.17

Ø CIB

-49.5%

24M change

About

The Pistol serves as a fundamental weapon in classic titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures. In games like Jurassic Park and True Lies, it provides players with a reliable, entry-level offensive option against enemies. Across these diverse franchises, it typically balances low damage output with high availability or infinite basic ammunition.

In early 1990s action titles, this sidearm defined the mechanical pacing of combat. In the Game Boy release of Elevator Action (1991), the weapon serves as the primary tool for neutralizing enemy spies across multi-story security complexes. For the Jurassic Park (1993) adaptation, the firearm represents a desperate line of defense against dinosaurs, utilizing specialized ammunition. Similarly, Alien 3 (1993) equips players with this compact weapon to fend off Xenomorphs when heavier ordnance is depleted. While the Final Fight franchise occasionally features the weapon as a temporary, high-damage pickup dropped by enemies, these platforming and shooter adaptations integrate it as a permanent inventory fixture.

Within the Wolfenstein 3D franchise, specifically the 1994 console ports, the weapon acts as the baseline tool for stealthy headshots. This design directly influenced the Doom (1994) and Doom (1995) iterations, where the handgun shares a universal bullet pool with the chaingun. In Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (1994), the weapon offers ranged superiority over the whip, though players must scavenge for scarce magazines. True Lies (1995) utilizes the sidearm to establish a tactical baseline, allowing players to systematically clear rooms.