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  developer Nintendo
  publisher Nintendo
  released April 21 , 1984 <br> October 18 , 1985 <br> August 15 , 1987
  genre Arcade / Light Gun Shooter
  modes Single Player
  platforms Famicom/ NES / Arcade
  media 192- Kilobit Cartridge
  input NES Zapper / Light Gun


''Duck Hunt'' is a Video Game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Game Console System . It was one of the two original pack-in titles for the first release of the game system (the other was '' Gyromite '').


GAMEPLAY

In ''Duck Hunt'', players had a special gun apparatus, the Nintendo Zapper Light Gun that they plugged into the NES console, and attempted to shoot down Ducks or Clay Pigeon s in mid-flight. ''Duck Hunt'' was originally released as an Arcade Game in 1984 and was also included in the PlayChoice-10 arcade console. Like many early video games, ''Duck Hunt'' has no proper ending.

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The player is also accompanied by a nameless (also a Zapper game) and he can be shot.

The game had three modes: one and two-duck variations on the above formula and a third clay pigeon shooting mode. Most players regard this last mode as by far the most difficult; the clay pigeons were much smaller Sprites than the ducks. Additionally, in later rounds shooting multiple clays required faster Reaction Time than as in the same numbered round in the duck modes.

The Clay Shooting mode appeared only as a bonus game in ''Vs. Duck Hunt''.


PACKAGING

The game was placed in two combination Cartridges . If one bought the original Action Set configuration of the NES in the late 1980s , ''Duck Hunt'' was included with '' Super Mario Bros. ''. This particular cartridge is the most commonly found NES cartridge in the United States. If one had purchased the NES system in a bundle with the Power Pad , then ''Duck Hunt'' was included on a 3-in-1 cartridge that additionally included World Class Track Meet . ''Duck Hunt'' was available in a standard single cartridge form, but it is very rare (and very valuable).


TRIVIA

  • While marketed as a single player game, the second player controller could be used to direct the duck, though it was tricky to master. Many people believe that this is a Glitch , but the instruction booklet packaged with the game shows this as a feature.

  • The player could not control the ducks in "Two Duck" and the " Trap Shooting " modes.

  • The Music was composed by Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka .

  • Duck Hunt does not continue forever. After level 99, the player advances to level "00". On level "00", no ducks emerge, but the sound of duck wings persists. After 10 non-duck appearances (and 10 bursts of mocking laughter from the dog), the game ends.

  • "Duck Hunted", a short animated comedy involving a person being transported into the video game world of Duck Hunt, was featured at the 2005 Newport Beach Film Festival.

  • On Februrary 14, 2006, the game was again used as "digital simulation" of Vice President Dick Cheney 's accidental shooting of Harry Whittington on both Comedy Central's '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart '' and MSNBC 's '' Countdown With Keith Olbermann ''. See Dick Cheney Hunting Incident .

  • A question is commonly raised throughout internet sites and chat rooms as to whether or not Duck Hunt is actually a First Person Shooter. Many deny this, as it is vastly different to what is commonly understood today as a First Person Shooter; however, the game does involve shooting, and it is viewed in the First Person.



APPEARANCES IN OTHER VIDEO GAMES

  • '' Barker Bill's Trick Shooting '' has occasional appearances of the ''Duck Hunt'' dog. In the "Balloon Saloon" game, he can be shot when he pops his head up during a round.

  • '' Super Smash Bros. Melee '' features a trophy of ducks from ''Duck Hunt''.

  • Many entries in the '' WarioWare, Inc. '' series features minigames based on ''Duck Hunt''.



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