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Duck Hunt [a] is a 1984 light gun shooter video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The game was first released in April 1984 in Japan for the Family Computer (Famicom) console and in North America as an arcade game for the Nintendo VS.
The Zapper is an electronic light gun accessory launched within the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) in North America on October 18, 1985. It is a cosmetic redesign by Nintendo of America's head designer Lance Barr, based on Gunpei Yokoi's Video Shooting Series light gun (光線銃シリーズガン), which had been released in Japan for the Famicom on February 18, 1984.
In hardware, the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum are also released. 1983 – The industry crashes in the United States, resulting in 20 years of Japanese domination. [8] [9] Nintendo release the Famicom, beginning the 8-bit era. [10] 1984 – The first beat-em-up game Kung-Fu Master is released along with Duck Hunt and Punch-Out!!
The Deluxe Set was launched in the 1985 test markets, retailing at US$179.99 (equivalent to $550 in 2023), [4] including R.O.B., a light gun called the NES Zapper, two controllers, and the two Game Paks Gyromite and Duck Hunt. The Control Deck bundle was first released in 1987 at $89.99 with no game, and $99.99 bundled with the Super Mario Bros ...
Baseball in 1984, [28] [29] then Duck Hunt [2] and VS. Hogan's Alley in 1985. [30] By 1985, 50,000 units had been sold, having established Nintendo as an industry leader in the arcades. [31] The Vs. System went on to become the highest-grossing arcade machine of 1985 in the United States. [32] By the time the NES launched in North America ...
The launch games for North America were: 10-Yard Fight, Baseball, Clu Clu Land, Duck Hunt, Excitebike, Golf, Gyromite, Hogan's Alley, Ice Climber, Kung Fu, Pinball, Soccer, Stack-Up, Super Mario Bros., Tennis, Wild Gunman, and Wrecking Crew. [1] [2] [b] The final licensed game released is the PAL-exclusive The Lion King on May 25, 1995.
Throughout the 1970s mechanical games were replaced by electronic video games and in the 1980s popular light-gun shooters such as Duck Hunt emerged. The genre was most popular in the 1990s, subsequent to the release of Virtua Cop, the formula of which was later improved upon by Time Crisis.
It was released for the Family Computer in 1984 and then the arcade Nintendo VS. System and Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. It was one of the first hit video games to use a light gun as an input device, along with Nintendo's Duck Hunt (1984). The game presents players with "cardboard cut-outs" of gangsters and innocent civilians.