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[[Image:Duck Hunt - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
 
[[Image:Duck Hunt - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American box art.]]
  
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'''''Duck Hunt''''' is a light-gun game by [[Nintendo]] originally released on the [[NES]] in 1984. It was later ported to the [[Vs. System]], [[MSX]], and emulated on the [[Wii U]].
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'''''Duck Hunt''''' is a light-gun game by [[Nintendo]] originally released on the [[NES]] in 1984. It was later ported to the [[PlayChoice-10]], [[MSX]], and emulated on the [[Wii U]].
  
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I first played this game when my brother and I bought the NES Action Set around 1988. The game was fun for awhile, but we quickly became bored of it.
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I first played this game when my brother and I bought the NES Action Set around 1988 which came with a [[Super Mario Bros.]] / Duck Hunt dual cart. The game was fun for awhile, but we quickly became bored of it.
  
 
On interesting thing I found while playing with a debugger is the programmers actually trapped the game to give a game over if you reach level 100 rather than having infinite play or a kill screen.
 
On interesting thing I found while playing with a debugger is the programmers actually trapped the game to give a game over if you reach level 100 rather than having infinite play or a kill screen.
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===Ugly===
 
===Ugly===
 
* All of the game is dully similar. Although there are three modes, you're essentially doing the exact same thing in each. There just isn't much content.
 
* All of the game is dully similar. Although there are three modes, you're essentially doing the exact same thing in each. There just isn't much content.
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==Screenshots==
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<gallery>
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Duck Hunt - NES - Title.png|Title screen.
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Duck Hunt - NES - Ducks.png|Shooting ducks.
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Duck Hunt - NES - Clay.png|Clay pigeons.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Documentation==
 
==Documentation==

Revision as of 15:06, 16 November 2017

North American box art.

Duck Hunt is a light-gun game by Nintendo originally released on the NES in 1984. It was later ported to the PlayChoice-10, MSX, and emulated on the Wii U.

I first played this game when my brother and I bought the NES Action Set around 1988 which came with a Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt dual cart. The game was fun for awhile, but we quickly became bored of it.

On interesting thing I found while playing with a debugger is the programmers actually trapped the game to give a game over if you reach level 100 rather than having infinite play or a kill screen.

Status

  • By getting extremely close to the television, I can play indefinitely.

Review

  • Overall: 2/10
  • Best Version: Vs. System

Good

  • For the first few minutes play the game, you'll probably enjoy yourself.
  • The cartoon graphics are kind of nice, and there is a noticeable difference in tone between the ducks and clay pigeons.
  • The game has some nice memorable jingles.
  • The Vs. System adds an additional type of game play and allows you to shoot the stupid giggling dog!

Bad

  • The game quickly becomes dull and repetitive.

Ugly

  • All of the game is dully similar. Although there are three modes, you're essentially doing the exact same thing in each. There just isn't much content.

Screenshots

  • Duck Hunt - NES - Title.png

    Title screen.

  • Duck Hunt - NES - Ducks.png

    Shooting ducks.

  • Duck Hunt - NES - Clay.png

    Clay pigeons.

Documentation

  • Duck Hunt - NES - Manual.pdf

    Game manual.

  • Blurb the Nintendo Player's Guide.

Box Art

  • The original Japanese art. It accurately represents the game with its cartoony style.

  • The North American box art uses the awful pixel art style used by the launch title releases.

  • The European art uses the Japanese art, but adds texture to cells. This is my favorite art.

  • The Japanese MSX port has custom art using a paper cut-out style which is pretty good.

Gallery

  • Sprite sheet.

  • An updated sprite sheet.

  • Gorgeous fan art.

  • A nice hand-drawn fan poster.

  • A collage of fan drawings.

  • Fan art by Deimos-Remus.

  • Fan art by Matthew Gordon Sallack.

Links

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