Duck Hunt was a popular first-person shooter video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console system. It was a launch title for the game system.

In Duck Hunt, players had a special gun apparatus, the Nintendo Zapper Gun that they plugged into the NES console, and attempted to shoot down ducks or clay pigeons 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 ending.

The player is also accompanied by a nameless dog which laughs whenever a duck is missed. The dog has passed into video gaming folklore, alongside with the phrase "All your base are belong to us." Additionally, one of the more popular urban legends within the video game community claims that some players have found a way to shoot the dog. This is actually impossible for several gameplay reasons and limitations, although it is possible to shoot the dog in the bonus round of the arcade version of the game, Vs. Duck Hunt (possibly the origin of the urban legend). There is also a fan-made Macromedia Flash remake of the game that features the ability to shoot the dog. [1]

The game was also placed on the same cartridge with the Super Mario Bros. game that came along with the NES in the late 1980s. It is the most common found NES cartridge in the United States.

The music was composed by Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka.

See also

• List of Famicom games
• List of NES games