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{{Short description|1984 video game}} {{Distinguish|text = the 1976 Nintendo Beam Gun game '''KΕsenjΕ« Duck Hunt'''}} {{about|the 1984 Nintendo game|the 1968 Sega game|Light gun shooter|the sport|Duck hunting}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox video game | title = Duck Hunt | image = DuckHuntBox.jpg | alt = North American NES box art of ''Duck Hunt''. | caption = North American box art | developer = [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]] <br /> [[Intelligent Systems]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games - Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. |url=https://www.intsys.co.jp/works/games/ |website=intsys.co.jp |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219003228/https://www.intsys.co.jp/works/games/ |archive-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=I.S. Company Information |url=http://intsys.co.jp/information/ |website=intsys.co.jp |access-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980110040353/http://intsys.co.jp/information/ |archive-date=January 10, 1998}}</ref> | publisher = [[Nintendo]] | director = [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]<ref name="Micom">{{cite journal |last1=Yamashita |first1=Akira |title=Shigeru Miyamoto Interview: Profile of Shigeru Miyamoto |journal=[[:ja:γγ€γ³γ³BASICγγ¬γΈγ³|Micom BASIC]] |date=January 8, 1989 |issue=1989β02 |language=ja |quote=Famicom (as director & game designer) - ''Hogan's Alley'', ''Excitebike'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', ''The Legend of Zelda'', ''Wild Gunman'', ''Duck Hunt'', ''Devil World'', ''Spartan X''}}</ref> | producer = [[Gunpei Yokoi]] | designer = Shigeru Miyamoto<ref name="Micom"/> <br> [[Hiroji Kiyotake]] | artist = Hiroji Kiyotake | composer = [[Hirokazu Tanaka]] | platforms = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Arcade video game|Arcade]] | released = '''NES''' {{vgrelease|JP|April 21, 1984<ref>{{cite journal |title=retrodiary: 1 April β 28 April |journal=[[Retro Gamer]] |publisher=[[Imagine Publishing]] |location=[[Bournemouth]] |issue=88 |date=April 2011 |page=17 |issn=1742-3155 |oclc=489477015 |url=https://archive.org/stream/retro_gamer/RetroGamer_088#page/16/mode/2up}}</ref>|NA|October 18, 1985|EU|August 15, 1987}} '''Arcade {{small|(''VS. Duck Hunt'')}}''' {{vgrelease|NA|April 1984<ref name="Akagi"/>|EU|1987<ref>{{cite web |title=PlayChoice-10: 10 Top Games In One Goliath Cabinet, Electrocoin (UK) |url=https://flyers.arcade-museum.com/?page=thumbs&db=videodb&id=4228 |website=The Arcade Flyer Archive |access-date=June 19, 2021}}</ref>}} | genre = [[Light gun shooter]], [[Sports video game|sports]], [[Shooting gallery game|shooting gallery]] | modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] | arcade system = [[Nintendo VS. System]], [[PlayChoice-10]] | programmer = Kenji Nakajima }} {{nihongo foot|'''''Duck Hunt'''''|γγγ―γγ³γ|Dakku Hanto|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} 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. System]]. It became a [[launch game]] for the NES in North America in October 1985, and was re-released in Europe two years later. Players fire the [[NES Zapper]] at a [[Cathode-ray tube|CRT]] television,<ref name="howtogeek.com">{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Jason |title=How the Nintendo NES Zapper Worked, and Why It Doesn't Work On HDTVs |url=https://www.howtogeek.com/181303/htg-explains-how-the-nintendo-zapper-worked-and-why-it-doesnt-work-on-new-tvs/ |website=www.howtogeek.com |date=October 6, 2018 |access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref> with three attempts per [[level (video gaming)|round]] to shoot ducks and [[Clay pigeon shooting|clay pigeons]]. The game initially received a positive reception in the mid-1980s,<ref name="Adlum"/> but was later given mild praise in retrospective reviews.<ref name="Allgame review"/><ref name="Gamespot people"/> The game was inspired by Nintendo's previous [[Electro-mechanical game|electro-mechanical arcade game]] which was based on the [[Laser Clay Shooting System]] released in 1976.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.japan-games.com/Database/images/Nintendo/TV-Game/Duckhunt/index.htm |title = Nintendo Duck Hunt (1976) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070302073933/http://www.japan-games.com/Database/images/Nintendo/TV-Game/Duckhunt/index.htm |archive-date=March 2, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Upon release as a video game, ''Duck Hunt'' became a major commercial success both for arcades and consoles in the 1980s, helping to popularize [[light gun]] video games with over 28 million copies sold worldwide. In 1986, the nationwide launch of the NES included the Deluxe Set bundle with [[pack-in game]]s ''Duck Hunt'' and ''[[Gyromite]]''. The later Action Set has ''Duck Hunt'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' on one cartridge. The final ''Duck Hunt'' bundle is the Power Set, with a multi-cart with ''[[Stadium Events|World Class Track Meet]]'', ''Super Mario Bros.'', and ''Duck Hunt''. The game was released on [[Virtual Console]] for the [[Wii U]] in 2014.
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