<s>
is	O
a	O
1984	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
System	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
players	O
use	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
in	O
combination	O
with	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
television	O
to	O
shoot	O
ducks	B-Application
that	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ducks	B-Application
appear	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
three	O
shots	O
to	O
shoot	O
them	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
receives	O
points	O
upon	O
shooting	O
each	O
duck	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
shoots	O
the	O
required	O
number	O
of	O
ducks	B-Application
in	O
a	O
single	O
round	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
advance	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
round	O
;	O
otherwise	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
also	O
made	O
a	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Laser	B-Application
Clay	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
System	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1976	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
as	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
became	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
both	O
for	O
arcades	O
and	O
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
popularize	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
video	O
games	O
and	O
selling	O
over	O
28	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
the	O
nationwide	O
roll-out	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
1986	O
,	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
titles	O
Nintendo	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
Deluxe	O
Set	O
included	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Gyromite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
later	O
Action	O
Set	O
was	O
packaged	O
with	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros.	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
pack-in	O
for	O
an	O
upgraded	O
Basic	O
Set	O
;	O
unlike	O
with	O
those	O
releases	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
opted	O
to	O
place	O
both	O
games	O
on	O
one	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
having	O
separate	O
individual	O
cartridges	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
NES	O
release	O
to	O
include	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
was	O
the	O
Power	O
Set	O
,	O
which	O
came	O
with	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
;	O
for	O
that	O
particular	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
multicart	O
added	O
World	B-Application
Class	I-Application
Track	I-Application
Meet	I-Application
as	O
a	O
third	O
selectable	O
game	O
with	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
is	O
a	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
objective	O
is	O
to	O
shoot	O
moving	O
targets	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
mid-flight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
requires	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
aims	O
and	O
fires	O
at	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
requires	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
television	O
screen	O
since	O
the	O
Zapper	O
gun	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
with	O
LCD	B-Device
or	O
HDTVs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
failure	O
will	O
result	O
directly	O
in	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
keeps	O
track	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
highest	O
score	O
for	O
all	O
games	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
session	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
lost	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
upon	O
shutting	O
the	O
game	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
has	O
three	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Game	O
A	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
B	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
targets	O
are	O
flying	O
ducks	B-Application
in	O
a	O
woodland	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
"	O
Game	O
C	O
"	O
the	O
targets	O
are	O
clay	O
pigeons	O
that	O
are	O
launched	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
perspective	O
into	O
the	O
distance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Game	O
A	O
"	O
,	O
only	O
one	O
duck	B-Application
will	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
while	O
in	O
"	O
Game	O
B	O
"	O
two	O
ducks	B-Application
will	O
appear	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Game	O
A	O
"	O
allows	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
flying	O
ducks	B-Application
by	O
using	O
a	O
normal	O
NES	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
Vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
in	O
April	O
1984	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PlayChoice-10	B-Device
arcade	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
supports	O
two	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
alternating	O
rounds	O
of	O
Games	O
B	O
and	O
C	O
,	O
with	O
12	O
ducks/targets	O
per	O
round	O
instead	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
sometimes	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
three	O
ducks/targets	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
instead	O
of	O
two	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
given	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
lives	O
;	O
every	O
duck/target	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
hit	O
costs	O
one	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
every	O
second	O
round	O
,	O
a	O
bonus	O
stage	O
is	O
played	O
in	O
which	O
ducks	B-Application
can	O
be	O
shot	O
for	O
points	O
as	O
they	O
fly	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
grass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
1976	O
electronic	O
toy	O
version	O
titled	O
Beam	O
Gun	O
:	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Beam	O
Gun	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
toy	O
version	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
and	O
Masayuki	B-Application
Uemura	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
1	O
developed	O
both	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
has	O
been	O
placed	O
in	O
several	O
combination	O
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Action	O
Set	O
configuration	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
included	O
with	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
is	O
found	O
very	O
often	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
purchase	O
of	O
a	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Power	O
Set	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
Action	O
Set	O
,	O
the	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
and	O
a	O
3-in-1	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
that	O
included	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
Class	I-Application
Track	I-Application
Meet	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
downloaded	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
console	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
internationally	O
on	O
December	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
is	O
modified	O
to	O
require	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
controller	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
to	O
aim	O
and	O
shoot	O
targets	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Vs.	I-Application
System	I-Application
version	O
of	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
became	O
popular	O
in	O
arcades	O
and	O
popularized	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
video	O
games	O
along	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
by	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
RePlay	O
arcade	O
charts	O
in	O
November	B-Application
1985	I-Application
,	O
below	O
Vs.	B-Application
Hogan	I-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
at	O
number	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
in	O
arcades	O
,	O
Eddie	O
Adlum	O
of	O
RePlay	O
magazine	O
praised	O
both	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
them	O
the	O
"	O
cream	O
on	O
the	O
cake	O
"	O
among	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
titles	O
and	O
noting	O
they	O
successfully	O
captured	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
older	O
electro-mechanical	O
gun	O
games	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
"	O
sported	O
simulated	O
handguns	O
on	O
a	O
wire	O
capble	O
and	O
pop	O
,	O
pop	O
,	O
pop	O
,	O
you	O
do	O
your	O
thing	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
old	O
days	O
only	O
at	O
video	O
targets.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
rated	O
the	O
150th	O
best	O
game	O
made	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
System	O
in	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
's	O
Top	O
200	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
USgamer	O
stated	O
that	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
paired	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
"	O
made	O
the	O
NES	O
memorable	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
key	O
factors	O
behind	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parish	O
related	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
that	O
they	O
made	O
their	O
respective	O
consoles	O
more	O
approachable	O
and	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
demographic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
features	O
a	O
nameless	O
non-playable	O
hunting	O
dog	O
,	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
"	O
Dog	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
his	O
collectable	O
trophy	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
and	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
Dog	O
"	O
or	O
the	O
"	O
Laughing	O
Dog	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dog	O
accompanies	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Game	O
A	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
B	O
"	O
modes	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
serves	O
to	O
both	O
flush	O
(	O
spook	O
)	O
the	O
ducks	B-Application
and	O
retrieve	O
any	O
fallen	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dog	O
is	O
notorious	O
for	O
laughing	O
at	O
the	O
player	O
whenever	O
the	O
player	O
fails	O
to	O
shoot	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
ducks	B-Application
on	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dog	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
NES	O
game	O
Barker	B-Application
Bill	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trick	I-Application
Shooting	I-Application
(	O
another	O
Zapper	O
game	O
)	O
and	O
he	O
can	O
be	O
shot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
(	O
2006	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
Wii	B-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Motion	O
(	O
2011	O
)	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
mini-games	O
"	O
Shooting	O
Range	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Trigger	O
Twist	O
"	O
in	O
which	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
targets	O
are	O
ducks	B-Application
and	O
cans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2014	O
fighting	O
games	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
the	O
dog	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ducks	B-Application
appear	O
collectively	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
Duo	I-Application
"	O
in	O
PAL	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Masahiro	O
Sakurai	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
and	O
director	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunts	I-Application
commercial	O
success	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most-sold	O
shooting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
reasons	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
inclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
team	O
utilizes	O
multiple	O
attacks	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
including	O
throwing	O
clay	O
pigeons	O
;	O
kicking	O
an	O
explosive	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
can	O
from	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
;	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
summon	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Wild	B-Application
Gunman	I-Application
to	O
fire	O
at	O
opponents	O
with	O
their	O
guns	O
;	O
or	O
comically	O
dodging	O
shots	O
fired	O
at	O
opponents	O
from	O
the	O
Zapper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
team	O
and	O
stage	O
reappear	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2015	O
film	O
Pixels	O
,	O
the	O
dog	O
has	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
given	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
trophy	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
aliens	O
when	O
Sam	O
Brenner	O
(	O
Adam	O
Sandler	O
)	O
and	O
Ludlow	O
Lamonsoff	O
(	O
Josh	O
Gad	O
)	O
defeat	O
the	O
creatures	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Centipede	B-Application
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
premise	O
for	O
the	O
psychological	O
horror	O
VR	O
game	O
Duck	B-Application
Season	O
by	O
Stress	O
Level	O
Zero	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
part	O
on	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
