<s>
The	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
electronic	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Zapper	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
compatible	O
NES	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Gunman	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
and	O
Satoru	O
Okada	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
connects	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
's	O
expansion	O
port	O
via	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
connects	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
controller	O
ports	O
via	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
these	O
controllers	O
using	O
ports	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
system	O
lacks	O
,	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
made	O
for	O
one	O
system	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
on	O
,	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Wild	B-Application
Gunman	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
toy	O
used	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
Beam	O
Gun	O
toy	O
line	O
,	O
which	O
itself	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Colt	O
Single	O
Action	O
Army	O
revolver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
origin	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
is	O
a	O
double-action	O
revolver	O
—	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
moving	O
hammer	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
automatically	O
fired	O
when	O
the	O
trigger	O
is	O
pulled	O
without	O
needing	O
to	O
cock	O
the	O
hammer	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
to	O
cock	O
hammer	O
regardless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
,	O
or	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Wild	B-Application
Gunman	I-Application
and	O
a	O
holster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
peripheral	O
was	O
redesigned	O
and	O
rebranded	O
as	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Deluxe	O
Set	O
,	O
a	O
launch	O
bundle	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1985	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
NES	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
Robotic	O
Operating	O
Buddy	O
,	O
two	O
controllers	O
and	O
two	O
games	O
—	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
and	O
Gyromite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
resembled	O
a	O
futuristic	O
science	O
fiction	O
ray	O
gun	O
with	O
a	O
color	O
scheme	O
matching	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
revolver	O
like	O
the	O
Famicom	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
orange	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	O
Shooter	O
is	O
a	O
wireless	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
controller	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Video	O
Blaster	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
shape	O
as	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
but	O
different	O
colors	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
NES	O
controller	O
port	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Famicom	O
extension	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
included	O
weights	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
heavier	O
,	O
which	O
this	O
controller	O
lacks	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
two	O
controllers	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
mould	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
light	I-Device
gun	I-Device
's	O
weights	O
can	O
be	O
transplanted	O
to	O
the	O
Video	O
Blaster	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
the	O
same	O
feel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tip	O
of	O
the	O
Video	O
Blaster	O
's	O
barrel	O
is	O
painted	O
orange	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
coloration	O
is	O
much	O
less	O
prominent	O
than	O
other	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
after	O
the	O
passage	O
of	O
the	O
Federal	O
Toy	O
Gun	O
Law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hyper	O
Shot	O
is	O
a	O
large	O
two-handed	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
machine	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
functioning	O
as	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
,	O
the	O
controller	O
has	O
equivalents	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
controller	O
's	O
buttons	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
B	O
,	O
Start	O
and	O
Select	O
buttons	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
stick	O
to	O
input	O
directions	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
A	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
used	O
with	O
Space	O
Shadow	O
,	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Shot	O
can	O
output	O
game	O
audio	O
from	O
its	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
and	O
use	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
recoil	B-Application
of	O
firing	O
a	O
gun	O
;	O
while	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Shot	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
and	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
for	O
any	O
game	O
,	O
Space	O
Shadow	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
speaker	O
and	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Space	O
Shadow	O
requires	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Shot	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
played	O
with	O
other	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
expects	O
button	O
input	O
to	O
come	O
from	O
the	O
Famicom	O
expansion	O
port	O
(	O
which	O
only	O
the	O
Hyper	O
Shot	O
can	O
provide	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Bondwell	O
released	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
Sighting	O
Scope	O
,	O
an	O
accessory	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
under	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
QuickShot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scope	O
is	O
a	O
sight	O
that	O
snaps	O
onto	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Nexoft	O
released	O
The	O
Dominator	O
ProBeam	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
third-party	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
products	O
,	O
the	O
ProBeam	O
is	O
officially	O
licensed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
bearing	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Seal	O
of	O
Quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
heavier	O
than	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
grip	O
under	O
the	O
barrel	O
to	O
allow	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
wielded	O
using	O
two	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
the	O
LaserScope	B-Device
,	O
a	O
headset	O
accessory	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Laser	B-Application
Invasion	I-Application
,	O
but	O
works	O
with	O
any	O
game	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Laser	B-Application
Invasion	I-Application
came	O
with	O
a	O
coupon	O
for	O
a	O
$5	O
discount	O
for	O
the	O
LaserScope	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Older	O
light	B-Device
guns	I-Device
did	O
not	O
use	O
this	O
method	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
cheat	O
and	O
get	O
a	O
perfect	O
hit	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
way	O
not	O
possible	O
using	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
CRT	B-Device
displays	I-Device
;	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
LCDs	B-Device
,	O
plasma	O
displays	O
or	O
other	O
flat	B-General_Concept
panel	I-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
due	O
to	O
display	B-Application
lag	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
:	O
</s>
<s>
Gotcha	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
1989	O
animated	O
series	O
Captain	O
N	O
:	O
The	O
Game	O
Master	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
Kevin	O
"	O
Captain	O
N	O
"	O
Keene	O
uses	O
the	O
reissued	O
orange	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
during	O
his	O
time	O
in	O
Videoland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
,	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
released	O
decades	O
later	O
,	O
received	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
is	O
a	O
plastic	O
casing	O
for	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
with	O
a	O
Nunchuk	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
hold	O
the	O
controller	O
like	O
a	O
gun	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accessory	O
was	O
not	O
technically	O
or	O
visually	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
but	O
did	O
facilitate	O
point-and-shoot	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
releases	O
of	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
Wild	B-Application
Gunman	I-Application
,	O
Hogan	B-Application
's	I-Application
Alley	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
of	I-Application
Bayou	I-Application
Billy	I-Application
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
's	O
pointer	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
;	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Zapper	O
with	O
them	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
game	O
Splatoon	B-Application
and	O
its	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
sequels	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Splatoon	B-Application
3	I-Application
all	O
include	O
several	O
N-ZAP	O
weapons	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
heavily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
variants	O
of	O
the	O
weapon	O
,	O
the	O
N-ZAP	O
'	O
85	O
and	O
N-ZAP	O
'	O
89	O
,	O
use	O
the	O
gray	O
and	O
orange	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
respectively	O
;	O
the	O
N-ZAP	O
'	O
83	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
red	O
and	O
gold	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
controller	O
(	O
but	O
shaped	O
like	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
controller	O
)	O
,	O
appears	O
in	O
Splatoon	B-Application
and	O
Splatoon	B-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
