<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
(	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
first	O
party	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Device
Zapper	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
the	O
PAL	O
region	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1993	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
consumer	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
peripheral	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
devices	O
:	O
the	O
wireless	O
light	B-Device
gun	I-Device
itself	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Transmitter	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Receiver	O
"	O
that	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
second	O
controller	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Transmitter	O
has	O
two	O
action	O
buttons	O
,	O
a	O
pause	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
power	O
switch	O
and	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
six	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Located	O
about	O
midway	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
barrel	O
are	O
two	O
buttons	O
,	O
the	O
purple	O
"	O
Fire	O
"	O
button	O
(	O
colored	O
orange	O
in	O
Japanese	O
and	O
European	O
models	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
gray	O
"	O
Pause	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
switch	O
used	O
to	O
turn	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
off	O
or	O
select	O
regular	O
or	O
turbo	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
end	O
that	O
faces	O
toward	O
the	O
shoulder	O
mount	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
has	O
a	O
round	O
open	O
cylinder	O
holder	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
eyepiece	O
goes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Receiver	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
box	O
,	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controller	O
cord	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
games	O
made	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
have	O
a	O
soft-reset	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
scanning	O
process	O
used	O
in	O
cathode	B-Device
ray	I-Device
tube	I-Device
monitors	O
,	O
as	O
CRTs	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
widely-used	O
TV	O
monitors	O
until	O
the	O
early	O
2000s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
this	O
in	O
a	O
fairly	O
simple	O
manner	O
:	O
it	O
simply	O
outputs	O
a	O
signal	O
when	O
it	O
sees	O
the	O
television	O
raster	O
scan	O
and	O
a	O
signal	O
when	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
this	O
signal	O
is	O
delivered	O
to	O
the	O
PPU	O
,	O
which	O
notes	O
which	O
screen	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
it	O
is	O
outputting	O
at	O
the	O
moment	O
the	O
signal	O
transitions	O
from	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
licensed	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
games	O
include	O
a	O
calibration	O
mode	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
both	O
electrical	O
delays	O
and	O
maladjustment	O
of	O
the	O
gunsight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
ignores	O
red	O
light	O
,	O
as	O
do	O
many	O
guns	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
because	O
red	O
phosphors	O
have	O
a	O
much	O
slower	O
rate	O
of	O
decay	O
than	O
green	O
or	O
blue	O
phosphors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
depends	O
on	O
the	O
short	O
persistence	O
and	O
scan	O
pattern	O
of	O
CRT	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
,	O
it	O
will	O
not	O
function	O
with	O
modern	O
displays	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
plasma	O
screens	O
or	O
LCDs	B-Device
)	O
that	O
continuously	O
light	O
each	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
was	O
painted	O
black	O
and	O
grey	O
and	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
prop	O
in	O
the	O
live-action	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
film	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
fires	O
a	O
powerful	O
laser	O
which	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
devolving	O
anyone	O
whom	O
the	O
laser	O
touches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Images	O
from	O
the	O
live-action	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
film	O
were	O
used	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
's	O
1993	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
appears	O
as	O
an	O
item	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Melee	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Brawl	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate''	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
Congressional	O
hearing	O
on	O
violence	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Senator	O
Joe	O
Lieberman	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
thought	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
Scope	I-Device
looked	O
like	O
an	O
assault	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
