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Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt was a hugely popular Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, video game title. It was a launch title. 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. Like many early video games, Duck Hunt is endless.

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 All your base are belong to us and the various vocal messages from Gauntlet ("Wizard need food badly!" "Warrior shot food").

The game was placed on the same cart as Super Mario Brothers as a pack-in (a game that is sold with the console it's on) for the NES Action set. It is the least rare NES cart in the United States, and sells for around 50 cents (or less) used.

The music was composed by Hirokazu 'Hip' Tanaka.

Reference: Digital Press "Classic" Guide

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