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Duck Hunt
| Title | Duck Hunt |
|---|---|
| First release | 1984 |
| Developer | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Arcade, NES / Famicom |
| Genres | first-person shooter, hunting video game, light-gun shooter |
| Also known as | Vs. Duck Hunt · ダックハント · Dakku Hanto |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | No |
| ESRB rating | E Everyone |
| Releases | Arcade: 1984-04-01 (Other), 1985-03-01 (NTSC-U) NES / Famicom: 1984-04-21 (NTSC-J), 1985-10-18 (NTSC-U), 1985-10-18 (NTSC), 1987-08-15 (PAL) |
| Wikidata ID | Q764069 |
Marshes serve as the hunting ground where players use the Zapper light gun to shoot flying ducks. Missing shots triggers a laughing dog animation that mocks the player. Progressing through rounds introduces multiple ducks on screen simultaneously, eventually leading to the Clay Shooting mode where players compete in a wild clay-pigeon shooting contest.
Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.Sources
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· last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | duckhunt |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Vs. Duck Hunt (set DH3 E) |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Year | 1985 |
| Genre | Shooter / Gun |
| Players | 1 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Nintendo); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo ·
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(2): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only.
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Image: Nintendo
Rip by Poolperson87,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Duck hunt title.png”)
Logo: Hiroji Kiyotake,
Public domain,
via Wikimedia Commons (“Nintendo NES Duck Hunt 1985 Logo.png”)
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NES Longplay [295] Duck Hunt
NES Game: Duck Hunt (1984 Nintendo)
