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IGDB / 2741

Duck Hunt

1984 72 / 100 Arcade Shooter
It’s duck season, and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharpshooting skills as your targets take flight. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughingstock of hunters! Need a change in scenery? Best your score against clay-pigeon targets instead! With three fun modes to choose from, get your trigger finger ready for some Show full summary

It’s duck season, and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharpshooting skills as your targets take flight. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughingstock of hunters! Need a change in scenery? Best your score against clay-pigeon targets instead! With three fun modes to choose from, get your trigger finger ready for some fast-paced action! You only have three shots to hit your target before it zooms offscreen. Things might get a bit hairy when you advance to the next round, because those ducks and clay pigeons are going to fly faster and faster! Play solo, or challenge a friend as you test your dogged determination and feathered speed in this NES classic!

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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It’s duck season, and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharpshooting skills as your targets take flight. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughingstock of hunters! Need a change in scenery? Best your score against clay-pigeon targets instead! With three fun modes to choose from, get your trigger finger ready for some fast-paced action! You only have three shots to hit your target before it zooms offscreen. Things might get a bit hairy when you advance to the next round, because those ducks and clay pigeons are going to fly faster and faster! Play solo, or challenge a friend as you test your dogged determination and feathered speed in this NES classic!

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreShooter ThemeAction ThemeComedy Trait8-bit Traitanthropomorphism Traitasymmetric gameplay Traitbird Traitbox art - pixel art Traitbreaking the fourth wall Traitcheat code Traitdeath Traitdog Traitfan translation - esperanto Traitfan translation - portuguese Traithigh score Traithunting Traitlaunch titles Traitmeme origin Traitnes and famicom peripheral - zapper Traitnes launch titles - north america Traitno dialogue Traitpack-in game Traitperipherals Traitsingle-screen level Traitvirtual console Traitwii remote support on wii u Traitwii u virtual console

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Nintendo R&D1
Publisher
Nintendo
Franchise
Standalone
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Action, Comedy
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Wii U Dec 25, 2014
  • Wii U Dec 24, 2014
  • Arcade 1984
  • Arcade May 1985
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Aug 15, 1987
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Oct 18, 1985
  • Family Computer Apr 21, 1984

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