There are a lot of myths floating around about how the old CRTs read the NES light gun, but our own [Will Sweatman] shot them down in his fascinating Duck Hunt: Reloaded write-up.

When you are in any of the underwater levels as Super or Fire Mario, sink until you are resting on the floor, then duck down. Begin swimming again before releasing the down button, and you will ...

[Eric] suggested they buy it with Duck Hunt and hack an NES Zapper to work with the VS cabinet. Let’s take a step back for a moment. The Nintendo VS was a coin-operated gaming cabinet you would ...

One NES classic, “Duck Hunt,” uses a peripheral known as the Zapper that marks where players have shot through the use of a photodiode. Unlike CRT TVs, Modern HD TVs lack the infrared light ...

The game served as a blueprint for the future release of the NES Zapper in 1984. The time between Duck Hunt Kosenju and the release of the NES Zapper was host to numerous other home light gun ...