History VideoGame / DuckHunt

* KillScreen: At Level 100, the ducks glitch around the screen; they're impossible to hit. And the dog thinks it's funny. Sometimes the ducks don't even show up and the dog laughs three or four times in a row. Averted with the clay pigeons that move really slow at that level. Why the duck moves so fast is up to speculation.

* AnthropomorphicShift: The dog goes through this where when first starting ''Duck Hunt'', you see him on all fours while sniffing around for ducks. After you miss a duck, he will snicker at you by standing on his hind paws while putting his front paws to his mouth. And, later in ''Vs. Duck Hunt'', during the bonus game, he hops around like Luigi from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' and after you shoot him, he walks and stands on one hind leg while using crutches like a human would before [[WhatTheHellPlayer giving you a quick scolding]].

* WhatTheHellPlayer: If you [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential shoot the dog]] in the bonus round of ''Vs. Duck Hunt'', he'll hobble back on crutches and chew you out for it. Of course, [[WhatAnIdiot if he wasn't hopping around while you were shooting the ducks]], he probably wouldn't have gotten shot.

* {{Cap}}: You get three bullets per target. Make them count.

* SuddenlyVoiced: The dog in ''Vs. Duck Hunt'' doesn't speak by voice but by text and even though he speaks by barking, the game translates his barking to:

* AnthropomorphicShift: The dog goes through this where when first starting ''Duck Hunt'', you see him on all fours while sniffing around for ducks. After you miss a duck, he will snicker at you by standing on his hind paws while putting his front paws to his mouth. And, later in ''Vs. Duck Hunt'', during the bonus game, he hops around like Luigi from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'' and after you shoot him, he walks and stands on one hind leg while using crutches like a human would.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: If you [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential shoot the dog]] in the bonus round of ''Vs. Duck Hunt'', he'll chew you out for it. Of course, [[WhatAnIdiot if he wasn't hopping around while you were shooting the ducks]], he probably wouldn't have gotten shot.

* NoSympathy: The dog's laughter brings doubt on the title of "Man's Best Friend".

-->'''OUCH!! SHOOT THE DUCKS. NOT ME!!'''

'''''Duck Hunt''''' is a shooting game for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem; it came either on its own or as a two-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' (or as a three-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' and ''VideoGame/WorldClassTrackMeet'', though that version is rarer than the others.) The game's concept actually began with a [[http://blog.beforemario.com/2012/09/nintendo-kousenjuu-duck-hunt-1976.html projector-and-light-gun toy]] produced by Creator/{{Nintendo}} before their video game-making days. Eight years later, it was made into the NES game as it's known today.

'''''Duck Hunt''''' is a shooting game for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem; it came either on its own or as a two-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' (or as a three-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' and ''VideoGame/WorldClassTrackMeet'', though that version is rarer than the others.) It's a fairly simple game. You have two options. One was going to the target range and shooting at clay pigeons to improve your aim. You could shoot at one or two at a time, and could keep going until you didn't hit as many as the round target required. Almost nobody remembers, or cares, about this part.

Was announced to be coming to the Wii U's Virtual Console in a November 2014 Nintendo Direct after the unveiling of Duck Hunt's ''Super Smash Bros.'' trailer. The port will require use of the Wii Remote to simulate the Zapper.

* TheDogBitesBack: Well, not the dog, but you, when you finally get to shoot him in the bonus stage of ''Vs. Duck Hunt''.

[[caption-width-right:256:Not pictured: [[TheScrappy That goddamn dog you will definitely wish to shoot.]] Try another game for that.[[note]]You can shoot him in the bonus game of ''Vs. Duck Hunt''.[[/note]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros And if you want to use him as a punching bag...]]]]

[[caption-width-right:256:Not pictured: [[TheScrappy That goddamn dog you will definitely wish to shoot.]] [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Try another game for that.]]]]

* GameplayAllyImmortality: The dog is apparently bulletproof, to the disappointment of many a player.

* ScoringPoints: But of course, the aim of the game is to get as many point as possible.

* WhatTheHellPlayer: If you [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential shoot the dog]] in the bonus round of ''Vs. Duck Hunt'', he'll chew you out for it.

Was announced to be coming to the Wii U's Virtual Console in a November 2014 Nintendo Direct after the unveiling of Duck Hunt's Smash Bros. trailer. The port will require use of the Wii Remote to simulate the Zapper.

* KillScreen: At Level 100, the ducks move so fast, they're impossible to hit. And the dog thinks it's funny. Averted with the clay pigeons that move really slow at that level. Why the duck moves so fast is up to speculation.

[[caption-width-right:256:Not pictured: [[TheScrappy That goddamn dog you will definitely wish to shoot]].[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Try another game for that]].]]

''Duck Hunt'' is a shooting game for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem; it came either on its own or as a two-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' (or as a three-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' and ''VideoGame/WorldClassTrackMeet'', though that version is rarer than the others.) It's a fairly simple game. You have two options. One was going to the target range and shooting at clay pigeons to improve your aim. You could shoot at one or two at a time, and could keep going until you didn't hit as many as the round target required. Almost nobody remembers, or cares, about this part.

* GameplayAllyImmortality: The dog is apparently bulletproof, to the disapointment of many a player.

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''VideoGame/WiiPlay's'' target practice is obviously based on ''Duck Hunt''. Minus the dog.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: If you [[VideogameCrueltyPotential shoot the dog]] in the bonus round of ''Vs. Duck Hunt'', he'll chew you out for it.

[[caption-width-right:256:Not pictured: [[TheScrappy That goddamn dog you will definitely wish to shoot]].]]

But most of all, it is remembered to this day because of [[TheScrappy that... annoying... dog...]] ''twitch, twitch''. See, whenever you ''didn't'' manage to hit a duck, the dog would [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duckhuntdog.jpg snigger at you]] in perhaps [[MostAnnoyingSound the most annoying fashion possible]]. And it would repeat said sniggering if you didn't take out enough ducks to advance to the next level. There's an entire generation of gamers who hate the ''Duck Hunt'' dog more than Scrappy-Doo. Seriously. Nearly every single reference or parody that's been done at some point includes shooting the dog. [[spoiler:However the reactions that followed when people found out that he's a SecretCharacter in the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game might indicate [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap a better future for him.]].]]

''Duck Hunt'' is a shooting game for the NintendoEntertainmentSystem; it came either on its own or as a two-fer with ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'' (or as a three-fer with VideoGame/SuperMarioBros and VideoGame/WorldClassTrackMeet, though that version is rarer than the others.) It's a fairly simple game. You have two options. One was going to the target range and shooting at clay pigeons to improve your aim. You could shoot at one or two at a time, and could keep going until you didn't hit as many as the round target required. Almost nobody remembers, or cares, about this part.

This game overall is widely remembered for a few reasons. One of the most prominent is that it was a pack-in for most releases of the NintendoEntertainmentSystem, for even more versions than ''SuperMarioBros''. Eventually the two were combined into one cartridge to be the pack-in game. It was also remembered for the Zapper Light Gun that was required to play, being perhaps the most popular light gun created. It set the standard for making home light gun games for ages.

But most of all, it is remembered to this day because of [[TheScrappy that... annoying... dog...]] ''twitch, twitch''. See, whenever you ''didn't'' manage to hit a duck, the dog would [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duckhuntdog.jpg snigger at you]] in perhaps [[MostAnnoyingSound the most annoying fashion possible]]. And it would repeat said sniggering if you didn't take out enough ducks to advance to the next level. There's an entire generation of gamers who hate the ''Duck Hunt'' dog more than Scrappy-Doo. Seriously. Nearly every single reference or parody that's been done at some point includes shooting the dog. [[spoiler:Though the reactions that followed when people found out that he's a SecretCharacter in the fourth ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game might indicate [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap a better future for him.]].]]

* FanVid: TheAdventuresOfDuaneAndBrandO's song, beyond their trademark boastfulness, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E3jdHjTL5A is really a tale of revenge against "that motherfucking dog".]]
* GameplayAllyImmortality: The dog is apparently bulletproof. And when he laughs at you for the hundredth time, you will hate him for this.
* KillScreen: At Level 100, the ducks move so fast, they're impossible to hit. And that dog... thinks it's funny. Averted with the clay pigeons that move really slow at that level. Why the duck moves so fast is up to speculation. For instance, according to a Website/CollegeHumor parody, the duck has been injected with a super-formula of crystal meth, pixie sticks and jet fuel.

* LightGunGame
* NoSympathy: "Man's Best Friend," our ''ass!''
* ScoringPoints

* SpiritualSuccessor: ''WiiPlay'''s target practice is obviously based on ''Duck Hunt''. Minus the dog.

* KillScreen: At Level 100, the ducks move so fast, they're impossible to hit. And that dog...thinks it's funny. Averted with the clay pigeons that move really slow at that level. Why the duck moves so fast is up to speculation. For instance, according to a Website/CollegeHumor parody, the duck has been injected with a super-formula of crystal meth, pixie sticks and jet fuel.

* FanVid: TheAdventuresOfDuaneAndBrandO's song, beyond their trademark boastfulness, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_UbcJO__hQ is really a tale of revenge against "that motherfucking dog".]]

But most of all, it is remembered to this day because of [[TheScrappy that... annoying... dog...]] ''twitch, twitch''. See, whenever you ''didn't'' manage to hit a duck, the dog would [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duckhuntdog.jpg snigger at you]] in perhaps [[MostAnnoyingSound the most annoying fashion possible]]. And it would repeat said sniggering if you didn't take out enough ducks to advance to the next level. There's an entire generation of gamers who hate the ''Duck Hunt'' dog more than Scrappy-Doo. Seriously. Nearly every single reference or parody that's been done at some point includes shooting the dog.

* DuelingGames: With {{Sega}}'s ''Safari Hunt'' on the Master System.

* ShootTheDog: Infuriatingly averted, except in one version's bonus round.

* KillScreen: At Level 100, the ducks move so fast, they're impossible to hit. And that dog...thinks it's funny. Averted with the clay pigeons that move really slow at that level.