NLife:
"Despite Nintendo's refusal to acknowledge the Duck Hunt character in Super Smash Bros. until long after the 3DS version was released, we all knew that the duo – or trio – were in the game. What we didn't know at that time was that Duck Hunt was due to release on the Wii U's Virtual Console, and now it has. The question is whether it has aged well."
Dave writes: "Culturally, a characterful dog hasn’t been enough to put Duck Hunt in the same league as the big boys, like Zelda, Mario and Mega Man (although it does feature in the mighty Boyz in the Hood, so who am I to say?). Indeed, Super Mario Bros. would go on to ensure that the NES was seen as a timeless console and a success. But it was Duck Hunt - and the NES Zapper - that was really the starting pistol for everything that would follow afterwards."
I was playing this in VR on Dreams the other night - they'd done a great job of it and all the sounds effects were spot on!
Hardcore Gamer: 2020 is set to mark important anniversaries for a number of popular titles from the last few decades of video games. Perhaps hitting such a big number is enough to bring us some sort of revival or sequel, but we’ll probably have to wait months before hearing anything. And since there has yet to be anything announced from the following, this list could possibly tease what is yet to come. Take a look at some iconic games celebrating big in the new year.
Hard to believe it's been that long. I remember my mom getting me that the year it came out. It was practically impossible to find, and apparently she saw them putting it on the shelf while xmas shopping and got it right away. I was so excited that I started playing it before I opened my other gifts.
One of those few memories I actually recall from my childhood.
Yeah, the time just flew by. This commercial brings back memories: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Also if you remember that show American Gladiators, where almost every other commercail was a Nintendo commercial :D
I remember the show. But IIRC, I was really into MST3K back then, and they had the same time slot
Bummed you can't use the Zapper on HD TV? No more, because Hyperkin's developing an HD Light Gun controller. It'll be shown off at CES.
Yes! Please work on GCON2s next so I can play my Time Crisis and countless namco shooters without hauling my CRT out.
Wii remote aimed inches from the screen..
it made christmas so cool this year getting super mario brothers on 3ds and duck hunt on wii u made me feel like when i got my nes for christmas in 1986 , 29 years ago. This game is still amazing fun to this day.
Now bring on hogans alley!
Duck Hunt sucks for any longer than a few minutes and even then it's just nostalgia and/or casual, fleeting fun. Very shallow game here, I'd only play it if it were still packed with SMB.
All I want for Christmas is super mario world Snes version on my 3DS... Please ;)