

In Smash Bros., these two work as a team to fight. The goofy dog would chase down any ducks hit by the Zapper. Trophies Duck Hunt You could call these two the stars of the NES 1985 launch title Duck Hunt. The hunter fires shots for their smash attacks and their special moves Trick Shot and Clay Shooting. Their special moves also include the five gunmen from the NES game Wild Gunman and a can from the "Trick Shot" minigame from Hogan's Alley, both of which were also light gun games contemporary to Duck Hunt. Unlike the other team-oriented fighters in the game, Duck Hunt are a trio, which consists of the dog, a duck and an off-screen hunter who wields the NES Zapper.
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series may be the coda for all of this, while ironically granting the dog some popularity at last.ĭuck Hunt appears as an unlockable playable character in Super Smash Bros.

The dog's appearance in the Super Smash Bros. The dog himself has long been considered one of video gaming's most hated characters for his tendency to laugh at players who can't hit the fast-moving ducks leading to many parodies where players shoot the dog as payback. However, successfully shooting the dog immediately ends the bonus round and yields no points as well as showing the dog, now ashen-faced, bandaged and on crutches, angrily admonishing the player. Duck Hunt, allows players to shoot the dog in the bonus rounds. While the home console version does not allow players to shoot the dog, the arcade version, Vs. If the player fails to shoot down any ducks, the dog infamously laughs at the player's misfortune before slinking back down into the grass. Accompanying the player is a non-playable scent hound, who flushes out the ducks for the hunter to shoot and picks up any ducks that are shot down by the player.

The hunter is the playable character in all versions of Duck Hunt and is supposed to represent the player. By plugging a controller into the player 2 slot in the NES, a duck can be controlled to a limited extent by another player. Throughout Duck Hunt, the goal is to shoot all of the ducks with a limited amount of bullets and time.
