____ __ __ __ __ / __ \__ _______/ /__ / / / /_ ______ / /_ / / / / / / / ___/ //_/ / /_/ / / / / __ \/ __/ / /_/ / /_/ / /__/ ,< / __ / /_/ / / / / /_ /_____/\__,_/\___/_/|_| /_/ /_/\__,_/_/ /_/\__/ ================================================== =============================================================================== Duck Hunt (NES) FAQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Version: 1.00 Last Updated: 14 July 2013 Author: Ryan Harrison Email: rjhgamefaqs[at]gmail.com This document is Copyright (C)2013-2014 Ryan Harrison. All rights reserved. =============================================================================== Version History --------------- Version 1.00 | 14 July 2013 * The first, complete posted version of this FAQ. =============================================================================== Table of Contents =============================================================================== NAVIGATING THIS FAQ: For ease of browsing through this FAQ, all major sections have a search code listed on the right-hand side of the ToC. Press Ctrl + F on your keyboard and this will bring up a search box in your web browser. Type or copy in the search code for the section you wish to navigate to, press Enter, and this will take you to the beginning of that section. --------------------------------------- i. Introduction 1. STORY ....................................................... [0100] 2. GAME OVERVIEW ............................................... [0200] 2.1. Controls .............................................. [0201] 2.2. Basics ................................................ [0202] 3. CHEATS ...................................................... [0300] ii. Credits iii. Legal Disclaimer/Contacting Me =============================================================================== i. Introduction =============================================================================== Hello and welcome to my FAQ for Duck Hunt on the Nintendo Entertainment System. For this very simple but enjoyable Light Gun game, this FAQ will include all information and basics to know and understand about playing this game. Originally first released in arcades in 1984, Duck Hunt was ported over to the NES as part of the Black Box launch title series in the mid-80s and is pretty much the ideal game to own if you have an NES Zapper. It can also be found as part of a multi-game cart that comes with the classic Super Mario Bros. game as well. A simple game yet good to take a few minutes off your hands, if you have by any chance not given this one a try, for little more than a pittance it is very much worth buying a copy and checking out! =============================================================================== 1. STORY [0100] =============================================================================== This fast action target game takes you into the marshes with your trusted hunting dog at your side. He'll flush out your prey, then it's split second timing and sharp shooting accuracy to bag these ducks. Take on one duck or two at a time, and then as a true test of marksmanship, try clay shooting -- the ultimate challenge! =============================================================================== 2. GAME OVERVIEW [0200] =============================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.1. Controls [0201] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: To play this game, an NES Controller is required to be plugged into Port 1 of your NES system, and the NES Zapper must be plugged into Port 2. NES Controller -------------- D-Pad: Control movement of ducks in Game A mode Select: Move the cursor on the title screen to select between game types Start: Begin highlighted game from the title screen Pause the game during play; resume when paused NES Zapper ---------- Trigger: Shoot Choose between game types on the title screen (must have Zapper pointing away from televison) Begin highlighted game from the title screen (must have Zapper pointing at television) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.2. Basics [0202] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o--------------o | Title Screen | o--------------o Upon starting up the game, you will be taken to the Title Screen, on which you will see the game logo, and three different game types to choose from. Here is what it looks like, and a quick overview of the three main modes: +------------------------------------------------------+ | ______ ___ _ ____ ___ __ | | | _ `. | | | | ,` _ `. | |/ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_| | ` < | | | |_| | | |_| | | | _ | |`. | | | | | | | | `-' | | | | | | | |______,' `._____,' `,____,' |___| |_| | | _______________________________________________ | | ----------------------------------------------- | | ___ _ ___ _ ___ _ _______ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_ _| | | | |_| | | | | | | `' | | | | | | _ | | |_| | | . | | | | | | | | | | | | |`. | | | | | |___| |_| `._____,' |___| |_| |___| | | | | | | -> G A M E A 1 D U C K | | | | G A M E B 2 D U C K S | | | | G A M E C C L A Y S H O O T I N G | | | | | | T O P S C O R E = 1 2 0 0 0 | | | | (C)1 9 8 4 N I N T E N D O C O .,L T D. | | | +------------------------------------------------------+ GAME A - 1 DUCK: The original Duck Hunt game, in which you and your dog take to the thicket. The dog flushes out one duck at a time and you have three shots with which to hit the duck. Ten ducks are flushed out and the aim is to shoot down the amount needed as shown by the bar underneath the 'HIT' meter in order to advance through the round. As you get further on, the amount of ducks required to be shot gradually increases, and ducks of different colours will also begin flying out that can award you with various amounts of points when you shoot them. GAME B - 2 DUCKS: This is the same as Game A, however this time round, while you still have ten ducks per round, two will be flushed out at a time, therefore there are five parts to a round. You still also only get three shots, so you can only make one miss for every two ducks flushed out, if you are aiming for that perfect score. GAME C - CLAY SHOOTING: In this mode, you start out in an open field and in each part of the round, you will hear two beeps before two clay pigeons are fired out into the distance. With a maximum allowance of three shots per two clay pigeons fired, you simply have to try and shoot them down, and by surpassing the amount required as indicated by the bar underneath the 'HIT' meter, you progress onto the next round. TOP SCORE = XXXXXX: This is the top score that has been achieved in the highlighted game type, in your current sitting of Duck Hunt (i.e. since you have had the game switched on). The default is 12000 for all three game types. o------------------o | General Gameplay | o------------------o Game A/Game B - Duck Hunting ---------------------------- Upon starting this mode, the scene begins with your canine companion leaping into the thicket and flushing out the ducks. In Game A mode, one duck will fly out at a time, whereas in Game B two ducks fly out. For each set of one or two ducks that fly out, you will have a few seconds to shoot them with the use of the Zapper Gun. You get a total of three shots per set of ducks. If you fail to hit any ducks with your three shots, or wait too long, the background will change colour and the message 'FLY AWAY' pops up on-screen as the ducks will escape to freedom. The dog then pops up and laughs comically at you for your inept shooting skills. When a duck appears, it flies around the screen. The patterns are random, yet the colour of the duck usually indicates how easy it is to shoot down. Black ducks, the most common, usually fly left and right slowly, occasionally going up and down. Blue ducks tend to fly up, down, left and right as well as changing directions more often and much quicker. Red ducks are the trickiest to get; they tend to move around in quick diagonal spurts and often fly behind the tree and bush to make aiming for them more difficult. At the bottom of the screen is the 'HIT' meter. For every duck you successfully shoot, one of the duck icons will be filled in red, while any that are missed or fly way due to taking too long to shoot, remain white. After ten ducks have been flushed out, the round finishes and if you have shot enough ducks to go past the Pass Line (shown underneath the duck icons at the bottom) you win the round and go onto the next one. As you beat more and more rounds, the amount of ducks needed to be shot down increases. This will start at 6, but eventually after getting so far you will need to hit all 10 ducks to win a round. Game C - Clay Shooting ---------------------- When this mode starts, you will hear two beeps. Two clay pigeons will then spring out towards the distance. Quickly aim carefully and shoot for them. Much like the A and B game modes, 10 clay pigeons are sprung out in total per round, with two being fired at a single time (i.e. five sets of two clay pigeons being fired). Again, you must shoot the reqired amount to meet or exceed the Pass Line, shown beneath the 'HIT' meter at the bottom of the screen. Clay pigeons that are successfully blasted out of the sky will have an icon coloured in red at the bottom of the screen. Remember, clay pigeons get smaller and trickier to hit as they fly off further into the distance. Try to be as quick as you can when you shoot for them. The ideal way of doing this would be to hold the Zapper in your dominant hand, and hold it in front of your eye on the same side while keeping your other eye closed (e.g. for right-handed people, hold the Zapper in your right hand, close your left eye and hold the Zapper out directly in front of your right eye). Line the small raised part at the end of the Zapper barrel so that it appears directly between the two raised parts that are at the back of the Zapper. You should line the front ridge at the same height and angle as the clay pigeon, and by pulling the trigger, you should nail it. o-------------o | Game Screen | o-------------o Here's what you'll see on the screen, and what each thing means: Game A/Game B ------------- +----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | ____ | | / \ | | \____/ | | \| ____ | | _| / \ | | | \____/ | | /|___/ | | ___/ \ | | / \---' _____ | | \___/|/ / \ | | `\ || \_____/ | | \|| .' | | ||| ,' ` | | |||,' ,--. | | ||| ) `. | | ||| | | | | ||||\ | | | |^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^| | | | | |``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````| | | | [R=X] | | | | .-----. .-------------------------. .------. | | |@ @ @| |HIT 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2| |000000| | | | SHOT| | ||||||||||| | | SCORE| | | '-----' '-------------------------' '------' | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+ Game C ------ +----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ,`-. , | | ,-' `,,`. , ' `, | | / ` , ' `, ,`'-,_ | | ,-` `--` `,_,` `,_ | | ,-` `. `,_.| |,-`` `. | |__________________________________________________________| |==========================================================| | # # # # # # # # # # # | | # # # # # # ' ' ' ' ' | | | | | ' | | | |_____________ _____________| | [R=X] \______________________________/ | | | | .-----. .-------------------------. .------. | | |@ @ @| |HIT O O O O O O O O O O| |000000| | | | SHOT| | ||||||||||| | | SCORE| | | '-----' '-------------------------' '------' | | | +----------------------------------------------------------+ Round ([R=X]): Seen at the lower-left corner of the screen above the Remaining Shots box. The round in which you are currently playing (denoted by X in this example) appears to the right of the letter 'R' (which as you'd guess, stands for 'ROUND'. This starts at 1 and goes up by one every time you successfully beat a round (i.e. shoot the amount of ducks/clay pigeons required). Remaining Shots ( @@@): The amount of bullets you have remaining to shoot down (SHOT) the set of ducks/clay pigeons. You get three for every set that appears, meaning you can afford to miss up to twice in Game A, or once in Game B and Game C modes. Hit/Pass Meter (HIT ##########): Shown in the bottom centre of the screen. Any ( |||||| ) ducks or clay pigeons successfully shot will have one of the ten icons coloured in red, while any missed (didn't shoot or flew away) remain white. The bar made of vertical lines beneath the Hit Meter is the Pass Line; this shows how many targets must be hit in order to win the round. In this example it is six, but as you beat more rounds, this gradually goes up until it reaches the maximum of all 10 targets needing to be hit in order to pass on to the next round. Score (000000): Your current score, shown in the bottom-right corner of the ( SCORE) screen. Like any other basic arcade-style game, this goes up by shooting targets and you can also get a Perfect bonus for hitting every target in a round. o---------o | Scoring | o---------o Game A/Game B Scoring --------------------- This table outlines the points value for the different types of duck that you shoot. When you shoot a duck in Game A or B mode, a number will appear at the spot where you shot it, which is the points gained. These all vary between duck colours, as well as how far into the game you are. .---------------------. | DUCK COLOUR | .---------+=======+======+======: | ROUND # | BLACK | BLUE | RED | :=========+=======+======+======: | 1 - 5 | 500 | 1000 | 1500 | |---------+-------+------+------| | 6 - 10 | 800 | 1600 | 2400 | |---------+-------+------+------| | 11+ | 1000 | 2000 | 3000 | '---------'-------'------'------' Game C Scoring -------------- The number of points awarded for each single clay pigeon you shoot in Game C mode. These go up a couple of times as you get further on into the game. .---------.-------------. | ROUND # | CLAY PIGEON | :=========+=============: | 1 - 5 | 1000 | |---------+-------------| | 6 - 10 | 1500 | |---------+-------------| | 11+ | 2000 | '---------'-------------' Perfect Round ------------- If you manage to shoot every duck or clay pigeon successfully in a single round, a box appears at the top of the screen at the end of the round, which says 'PERFECT!! #####' (##### being the amount of points awarded). This table outlines the amount of points you score for a perfect round, depending on how far into the game you are. .---------.-----------. | ROUND # | PERFECT!! | :=========+===========: | 1 - 10 | 10000 | |---------+-----------| | 11 - 15 | 15000 | |---------+-----------| | 16 - 20 | 20000 | |---------+-----------| | 21+ | 30000 | '---------'-----------' o-----------------------------o | Hits Required to Pass Round | o-----------------------------o These are how many targets must be hit in order to win a round (applies to all three game modes). .---------.---------------. | ROUND # | HITS REQUIRED | :=========+===============: | 1 - 10 | 6 | |---------+---------------| | 11 - 12 | 7 | |---------+---------------| | 13 - 14 | 8 | |---------+---------------| | 15 - 19 | 9 | |---------+---------------| | 20+ | 10 | '---------'---------------' =============================================================================== 3. CHEATS [0300] =============================================================================== o----------o | Glitches | o----------o Frozen Targets -------------- During any game, use Controller 1 to pause the game, then resume it. The targets will stay frozen for a couple of seconds after you resume the game, so you can quickly get an easy shot in. o---------o | Secrets | o---------o Control Flight of Ducks ----------------------- Controller 1 can actually control the ducks' flight pattern in Game A with the use of the D-Pad! This can make for enjoying the game with another player, if one controls the ducks and the other tries to shoot them down. =============================================================================== ii. 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