S3E12 | Video Game: Duck Hunt & the NES Zapper

In the midst of an oil crisis and collapse of the fledgling video game industry, Nintendo was challenged to reinvent an affordable way to keep fans glued to their home television sets. Step 1: Ensure the company’s champion, Mario, hopped right out of the box on Day 1. Step 2: Evolve everything they’d learned from arcades-turned-bowling alleys. And Step 3: Reposition the Famicom from a video game system to a toy, by plugging in the most iconic video game blaster of all time. Deck yourself out in camo and climb into your 80’s blind spot with us as we revisit the ingenious tech, addictive gameplay, and nostalgic soundtrack of Duck Hunt. Smug retriever dogs need not apply.

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-- Can I Borrow Your Notes? -- 

• Duck Hunt (NES) - Teens React: Retro Gaming
• Eagle Tortilla Chips - Duck Hunt (with the Odd Couple) Commercial

 

-- Teacher's Pets -- 

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• Theme song by Greg Reed, with vocals by Chad Bumford
• Cover art by Alex Goddard at alexgoddarddesign.com