Talk:NES Zapper

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Contents 1 Duck 2 Japanese version 3 Game 4 Cheating 5 How do it know? 6 Track & Field II

[edit] Duck

How does the Zapper tell which duck you hit in two duck mode? Do they flash at different times? Borksamoht 23:35, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

It is explained in the article. First the screen is blacked, and then it will flash one frame per every "target", during each frame showing the white rectangle of every target. -- ReyBrujo 03:19, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

So in other words, that's a "yes". 67.168.100.237 (talk) 15:48, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Japanese version

Could someone upload a pic of the Japanese version? There's one at [1], someone should check the copyright on this, or maybe a Japanese user could take a picture of his own —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.28.65.75 (talk • contribs) .

[edit] Game

I removed Track & Field II from the list of games that work with the zapper. I have had this game since 1989 and I have never seen any zapper compatible modes. I know various FAQ's floating around on the internet also make this claim, but I just checked and the Zapper doesn't work for the Clay Pidgeon Shooting event. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.174.251.120 (talk • contribs) .

For some reason or another Track and Field II was readded to the list of working games with the Zapper, can anyone confirm the event that the Zapper works with?--Lietkynes65 15:27, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

I popped in Track and Field II and my zapper and it does not work. Track and Field II is not a zapper compatible game so I removed it from the list. The source of this misinformation seems to come from a FAQ fon gamefaqs.com, but even the faq writer is unable to confirm if the game works with the zapper or not. It doesn't.--Lietkynes65 15:33, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, there is one event in Track & Field II that you can play with the Zapper - just, it isn't the clay pigeon shooting. It's none of the events you play in the "regular" mode. I don't remember exactly, since it was very long ago since I played it, but I'm 100% positive that I have played it with the Zapper. I'm readding it to the list for now - going to check up on it when I get home... /KennyMan666 18:18, October 11 2006

I added Track & Field II to the list again. There are two exhibition events in the game. One is hang gliding and the other involves shooting people in an alley. The shooting exhibition event is the one that's compatible with the NES Zapper. 69.203.64.174 05:56, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cheating

It seems to me that the information in the technical overview section that pertains to the methods used to cheat with the device should be separated into their own section. While the ability to cheat with the gun is related to the way it works, those methods aren't built-in features that Nintendo intended when they designed it. So it is unencyclopedic to include it in the technical specifications section. --Harperska 23:23, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

The cheating illustrates how the system works, and also why it would be worthwhile to continue to use it today. I think because of the little information there is it's a good choice to let it remain.Kinglink 23:30, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] How do it know?

So this shooter keeps hot things hot and cold things cold...how do it know? by that i mean...how does it actually work? keep live things live and shot things dead? Mercer5089 18:56, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Track & Field II

I added Track & Field II to the list again. There are two exhibition events in the game. One is hang gliding and the other involves shooting people in an alley. The shooting exhibition event is the one that's compatible with the NES Zapper. 69.203.64.174 05:57, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

Can someone please upload a photograph of the Famicom Light Gun, the Japanese revolver version? I could not even find a picture on eBay of one.