On This Day: April 21, 1984 – Nintendo Released Duck Hunt in Japan

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On This Day: April 21, 1984 – Nintendo Released Duck Hunt in Japan.

On this day April 21, 1984, Nintendo released Duck Hunt in Japan for the Famicom using the original light gun accessory. The game quickly became one of the most recognized and loved titles of the 80s, later becoming a bundled classic with the Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. Duck Hunt had players use the light gun to shoot flying ducks as they zipped across the screen, with a loyal dog companion retrieving them or laughing if the player missed. The simple but addictive...

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