How Duck Hunt Knew You Hit the Duck

Ever wonder how the NES Zapper knew when you hit a duck in Duck Hunt? The answer is surprisingly clever. Instead of tracking the gun, the game briefly turned the screen black and flashed a white box around the target. A light sensor inside the Zapper looked for that flash to determine whether you hit the duck. But the system had one major weakness... #Gaming #Nintendo #NES #DuckHunt #RetroGaming #GameDev #GamingHistory