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Forget saving thousands for the newest iPhone. One hacker has turned his NES Zapper gun from Duck Hunt into a laser driven wireless phone

The tech inside Nintendo's Duck Hunt Zapper gun is easily some of the coolest to come out of 80's gaming. The way this device worked with the NES to determine whether or not you'd shot those poor ...
Digital Trends

Nintendo resurrects the NES Zapper with a trio of Wii U light gun games

Nintendo taps into its back catalog for this week’s Wii U eShop update, as the company has reissued a series of classic games via its Virtual Console service that originally featured support for the ...
SlashGear

This Is How The Duck Hunt Gun Actually Worked

The simplicity of hunting down ducks by pointing a toy gun at the TV and pulling the trigger thoughtlessly made "Duck Hunt" one of the most-enjoyed Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. Its ...
Digital Spy

12 best and worst gaming light guns, from Duck Hunt's NES Zapper to the Sega Menacer

Now relegated to musty arcades, rickety old piers and that dingy corner at the local bowling alley behind the pool tables, it's fair to say that the golden age of light gun games is well and truly ...
Kotaku

Retro City Rampage Has A Proper Homage To The NES Zapper

As with Slam Bolt Scrappers, Retro City Rampage was one of the games I saw at Penny Arcade Expo last week during my "lightning round." In PAX's final hour, I raced to get to more games. Hark! An ...
The Next Web

You don’t need this NES Zapper turned DIY lighting remote — but you want it

As Nintendo proved with the NES Classic Edition, it’s still the retro hardware that captures our attention. And as YouTuber Warner Skoch shows, it may still have some utility. Skoch, who goes by ...
Gizmodo

Wiimote/Zapper Mashup is Retro Awesomeness

Since Nintendo is taking its sweet time in releasing a Zapper-style Wiimote case, enterprising young modders have taken matters into their own hands. Witness this Zapper/Wiimote mashup in which the IR ...