Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt is a 1968 electro-mechanical arcade shooter game produced by Sega Enterprises, Ltd. A 25-cent video projection game, it features 10 animated ducks flying on a screen from left to right which disappear when shot with the attached shotgun controller.

The player receives ten shots, and the shot ducks are framed in a duck hunting score. Shooting the shot gun and hitting a duck produces a sound effect. Body shots score 10 points and headshots score 15 points. The game dispenses a perforated computer card-style ticket showing shooting accuracy and score when game is finished which could be used for prizes or as a permanent record of the player's score. Additionally, the game could be set to give a free game for a perfect score.

The game was innovative in a number of ways. It was notably the first arcade game with animated moving targets projected on a screen, electronic animal sound effects, a high score mechanic, and headshot mechanic. It was a commercial success and inspired similar projection-based electro-mechanical arcade games over the next several years.

An updated version, Duck Shoot, was released in 1975. It used a larger screen and supported two-player gameplay.