Best NES light gun games?

[ntavio]

Duck Hunt for sure

[7800Lover]

For me, it's Gumshoe hands down. The game is similar in premise to Crossbow and quite fun. Never beat it though.

[galaxy warrior]

freedomforce,baby boomer,hogans alley

[RFWarrior]

Setup my NES tonight and played Gotcha! Fun game and the different environments are cool.

[Eltigro]

Rescue Mission and Safari Hunt are really good. Oh, wait, we're talking about NES zapper games. Ewwwww, that's just gross.

 

 

lol, I was actually thinking of suggesting Safari Hunt as a joke. It is pretty fun.

 

As far as NES Zapper games, I never really played much of them other than the ubiquitous Duck Hunt. I played Operation Wolf, but didn't enjoy it. When I rented it my Zapper was broken, thanks to my step-brother, so I had to try playing it with the controller, using the pad to move crosshairs around. That sucked.

 

(BTW, did you know there is a "2 player" way to play Duck Hunt? On the single duck game, the second controller can be used to move the duck.)

[BrianC]

I like Gumshoe, Wild Gunmen, and Duck Hunt. I heard good things about Freedom Force and Barker Bill's Trick Shooting, but I haven't played them. Oddly enough, Operation Wolf plays better without the light gun. I found out the JP Famicom version actually supports a track ball controller (hori track is the name of the controller, I think), which I would like to try since it might suit the game better.

 

I like those SMS light gun games quite a bit too. Gangster Town, Missile Defense 3D, and Shooting Gallery are also good stuff.

Edited July 24, 2013 by BrianC

[0078265317]

They are all good. Just make sure you have an old enough tv to work with the light gun games. Hdtv's don't work with light guns.

[SoulBlazer]

It is a practically on heard of game, but "To the Earth" is a cool space shooter. Probably my 2nd favorite zapper game.

Late to the party, but seconded -- this was my favorite NES light gun game. Damn hard also!

[Jess Ragan]

Freedom Force is still a personal favorite... it's an early NES release that nevertheless impresses with frantic action, a driving Sunsoft-brand soundtrack, and one of the coolest introductions in all of NES-dom. It's just a shame that the leader of the terrorist organization you're sworn to fight is a sad little nerd named Eugene Extreme. Who thought THAT was a good idea? Also, the power-ups are worthless, since they don't stay onscreen long enough for you to get them. Still, it's an awesome game and an absolute must-have if you've got an NES and a light gun compatible television.

[sqoon]

Baby Boomer