Alongside the NES console itself, the deluxe set included two controllers, a Zapper light gun, and the now-iconic Robotic Operating Buddy (ROB), alongside copies of the games "Duck Hunt" and ...

Hardware Forget saving thousands for the newest iPhone. One hacker has turned his NES Zapper gun from Duck Hunt into a laser driven wireless phone News By Hope Corrigan published 29 May 2025 ...

The custom piece consists of 445nm diode, batteries, a heat sink, and a safety, because its 2W laser will make you go blind in a hurry, that and it can also set things on fire. You’d be ill ...

Most will remember the Zapper as the bundled accessory that came with the NES Action Set, and the controller of necessity for playing Duck Hunt and a handful of other gallery-based shooting games.

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We might occasionally pick up a Zapper for the NES and play this classic out of nostalgia, but plenty of people are looking for other things that these unique video game controllers can do instead.