There are a lot of myths floating around about how the old CRTs read the NES light gun, but our own [Will Sweatman] shot them down in his fascinating Duck Hunt: Reloaded write-up.

A must-have peripheral for games consoles of the 1980s and 1990s was the light gun. A lens and photo cell mounted in a gun-like plastic case, the console could calculate where on the screen it was ...

One NES classic, “Duck Hunt,” uses a peripheral known as the Zapper that marks where players have shot through the use of a photodiode. Unlike CRT TVs, Modern HD TVs lack the infrared light ...

It sold 6.5 million copies and became the third bestselling title on the NES, behind Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt. The story followed Link on his quest to save Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.