Barker Bill's Trick Shooting (1990)

Developer: Nintendo, Nintendo R&D1
Publisher: Nintendo
Platforms: Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres: Shooter, Arcade

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How it feels

A Nintendo Zapper light-gun shooting gallery set in a cartoon carnival, offering breezy casual target practice fun.

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About

Barker Bill's Trick Shooting was developed and published by Nintendo for the NES in 1990. It was loosely based on the cartoon show "Barker Bill's Cartoon Show", popular in the 1950s. The game is essentially a shooting gallery taking place in a carnival, utilizing Nintendo's Zapper gun. It was relatively successful, but was not regarded as a breakthrough game.

Screenshots

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