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This is something thats been stuck in me and my friends minds?

Okay, the Wii requires the little sensor bar in order for the remotes to work, but for Duck Hunt and stuff on the NES you could use the gun controller and just have to plug it in and thats it. So the question is how did it work? My guess is witchcraft or Dark Magic.

Update:

We had heard rumors but they never exactly caught my attention.

Update 2:

Okay, H Wii definately has best answer so you can waste your time answering if you feel the need, but, if not, please move along

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    Alright, I have a whole explanation. You see, when Duck Hunt was invented, motion control was very primitive. The NES Zapper did not use "Motion Control" or any "Sensing". It took a lazer enginerd photo of the screen, quicky determend the area in where you shot and the game processed that into you either missing or hitting the duck.. If you played on a really small screened TV (like the crappy one from The Sims- I remember thoose days- good times, good times), then you had a higher chance of hitting the duck because this picture would be small and the ID targets (Ducks) would be in less of a range. However, playing it on a movie theater screen would reduce the range, thus making the target a lot smaller, so you better have good aiming. These facts explain why there is a flash on the screen, thats the NES and the Zapper processing the Picture and seeing if you hit the ID target.

    Now, if you want to talk about motion, the power-glove was the closest thing. All you could do is hit balls and move your hand up and down like the NES controls. Unlike the Wii, the Power Golve detected the moements of the wrist, sent them to the NES, and did the command.

    And thats all you need to know on NES tech w/ H-Wii! Thanks for giving me the oportunity to explain this.

    -H-Wii, The G-Master

    Source(s): History of the Zapper (Old, Deleted Youtube Video) Dismanteling a Zapper An old Y! Answers Question AVGN The Wizard lol
  • b
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Well, for the Duck hunt game, you have to plug it in. That's where it got power to work. For the Wii Remotes, you need the sensor bar because you don't plug the Wii Remotes into anything. The sensor bar helps the movements connect with the game. Technology has advanced since Duck Hunt. :)

  • 1 decade ago

    Actually the power glove relied on sound pulses from little things you put on your tv. That would be a primitive version of the sensor bar today the sensor bar uses infrared light technology.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    uhm yeah, duh.

    Didn't you know that ALL Wii's come with black magic JUST for those games

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