Conclusion

Duck Hunt is a game heavily reliant on hardware and technology, which made it an easy casualty of technological advancement. The transition of television from CRT to flatscreen LCD ones contributed to the endangerment of the game. The game, which used to be one of the popular Nintendo games, became endangered due to the obsolescence of the technology on which it relies to work.

Game emulation is seen as a solution to avoid the endangerment of video games, but Duck Hunt and other light-gun-based games are different. Emulation preserves the gameplay, but it does not provide the same game experience as playing with the Zapper. Emulation can help make Duck Hunt available to play for future generations. Their experience with the game will be different from the experience of the older generation who were able to use the Zapper through their CRT televisions.