Duck Hunt (stage)

Duck Hunt
Universe	Duck Hunt
Appears in	SSB4
Availability	Unlockable (Wii U) Downloadable (3DS)
Unlock criteria	KO one opponent in Cruel Smash.
Crate type	Normal
Maximum players	8
Tracks available	3DS version: Duck Hunt Medley Wrecking Crew Retro Medley (Alternate) Wii U version: Duck Hunt Medley Balloon Trip The Mysterious Murasame Castle Medley Clu Clu Land Famicom Medley Title Theme (NES Remix 2) Swan Lesson
Tournament legality Smash 4 Singles: Counterpick Doubles: Counterpick
Article on Wikipedia	Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt (ダックハント, Duckhunt) is a stage that appears in Super Smash Bros. 4, based directly on the NES game Duck Hunt. It was unlockable in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at launch, and was added to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS in a free update on September 30th, 2015.

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Duck Hunt is fought here in their unlocking battle.

Stage layout

Duck Hunt in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

The main body of the stage is a large dirt platform covered by grass, whose sides can be wall jumped off of. The bush on the right and the foliage of the tree on the left act as soft platforms. The look of the stage is based on the game's native 4:3 aspect ratio, with the side blast lines being located beyond the pillarboxes on either side of the main platform.

Occasionally, a patch of grass may pop up in front of the main field of grass, which hides characters and items behind it due to the stage's 2D effect.

During the match, one or two ducks will appear at a time. They will plunge into the grass when hit by an attack, increasing the score displayed at the bottom of the screen and occasionally dropping items. The 8-bit dog will then appear to collect the fallen ducks or laugh if no ducks were hit, concurrently acting as a temporary platform. After ten ducks either get knocked down or fly away, if the quota is met, the next round will begin. If all ten ducks are knocked down, a "Perfect" sign will be displayed in the center of the stage just as in the original Duck Hunt, which adds 10,000 points to the total. The fighters can clear up to the 10th round, with a maximum score of 158,000, before the score resets to zero and they have to "play" again from round 1. Green ducks will give 500 points, blue ducks will give 1,000 and red ducks will give 1,500. In 8-Player Smash, no ducks or dog appear at all.

Ω Form

The Ω Form removes the bush, the ducks, the tree and the dog. Additionally, it also does not contain patches of grass the player can hide in.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Ω form in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Origin

The stage is based on the original Duck Hunt game. Players could choose to play either Game A, B, or C. In Game A, one duck would appear at a time, and in Game B, two ducks would appear at a time. In Game C, players are tasked with shooting clay pigeons which are tossed from the foreground to the background. This stage combines Games A and B, as either one or two ducks will appear at a time.

The stage as it originally appeared in Duck Hunt.

Trivia

• Star KOs and screen KOs occur in the 3DS version, but not in the Wii U version. This is also shared with the 3DS version of Super Mario Maker.
• Although the fighters are 2D, the ground, tree, bush and moving grass sections have raised 3D parts.
• While the score counter stays in place in the Wii U version, it moves with the camera in the 3DS version. This doesn't apply with the Ω form as the score counter stays in a fixed position, like in the Wii U version.
• In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS's All-Star Mode and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U's Duck Hunt unlock battle, the stage's dog and ducks do not appear.
• This is the only shared stage in Super Smash Bros. 4 to have an alternate track on the 3DS version that does not appear on the same stage on the Wii U.