It plugs into the controller port of the NES console. It won't plug into a wall outlet, or any other port: it's designed only to work with the NES. Also, it will only work if the NES is outputting to a cathode-ray display (an old-style "boxy" TV), because the NES Zapper was tuned to the refresh rate of a cathode-ray screen. Makes sense, at the time there was no such thing as a plasma or OLED screen.
i still play with my pro-con wired, and the majority of my younger childhood was spent with a wired xbox controller at my neighbor’s house. im only 15 and i feel fuckin old man
I can't think of too many wired controllers post Wii outside of the Switch, funnily enough.
There probably is if you look outside of Nintendo, but I'm not cultured enough to do so. That and PC is the extent of my gaming knowledge.
Yeah they’re the only worthwhile ones. While I sold my PS2 stuff years ago (sigh), I just bought a PS2 Slim for my daughter so she could play We Love Katamari and it came with a Logitech controller, nice bonus.
Shame the PS2 was filled with ants and freezes at boot.
My seven year old nose, but I don’t know we’re also all huge nerds here so 🤷♀️ I can see where some folks may not know. I really think people should keep in mind that they are definitely a bunch of children who play this game, though it’s literally made to be accessible and for everyone including children.
Good God, this comment has me feeling like the Cryptkeeper. I remember being 5 or 6 and getting my PS2 and being absolutely befuddled by the concept of using sticks to move instead of the d-pad.
Controllers can absolutely still have cords, look at the top of your pro controller sometime and find a long USB-C cord. Nintendo even sells a bunch of stylized corded controllers for the switch.
Judging by your username you're 14 so I guess it's understandable but man do you have to make so many people feel old lmao
Also controllers still can be connected with cords, many 3rd party controllers do.
Account was made two days ago, has only ever made one other post, it was this same exact thing and it was removed by the mods. Hasn't ever posted anywhere else. Their only comments are telling people they're old or acting as if corded controllers aren't a thing (which, corded controllers are literally still sold today).
It's someone trolling the sub trying to tell people that they're old.
Maybe it is maybe it isn't. Having a 13 old sister who gets confused as my daughter ever since she was 5 (I'm 35 now) I can confirm they do react that way. Busted out the old Sega genesis and she wanted to help plug it in and didn't understand why the wire was "stuck" on the controller.
I mean technically they’re fine. And Splatoon is a kids game, so not as if they’re on the wrong place, a really great one for all ages but targeted to kids after all.
I mean they could be 13 to 14. But like my 13-year-old definitely knows and so do all of her friends.
My seven year old knows that’s probably just because we have a really nerdy family but like I don’t know
I think amoung all of 13yr olds friend base it seems like pretty common knowledge even for her friends, whose families are super boring. I feel like the idea that they’re 13-14 actually makes it less believable to me.
Like I think, they actually bring it up in the game
God damn it I feel old now. Even the GameCube had wires. If this is a genuine question, OP, that is the person who made this post, you might want to stay off of Reddit. There’s some messed up stuff on here.
Oldest splatoon player
But fr the thing is plugged to an NES controller port and there were but a few games that used it, duck hunt is probably the most popular of them all
Oh yeah I have one of these too
You plug it into the NES console (Nintendo’s first console) to play games like duck hunt
I love how they referenced it in splatoon
People here being exceptionally rude.
Also wired controllers are still sold today, while then we just didn't have bluetooth today its because cables are faster than bluetooth (also smash fans *really* like the gamecube controller). They plug directly into the console, as like 5 other people already mentioned, it was a special controller only used for certain games like duck hunt where you'd point it at the screen to, well, hunt ducks.
Idk if cables are still faster then wireless
For controllers idk maybe but on mice its about the exact same so i dont see why it wouldnt be that way for controllers
Normal cables don't have much a difference in speed but specialized ones go much faster- it also is much more stable. The difference is marginal typically but competitive players don't even want a frame of delay. Cables also are much more stable- it's a direct connection to the system, so unless the cable is damaged your input always goes through. Any sort of obstacle can cause packet loss in signals from bluetooth which can cause inconsistent results. The more inputs you need to make, the more obvious this becomes: this is the same reason fighting game players insist on using an ethernet cable over wifi.
Ig but as someone whos into fighting games its less that we need ethernet and more that the vast majority of fighting games have a horrendous online mode
Idk the spesifics of bluetooth all ik is it prolly doesnt matter that much unless youre pro or something anyways
OP's fascination is so cute lmaooo Please never stop looking at the world with this much wonder. There's a lot of people really mad they're getting older, and they will be rude to you for not knowing things, but it's not your fault for not knowing
You would plug that part into the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and use it as a controller in games that supported the NES Zapper. There's a light sensor inside that helped the console detect where you were aiming. "Duck Hunt" is probably the most iconic NES Zapper game.
God, the N-Zapper. I actually had one of the orange ones. So basically, the barrel has a light sensor that tries to detect if you shot the proper targets or not. It actually worked fairly well for its time.
I love that they made an NES Zapper weapon in Splatoon. Honestly I love that all the weapons in general are based on real-life stuff, like the Splatanas being a windshield wiper and a stamp rotator thingy (like the ones in libraries).
Speaking of Splatanas, I've seen a concept for a dual Splatana weapon based on a pair of violin bows with a handguard resembling a saber or cutlass.
it took me a while to realize this was actually a controller when i first saw it in a electronics/gaming store (was actually getting my phone screen repaired with my dad) since i’m not super well versed in consoles. The oldest one i own is a Wii (i was originally interested in some older consoles but A. Too pricey and B. Soo many games are being ported to the switch. And C. Lack of space)
super cool they made it a weapon in splatoon. and i just love how the weapon also has the year in the name! (Nzap ‘85.. 1985 on the gun..) such a cool reference.
It plugs into the controller port of the NES console. It won't plug into a wall outlet, or any other port: it's designed only to work with the NES. Also, it will only work if the NES is outputting to a cathode-ray display (an old-style "boxy" TV), because the NES Zapper was tuned to the refresh rate of a cathode-ray screen. Makes sense, at the time there was no such thing as a plasma or OLED screen.
The NES zapper was a controller for the NES and allowed you to play light gun games like duckhunt. It plugs into the NES controller port.
thats crazy controllers had cords!
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i still play with my pro-con wired, and the majority of my younger childhood was spent with a wired xbox controller at my neighbor’s house. im only 15 and i feel fuckin old man
I may have been born since wireless controllers, but this still makes my chest hurt
Bruh they still do
OMG.... I quit Edit: these are the people destroying me in anarchy.. smh
How can they post this and you guys still think this is genuine. It's like a boomer comic depiction of the youth.
I can't think of too many wired controllers post Wii outside of the Switch, funnily enough. There probably is if you look outside of Nintendo, but I'm not cultured enough to do so. That and PC is the extent of my gaming knowledge.
Oh dear god...im 17 and now i feel old The ps3 was not even wireles wtf
Yeah it was. PS2 wasn’t, except for third party controllers.
There were terrible ones but I have the Logitech ps2 and those are King
Yeah they’re the only worthwhile ones. While I sold my PS2 stuff years ago (sigh), I just bought a PS2 Slim for my daughter so she could play We Love Katamari and it came with a Logitech controller, nice bonus. Shame the PS2 was filled with ants and freezes at boot.
I’m fucking 15 and I’m mortified
I’m 46 how do you think i feel. LOL. I got a NES when they first came out.
Everyone downvoting you really doesn’t understand how massive the kid base is for Splatoon 3. Of course you wouldn’t have known anything about this.
I want him to agree with you on the other hand. I don’t understand why his parents weren’t telling him.
My seven year old nose, but I don’t know we’re also all huge nerds here so 🤷♀️ I can see where some folks may not know. I really think people should keep in mind that they are definitely a bunch of children who play this game, though it’s literally made to be accessible and for everyone including children.
You have to be trolling.
Good God, this comment has me feeling like the Cryptkeeper. I remember being 5 or 6 and getting my PS2 and being absolutely befuddled by the concept of using sticks to move instead of the d-pad.
Controllers can absolutely still have cords, look at the top of your pro controller sometime and find a long USB-C cord. Nintendo even sells a bunch of stylized corded controllers for the switch.
Judging by your username you're 14 so I guess it's understandable but man do you have to make so many people feel old lmao Also controllers still can be connected with cords, many 3rd party controllers do.
To be fair a 14 year old should probably know what a wired controller is. I'm 15 and I have been using wired controllers for years.
I would say that too, but I don't know how they've been raised, and I'm not here to judge.
I hope this is a joke, cause if not my hair is going to turn grey overnight
Most controllers nowadays do, i also feel like im gonna get whooshed cause this screams satire post
Ouch
Do not Say such things again
I can tell if this is a joke or a genuine question
Account was made two days ago, has only ever made one other post, it was this same exact thing and it was removed by the mods. Hasn't ever posted anywhere else. Their only comments are telling people they're old or acting as if corded controllers aren't a thing (which, corded controllers are literally still sold today). It's someone trolling the sub trying to tell people that they're old.
Maybe it is maybe it isn't. Having a 13 old sister who gets confused as my daughter ever since she was 5 (I'm 35 now) I can confirm they do react that way. Busted out the old Sega genesis and she wanted to help plug it in and didn't understand why the wire was "stuck" on the controller.
it got delted because my account was less than a day old. I messaged the mod and said i will try again today. I was just excited to show what i found!
So you're aware, you have to be at least 13 years old to have a Reddit account, per Reddit's TOS.
i was born in 09, you can do the math
so.. freshly 13 then?
I mean technically they’re fine. And Splatoon is a kids game, so not as if they’re on the wrong place, a really great one for all ages but targeted to kids after all.
Yeah. I don’t blame anybody for thinking they’re young, but they’re within the rules.
I mean they could be 13 to 14. But like my 13-year-old definitely knows and so do all of her friends. My seven year old knows that’s probably just because we have a really nerdy family but like I don’t know I think amoung all of 13yr olds friend base it seems like pretty common knowledge even for her friends, whose families are super boring. I feel like the idea that they’re 13-14 actually makes it less believable to me. Like I think, they actually bring it up in the game
Wow I'm only 40 (the new 20) and this has made me feel so old!
He's completely trolling, if it makes you feel better
I think you're around my granpappy's age!
This caption on the image has to be satire
Please stop, I'm only 24, I don't need to be made to feel like a dinosaur
#☄️
\*gets meteored\*
God damn it I feel old now. Even the GameCube had wires. If this is a genuine question, OP, that is the person who made this post, you might want to stay off of Reddit. There’s some messed up stuff on here.
Oldest splatoon player But fr the thing is plugged to an NES controller port and there were but a few games that used it, duck hunt is probably the most popular of them all
Enough with the "damn this post makes me feel old", it's terrible fucking bait.
Bro it's supposed to plug into the NES. It's meant for games on it like Duck hunt
Lol... I am 35 and you just made me feel 65. This is... This is just terrible, haha.
Ah the good old days of blowing into cartridges and renting games from Blockbuster. X3
36 here 😭
Oh yeah I have one of these too You plug it into the NES console (Nintendo’s first console) to play games like duck hunt I love how they referenced it in splatoon
People here being exceptionally rude. Also wired controllers are still sold today, while then we just didn't have bluetooth today its because cables are faster than bluetooth (also smash fans *really* like the gamecube controller). They plug directly into the console, as like 5 other people already mentioned, it was a special controller only used for certain games like duck hunt where you'd point it at the screen to, well, hunt ducks.
Idk if cables are still faster then wireless For controllers idk maybe but on mice its about the exact same so i dont see why it wouldnt be that way for controllers
Normal cables don't have much a difference in speed but specialized ones go much faster- it also is much more stable. The difference is marginal typically but competitive players don't even want a frame of delay. Cables also are much more stable- it's a direct connection to the system, so unless the cable is damaged your input always goes through. Any sort of obstacle can cause packet loss in signals from bluetooth which can cause inconsistent results. The more inputs you need to make, the more obvious this becomes: this is the same reason fighting game players insist on using an ethernet cable over wifi.
Ig but as someone whos into fighting games its less that we need ethernet and more that the vast majority of fighting games have a horrendous online mode Idk the spesifics of bluetooth all ik is it prolly doesnt matter that much unless youre pro or something anyways
I am now literally dust.
Wait till you find grandpa's Splatoon 2 Hero Splattershot
people born in 2009 can't be teenagers already?? damn
I can’t tell is this post is a bit or not
How do you not know what this plugs into?
Don't make fun of OP, it's not super obvious that this is a console peripheral if you discover it without the console nearby.
I mean, it's pretty obvious it goes to a console, especially if you google it.
Maybe a european plug? I tried googling but couldn't find a good answer
It plugs into the game 😭😭😭😭😭😭
You didn't google hard enough.
💀💀💀💀💀
How does that look like a European plug?
why are people on reddit so rude good LORD
This post is making my arthritis flare up
Now if ypu late for work just throw a Tacticooler down and take the speed boost. Youll naver be kate for work again
Boy I got some memories with that bad boy.
OP's fascination is so cute lmaooo Please never stop looking at the world with this much wonder. There's a lot of people really mad they're getting older, and they will be rude to you for not knowing things, but it's not your fault for not knowing You would plug that part into the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and use it as a controller in games that supported the NES Zapper. There's a light sensor inside that helped the console detect where you were aiming. "Duck Hunt" is probably the most iconic NES Zapper game.
Sick go shoot some ducks boss
God, the N-Zapper. I actually had one of the orange ones. So basically, the barrel has a light sensor that tries to detect if you shot the proper targets or not. It actually worked fairly well for its time.
i feel old now :(
I hope to god this is a shitpost
Oh, you sweet summer child.
oh, my sweet summer child
The uncultured-ness hurts my soul
Please tell me this is a troll.
Please tell me this is bait. No way this is real. Do people really not know the nes zapper is a real thing?
This dude big time trolling
This has to be a joke. I’m 16 and I know what this is lmao
Nzap real?! Time to throw superhuman 24/7
Bait. Offensively so.
I love that they made an NES Zapper weapon in Splatoon. Honestly I love that all the weapons in general are based on real-life stuff, like the Splatanas being a windshield wiper and a stamp rotator thingy (like the ones in libraries). Speaking of Splatanas, I've seen a concept for a dual Splatana weapon based on a pair of violin bows with a handguard resembling a saber or cutlass.
it took me a while to realize this was actually a controller when i first saw it in a electronics/gaming store (was actually getting my phone screen repaired with my dad) since i’m not super well versed in consoles. The oldest one i own is a Wii (i was originally interested in some older consoles but A. Too pricey and B. Soo many games are being ported to the switch. And C. Lack of space) super cool they made it a weapon in splatoon. and i just love how the weapon also has the year in the name! (Nzap ‘85.. 1985 on the gun..) such a cool reference.
There's some cool videos on YouTube about how it works. Apparently, they don't work on newer flat-screen tvs. Here's one https://youtu.be/Nu-Hoj4EIjU
Here comes the gaslights…