Duck Hunt was released by Nintendo in 1984 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, where players used the NES Zapper light gun to shoot ducks flying across the screen. Its simple gameplay and the laughing hunting dog became lasting parts of gaming culture, referenced in later Nintendo games and countless internet memes. Decades later, short clips from the game still circulate in edits and reaction videos because the sound instantly reads as retro, playful, and tied to a miss, even for viewers who never played the original.