# DuckHuntNESRecomp

> DuckHuntNESRecomp is a static recompilation of Duck Hunt for Windows that uses the mouse as the NES Zapper.

Web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/nes/games/duckhunt/ports/duckhuntnesrecomp/
Page updated: 2026-10-19

- Developer: mstan
- Port type: Recompilation (A tool translated the game's original machine code into C automatically, which was then built as a native PC program.)
- Game: [Duck Hunt](https://emulationking.com/nintendo/nes/games/duckhunt/index.md)
- AI use: AI-assisted. An AI coding tool is credited as co-author on 20 of the repository's 38 commits.
- Source code: https://github.com/mstan/DuckHuntNESRecomp
- Runs on: Windows

What you need: A ROM of Duck Hunt (World), dumped from your own cartridge.

DuckHuntNESRecomp is a native Windows port of Duck Hunt, made by static recompilation with mstan's nesrecomp, which translates the game's 6502 code into C.

The mouse stands in for the NES Zapper: move it to aim and click to shoot, with a crosshair on screen. The Zapper's light detection is simulated, so all three game modes work. The author says AI tools were used heavily in making it.

The author lists it as playable. The download contains no game data. It needs Duck Hunt (World), dumped from your own cartridge.

## How to set it up

1. Download the Windows zip and extract it.
2. Run `DuckHuntRecomp.exe` and pick your ROM when asked. The path is remembered for later launches.
3. Remap keys in `keybinds.ini`, which is created next to the program on first run. F6 and F7 save and load states.
4. Aim with the mouse and click to shoot. Tab and Enter pick the game mode.

## Latest builds

Download these from the web page: https://emulationking.com/nintendo/nes/games/duckhunt/ports/duckhuntnesrecomp/#download

- for Windows: 1.2.1 (2026-10-19)