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Game Info
- Platform
- NES
- Genres
- Action · Light-Gun Shooter
- Player Perspective
- First person
- Developer Companies
- Nintendo · Nintendo R&D1
- Publishers
- Nintendo
- Release date
- 1 August 1990
Summary
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting is a NES light‑gun shooter that turns a classic carnival into a fast‑paced target range. Using the Nintendo Zapper, you pull the trigger at balloons, flying plates, or falling objects while trying not to hit the cartoon characters that wander the screen. Each of the four game modes rewards you for daring timing – the closer a target is to disappearing, the higher the points. The game hands you ten chances to start, and a hit on a sparkling diamond restores one.
"Balloon Saloon" has you pop 100‑point balloons without striking the friendly dog from Duck Hunt; "Flying Saucers" swaps plates for points that rise from 100 to 500 as they near the ground; "Window Pains" forces you to aim only through open windows, with row‑based scores. In the extended "Fun Follies" stage you cycle the earlier challenges, then face Trixie's coin toss and Bill's high‑speed egg and tomato throws, which can net up to 1,500 points.
Allgame rated the title 3.5 out of 5 stars, while Game Freaks 365 gave it an 83% (B) score in 2005, calling it a respectable if not groundbreaking carnival shooter.
Storyline
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting lets you grab the Nintendo Zapper and step into a carnival midway. The game is split into four distinct shooting challenges that test your aim and timing.
First, you pop colorful balloons floating across the screen. Next, you blast away flying saucers that dart in erratic patterns. The third round has you firing at moving objects as they slide behind windows, requiring precise timing to hit the right spot. The final stage combines all three previous types in a single progressive gauntlet, demanding quick switches between balloons, saucers, and window targets.
Edited by Maya Carter
Alternative Titles
- Trick Shooting Short







