Duck Hunt pinball machine unites analog and PC in a nostalgia singularity

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/04/duck-hunt-pinball-machine_620x340.jpgWe like pinball (http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/09/stern-pinballs-transformers-pin-home-game-video/). We like classic NES games (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/legend-of-zelda-prototype-cartridge-hits-the-auction-block/). Accordingly, it doesn't take much deduction to know that we really, really like Skit-B Pinball's Duck Hunt pinball machine. It has a fully mechanical, themed pinball machine below, but there's also a PC up top that replicates the images and sounds of Nintendo's light gun (http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/23/nes-light-gun-gets-a-laser-upgrade/) video game in sync with the analog action. The conversion of a Williams Valiant took about a year of off-hours work to finish, and it shows -- the attention to detail is what we'd expect if Gunpei Yokoi had put all his energy into pinball instead. Our only lament is that the Duck Hunt machine is a side project, and it likely won't escape into the wild. At least there's a video (after the break) to sate our curiosity.

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/13/duck-hunt-pinball-machine-unites-analog-and-pc/