Play Barker Bill's Trick Shooting Online

Barker Bill's Trick Shooting came out in 1990 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, published by Nintendo themselves. It was one of the few games designed specifically for the NES Zapper, arriving at a time when light gun games were a reliable, if niche, part of the console's library. You don't control a character on an adventure; the entire game is a gallery of shooting galleries.

You aim the Zapper at the screen and shoot targets as they pop up, from clay pigeons and playing cards to balloons and tin cans. The main objective is simply to hit everything before time runs out, with bonus points for trick shots and speed. The signature mechanics involve waiting for specific, often tiny targets to appear for just a moment, like a single card flipping in a fan or a dog peeking its head through a curtain. The pacing is methodical, almost patient, but the difficulty spikes sharply when targets become smaller and their appearances more fleeting. It feels less like frantic action and more like a tense test of observation and quick reflexes.