Barker Bill's Trick Shooting (NES) Playthrough
242A playthrough of Nintendo's 1989 license-based light gun shooter for the NES, Barker Bill's Trick Shooting.
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting, based on the host of Terrytoon's Barker Bill's Cartoon Show from the 1950s, is a carnival-style shooting gallery that is played with the Nintendo Zapper.
Barker Bill (who looks like a smarmy bald Mario with a villain mustache), his assistant Tricksie (a woman in a bathing suit and bunny ears), and their dog (the laughing mutt from Duck Hunt) put on four stage acts that you've been invited to participate in:
In Balloon Saloon (0:41), the dog hides behind the set and releases bunches of helium-filled balloons. You have to shoot the balloons down before they leave the screen, but be careful not to shoot at the dog when he pops his head out! (Random fun fact: this isn't the first time Nintendo allowed us to shoot at him - you could also hit the dog in the Vs. Duck Hunt arcade game • Vs. Duck Hunt (Arcade) Playthrough -... ).
In Flying Saucers (11:54), you have to shoot the plates Bill and Tricksie throw before they hit the floor or are stolen by the bird.
In Window Pains (23:35), you have to hit the objects dropping from the top of the screen as they pass by the open windows.
And finally, Fun Follies (35:14) brings all of the games together for a variety show. The game changes with each round, and after every few rounds, you get to play a bonus game for the chance to win extra lives.
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting is essentially Duck Hunt with a few more bells and whistles and a fancier presentation. It doesn't do anything new, but it's fun to pop in for a few minutes when you're in the mood for some laser pistol target practice.
(And calling a game "Trick Shooting" when the underdressed stage assistant is named "Tricksie" is a rather inspired choice, wouldn't you say? I see what you did there, Nintendo.)
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