(7/18/25)

• (Added) New label by @HeyNetters
• (Changed) Difficulty curve for NES clay shooting has been smoothed over to allow games to go for longer
  • (Changed) When a trick shot is going to fire, the warning sound plays. Now, there's a ~1/2 second delay before the volley

(7/16/25)

Version 1.0

• (Added) transition polish during attract mode
• (Added) A "SHOT!!" indicator for the AI during attract mode
• (Tweaked) Hall of Fame fade outs, and allowed for a click to hurry it up
• (Added) Vs mode cartoon that runs after every second loop
• (Changed) Bonus mode tally now gives the earned score from hits and adds it to player score at the end of the round
• (Changed) Bonus mode layout change, showing player's score
  • Dog now only runs out if you get 30 hits or more, and only barks for you if you're Perfect!!
• (Added) Score multiplier that increments based on level reached
• (tweaked) Clay velocities and speed ramps for better late game play. It is still tough, though...
  • NES clay shooting starts with one volley at a time, then ups it to 2 on level 3
  • NES Clay shooting brings in trick shots at level 10 and higher
• Trick shots are announced in both vs and NES modes with an audio cue

(7/10/25)

• Leaderboards and name entry have been added
• attract mode with auto play has been added
• Clays tweaked some more for into-the-screen movement
• Art added for bonus round background, thanks to @HeyNetters
• made Vs. mode extra life sound a bit louder

(7/7/25)

• Adjusted duck clumping behavior to select which duck to diverge
• Duck hunting background art added. many thanks to @HeyNetters
• Beefed up clay shooting gameplay
  • Clays now fly into the screen more
  • Every so often there is a chance for a two-clay trick shot to fire. this chance increases every time a trick shot doesn't happen
• Bonus round has been tweaked for faster and more frantic gameplay
  • More ducks can be onscreen than before, and the round ends much faster with less dead air

(7/5/25)

• Vs. mode has been added
  • play duck hunting, clay shooting and a bonus round in a loop of progressing difficulty.
  • Vs. mode doesn't use a quota system like the NES game, instead a missed target subtracts a life. zero lives and it's game over
  • every third loop is a frenzy round: three targets, three shots. don't miss.
  • scoring system is in place. A life is awarded for the first 45000 points, then every 90000 points after that
• Added new buttons and menu behavior
• The gamepad can control the duck in NES one duck mode

(6/8/25)

• Added some polish to the main menu
• Added an option in the pause menu to disable the reticle. This is good for light guns or touch screens!
• Sorto now waits for the current game to finish before he begins sorting, if he arrives early.

(6/5/25)

• Added a new text renderer
• Changed the Duck Hunt Medley to fill it out a bit and give it more of a "Menu" vibe
• Added rounds with increasing difficulty for Duck hunting and Clay shooting
  • Added fly away mechanic to duck hunting
• Added a basic scoring system
• Added a commendation when clearing every tenth level
• Added duck behavior variety, denoted by color
  • Black ducks Bounce off the screen edges
  • Blue ducks steer in flight
  • Red ducks do all these things as well as change course when you fire
  • Red ducks only appear every sixth round until Round 20 where they begin appearing every other round
• Removed bonus round button for now, until I can get it working better

(5/12/25)

• Added a sorting gremlin called Sorto. He sorts the pips at the end of a round!

(5/11/25)

• Duck hunting gameplay has been added
  • Shoot ducks in groups of two... don't miss
• Early round logic in place for both duck hunting and clay shooting.
  • Merely the loop is in, no progression yet
• Added art for the ducks and the dog... pretty much everything except VS. arcade stuff!

(5/2/25)

• Early clay shooting gameplay has been added
  • Clays are launched in volleys of two, and the game currently goes indefinitely

(5/1/25)

• Initial posting to BBS