Super Scope 6

Duck and gangster zapping is about to take on an entirely new meaning. Attention, NES light gunners, it's time to holster your 8-bit pistols. The 16-bit future is here! It's called the Super NES Super Scope.

Super Looks, Super Feel, Super Scope

When the ace brainstormers at Nintendo plotted out the Super Scope, they must've recently seen an extremely violent hardware movie. The Scope looks like a stylish, high-tech bazooka Not only is it more futuristic-looking than the Zapper at 23 inches long, it's larger, too. But it's comfortably contoured to rest on either your left or right shoulder.

You look through a large sight and for 100% accuracy, check your aim with a second, smaller scope-sight in front To double check your aim at any time, you can simply pause the game, then pinpoint your shots with an on-screen target. By the way, always keep both eyes open when you're locking onto a target, or you may miss some of the action.

Three buttons down the center of the Scope and one on the handle control the fireworks. This two-handed configuration works like a charm for righties and lefties. Your middle finger controls the biggie -- the Fire button. Just behind Fire is a Rapid Fire switch. Slightly behind that is Pause. The thumb button is definitely the most interesting; it's called Cursor. In certain games, Cursor will display a red point on screen, where you aim the Scope. Imagine the red pencil thin beam shooting from the laser scopes on high-powered rifles, seen in movies like Predator or The Terminator. Thus, you can target your prey without looking into the sight! Cursor isn't incorporated into the first batch of software, but future games will make use of this unique feature.

The buttons also work in combination. For example, pressing the Pause and the Cursor, then the Fire button twice automatically resets the game.

Also, the Scope is wireless! A receiver plugs into your SNES deck's second controller port. Data is transmitted using infrared technology. It works much like a TV remote control.

Super Tech

Several key improvements over the Zapper make the Super Scope an innovative, exciting product. To find out just how the Scope does what it does, we spoke with Lance Barr, Product Designer at Nintendo of America, Inc.

"When you pull the Zapper's trigger, the screen flashes to register a hit", explained Barr. “The Super Scope, on the other hand, uses a photo detector to read the screen, which eliminates the need for screen flashes. Also, as opposed to the Zapper, which was accurate within about an inch, the Super Scope is accurate almost down to the pixel level. Higher accuracy and no screen flash are major steps in the right direction.

So, the Scope means business. That's a fact. The software's lethal, too. The Super Scope's photo detector enables the SNES CPU to scan the lines from the TV and know exactly where on the screen you're aiming the Scope. When you shoot, the 16-bit electronic brain can then draw graphics to that point as an object to create 3-D effects. For example, should you pull the trigger and launch a missile, you would see a projectile fly off into the 3-D distance, and then hit a target. Enemies can be scattered at different depths, too.

The Super Scope 6 is here and the Super NES may never be the same! You can play six different games all one cart. The games are categorized into two groups entitled Lazer Blazer and Blastris. You can play games like Mole Patrol, Confront and a horizontally scrolling Tetris-type game! With these six exciting games, the Super Scope 6 can entertain your entire family. The Super Scope 6 is available now!