NES Zapper Laser packs a punch
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A hacker has retrofitted a classic NES Zapper with a powerful laser, resulting in a gun that is anything but a toy
A full trigger pull provides a momentary pulse, while a partial trigger will enable a longer burn time
The basic components used to make the NES Zapper Laser included batteries, a 445 nm diode, lens, key switch and heat-sink
The tools used to make the NES Zapper Laser were non-specialist items such as soldering irons and screwdrivers
There's a step-by-step guide available for building your own NES Zapper Laser, but this is definitely not a project for novices to tackle
A full trigger pull provides a momentary pulse, while a partial trigger will enable a longer burn time
The basic components used to make the NES Zapper Laser included batteries, a 445 nm diode, lens, key switch and heat-sink
The tools used to make the NES Zapper Laser were non-specialist items such as soldering irons and screwdrivers
The NES Zapper Laser is a gun that's anything but a toy
The tools used to make the NES Zapper Laser were non-specialist items such as soldering irons and screwdrivers
The basic components used to make the NES Zapper Laser included batteries, a 445 nm diode, lens, key switch and heat-sink
A full trigger pull provides a momentary pulse, while a partial trigger will enable a longer burn time
There's a step-by-step guide available for building your own NES Zapper Laser, but this is definitely not a project for novices to tackle
A full trigger pull provides a momentary pulse, while a partial trigger will enable a longer burn time
Article Summary
Remember the classic NES Zapper, as used in games like Duck Hunt? Well, an intrepid tinkerer at North Street Labs hacker space in Portsmouth, Virginia, has taken that same harmless toy and retrofitted it with a powerful laser. While not quite deadly enough to take out a real life mallard, you wouldn't want to point the NES Zapper Laser toward a TV either, as it's capable of doing considerable damage to whatever it shoots.
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