N-ZAP '85

The N-ZAP '85 is a main weapon in Splatoon and Splatoon 2. It highly resembles the original North American NES Zapper, an accessory for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1985, hence its name.

Splatoon
The N-ZAP '85 was the first weapon to be added post-release. It was released on 2015-06-01 alongside the stage Port Mackerel and Ranked Battles. It's weaker than the Splattershot but it makes up for it with a higher rate of fire. It comes with s and the.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PdR4HIdCzU

Splatoon 2
The N-ZAP '85 returns in Splatoon 2, looking identical to how it did in the first game. It comes with s and.

Version history
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 * {{buff|Shot deviation angle while jumping|15 degrees|12 degrees}}
 * {{buff|Increase in chance to shoot towards the outer reticle per shot|2%|1%}}
 * {{nerf|Droplet rate|1.65|1.4}}
 * {{nerf|Distance between droplets|100 units|110 units}}
 * {{nerf|Near droplet paint radius|19.2 units|18 units}}
 * {{nerf|Far droplet paint radius|18 units|16 units}}
 * {{nerf|Droplet paint radius|12.8 units|11.6 units}}
 * {{nerf|Points to fill special gauge|180|200}}
 * {{buff|Points to fill special gauge|200|190}}
 * {{buff|Changed to match the faster movement speed and swim speed when not shooting of weapons like the {{Weapon|S2|Main|Sploosh-o-matic}} and {{Weapon|S2|Main|Splattershot Jr.}}}}
 * {{buff|Weight class|Middleweight|Lightweight}}
 * {{buff|Increased movement speed while shooting by roughly 5%.|0.8|0.84}}
 * {{buff|Made it easier to ink the area around your feet.}}
 * If a paint droplet has not fell within 11 units of the player for 4 shots, the next shot will force a paint droplet to appear at the player's feet.
 * {{nerf|Special Points|190|210}}
 * {{buff|Reduce the interval between firing and when you're able to become a squid or use sub weapon by 3/60 of a second.}}
 * {{buff|Reduced the time to shoot from squid form by 1/60 of a second.}}
 * {{buff|Painting radius around your feet increased by 6%.}}
 * {{buff|{{Ability|S2|Main Power Up}} effectiveness increased with less gear slots.

Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWYBF23jid8

Trivia

 * This weapon is based on the 1985 version of the NES Zapper. The name N-ZAP '85 also derives from this.
 * In Splatoon, the N-ZAP '85 is the first post-release weapon to added.

Etymology
N-ZAP '85 is a shortened form of NES Zapper 1985. '85 is based on the year the original NES Zapper model was released.

The N-ZAP '85 has the same name origin in all regions.