ActLabs TV lightgun delayed until Sept or Oct

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u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: night on August 03, 2003, 03:38:31 pm ---since this is a thread about the TV guns, i meant will the tv guns get messed up by the XP 2 player problem. i didnt think there would be any diff in that regard between the TV and monitor guns.
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Like Howard said, actlabs says the TV model will add 2 players feature for all windows.

--- Quote ---im just finishing up my cab and was wondering to go with XP or 98 cuz of that.

and is there even any other options for 2 player light guns? (i dont want a positional. dont want to mount anymore on my panel). ive never seen anything but act-labs, so i didnt think i had much of a choice :(
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Actlabs PC lightgun works (but not 2 player), and actlabs TV lightgun should work (and is supposed to have 2 player).

Actlabs has hinted at a new PC lightgun with the same 2 player feature as the TV lightgun some time next year, but also has stated it won't be made. Looks like the jury's still up on that one.

There's others:

The "PC virtual gun" does not work,

The actlab GS lightguns (the older gameport model) don't work,

We (many of us on BYOAC) don't see how any of the console lightguns could work, but some people have a faint hope that someone will be able to do it,

Same with real arcade guns, except with an even smaller chance of anything happening IMO,

AFAIK the jury is still out on the " PC BIO gun". But even if the bio gun works, it will be only one player.

Finally, I think someone has removed the actlab sensors from the gun and moved them into a different gun case. I don't remember if he finally got it working or not, but IIRC there were some initial problems of some sort. You could try a search; I wasn't able to find the tread with a quick look.

So, yes, currently the only choices are actlab PC gun now, positional gun now, actlab TV gun starting in Sept (maybe later), and possiblely the "BIO gun".

GSXRMovistar:
I'm tempted to order the bio gun from Lik-sang (or other far east supplier) just to see if it works or not. Works out to be

Howard_Casto:
Imho I would be extremely weary of the bio gun.

This may sound stupid, but any non-arcade related controller made in this day and age that isn't usb has something seriously wrong with it. On that same line of thought, if it needs not the gamport but a combo of the keyboard and mouse, then it's obviously a huge hack-job. This gun appears to recycle the same technology as some of act-labs efforts years ago, which sucked so hard they gave you a hickey. ;)

anthony691:

--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on August 04, 2003, 05:10:24 am ---
--- Quote from: night on August 03, 2003, 03:38:31 pm ---since this is a thread about the TV guns, i meant will the tv guns get messed up by the XP 2 player problem. i didnt think there would be any diff in that regard between the TV and monitor guns.
--- End quote ---

Like Howard said, actlabs says the TV model will add 2 players feature for all windows.

--- Quote ---im just finishing up my cab and was wondering to go with XP or 98 cuz of that.

and is there even any other options for 2 player light guns? (i dont want a positional. dont want to mount anymore on my panel). ive never seen anything but act-labs, so i didnt think i had much of a choice :(
--- End quote ---

Actlabs PC lightgun works (but not 2 player), and actlabs TV lightgun should work (and is supposed to have 2 player).

Actlabs has hinted at a new PC lightgun with the same 2 player feature as the TV lightgun some time next year, but also has stated it won't be made. Looks like the jury's still up on that one.

There's others:

The "PC virtual gun" does not work,

The actlab GS lightguns (the older gameport model) don't work,

We (many of us on BYOAC) don't see how any of the console lightguns could work, but some people have a faint hope that someone will be able to do it,

Same with real arcade guns, except with an even smaller chance of anything happening IMO,

AFAIK the jury is still out on the " PC BIO gun". But even if the bio gun works, it will be only one player.

Finally, I think someone has removed the actlab sensors from the gun and moved them into a different gun case. I don't remember if he finally got it working or not, but IIRC there were some initial problems of some sort. You could try a search; I wasn't able to find the tread with a quick look.

So, yes, currently the only choices are actlab PC gun now, positional gun now, actlab TV gun starting in Sept (maybe later), and possiblely the "BIO gun".

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I know I should have said something, but people have been reporting this gun (linked to below) to work with MAME.

I think I may try it out. It looks likee it works with some games and not with others like the Act-Labs gun. I would be inclined to believe that it does work.

http://www.whitedog.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=77

shmokes:
That gun sure has a helluva lot nicer design than the Act-Labs guns. Looks real.

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