Author Topic: ActLabs TV lightgun delayed until Sept or Oct (Read 9948 times)

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #40 on:** August 06, 2003, 11:26:25 am »

I had some more info from Diablo, which all sounded good so I gave in an ordered the Virtual gun, it was only

hulkster · « **Reply #41 on:** August 06, 2003, 01:19:59 pm »

sweet! do you have a lot of gun games? just want to know what you'll be testing it with

anthony691 · « **Reply #42 on:** August 06, 2003, 05:17:52 pm »

Quote from: GSXRMovistar on August 06, 2003, 11:26:25 am

I had some more info from Diablo, which all sounded good so I gave in an ordered the Virtual gun, it was only

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #43 on:** August 07, 2003, 02:42:25 pm »

I've got the gun and so far I'm not over impressed, see here for more details http://www.cybertechdesign.net/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=163

I'll have another go with it later, but if the results don't improve I'll be returning it.

hulkster · « **Reply #44 on:** August 07, 2003, 03:28:21 pm »

well im sorry that the gun sucks....at least so far. i found a link though to the same gun, where its sold in USD....check it out.

http://www.play-asia.com/paos-13-705950ec.html

its cheaper to get it at that site than the other which is in the UK, so for about $30 you can get this gun. man, i wish it was good cuz id get one in a heartbeat!

oh and just a side note....what about the mad dog guns for the pc. you know the orange ones you can get with mad dog mcgee or whatever. would those work?

anthony691 · « **Reply #45 on:** August 07, 2003, 06:23:12 pm »

Quote from: GSXRMovistar on August 07, 2003, 02:42:25 pm

I've got the gun and so far I'm not over impressed, see here for more details http://www.cybertechdesign.net/yabbse/index.php?board=5;action=display;threadid=163

I'll have another go with it later, but if the results don't improve I'll be returning it.

Well, have you used the Act-Labs gun? It isn't the greatest either. It's accuracy is qquestionable, and in some games not usable (for some reason).

I usually don't think it is fair to compare things, but this would be one of those situations...

Give it a chance, and if it still sucks return it.

I am really sorry to hear that it doesn't work well.

hulkster · « **Reply #46 on:** August 07, 2003, 06:33:27 pm »

yeah but the act-labs gun looks like the plastic gun i used to have for my space man costume when i was like 6.

anthony691 · « **Reply #47 on:** August 07, 2003, 09:45:47 pm »

Quote from: hulkster081 on August 07, 2003, 06:33:27 pm

yeah but the act-labs gun looks like the plastic gun i used to have for my space man costume when i was like 6.

Yeah, It in combination with my aluminium foil helmet help to protect me from bad space rays... or even worse... bad space men (shivers down my back)

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #48 on:** August 07, 2003, 11:02:23 pm »

I'm sick of people complaining about how fake the act labs guns work. Yeah they are so fake compared to those birght orange nes zapper rip-offs you see in the arcades.

I like the look, at least they tried something original.

anthony691 · « **Reply #49 on:** August 07, 2003, 11:28:18 pm »

Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 07, 2003, 11:02:23 pm

I'm sick of people complaining about how fake the act labs guns work. Yeah they are so fake compared to those birght orange nes zapper rip-offs you see in the arcades.

I like the look, at least they tried something original.

For the record, I am not upset by how fake they look. I think most people here want something that looks like an authentic ARCADE gun. I don't think they want them to look like real guns, but rather the guns that bring us back to hours wasted on Area 51...

People here want things that are like the origionals... just think about everything eelse here?

night · « **Reply #50 on:** August 08, 2003, 01:12:47 am »

i just want something that works.
dun give a $#it what is looks like....

hulkster · « **Reply #51 on:** August 08, 2003, 01:51:43 am »

Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 07, 2003, 11:02:23 pm

I'm sick of people complaining about how fake the act labs guns work. Yeah they are so fake compared to those birght orange nes zapper rip-offs you see in the arcades.

I like the look, at least they tried something original.

whoa chill out biggin'.....i just want something that looks like what i played with in the arcade. im glad you like the act-labs gun, hope you have fun with it. but for me i want something that looks like the original. thats the whole reason i got into this hobby in the first place, is to make something that resembles what i used to play. so ill just seek opinions elsewhere on pc light guns while you point and shoot at me with your alien death ray.

p.s. - now dont get all pissy cuz i called it an alien death ray...its sarcasm. so its cool

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #52 on:** August 08, 2003, 05:38:19 am »

Quote from: night on August 08, 2003, 01:12:47 am

i just want something that works.
dun give a $#it what is looks like....

True...so true.

BTW I had another go of the gun last night, HotD2 only, and it played really well. But still not convience, if I get time at the weekend I'll have a play with screen refresh rates and see if that makes a difference.

Good or bad results I'll put together a review and stick it on my site.

GSXR.

Howard_Casto · « **Reply #53 on:** August 08, 2003, 11:15:40 pm »

Quote from: hulkster081 on August 08, 2003, 01:51:43 am

Quote from: Howard_Casto on August 07, 2003, 11:02:23 pm
I'm sick of people complaining about how fake the act labs guns work. Yeah they are so fake compared to those birght orange nes zapper rip-offs you see in the arcades.

I like the look, at least they tried something original.

whoa chill out biggin'.....i just want something that looks like what i played with in the arcade. im glad you like the act-labs gun, hope you have fun with it. but for me i want something that looks like the original. thats the whole reason i got into this hobby in the first place, is to make something that resembles what i used to play. so ill just seek opinions elsewhere on pc light guns while you point and shoot at me with your alien death ray.

p.s. - now dont get all pissy cuz i called it an alien death ray...its sarcasm. so its cool

You guys must only like the new gun games then. I've yet to find a lightgun that looks like my favorite genre of gun games... maddog McCree. They used a real six shooter, that's a nice looking gun.

Analog-X · « **Reply #54 on:** August 09, 2003, 04:43:14 pm »

The Premiss of gun Games has not changed no matter how old or how new the game is.

Most of the time you are travelling through a pre-determine path and shoot at enemies.

My Favourite type of gun games are the Point Blank or Zero Point type where its more like a carnival.

My wife likes playing those ones with me.

TheTick · « **Reply #55 on:** August 09, 2003, 10:48:03 pm »

Isn't there a 2 player gun game with a steering wheel? I guess you'd still be following the path of the road... but its slight variation.

hulkster · « **Reply #56 on:** August 10, 2003, 04:57:30 pm »

Quote from: GSXRMovistar on August 08, 2003, 05:38:19 am

Quote from: night on August 08, 2003, 01:12:47 am
i just want something that works.
dun give a $#it what is looks like....

True...so true.

BTW I had another go of the gun last night, HotD2 only, and it played really well. But still not convience, if I get time at the weekend I'll have a play with screen refresh rates and see if that makes a difference.

Good or bad results I'll put together a review and stick it on my site.

GSXR.

any more results? or have you already returned it?

Whitedog · « **Reply #57 on:** August 13, 2003, 09:58:37 am »

Hi there,

I have noticed that there has been a little talk on the forum about our lightgun.

So, if the owner of this thread or anybody from the site wants to check out the lightgun for themselves, we will gladly give away a free gun for you to try as long as you agree to write a review on this forum and also on our website at www.whitedog.co.uk

Please email on barry@whitedog.co.uk to discuss who is having the gun for trial... obviously you get to keep it afterwards!

Thanks

Barry
Whitedog Games
www.whitedog.co.uk

nighthawk2099 · « **Reply #58 on:** August 13, 2003, 10:52:11 am »

This might be good for a new RetroBlast review...

Carsten Carlos · « **Reply #59 on:** August 13, 2003, 11:04:36 am »

That's a deal - can't await to see the resulting review!

Personally I've no experience with lightguns, so I hope someone here takes this offer.

What I wonder - will House of the Dead 2 work with two guns/two players? If this setup would work, I'd buy two of them immediately!

hulkster · « **Reply #60 on:** August 13, 2003, 11:54:36 am »

damn, thats a really good offer, and i would love to take it, but im sure there are more knowledgeable people out there that know about calibration and all that.

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #61 on:** August 13, 2003, 01:45:13 pm »

Quote from: Whitedog on August 13, 2003, 09:58:37 am

Hi there,

I have noticed that there has been a little talk on the forum about our lightgun.

So, if the owner of this thread or anybody from the site wants to check out the lightgun for themselves, we will gladly give away a free gun for you to try as long as you agree to write a review on this forum and also on our website at www.whitedog.co.uk

Please email on barry@whitedog.co.uk to discuss who is having the gun for trial... obviously you get to keep it afterwards!

Thanks

Barry
Whitedog Games
www.whitedog.co.uk

Barry,

Well it was me who purchased the gun the other day, and I am indeed putting together a review (inc pics), so if I was to complete this for you host own your site would this mean I'd get the gun for free? or some sort of refund

(I've also dropped you an email)

GSXR

menace · « **Reply #62 on:** August 13, 2003, 01:50:13 pm »

GSXRMovistar :

Go for the second gun and you can test the full gambit of mame configurations--My mine interest would be to have 2 and not just one on the machine--Area 51 and house of the dead rock with 2 people--As with others I would order 2 at once and not just one--if in fact its not a piece of crap

GamingGreg · « **Reply #63 on:** August 13, 2003, 06:17:37 pm »

(Well since this has turned into a PC Virtual Gun discussion I'll ask...)

Does any know who the manufacturer of this gun is? It is WhiteDog, or they just a reseller?

The LikSang site seemed to have more info on the gun (see this FAQ) According to this the gun doesn't work as a mouse emulator, which means the program would have to support it as a DirectInput device. A few people have said that it works with MAME, so have the MAME developers added some support for it? (as of Dec 2002 they had not according to the above FAQ).

I'm anxiously awaiting a review. This might be a better lightgun solution for me than the ActLabs stuff, as I'd like a two gun solution that works with WinXP. (ActLabs currently can't do this, even with Analog+ MAME, as it's an OS issue.)

For who ever reviews the gun (GSXRMovistar or anyone else), here's what I'd like to know:
1) Does it really work with MAME? (El_Diablo here claims it works with a number of MAME games)
2) Do two guns work in XP (with MAME)?
3) How accurate is it?
4) How long is the cord? Would it work well in a MAME cabinet.
5) Is calibration required?
6) How is the "feel" of the gun? (too light, too heavy, etc.)

hulkster · « **Reply #64 on:** August 17, 2003, 10:39:52 pm »

any more review stuff?

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #65 on:** August 18, 2003, 02:42:59 pm »

Well I

menace · « **Reply #66 on:** August 18, 2003, 02:49:18 pm »

Dude the anticipation is killing me...

(well not really but I ma curious how it works and what your setup is for running it on mame) Did you end up trying 2 at a time or just the one you already had?

Carsten Carlos · « **Reply #67 on:** August 18, 2003, 03:31:03 pm »

Quote

Did you end up trying 2 at a time or just the one you already had?

Yep, this is the important one! If noone else, than please, Whitedog, try it out - you'll have at least two of the guns in store I guess, and we just wanna know if two people can have fun together on House of the Dead 2!

hulkster · « **Reply #68 on:** August 18, 2003, 07:30:48 pm »

Quote from: GSXRMovistar on August 18, 2003, 02:42:59 pm

Well I

GamingGreg · « **Reply #69 on:** August 19, 2003, 01:58:59 pm »

GSXRMovistar, I'll be eagerly awaiting your review. <Insert Carly Simon's song "Anticipation" here...>

CitznFish · « **Reply #70 on:** August 19, 2003, 03:03:39 pm »

Quote from: GamingGreg on August 19, 2003, 01:58:59 pm

GSXRMovistar, I'll be eagerly awaiting your review. <Insert Carly Simon's song "Anticipation" here...>

You're so vain..you probably think this thread is about you......

Oh damn! Wrong song!

menace · « **Reply #71 on:** August 28, 2003, 12:01:37 pm »

<bump>

Any movement on the light gun review? Did someone take the whitedog offer? just curious.

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #72 on:** August 28, 2003, 12:54:17 pm »

I was waiting to see what happened at whitedog, I did drop him a mail the other day but no response as yet. If I don't hear anything I'll probably stick the review up on my site next week.

hyiu · « **Reply #73 on:** August 28, 2003, 02:54:08 pm »

just see this thread....

light guns that works with computer monitor and possibly supports 2 guns at the same time with mame

?

waiting.... waiting.... waiting... pulling my hair waiting...
next week ??....

so... we still have to wait another 5000 minutes ?!?!?!!....

can you speed up the process ?? at least let us know if it works with 2 guns ??....

thx.... plz be quick or I'll have no hair left.....

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #74 on:** August 28, 2003, 04:18:39 pm »

Quote from: hyiu on August 28, 2003, 02:54:08 pm

can you speed up the process ?? at least let us know if it works with 2 guns ??....

And how am I meant to tell you that? I only have one gun

hyiu · « **Reply #75 on:** August 28, 2003, 04:47:31 pm »

ohh...... $:-\$

I thought you took whitedog's offer for a free gun for review and try it with 2 guns....

never mind.....

I'm not interested in installing a gun until I can install 2 at the same time....

Carsten Carlos · « **Reply #76 on:** August 29, 2003, 02:09:46 am »

Quote

I'm not interested in installing a gun until I can install 2 at the same time....

Me too!

u_rebelscum · « **Reply #77 on:** August 29, 2003, 05:04:50 am »

Quote from: Carsten Carlos on August 29, 2003, 02:09:46 am

Quote
I'm not interested in installing a gun until I can install 2 at the same time....
Me too!

Me too!

That's why I already have two actlab PC USB guns.

You'll need winME/98 and MameAnalog+ for the two guns to work, though. $:-\$ Otherwise, it's just unplug, plug, plug, plug, plug, plug and play! (That's video cord, video cord to gun 1, gun to gun 2 video, gun two to computer video, gun 1 USB, and gun 2 USB, respectively). Use the MameAnalog+ "-lightgun2b" and "-switchablemice" options. See sig for download.

GSXRMovistar · « **Reply #78 on:** September 05, 2003, 07:38:35 pm »

Sorry about the delay in posting my review, finally got the time to complete it this evening, late here now so I'll post it on my site tomorrow morning.

Carsten Carlos · « **Reply #79 on:** September 06, 2003, 04:23:36 am »

Quote

That's why I already have two actlab PC USB guns.

If they only weren't so ugly (in my opinion!

Anone tried to get the electronics out of them and put into something more realistic?
Though I don't know where I should get two realistic looking guns with enough space in them!


Main	Restorations	Software	Audio/Jukebox/MP3	Everything Else	Buy/Sell/Trade
Project Announcements	Monitor/Video	GroovyMAME	Merit/JVL Touchscreen	Meet Up	Retail Vendors
Driving & Racing	Woodworking	Software Support Forums	Consoles	Project Arcade	Reviews
Automated Projects	Artwork	Frontend Support Forums	Pinball	Forum Discussion	Old Boards
Raspberry Pi & Dev Board	controls.dat	Linux	Miscellaneous Arcade	Wiki Discussion	Old Archives
Lightguns	Arcade1Up	Try the site in https mode		Site News


Unread posts \| New Replies \| Recent posts \| Rules \| Chatroom \| Wiki \| File Repository \| RSS \| Submit news