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Author Topic: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv  (Read 4641 times)

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looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« on: May 01, 2011, 09:53:11 am »
was wondering what guns are good to use for mame? anything easy to set up and good quality. the good stuff.  :cheers:
« Last Edit: May 03, 2011, 06:30:12 pm by Rice Cube »

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2011, 11:17:12 am »
There are plenty of options.  Ultimarc sells the AIM-Trac which you can install into anything that looks like a gun and has a trigger....(at least I think thats how it works...) There are ACT Labs guns you can use, there is the TopGun as well.  I bought a Top gun because I have a LCD in my Cab, but I never installed it into my cab, i used it with my PS2 a little to play Time Crisis.  I have heard a lot of people say they do not like the top gun because you have to stand far away from the screen. I know people have also tried fixing this issue with Wide angle lenses.  One of the main reasons I got the Top Gun was because I could use it on any screen, and it has slider recoil when a shot is fired.

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 06:30:21 pm »
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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 06:31:53 pm »
LCD TopGuns +1  :applaud:
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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2011, 12:07:19 am »
I don't think you can get anything better than the Ultimarc Aim-Trak.



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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2011, 01:57:14 am »
Wii gun, works as a mouse in windows, so you can use it in about every shooter and it has recoil ...my precious


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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #6 on: May 04, 2011, 11:39:24 am »
I heard a lot of people have headaches getting the wii motes to work right...

I use aimtraks. 

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2011, 04:21:04 am »
is there one i can connect using a usb but also has recoil?

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2011, 10:31:32 pm »
is there one i can connect using a usb but also has recoil?

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2011, 10:55:39 pm »
Check out www.arcadeguns.com

That's what I bought to put in my cab to use on my LCD. They're working out great and use the aimtrak technology. They do hook up to USB but don't have recoil.

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2011, 11:45:40 am »
There are ACT Labs guns you can use
Not that I'm aware of.  The Act Lab guns work on CRT monitors not on LCD's as the topic title requests.

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2011, 01:01:04 pm »
Aimtraks works with Starsky & Hutch PC or Cow Hunter?

Thanks for the answer.

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2011, 02:26:22 pm »
Wii gun, works as a mouse in windows, so you can use it in about every shooter and it has recoil ...my precious


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Looks pretty sweet can this not be modified to work with aimtrak kit? and if it is would it keep its recoil feature?

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2011, 05:12:55 pm »
The EMS Topguns are lame. Great idea, but for emulation cabinet use they suck. Require frequent calibration, accuracy suffers often and too hard to set up in a consistent way between emulators or PC games. 

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Re: looking for guns for the mame cab, using an LCD tv
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2011, 06:17:25 pm »
The EMS Topguns are lame. Great idea, but for emulation cabinet use they suck. Require frequent calibration, accuracy suffers often and too hard to set up in a consistent way between emulators or PC games. 

I agree.  I just wish someone told me this before I bought my pair.