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How often do you use your gun? Is it worth buying one?
ark_ader:
I have the Topgun but rarely play with it. Actually I'm staring at the two sensors strapped to my TV/Monitor and thinking it would be a good time to pack them in storage. :lol
I do enjoy the odd game with the projector, it is just nice to have them around, but it is definitely not an everyday device.
Worth buying one? Sure.
bkenobi:
If you spent $200 to build the cab...probably not.
If you spent $2000 to build the cab...probably.
Depends on how much money and time you are willing to put in to get them working. They aren't really that hard to setup, but you will probably have to tweak them every time you want to use them (from my experience). If you spent enough effort to get your cab "perfect", then you are probably a good candidate for keeping them working! If you picked up a shell off craigslist and threw a PC in it with a couple extra buttons, then you probably would be better served getting the main cabinet working.
Afterburner:
I've got the first model EMS TopGun.....the device itself is pretty slick. Love the buttons, the slide recoil....pretty much everything about it *except* how far back from the screen you have to stand.
I used it for roughly two or three weeks after I got it, then went back to using my trackballs for everything.
I was considering an AimTrak, but may opt for an EMS TopGun III. I love lightgun games, but because I have dual trackballs I can play two-player with those and I've been happy with that.
In fact, other than Marble Madness, gun games are about the only things I use both trackballs for.
BobA:
Have an older Act Labs gun and controller for Computer Monitors and an Ultimarc top gun that I have not completed assembly of yet. I guess it depends on how much you like your gun shooters. They do not have priority in my builds but I have them because they add to an arcade cab.
ABACABB:
For me, it was an ease of use thing. What I mean is when I first got my guns I kepth them inside a coin door with the cord all wrapped around them so they didn't get tangled inside my cabinet. It was kind of a pain to get them out, unwrap the cord and then wrap it all back up to put them away. I made a holster for my guns and now have them mounted to each side of my cabinet which makes them easy to grab and play. I have the ArcadeGuns and was a moderate fan of gun games. They were expensive and I still don't use them much but they are great to have on occasion.
On a side note, I found a new gun game that I had never played before (I guess this came along after my arcade time) it is The Lost World, Sega Model 3. It runs great on Supermodel3.