Gun game only Arcade?

[DarthBS]

need some help as a first time builder. should i use my old metal slug crt arcade cabinet and turn it into a gun only arcade machine.

the reason i ask is because i see people having issues with guns and aiming on lcd and modern tvs and instead of trying to mess with aimtrack on  a brand new build, i am thinking of having a dedicated gun arcade.

let me know what you guys think and also if it's even possible to use a old crt tv and run a bunch of gun games on 1 cabinet while keeping the accuracy up to par.

[leapinlew]

I like PS2 for my gun games. It can get a little tricky since some games use different guns, but it runs smooth as silk.

[DarthBS]

I like PS2 for my gun games. It can get a little tricky since some games use different guns, but it runs smooth as silk.

so keep the crt and mod a ps2 to play gun games or can i just put a modded ps2 on my custom cabinet with lcd or led tv and switch from regular arcade to gun games whenever i please?

Also is it only ps2 official games that can be used or can i mod the ps2 to play a ton of gun based arcade games?

[BadMouth]

can i just put a modded ps2 on my custom cabinet with lcd or led tv and switch from regular arcade to gun games whenever i please?

Turn back now.

[DarthBS]

can i just put a modded ps2 on my custom cabinet with lcd or led tv and switch from regular arcade to gun games whenever i please?

Turn back now.

Thanks for the amazing advice

[Endprodukt]

Wait and get a Gun2Usb Board if you really dig Lightgun Games.

[DarthBS]

Wait and get a Gun2Usb Board if you really dig Lightgun Games.

any threads on this? tried searching but couldnt find anything. sounds interesting.

[BadMouth]

Search for USB2Gun.  It's the I/O board out of the "America's Army" arcade machine.
Like all real light guns, (including PS2 guns  ) it requires a CRT screen.

[DarthBS]

Search for USB2Gun.  It's the I/O board out of the "America's Army" arcade machine.
Like all real light guns, (including PS2 guns  ) it requires a CRT screen.

thanks.

[DarthBS]

Wait and get a Gun2Usb Board if you really dig Lightgun Games.

i read up on it and it seems like the way to go.

i also noticed it supposedly isnt sold anymore.

any new info on it becoming available or is my only option is looking for an old army cab?

[thomas_surles]

Wait and get a Gun2Usb Board if you really dig Lightgun Games.

i read up on it and it seems like the way to go.

i also noticed it supposedly isnt sold anymore.

any new info on it becoming available or is my only option is looking for an old army cab?

read this :
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,140666.0.html1

[DarthBS]

Wait and get a Gun2Usb Board if you really dig Lightgun Games.

i read up on it and it seems like the way to go.

i also noticed it supposedly isnt sold anymore.

any new info on it becoming available or is my only option is looking for an old army cab?

read this :
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,140666.0.html1

thanks! yeah this is exactly what i want to do to my old cab. i sent the op a pm.

[Az]

I like PS2 for my gun games. It can get a little tricky since some games use different guns, but it runs smooth as silk.

Recently I've been going back and forth trying to make a decision about this myself. I had a Turkey Hunting USA cabinet I picked up last fall in a cab lot that's been gathering dust. Cab was in great physical condition with a nice 27' monitor but had no guns and the flyback needed replaced on the monitor. Initially I planned on repairing the monitor (or replacing it with a 27' CRT TV) and putting in a Playstation-to-JAMMA PCB. Combine that with a PS2 with hard drive and some third party guns that are Guncon/Justifier compatible and I could play the entire PS1 and PS2 library without changing guns or consoles. Be able to play a few PS2 Atomiswave ports is icing on the cake.

In the end though I ended up doing the complete opposite, grabbed some Amtrak guns, yanked the out CRT for a 24' LCD monitor, used a CGA-to-VGA converter board so I could hook the PS2 up, and I also added a PC for emulators.

The main reasons I decided on LCD + Aimtrak over a CRT with Guncon/Justifier was software. With the exception of the Time Crisis: Project Titan every PS1 gun game I really liked was an arcade port (all of which are superior in MAME) plus there's quite a few arcade emulator exclusive games. I definitely prefer the Guncon's preciseness and ease of use but the amount of additional games supported by the Aimtrak coupled with a cheap PC make up for the inconvenience.

[thomas_surles]

Now you must get CarnEvil working.