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menace:

My 2 cents:

After getting it all working (had some problems with analogmame but they are ironed out) I am quite pleased with the results, the accuracy is good, the games (i've only played area 51 so far) are good and it does feel like the arcade--you really do forget about the space gun look of the thing while you are playing.  Calibration is a bit of a pain but it literally only takes 5 seconds per gun so its something I can live with.  Fortunately the gun is light weight since your arms do get tired on the longer games--if it was any heavier it would make playing less comfortable.  

If you buy them--make sure to adjust your vertical hold to the point where the screen almost starts to roll--this makes the flicker when the shots register, alot less noticeable.

My only complaint is the hardware--the cables are too short meaning that the main box has to sit on the pc inside the cab since the video pass-through cables are so short.  And since you have to sit it so close, the tethers to the gun end up being shortened as well (I can still stand a few feet back however)  It just makes positioning the hardware more difficult.

All in all--very happy with my purchase.

MameMaster!:

....check out Kevin Steele's great review of all of these guns at:

http://www.retroblast.com/reviews/lightgun1.html

MameMaster!  8)

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