Using a mouse in a gun hack???

[dmish82]

I have heard that there is such a thing as a mouse hack that lets you take a light-gun(just the casing pretty much) and replace the internal parts w/ parts of a mouse somehow to get an optical type of gun for games like T2. I was wondering if anyone has tried this, does it exist, how does it work, etc. Thanks.

[brained]

WHAT!!!!  

[Lilwolf]

Nononononononono

1) T2 games are NOT light gun games... They can be easily hacked to a joystick... either Daves analog board (aki) or 1ups dualstrike hack.

2) Lightguns can not be hacked in any way to a mouse.  You CAN hack an actlabs gun into a real arcade gun.. but most who have tried killed their actlabs guns...

but no... wrong technologies...

[daywane]

I no longer have the links but I know what you are talking about.
It has been done. I lost the link a few PCs ago.

[dmish82]

I know that T2 was not a light gun game, it used a gun that functioned as a mouse or joystick though. What I am wondering is, how can I get the same type  of setup to where it is still a gun that you are using(not a joystick, mouse, or trackball) but it uses the joystick/mouse hack technology? It just wouldn't be the same on the mame cab playing T2 with a joystick or a trackball and no gun.

[Minwah]

I know that T2 was not a light gun game, it used a gun that functioned as a mouse or joystick though. What I am wondering is, how can I get the same type  of setup to where it is still a gun that you are using(not a joystick, mouse, or trackball) but it uses the joystick/mouse hack technology? It just wouldn't be the same on the mame cab playing T2 with a joystick or a trackball and no gun.

I think I know what you mean...but Lilwolf already explained...

Basically T2 etc. guns were effectively an analog joystick which looked like a gun.  So you can either get a T2 gun and interface to your PC (AKI or Dual Strike hack etc.), or get an analog joystick and stick a gun case onto it (!).  Either way it might be difficult to calibrate the movement of the gun to the relative on-screen sight - possible tho.

[SirPoonga]

http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/game_gear/Monster_Gecko/
I hope you don't mean that.

A mouse, I don't think, could be hacked as a lightgun, they are different technologies.  It's like expecting to peel a coconut like an apple.

[dmish82]

I follow you now. Do you have a link for the aki or dualstrike hack?

[SirPoonga]

www.1uparcade.com for the duel strike hack.  Though any joystick can be used, this is a good idea to show you what needs to be done.

[dmish82]

The dual strike hack looks interesting, but as of this moment there are no T2 guns on ebay. I suppose I'll have to keep checking back on this. What type of analog joystick would work well then if it comes down to me just getting 2 guns and placing them on the analog joystick?