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Verdict on MAME + lightguns... Nightmare or not?
ARTIFACT:
... SO
I've been reading threads... and these "LCD TopGun" lightguns keep popping up all over the place.. I check their website, and it all looks great ("works with mame... plug and play!...").
OK
But then I hear "guns are a nightmare on MAME... I'm waiting for better models!"
SO
Does it work or not?
What does nightmare mean here exactly?
Calibration / accuracy problems?
I think being able to play some mame and model2 games with the proper interface would ROCK (I cannot stand aiming with the mouse).
Thanks for letting me know! What it is that prevent people from using lightguns as much as they use joysticks?
Green Giant:
--- Quote from: ARTIFACT on August 29, 2007, 06:00:09 pm ---1. Does it work or not?
2. What does nightmare mean here exactly?
3. Calibration / accuracy problems?
4. Thanks for letting me know! What it is that prevent people from using lightguns as much as they use joysticks?
--- End quote ---
1. Yes they work. It won't be as perfect as playing an original game of house of the dead, but you won't find anything better.
2. Nightmare are people that expect perfection from all things mame. Sort of surprising they don't compain about 8way joysticks not feeling right compared to 4way or having to switch. It really only takes 20 minutes to set them up and you are good to go; although you must be somewhat techsavy, able to program the clock on a vcr, to figure it out.
3. Accuracy is good, calibration is easy, but you have to stand a certain distance away from the screens and calibration is based on that distance. Can't run up and shoot the screen.
4. Less people use these for many reasons. Mainly cause fewer people like shooting games. Other is an aesthetic reason. You either have to store them somewhere or have them hanging off the side of your cab which isn't as pretty.
mrserv0n:
Mine works as perfect as the arcade on house of the dead and every other game, just dont play with lots of lights on. Win XP + Smogs driver = success
Sir Auros:
What I intend to do if/when I get light guns is just store them somewhere other than the cabinet when I'm not using them and plug them into the usb hub under the CP when I want to play a light gun game.
mrserv0n:
Or you could sacrifice those silly cup holders people are putting on there cabs and build a gun holster.