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--- Quote from: AcidArmitage on August 31, 2007, 12:10:23 pm ---does nobody use guncons!  ???

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do you, and do they work well with MAME and Model2 games?
I know they use "hacked" drivers for the PC ... and the Wiki says that it doesn't work on CRT monitors (which is what I have, a 27")

Regarding the LCD topgun, the wiki says:
"Requires you to stand far away from the monitor"

(EDIT nevermind ... I read the FAQ regarding distance - 4 feet for a 27" screen)
http://www.wizardsworks.org/chod/gun/topgun.htm#gen13

mrserv0n:

Dude just buy the topgun and be done with it, there the cheapest and work perfect, your not gonna be upset and a gun game would be gay if you were closer than 4 feet on a 27" tv anyway.


Joystick Jerk:


--- Quote from: mrserv0n on August 31, 2007, 09:55:53 pm ---Dude just buy the topgun and be done with it, there the cheapest and work perfect, your not gonna be upset and a gun game would be gay if you were closer than 4 feet on a 27" tv anyway.


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I don't recall standing 4 feet away from any shooting games in the arcade, and that's the experience we're trying to replicate.


I too am sort of shying away from lightguns on my latest cab as it does seem way too complicated for the result. Hell, in just this thread two different people have recommended two different sets of drivers for the Topgun. There was another thread that had a link to supposed "easy" instructions on settiing up the Topgun, but it was this crazy long document that was edited poorly, repeated info several times, left out info, and had some info that contradicted other info on the same page.

What's the deal with the latest Act Labs guns? Ingoring price, how do they fare. I remember reading an old review that said the passthrough degraded the picture on the screen. Is that still true with the latest models?

ChicagoDave:


--- Quote from: Joystick Jerk on September 01, 2007, 07:49:34 am ---
--- Quote from: mrserv0n on August 31, 2007, 09:55:53 pm ---Dude just buy the topgun and be done with it, there the cheapest and work perfect, your not gonna be upset and a gun game would be gay if you were closer than 4 feet on a 27" tv anyway.


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I don't recall standing 4 feet away from any shooting games in the arcade, and that's the experience we're trying to replicate.


I too am sort of shying away from lightguns on my latest cab as it does seem way too complicated for the result. Hell, in just this thread two different people have recommended two different sets of drivers for the Topgun. There was another thread that had a link to supposed "easy" instructions on settiing up the Topgun, but it was this crazy long document that was edited poorly, repeated info several times, left out info, and had some info that contradicted other info on the same page.

What's the deal with the latest Act Labs guns? Ingoring price, how do they fare. I remember reading an old review that said the passthrough degraded the picture on the screen. Is that still true with the latest models?

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I loved the Act Labs guns and would still be using them today if it wasn't for the incompatiblity with my new TV.  I had two guns working almost immediately.  No problems or tricks, they just worked.

The Topguns are driving me crazy.  Every time they seem to be working, I reboot, and the nightmare starts over.  Crashes, missed shots, ect.  I just cannot get them to work.

I may just focus on getting one gun to work right now and forget the second gun.

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