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Arcade Light Gun Interface comming
vitalsfading:
just got another email from hagstrom they said the are sure they can interface it but was asking me about the software how i wanted to detect position on the screen he suggested that the light gun trigger flashes the screen and activate certain points on the screen and the software will determain position
Xiaou2:
Well, mame on most gun games is going to flash automatically when the trigger is pressed.
However, positonal guns wont work that way obviously.
I think there may also be issues with multiple resolutions/refresh switchings too?
Will they be for Arcade monitors only? Lowres? Med res? Multisync? Hi-res?
(Im not too savvy on monitor tech, but know that it will be a challenge to be able to
support such varied differences)
And or will it support Component input on CRT TVs?
Have you mentioned to them the need for dual guns in operation simultaneously? As that
may also effect outcome costs and technical changes that may have to be considered.
And finally... will mames system interface well with it? If the timings are off, it could result in
accuracy losses. You might want to ask a Dev some technical questions about the best
way to approach this. Also, a Dev might be a good technical contact for them to
bounce questions off of frequently.
Id heard the CRTs were not being produced from fellow collectors. Maybe I heard wrong, and was
only one company who stopped making them. However, demand isnt exactly high, and
since they can last decades when new... its hard to really say how much longer people will
keep producing them... especially when the other display tech is gona get even cheaper and better
in years to come.
I agree that these games dont look very good on LCDs. However, I also must accept the
hard reality that we might not always be able to get what we want.
Paul Olson:
I am interested in buying one of these if they are produced. Until there is something like a topgun that works perfect for this application, I want to use the original guns.
TPB:
Has anyone tried this ?
It's been mentioned on BYOAC in the past, but AFAIK nobody's actually tried it :
USB Optical Light Gun Interface Board
http://www.r0r3.com/productsusbopticalgun.htm
FrizzleFried:
That looks like it does exactly what we want! Unfortunately, it looks like it supports VGA or better.
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