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Circo:

But I do like the heavy duty cords and mounting brackets, plus reliable force feedback is cool too! 

wbassett:

I guess I wasn't thinking of this as going into a commercial arcade seeing that it is made to hook to a computer.  I'm not being argumentative, rather sincerely asking, are there many commercial arcade machines out there that use a USB interface now?  It would make sense if they moved to a more PC centric setup- updating games or converting consoles would be a breeze.  They have other products that seem like they are intended for the home market though, so I assumed the same for this one.

As far as actual arcade guns, a basic gun is relatively inexpensive in the sense it's the real McCoy and you get everything from the connecting bracket at the cab to the hose, wiring, electronics and gun shell for $60-70 depending on what make and where you get it, and that's brand new.  eBay has them right now for as little as $28 for a blue konami gun, $38 for a gamo metal gun (both buy it now prices and free shipping), and an average of $58 buy it now for a brand new the classic .45 caliber style gun (shipping is $9).  All in all not bad prices seeing these are the real deal.

I passed up on some good deals on a few guns because I didn't think there was a way to interface them to a computer for use with MAME.  MSRP is always higher than actual selling price.  I just wish this was down around $150 MSRP with a street price around the $120 mark, and/or a basic interface sans the audio amp and digital inputs for under $100.

Hopefully I'll have a board soon to review. :)

Now if I can figure out how to hook up my Space Gun guns... ;)

RandyT:


--- Quote from: wbassett on July 21, 2008, 06:30:37 am ---I guess I wasn't thinking of this as going into a commercial arcade seeing that it is made to hook to a computer.  I'm not being argumentative, rather sincerely asking, are there many commercial arcade machines out there that use a USB interface now?  It would make sense if they moved to a more PC centric setup- updating games or converting consoles would be a breeze.  They have other products that seem like they are intended for the home market though, so I assumed the same for this one.

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I think there are more PC centric arcade machines out there nowadays than those which are not.  It's been going that way for quite some time now.  Custom board designs are expensive, and entirely unnecessary with the wide availability of mass produced PCs containing high performance video output options.  Plenty of mature development tools as well.


--- Quote ---Hopefully I'll have a board soon to review. :)

Now if I can figure out how to hook up my Space Gun guns... ;)

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I've always been a fan of shooting games myself.  Looking forward to your eventual report.

RandyT

wbassett:

Randy that does make perfect sense that they would use computers nowadays... I just wasn't thinking and 'assumed'.

Some good news though...
I wrote NanoTech yesterday and Bob Dekett already responded!  That is an excellent sign if you ask me!  ROR3 never answered their emails and there was never anyone in the office to answer the phone.  Even Happcontrols never got the lightgun board from ROR3 for testing let alone selling.  So NanoTech sounds like they are concerned about their image and customer relations.

That's not the good news though-  Bob confirmed that this is indeed intended for the commercial market but said they have been discussing a simple consumer version for us home users!  He also said he is very interested in hearing exactly what we want and need in such an interface.  I have no idea what the cost would be, but I'd imagine it would be a bit cheaper than the commercial unit.

For those that are interested in this, take a look at the ops first post and all the specs and features of the commercial board and make a list of what you'd like to see in a light gun only interface and what you'd be willing to spend.  It sounds like Bob is willing to accomodate us as long as it's not outrageous requests.

My input...  Basically eveything listed for the board that applies to light guns and drop the audio amp and the extra controller inputs.   Price?  I'd be willing to go $100 for it.  That would make a basic dual gun setup around the $220 mark including guns.  Recoil guns?  If you want those the price shoots way up!  I have seen some used ones on eBay though.

Circo:

that sounds like great news, the recoil function is important to me though and worth a bit of a premium.  never liked that while the top guns had recoil if you used it chances were it would break.  being able to use arcade parts will be a blessing.  can't wait for a hands on review.  this has been the one thing I have really been waiting for.

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