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shmokes:
Any ETA on these (emphasis on the E)?  Also, for people building a cab right now who might want to make accommodations, how are the sensors mounted?
davidrfoley:
We have completed the prototype boards and are working on the firmware.  Sometime in the next quarter we should be releasing the consumer version.
TheShanMan:
That's about the time frame where I will probably want to get serious about a gun purchase, so I'm glad to hear it. I haven't necessarily ruled out other guns, but this one has my interest for sure so I look forward to it with anticipation! :)
brandon:

--- Quote from: Shoegazer on September 03, 2008, 02:51:31 pm ---Another question - will the SGS be "compatible" with all MAME shooting games in their different interfaces, since some used a mouse interface, some used joystick, etc?  And will they allow for both players in each case?  I'm trying to think of all the issues the TopGuns solved that we now take for granted...

Shoegazer

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even with games like Terminator 2 where the positional gun was basically a joystick on the original cabinet MAME will still convert the mouse X,Y coordinates and work correctly.  Would the gun really need to be able to operate as a joystick?  I know one advantage would be the way that Windows handles multiple joysticks more easily than multiple mice but do any other games require the gun to be seen as a joystick?  I would think that all PC games like House of the Dead handle joystick input in a way that wouldn't work correctly..  as in, press left, cursor moves left..Like playing Time Crisis with a gamepad..   not like an analog joystick and absolute coordinate like T2.
davidrfoley:
as with any hardware solution, you can't solve all problems the same.  That is why we have the ability to provide either joystick or mouse inputs.  The joystick is more common to have multiple units that interface with the OS, and thus our choice for default.  We did this with the OptiGun interface and it proved to be the best default input device.  We'll be releasing the firmware to open source so people will be welcome to customize the interface to the host.
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