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Best gun games for a cab?
swamprat96:
I am trying to find a list of good gun games to build into a cab I am refurbing. Now that I've fried the jamma board :angry: I'm left with a good cab with guns so I'm bringing the conversion forward.
I'd prefer to run Mame but I could also run Nebula's sega 2 emulator. I've noticed both house of the dead and Lethal Enforcers have issues with Mame
Can anyone suggest good games? I'd like to run a P3 pc or similar
Turnarcades:
My favourites are the Point Blank/Zero Point games under MAME, but you will not be able to use genuine arcade light guns with a PC so I'm afraid that idea is out the window.
swamprat96:
I did not know that about the light guns. So a PC conversion would mean the two guns are useless yes? (I am using the existing arcade monitor)
OK what other options are there. If I use a multi jamma board instead would that solve it?
Turnarcades:
No. Multi-Jamma boards are just PCB's created with PC architecture and running a modified build of MAME (highly illegal). Connecting arcade controls goes much deeper than just the connection type, so the fact a game is JAMMA is irrelevant.
When it comes to regular arcade controls, they can be interfaced easily as they are simple on/off digital switches so can be connected using a keyboard hack/encoder to be recognised as key inputs. Analogue controls are a little more complex but still possible as PC's already recognise analog inputs like mice. Lightguns however need several hardware factors and custom encoders to work, which is why all shooting arcades were built with custom interfaces, encoders and light gun technology that at most would work on another game by the same manufacturer, but there was never a universal gun setup.
Home light guns worked differently and hence the hardware was completely different and the software was encoded to work with this new setup on each successive console. PC's especially have been difficult to create light guns for as you always need to have some kind of sensor bars due to the high refresh rates PC monitors work at. If you really want a light gun rcade then either get a dedicated machine or try something like the LCD Topguns for the PC. Although not perfect they are the best you can expect to play MAME and PC shooters, but don't expect them to work in other emulators and be prepared for a lengthy, head-scratching setup process.
swamprat96:
Ok thanks heaps for your help. OK so I've found a Lethal Enforcer 2 jamma board for sale. Based on your advice I am presuming this will work OK in my cab using the same setup? I had Letha1 Enforcers 1