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| RandyT:
--- Quote from: PsychoAU on October 13, 2009, 03:47:55 pm ---It sounds more and more like Randy is, in fact, trying to tear down the competition. Randy, if you want a light gun to behave like a real gun, make sure to factor that in to the GroovyGameGear light gun module... oh wait, you aren't making one. Randy: :hissy: --- End quote --- Like others, I too have to work hard for my $50. I also want a good working gun solution for my machine, as others here do. And as a member of the community, I get concerned when people start throwing around words like "incredible" to describe something when there is so much conflict of opinion, and demonstrations of functionality don't seem to back it up. I feel like I wasted my money on the LCDTopGun because it sits in a box. It was a neat gizmo to play with, but ultimately had no long term value due to the limitations it has. Folks who are overly enamored by a product because it sort of lets them play, could be leading others to blow $50 they might not be able to spare on a neat gizmo that ultimately doesn't get used due to it's limitations. Understand? BTW, I have one on the way, and I will be able to be more thorough with it. It's not the first Ultimarc product I have purchased, of a type which I don't build myself. RandyT |
| syph007:
I posted this before in my mini review, but maybe I should mention it again. I noticed the non linear x tracking as well, but I noticed it only happened when i moved the gun by rotating my body. If i kept the gun as the pivot point, the cursor and sites always lined up. I would expect you'd need some kind of tweak to compensate for the gun rotating about a fixed point (the player) a fixed distance from that point. Possibly a modified calibration routine could take this into account. |
| smalltownguy:
Vartech: Don't sweat getting the AimTrak. I'm a regular joe shmoe guy, and I was able to use it with minimal effort. The fact that I chose to fit it in a gun housing that presented its own unique challenges (Sega Light Phaser) was my own doing, and even THAT didn't take too much effort to overcome. The end result for me was a light gun that does what I want it to do -- constant tracking, and shoot stuff. I don't care if the tracking is going to fade a bit towards the edges because 1. Andy will undoubtedly correct this with a firmware update (not that I need it, b/c) 2. My aim is much worse than any change in the tracking. I play for fun, not for marksmanship. |
| vartech:
--- Quote from: RandyT on October 13, 2009, 03:56:23 pm --- Well, I'm a little rusty with the real ones, but my military qualifications with firearms was "Expert". I was qualified with M-16's, M-60, Grenade Launchers, Light Anti-Tank, Claymore Mines and hand grenades. I have also fired and done well with military .45's and .38 caliber pistols. I have played virtually every gun game ever offered in the arcade....many times. I also have a dedicated gun rig set up with a 37" RGB monitor and a PS2 connected through true RGB with 2 Guncon2's and a couple of GunCon1's. This setup is about as close to the arcade as it gets. I also own the LCDTopGun, multiple guns for XBOX, Playstation1, Dreamcast, Genesis, NES and SEGA MasterSystem. I also hacked SMS guns to work with an Amiga and have played around with the Wiimotes I own. Is that enough to qualify me as an "educated enthusiast" for this type of technology? Trust me, if this is a good solution, I'll be here with bells on to let everyone know. Mine should be here in a few days, so all I can do at the moment is comment on the videos and comments of others. But you should probably read what I wrote earlier about being able to compensate for a constant error. Yes, it can be done, and is often required on weapons with fixed sights. When I was a young kid, my cheap BB rifle always shot low and to the right. Once I compensated for that fact, I was very accurate with that thing. But you cannot compensate for a variable deviation that is based on where you are aiming. RandyT --- End quote --- how accurate are the setups you have? Are they consistent with shots? I am not trying to be rude I want someones honest opinion on the setups they have and if they are dead on all the time? Also when you compare them to the AimTrak please do so to other arcade/video products past and presents. No real guns they kind of kill the fun after the first shot. |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: vartech on October 13, 2009, 04:27:33 pm ---how accurate are the setups you have? Are they consistent with shots? I am not trying to be rude I want someones honest opinion on the setups they have and if they are dead on all the time? Also when you compare them to the AimTrak please do so to other arcade/video products past and presents. No real guns they kind of kill the fun after the first shot. --- End quote --- The GunCon2's (and 1's) are the "gold standard" for me. They are consistently the most accurate, which is why I chose to build a dedicated shooting setup around them. Like all raster based guns, they have a little jitter at the extreme edges (right where the tube meets the bezel), but overall are very consistent and accurate. If the Aimtrak can be tweaked to be as good as these, even if it means "trick" calibration, you can bet I will be sounding the "buy" bell. RandyT |
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