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Cut the crap - Is the Aimtrak any good?
Turnarcades:
Fair review. but dude.....
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Seriously, you gotta! Reinvented shooting games for me.
romshark:
I'm still working through the classics. Truth be known, when I went to that arcade last week, it was the first time I played Galaga amd Gyruss. This summer was the first time I played Bubble Bobble. But I am trying to get to all the great games.
I missed the "golden age" of arcades by only a few years. TMNT was the first real arcade game I played, although I have fond memories of playing DK jr on our Colecovision before we got an NES.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: syph007 on November 02, 2009, 09:47:09 am ---Yes, with the crosshairs on and you sight down the open sights, while moving around, you get a real time view of how the sights line up with the crosshairs. If you didnt have crosshairs on, how would you know how accurate the gun is, vs you just missing the targts. I find the sites and the crosshair dont differ by that much.
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Well, that's not what you originally wrote. Regardless, if the crosshairs are on, your guests, and you, are using them. You have to be pretty good to block them out, and I'm sure your guests aren't doing that.
--- Quote ---Remember you are not a typical user here, and no matter how objective you are trying to be, im sure sub conscously you dont want a competitor to have a 'win' product. I do admit your review was quite fair though.
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And of course, one can also say that "sub consciously" you have a hard time accepting what I have to say because of that. I've said over and over that it's fun and worth giving a shot. But there are negatives that I have pointed out, and they are real, not "exaggerated". I did the same thing in the LCDTopGun threads, but honestly didn't think there was as much promise with that one, so I didn't put the time into it. I know what it's like trying to get Chinese manufacturers to listen to problems and fix them. At least with this one, there's a possibility for improvement.
--- Quote ---Keep in mind that also none of the people that picked up and played my gun games had a clue how to even use a gun. They were mostly shooting from the hip. Have people give it a try next time you have a crowd over and ask them if they think its fun.
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My question to you is whether you would be so willing to apply the same logic to a joystick, or your buttons. If you built your machine for other people who don't play arcade games, I guess you could pretty safely do that. But the reality of it is that isn't the case for a good percentage of folks here who are interested in a light gun solution. It is fun, and no-one should be put off from getting one by my comments or anyone elses. But, IMHO, it's just not the "holy grail" folks have been seeking....yet.
RandyT