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Title: Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: thunderball on March 10, 2004, 12:37:15 pm: I don't know if anyone has seen this already. I did a quick search and didn't see any previous posts. For those who like the precision of the Act Labs USB guns but don't care for the "ray gun" look, I found this DualBlaster (http://www.dualblaster.com). It's intended for use with PC first-person-shooters, but uses Act Lab parts so it should be compatible with MAME. It seems to still be in development, however.
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 10, 2004, 03:40:04 pm: I don't see anywhere on the site where it mentions using actlabs parts. But judging by the "homemade" look of both the site and the gun... I'd say the end product will be a gimmicky piece of crap.

The fps gun idea has been tried in the past believe it or not and it always turns out to be a bad idea. You can't aim a gun and play with the little analog stick on top of it at the same time.

Also imo a gun with a shell that looks like a child's 2 dollar toy isn't an improvment over the actlabs design. It may be a "ray gun," but you can tell by looking at it that it's high quality.

Not knocking you, I just don't see proof of any of the claims you mentioned. And I've yet to find a gun as accurate as the act-labs model.
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: Sephroth57 on March 10, 2004, 04:10:59 pm: site not found? what does this guy make the guns and he registered here just to post the link? heh
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: GGKoul on March 10, 2004, 04:19:09 pm: Designed by Device Concepts Inc.
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Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: Sephroth57 on March 10, 2004, 04:26:49 pm: page worked... lol that thing looks like they took a plastic gun from walmart, and hacked control buttons into it.
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: Luxury on March 10, 2004, 05:26:29 pm: My arms are getting tired just looking at this. :-\
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: dirt on March 10, 2004, 06:23:13 pm: WOW i haven't seen a hightop fade on a white guy in a long time ;)

dirt
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: hulkster on March 10, 2004, 06:28:02 pm: Quote from: GGKoul on March 10, 2004, 04:19:09 pm
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Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: Sasquatch! on March 10, 2004, 07:32:38 pm: Quote from: hulkster081 on March 10, 2004, 06:28:02 pm
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Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: Stormy151 on March 10, 2004, 08:02:36 pm: If you look at the controls on the top of the gun, it looks like someone hacked a PS2 controller, an ACT Labs gun, and a toy shotgun together.

Just my .02. They do look very much like the PS2 analog sticks and buttons, though.
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: RacerX on March 10, 2004, 08:07:41 pm: It's not even a pistol! :D
Title: Re:Act Labs alternative to "ray gun".
Post by: shmokes on March 10, 2004, 08:08:47 pm: LOL, screw FPS gameplay. If the thing can double as a regular lightgun with ACT-labs accuracy (which is iffy at best), I'd be all over it. Playing Area51 and the like with that shotgun would be a hoot.