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Title: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: berlincam86 on November 11, 2007, 05:15:29 pm

can i hook up regular arcade game light guns to the computer? I want to play police trainer in my cab and i have a set of lightguns but i dont know if i can hook them to my computer. can this be done and how do i do it?

Title: Re: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: vidmouse on November 12, 2007, 01:39:00 pm

I would try the Wiki first....

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Light_Guns (http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Light_Guns)

Yes it's possible but there are a lot of
different options  (PC light gun, PS/2 guncons,
etc)

Title: Re: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: berlincam86 on November 12, 2007, 05:51:43 pm

thats not what im trying to do i dont want to use them guns. I have regular arcade guns and i want to hook them up. If you know how to wire them what would i use the keyboard input or should i use the mouse input?

Title: Re: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: northerngames on November 12, 2007, 06:12:40 pm

they dont work you need the act-labs or ems lcd topgun.

Title: Re: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: berlincam86 on November 12, 2007, 06:14:48 pm

Ok thats all i wanted to know. Thanks.

Title: Re: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: BobA on November 13, 2007, 12:09:09 pm

Here is a link to the new PC light gun interface that no one has seen working yet.    You could be the first.

http://www.r0r3.com/productsusbopticalgun.htm (http://www.r0r3.com/productsusbopticalgun.htm)

Title: Re: Hooking up light guns to pc
Post by: berlincam86 on November 13, 2007, 12:23:05 pm

Ok when i get the money i will be trying one of those thanks for the link.