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Title: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: dmworking247 on January 02, 2009, 07:54:27 pm
I came across a Sega emulator (Daytona, Sega Rally) etc the other day which got me wondering:

Has any of the buck hunter (or similar shooting games) been emulated (not necessarily to MAME, even if it has a dedicated emulator)?

The second part of the question is, if I had an original arcade shotgun, would there be a way to interface it with the PC to work with the emulator(s)?
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: Havok on January 03, 2009, 04:16:55 pm
Deer Hunter is emulated in Mame. It uses standard light guns. Not sure about interfacing an arcade shotgun, though.
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: rockmes on January 04, 2009, 01:13:16 am
l got the pc version of the game
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: Ummon on January 04, 2009, 02:07:50 pm
BBH is still doing well in bars, pool halls, etc far as I can tell. The seemingly latest version I played over Christmas with brother when he visited and it looked pretty great, but the game is just fun anyways.
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: daywane on January 04, 2009, 11:00:47 pm
Quote from: Havok on January 03, 2009, 04:16:55 pm
Deer Hunter is emulated in Mame. It uses standard light guns. Not sure about interfacing an arcade shotgun, though.
no kidding  8)
I was told this game was a PC and Mame would never emulate it.
I guess its time to up grade.
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: daywane on January 04, 2009, 11:02:34 pm
Quote from: rockmes on January 04, 2009, 01:13:16 am
l got the pc version of the game
I also have the PC version.
Have you tried a light gun?
I have not yet tried it with my svid light gun.
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: dmworking247 on January 05, 2009, 07:53:40 pm
I have the PC version of one of these too (I cant remember which)... the trouble was I was using USB TopGuns which A) are pistols, not shotguns, and B) tend to 'drag' like a mouse rather than having the required 'flick & shoot' responsiveness of an arcade gun.

I just couldn't stand playing it without the proper shotgun, and as far as I know, there are no PC shotguns, at least not that would rival a proper shotgun from a BH cabinet? Hence the question of whether it could be interfaced to the PC somehow.
Title: Re: Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC
Post by: northerngames on January 07, 2009, 02:28:16 am
may be possible to put your lightgun guts in a arcade shotgun case.