When I finished my CP box, my order for Ultimarc came which shipped from the UK the day before! I wasn't expecting it until later in the week. So of course I had to play with my new toys. Unfortunately, the joysticks, buttons, spinners and the like all require me to drill and route out the control panel, then wire them up.
I was too anxious to get playing soon, so I put together the aimtrak with their housing and setup the half complete arcade in the living room (Wife less than happy, but I assured her it was temporary). After an hour or two of setting everything up and calibrating the aimtraks, it was gaming time.
We all played Area 51, Carnevil, Maximum Force among few others. After a little tweaking with the ini settings, they all played great! I forgot how hard Area 51 is, I really need to increase my trigger finger endurance.
Short aimtrak with housing review:
Installing the aimtrak with the housing was a breeze. Took about 30min for both guns including finding the installation procedure from ultimarc. Once installed, both guns were found on Win 7 via plug in play. No drivers needed. After calibrating the guns, I was noticing the cursors were acting erratic and jumpy. It was a very sunny day, and I found in the troubleshooting guide that this can happen with bright light. I waited for the sun to go down (no blinds in the room yet) and the problem went away.
The gun housing does its job. It is light and can appear flimsy. I want to add some weight to the handle, and am deciding the best way to do that.
Also, when moving the you can hear something inside moving slightly. I believe it is the auxiliary buttons near the nozzle and not the aimtrak module, but I need to investigate that as well.
Overall, I am very please with my aimtraks. Playing all my favorite shooters just like I was at the arcade brought back all kinds of memories.
I'll review the rest of my hardware when I install and test them.
Can anyone name the game being played in the pics below? I know it's blurry.