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DarthMarino:
I tried the Wiimote thing a while back.  It did work but the bluetooth was very temperamental. I bought a pretty cheap blue tooth so that could have been the reason for the issue. Even so, between fighting to get the remote synched with the blue tooth, firing up the Wii to activate the sensor bar and running the Glove Pie scripts, it was a bit of a hassle. Once I did get into the game, something just felt off about the whole thing. If you're really on a budget it's not the worst option since the only new thing you would have to buy is the bluetooth which you can get for under 20 bucks.

I eventually had to cave in and get 2 Aimtrak guns.  I got the prebuilt ArcadeGuns.com units.  I haven't regretted the decision one bit (you can tell from the link in my signature).  My only real complaint is that the initial calibration was giving me some issues.  It's pretty much plug and play but once I tried to adjust the aim it wouldn't always respond.  After a half hour or so I finally got it down pat.  Since then, I haven't had one issue and it feels great when you are playing.  I have tried without the crosshairs on and it seemed to be working OK but I just don't "trust" it.  I actually prefer the crosshairs on so I didn't dabble with it too much. If playing with them off is a must, it might not be the best option.

wp34:

--- Quote from: DarthMarino on September 28, 2012, 04:30:47 pm ---I tried the Wiimote thing a while back.  It did work but the bluetooth was very temperamental. I bought a pretty cheap blue tooth so that could have been the reason for the issue. Even so, between fighting to get the remote synched with the blue tooth, firing up the Wii to activate the sensor bar and running the Glove Pie scripts, it was a bit of a hassle. Once I did get into the game, something just felt off about the whole thing. If you're really on a budget it's not the worst option since the only new thing you would have to buy is the bluetooth which you can get for under 20 bucks.

I eventually had to cave in and get 2 Aimtrak guns.  I got the prebuilt ArcadeGuns.com units.  I haven't regretted the decision one bit (you can tell from the link in my signature).  My only real complaint is that the initial calibration was giving me some issues.  It's pretty much plug and play but once I tried to adjust the aim it wouldn't always respond.  After a half hour or so I finally got it down pat.  Since then, I haven't had one issue and it feels great when you are playing.  I have tried without the crosshairs on and it seemed to be working OK but I just don't "trust" it.  I actually prefer the crosshairs on so I didn't dabble with it too much. If playing with them off is a must, it might not be the best option.

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I just watched your videos (I assume they are yours).  I've been on the fence about Light Guns but I am sold now.   :cheers: 

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: DarthMarino on September 28, 2012, 04:30:47 pm ---I have tried without the crosshairs on and it seemed to be working OK but I just don't "trust" it.  I actually prefer the crosshairs on so I didn't dabble with it too much. If playing with them off is a must, it might not be the best option.

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If I do end up adding IR guns to my current build, I want to try to swap out the default crosshair images for laser dots.
For some reason it would feel like less of a compromise having laser dots than big crosshairs.  :P

yotsuya:
Yeah, I wasn't even planning on getting guns until this guy I built a cab for asked me about them. He bought a pair of AimTraks, and I was hooked after using one. I'm planning on building a dedicated gun cab using a 25 inch arcade CRT and the AimTrak.

BadMouth:

--- Quote from: BadMouth on September 28, 2012, 03:58:40 pm ---I've read they don't work with 64-bit operating systems.
                        (actually now that I think about this, if it shows up as a mouse, why wouldn't it?
                         I will test on my driving cab that runs XP64 this weekend)
       
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Just tested the Act Labs gun on XP64 and it works fine, at least the model I have which is the ray gun style.
Just lost my excuse for not redoing my main setup.  :-\

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