Author Topic: Another possible PC light GUN alternative (Read 7574 times)

IntruderAlert · « **on:** June 15, 2005, 05:52:12 am »

Anyone ever tried using one of these with MAME or any other emulators?

Chris · « **Reply #1 on:** June 15, 2005, 08:05:35 am »

And people complain about the look of the Act-Labs gun!

IntruderAlert · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2005, 12:05:40 pm »

well.. I'll have to hack it into an arcade shell of course

quarterback · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2005, 12:13:54 pm »

Quote from: Chris on June 15, 2005, 08:05:35 am

And people complain about the look of the Act-Labs gun!

quarterback · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2005, 12:17:48 pm »

How THIS one would be k00l!

So anybody have a good link for this nerf cd-rom game? It must not be too popular, since I can't even find it (yet) on nerf.com

quarterback · « **Reply #5 on:** June 15, 2005, 12:22:06 pm »

Quote from: quarterback on June 15, 2005, 12:17:48 pm

So anybody have a good link for this nerf cd-rom game?

ErikRuud · « **Reply #6 on:** June 15, 2005, 12:59:50 pm »

Do a google search for Nerf Attack of the Kleptons.

Lots of software places are selling it for under $20.00.

I cannot find a real review of it, but it is a gameport based gun.

quarterback · « **Reply #7 on:** June 15, 2005, 05:32:09 pm »

Quote from: ErikRuud on June 15, 2005, 12:59:50 pm

Do a google search for Nerf Attack of the Kleptons.

Lots of software places are selling it for under $20.00.

Yeah, I found a bunch of those never-heard-of sites that sell it by searching for 'NERF JR FOAM BLASTER', but I was looking for a little real information about it, and most of those sites didn't tell me anything.

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I cannot find a real review of it, but it is a gameport based gun.

Well, that's more info than I had found.

Thanks ER

Chris · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2005, 06:53:38 pm »

Quote from: ErikRuud on June 15, 2005, 12:59:50 pm

I cannot find a real review of it, but it is a gameport based gun.

That's probably a killer; I wouldn't be suprised if it only works with this one game at that specific resolution. Reminds me of the Barbie digital camera my daughter used to have; it had no TWAIN interface, and would only work with the included Barbie software.

--Chris

IntruderAlert · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2005, 11:33:25 pm »

You can find them on ebay for less than a dollar.
http://search.ebay.com/nerf-foam-jr_W0QQfrppZ50QQfsopZ1QQmaxrecordsreturnedZ300

Perfect price for hacking

or if you are building a kids cab you could leave it as it is

It's supposed to be "accurate up to 5 feet away"

I'm going to give one a try and see if it might work with MAME or anything other than the included game

Lilwolf · « **Reply #10 on:** June 16, 2005, 07:41:46 am »

I would be interested in trying to hack one. But I don't have the time soon (so I wont be bidding).

Anyone want to be a dedicated test monkey?

coasternuts · « **Reply #11 on:** June 16, 2005, 10:12:53 am »

Quote from: Chris on June 15, 2005, 06:53:38 pm

Quote from: ErikRuud on June 15, 2005, 12:59:50 pm
I cannot find a real review of it, but it is a gameport based gun.
That's probably a killer; I wouldn't be suprised if it only works with this one game at that specific resolution.

This was taken from the eBay description: "25 Unique locations"

I assume you get 5x5 resolution. Nice!

ZeroPoint · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2005, 10:25:49 am »

Have anyone tried this from http://www.erealgames.com ?

This is a sensor gun and not a light gun so if this works ok than we can forget about screen flashing and other complications. This gun should also work nicely in analog gun games.

I cannot see any reason why this gun shouldn

IntruderAlert · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2005, 10:39:53 am »

Quote from: Lilwolf on June 16, 2005, 07:41:46 am

I would be interested in trying to hack one.

tonyarcade · « **Reply #14 on:** June 16, 2005, 04:44:08 pm »

Best part of the whole this is the kid's doo...Sweet hair

str1der · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2005, 04:58:01 pm »

Quote from: ZeroPoint on June 16, 2005, 10:25:49 am

Have anyone tried this from http://www.erealgames.com ?

This is a sensor gun and not a light gun so if this works ok than we can forget about screen flashing and other complications. This gun should also work nicely in analog gun games.

I cannot see any reason why this gun shouldn

ZeroPoint · « **Reply #16 on:** June 16, 2005, 05:47:02 pm »

Hello...

Has everyone missed my point by saying that this G1 gun does not come in a PC-version

This gun is as GunCon2 compatible as every other gun and it will probably work perfectly with the pc-driver.

The G1 gun is not a "light gun" and it doesn

Thenasty · « **Reply #17 on:** June 16, 2005, 05:58:05 pm »

Quote from: Lilwolf on June 16, 2005, 07:41:46 am

Anyone want to be a dedicated test monkey?

There's only one monkey I know and thats Joy

IntruderAlert · « **Reply #18 on:** June 16, 2005, 06:29:39 pm »

ZeroPoint, if you're asking if the G1 gun will work with smog's GunCon2 driver I have no idea.

If someone here already has one of these it would be great if they could test it on the PC.

crashwg · « **Reply #19 on:** June 16, 2005, 09:13:01 pm »

I'll be a guinea pig! Nobody bid on the one I'm bidding on! My Ebay tag is the same as my BYOAC one.

crashwg · « **Reply #20 on:** June 18, 2005, 12:18:19 am »

Yay, I won it for 1

crashwg · « **Reply #21 on:** June 18, 2005, 10:53:09 am »

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Note from Seller:
Hi, I am refunding your payment because the cd was found to be defective.
I sincerely apologize for this inconvience!
Thanks!

Load of crap if you ask me!

From the listing:

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NEW FACTORY SEALED BOX FOR WIN 95, 98 & ME

I just sent them an e-mail pointing out what was clearly a lie at either the time of listing or when they decided 1

quarterback · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2005, 11:44:38 am »

Quote from: crashwg on June 18, 2005, 10:53:09 am

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Note from Seller:
Hi, I am refunding your payment because the cd was found to be defective.
I sincerely apologize for this inconvience!
Thanks!

Load of crap if you ask me!

That sucks!

But I don't think they'll care about the neg feedback, they've got 242 negatives in the last year! But when you have 72,000+ sales, those negs don't mean so much.

Hope it works out.

crashwg · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2005, 01:22:14 am »

My payment has been refunded and I've decided not to persue this any further, at least with this seller.

I don't feel like ruining my 100% positive feedback over some silly lightgun and I'm sure I'll find one again someday...

It's a shame that people like this are out there. Once an auction ends and payment has been sent the winning bidder is the new owner of the product and should be treated as such! BASTARD!

Looks like you can get one for $11 shipped from this place...
http://www.cybercitysoftware.com/nerjrfoambla.html
Considering doing that, I'll let y'all know.

Lilwolf · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2005, 08:00:27 am »

I would try it, but I can't get the GunCon2 to work (using a VGA monitor)...

Anyone already using the new GunCon2 drivers willing to try it?

zyxman · « **Reply #25 on:** June 24, 2005, 09:20:43 am »

sometimes i have the feeling that the manufacturers of lightguns make a contest:
who produces the ugliest gun ever

AceTKK · « **Reply #26 on:** June 24, 2005, 10:52:35 am »

Quote from: zyxman on June 24, 2005, 09:20:43 am

sometimes i have the feeling that the manufacturers of lightguns make a contest:
who produces the ugliest gun ever

There are liability issues when manufacturing toy guns, which these basically are. Besides, the NERF one is designed for kids. Would you really be comfortable watching your 4-year-old waving an imitation chrome .45 around?

IMO the best looking lightgun is the Mission Gun, that's what I'm planning to use (along with SMOG's driver).

-Ace-

peanut · « **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2005, 07:21:13 pm »

A little off topic but, are there any light guns that will work with a PC, and can be used on a TV screen, and use 2 for 2players? This is for mame of course.

sc1103 · « **Reply #28 on:** June 24, 2005, 11:23:26 pm »

Quote from: peanut on June 24, 2005, 07:21:13 pm

A little off topic but, are there any light guns that will work with a PC, and can be used on a TV screen, and use 2 for 2players? This is for mame of course.

If you want to drop ~$160, you can use the Act-Labs TV version light gun. Right now only 1 gun can be used with smog's driver (I think...might be wrong) but 2 guns simultaneously are in the works I think. Check the GunCon2 (Bacon is tatsy) thread and Smog's site/forums for more accurate and up-to-date information.

vibez · « **Reply #29 on:** June 25, 2005, 05:38:39 am »

Quote from: sc1103 on June 24, 2005, 11:23:26 pm

Quote from: peanut on June 24, 2005, 07:21:13 pm
A little off topic but, are there any light guns that will work with a PC, and can be used on a TV screen, and use 2 for 2players? This is for mame of course.

If you want to drop ~$160, you can use the Act-Labs TV version light gun. Right now only 1 gun can be used with smog's driver (I think...might be wrong) but 2 guns simultaneously are in the works I think. Check the GunCon2 (Bacon is tatsy) thread and Smog's site/forums for more accurate and up-to-date information.

2 guns work just fine


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