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Will Playstation to USB adapter work with light gun?

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arcadecab:
I have a radio shack Playstation to USB adapter and it works great with my Sony PS2 controller and my Pelican arcade fighter stick.  I am wondering if it will possibly with a PS2 light gun, such as Guncom or possibly others?  I am using just a standard NEC computer monitor.  Anyone try this or believe it would work?  I read in a previous thread that the steering wheel would probably work--wondering if same is true for light gun.
Thanks.

rampy:

--- Quote from: arcadecab on April 13, 2003, 08:07:46 pm ---I have a radio shack Playstation to USB adapter and it works great with my Sony PS2 controller and my Pelican arcade fighter stick.  I am wondering if it will possibly with a PS2 light gun, such as Guncom or possibly others?  I am using just a standard NEC computer monitor.  Anyone try this or believe it would work?  I read in a previous thread that the steering wheel would probably work--wondering if same is true for light gun.
Thanks.

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I wouldn't discourage anyone from trying anything, no matter how "out there" a given idea is...

But... I'm guessing that this will not work.  

1. The  usb adapter shows up as a "joystick" in windoze... which will probably dork up any accuracy, if it works at all...

2. how will the light gun be able to tell the software/screen to "flash"... i.e.  i imagine some sort of special driver...

that's just my opinion.. and I bet one of the light guru's on the board can post a more coherent, but simliar explanation as to why it won't work (or maybe, I'm wrong... and they'll tell you it will work)

goodl uck!

rampy

StephenH:
I do not think so.   I have heard a lot of reports that guns do not work with this.  

However, if you are in the mood for a light gun, try www.actlabs.net, as their USB Gun will work with MAME, when using a CRT Type PC Monitor..    I heard some reports of them building a TV Out version as well.

AX:
I would say no since TV and VGA light guns are 2 totally seperate things.  

DinoRoger:
Please try it on the monitor and a TV (S-Video/Composite).  I believe the software/game tells the screen to flash, not the gun.  You never know!  All this not coming from an expert.  :)

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