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Cut the crap - Is the Aimtrak any good?
Neverending Project:
--- Quote from: Beretta on October 30, 2009, 03:20:18 pm ---personally like randy had mentioned in the arcade you picked up and used.. that is what i want, i want maximum flexibility between players and holding positions without constant recalibration or rules on lighting and orintation.. the system should be reasonably accurate regardless of it's method, accuracy is not a feature its' a requirement much like cars come with wheels as standard :P
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I think this is the basis of the yes/no debate, and the reason it is not a simple answer. You are looking for a yes/no answer to flexibility, calibration and rules on lighting and orientation. And for you, accuracy is a requirement. But for someone else, they want a yes/no answer to the whether or not this allows them to have fun playing lightgun games. And to someone else, they may want a yes/no answer to can I play all light gun games with this. That's why it is not not a simple yes/no answer.
FWIW, I answered yes. Yes, I think the Aimtrak is any good.
--- Quote from: RandyT on October 30, 2009, 02:27:45 pm ---FWIW, I spent several more hours last night with it and it's really growing on me. It requires some fairly strict discipline in keeping the gun level to the screen, and may not be the answer for someone with a friend who "don't take to tellin' too good", but the reward is really good accuracy (after calibrating six times :P). I found myself doing very well with Point Blank, cursor on for diagnostic purposes, but being ignored 95% of the time. But I am experiencing a new issue, unfortunately. Halfway through a game of T2, I noticed my trigger going inactive for short periods of time. So I went to the control panel and noticed that sometimes the trigger would register as Button 1 and sometimes as Button2, indicating that the gun seemed to be loosing the IR markers. This weirdness persisted through reboot. This morning, I plugged it in, and now it doesn't seem to be doing it.
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I feel the same way. The more time I spend with it, I the more I like it - but the more I learn to play within its rules too. I now sit on a stool and shoot with the gun in (roughly) the same position every time. This allows me to switch games and not worry about recalibrating between them. I haven't yet hooked up my second gun yet, so I have yet to determine the best way to alternate between playing in the center (1 player) or off to the side (2 player).
I haven't played T2, and have not noticed any weirdness with the cursor on Point Blank - although I do have the cursor turned off. My Point Blank does crash on my occasionally (maybe after 15-20 minutes of gameplay, v0.134), and I am suspecting my recent overclocking I did on my machine, at this point.
Neverending Project:
Please rate the following (1 Star = Poor, 5 Stars = Excellent) :
[*****] Ease of setup/calibration
[****] In-game accuracy from calibrated position
[***] In-game accuracy from other positions/distance/angle
[****] Works consistently
[****] Overall satisfaction
In addition, please mark which you are using :
[ ] LCD monitor
[ ] Arcade monitor
[X] CRT monitor
[ ] Television
Size (aspect)
[X] 29" 4:3 (640x480)
With
[ ] Clear bezel glass
[ ] Smoked bezel glass
[X] No bezel glass
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CheffoJeffo:
Now, if it were me, and I wanted to avoid wading through the muck, I would go to the Reviews forum.
Sadly, nobody has posted a review as yet. ;)
rbarr110:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on October 30, 2009, 04:44:47 pm ---Now, if it were me, and I wanted to avoid wading through the muck, I would go to the Reviews forum.
Sadly, nobody has posted a review as yet. ;)
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Almost a true statement, there is a rough initial review there.....
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=96606.0
Ginsu Victim:
I consider it too early to properly review, since I'm always waiting for the next firmware / software update.
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