Posted by AUX on 4, 2001 at 10:42 AM:
In Reply to: I see where you are going...;) posted by Retrocactus on 3, 2001 at 8:27 PM:
How does the nerf blaster connect to the pc? through the joystick port, serial port, mouse (ps/2) port or usb? If it works as a mouse emulator (which some pc lightguns did) you might be able to use it in other games. Is there a calibration mode where you have to do something with the mouse?
: I just picked up the Nerf Foam Blaster lightgun for the PC...it's pretty cool and works with ease...haven't found a way to utilize it with any other games (like House of the Dead for the PC for example) as it seems to use some kind of proprietary driver within the Nerf game which is very kid friendly and has no zombies!
: : I was just thinking... Currently there are discs specifically made that you can buy for your Dreamcast that contain console emulators (SNES, NES, maybe others). You then pop in a disc after its loaded into memory that contains the roms on it. The games use the Dreamcast controllers. (This is the jist of how it works. If I'm off a little then this really isn't the point.) Considering that the DC has a gun that works on it, if the emulator supported it then a gun could be used on the games. I'm sure you are seeing where I'm going. If someone were to create a version of Mame or other arcade emulator that would run on the DC, perhaps this would be a way to play arcade gun games using a DC light gun! What do you all think?
: : Similar things may exist for psx and ps2 as well...