Posted by Mark Boyko on 12, 2000 at 1:13 AM:
I recently sent the following e-mail to ACT Labs, maker of a light gun system for the PC. Here's a URL to their gun page: http://www.act-labs.com/gszone/
Just think of it! You could use it as is, or it seems like it would be possible to hack the guts and use it in a different casing, perhaps a real Terminator 2 or Operation Wolf gun! I hope that the MAME developers will go for this, because it would be grand!
"Hey I just wanted to let you know that I think it would be in your best
interests to try to get your gun supported in arcade emulators,
especially MAME. MAME has recently emulated light gun arcade games,
among them the Terminator 2 arcade game. If it was announced that your
gun would work in MAME, there are literally thousands of people who
would buy one on the spot. I know I would! Many of the people who use
MAME are working adults who have plenty of money, not some poor little
quake playing gamer kids! I'll bet that if you would send the MAME
developers some development kits, they would be willing to implement
support for your gun.
Here's the response I receieved!
Let's do it Mark. We're a smaller gaming controller company for the
intermediate to advanced gamer. ACT LABS is 100% devoted to supporting the
gaming community so count us as game for this.
MAME games are defintitely enjoyable throwbacks to the days of old ;) We are
open to supporting the scene and I hope the contact you mentioned can assist
us in distributing the developer info.
Thanks!
Brandon Crick
VP of Development
ACT LABS
http://www.act-labs.com