Re: Terminator 2 does not use light.

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: That may be the case, however, I still don't see any reason why this wouldn't be a great way to play Terminator 2. ACT Labs says on their development page that "if it uses a joystick, it is easy to implement support for our gun." I believe that T2 does have joystick support, so... : : Great idea except, T2 (and Crossbow etc..) do not use light : : to figure out where the gun is pointed. They have potentiometers : : at the base of the gun to determine where the gun is pointed. : : There are games that DO actually use light (flashes on the screen) : : but I don't know if Mame supports any of them yet. : : Jim : : : : : 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

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