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Posted by Mark Boyko on 13, 2000 at 2:11 AM:

In Reply to: Re: Encouraging news about light gun support for MAME! posted by Nate Thompson on 13, 2000 at 1:39 AM:

From the sounds of it, it currently DOESN'T work with dos programs. However, they may decide to look into that problem in the future.

Meanwhile, the hope is that it will work with MAME32, which uses DirectX.

: I emailed them when they first released this product and was told that the program had to use DirectX for the guns to be supported, dashing any hopes that I had of playing T2 the way it should be played. Hopefully what you are saying is true and they now work with DOS programs as well.

: Nate

: : 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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: From the sounds of it, it currently DOESN'T work with dos programs. However, they may decide to look into that problem in the future. : Meanwhile, the hope is that it will work with MAME32, which uses DirectX. : : : I emailed them when they first released this product and was told that the program had to use DirectX for the guns to be supported, dashing any hopes that I had of playing T2 the way it should be played. Hopefully what you are saying is true and they now work with DOS programs as well. : : Nate : : : 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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