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"Why doesn't the PC have a light gun?"

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Fri 23/01/04 at 22:16
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Like the consoles seem to have?

Or does it?

What other gimmicks does the PC have, that you can use in games?

Such as Pinball flappers for pinball games, that you connect to your keyboard for added realism etc.
Sat 24/01/04 at 17:40
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I always thought it wasn’t possible due to the way the screen was built – didn’t have whatever it is on a standard TV that allows the gun to figure out where it is you’re hitting. Something to do with the refresh rate I think; which is highly variable on PCs, so that would make sense.

May the ones you’ve found are of the old school stick-something-on-top-of-the-TV variety.
Sat 24/01/04 at 10:51
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I've found 3 reviews for new light guns on the PC. Anyone got any of them?

I didn't think the PC had games for Light Guns.

What do you think?

http://retroblast.com/reviews/lightgun1.html
Fri 23/01/04 at 22:32
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Fri 23/01/04 at 22:30
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I think you could get House of the Dead or Virtua Cop with a light gun for the pc .......not a 100% sure


The reason why theres hardly (if any) lightgun stuff is really because of A
most people assume that PCs are not for the mainstream, casual gamers, so less mainstream stuff comes out on it, and B the monitors - even the biggest ones are still not big enough for lightgun games to really compare to say, playing time crisis (ps2) on yer big living room tv
Fri 23/01/04 at 22:16
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Like the consoles seem to have?

Or does it?

What other gimmicks does the PC have, that you can use in games?

Such as Pinball flappers for pinball games, that you connect to your keyboard for added realism etc.

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