Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?

[BJRetro]

@Steams71 I got it two days ago. Excellent build quality. So far only tested on PC because I have to get around wiping one of my 3b+ sd cards since the build on my 3b+ is really outdated, better to start fresh with all the updates in my opinion. But on PC so far, NES games perfectly sight accurate with crosshairs disabled, and reloading with the pump action in House of the Dead 2 (Tested on Naomi on Flycast) actually works!

[Steams71]

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[Steams71]

Excellent news, I can't wait to get mine now. My one isn't due until November though :( going to be a long wait...lol

@BJRetro said in Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?:

@Steams71 I got it two days ago. Excellent build quality. So far only tested on PC because I have to get around wiping one of my 3b+ sd cards since the build on my 3b+ is really outdated, better to start fresh with all the updates in my opinion. But on PC so far, NES games perfectly sight accurate with crosshairs disabled, and reloading with the pump action in House of the Dead 2 (Tested on Naomi on Flycast) actually works!

[Crush]

When i got a Wii gun for the raspberry, i concluded there's not enough light gun games that peak my interest to justify buying a Sinden lightgun considering our budget.
And you really need to buy two to make it any fun.

[SgtJimmyRustles]

Really mulling it over, have been since it's development but even more so after Linus review on Linus Tech Tips.

[BJRetro]

@Crush yeah totally understood I bought in very early in the Kickstarter when I was building my pi bartop arcade and thought wow this would be amazing to really totally complete the arcade setup with the last few remaining games I would want to play from my childhood since I always enjoyed light gun games at the arcade and probably played them more than any other. I only bought one and the non recoil version.

[gorgar19]

I'm really looking forward to your guys first impression when you finally get yours

[Dreamcazman]

I would love to know if Sinden plan to just sell the electronic 'guts' of the gun only without the shell & I can just 3D print my own. Reason being in Australia, we have some really tough gun laws & importing something that even remotely resembles a gun will most likely land you in deep trouble.

All that is required is assembly which should be easy enough.

[Clyde]

@Clyde said in Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?:

@AdamBeGood One thing I don't like in other recoil systems like the one of the Ultimarc AimTraks is their loudness (look on YouTube for examples). I couldn't find any videos that show the Sinden recoil in action, so I'm going the safe road without it.

Aaand I seem to have been right doing this. Here's a first demonstration video of the recoil Sinden, and it's very loud:

According to the last Indiegogo update, the recoil can be switched off for late gaming sessions. See there for more on the recoil and current status of the next deliveries.

[Dipkid]

Now when I'm finally have a Pi4 up n running in my main cab, I'm definitely getting the gun for the January shipments 😁. Very undecided about the recoil though. I thought it was super badass with recoil in the ps2 era..

*Edit: Just ordered one!

[YFZdude]

@Clyde said in Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?:

@Clyde said in Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?:
Aaand I seem to have been right doing this. Here's a first demonstration video of the recoil Sinden, and it's very loud:

According to the last Indiegogo update, the recoil can be switched off for late gaming sessions. See there for more on the recoil and current status of the next deliveries.

I'm thinking the recoil noise level is probably similar to what is in an arcade system, but when you are not in an arcade with all the ambient noise it seems crazy loud and annoying. Definitely will be interesting to see how it holds up over time.

[Clyde]

@Dipkid said in Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?:

*Edit: Just ordered one!

Welcome to our select circle, brother.

[AdamBeGood]

I've asked my brother to get me one for Christmas, and he is never one to go rogue on present-giving. So I should be a member of the club at some point also.

[Gamesman]

I have two coming, both with recoil, and two holsters. Going to add them to my RetroPie arcade machine.

[Clyde]

Another Update from Sinden:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinden-lightgun?utm_term=#/updates/all

[retropieuser555]

@clyde yeah not to sound too political but it's fair to assume shipping in and out of the UK from 1st Jan is going to be much much slower unfortunately

[GusLara]

Guys, if you have some old lightgun like GCon2 or similar, you can mod it following this instructions from Jaybee's 4 IR Led lightgun project:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,161189.0.html?PHPSESSID=e9f64dnd6p0945ekevttokd743

In my YouTube channel you can see two of my modded lightguns in action:

And it works in Retropie too...

Enjoy!

[Clyde]

A new update came two days ago.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-sinden-lightgun/x/24613479#/updates/all

The important part for all those who're still waiting for their guns:

If we hit the expected run rate then the schedule will be all orders #0-#5000 to go in March and #5000+ to go in April.

I'm one of the "lucky 5000", since my order is #4957. I put that in quotes since my Indiegogo Contribution had an estimated delivery date of November 2020.

While there's life, there's hope.

[YFZdude]

Nice!

I want one or two of these but I'm hesitant to pull the trigger (LOL) until the order/ship becomes a little more consistent and shorter duration.

[theissdev]

5607 =/