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    Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?

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

      *Edit: Just ordered one!

      Welcome to our select circle, brother.

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        AdamBeGood
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        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.

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

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          • ClydeC
            Clyde
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            Another Update from Sinden:

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

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            • retropieuser555R
              retropieuser555 @Clyde
              last edited by 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

              Pi 5 4GB

              Retroflag GPI with raspberry pi zero 2 w/ wifi

              Retroachievements:- lovelessrapture

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                GusLara
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                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!

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                • ClydeC
                  Clyde
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                  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.

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                  • YFZdudeY
                    YFZdude
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                    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.

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                    • theissdevT
                      theissdev @Clyde
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                      5607 =/

                      Cocktail Cab Project - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23763/cocktail-cab-project?_=1592408967951

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                        Gamesman @Clyde
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                        @clyde I backed this on Kickstarter in 2019. Backer 882. The original delivery date was October 2019, but then life intervened. I have been patiently waiting for mine. Getting two with recoil. I believe mine is in Los Angeles right now and on the way to me. I have been getting my arcade cabinet ready for their use. Looking forward to trying them out.

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                        • ClydeC
                          Clyde @Gamesman
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                          @gamesman You have my sincerest sympathies. I hope you'll get your guns soon!

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                          • theissdevT
                            theissdev @Clyde
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                            It is what it is. These small ventures coming up w/ something awesome and getting slammed w/ demand. PiBoy was the same thing.

                            Cocktail Cab Project - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/23763/cocktail-cab-project?_=1592408967951

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                            • DipkidD
                              Dipkid
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                              Im #7000 something.. Backed it as late as Oct 2020. Will be awesome when they finally arrive, whenever that may be. In the meantime Im hunting a ps5 for retail-price...
                              No hard feelings against the Sinden guy, he seems like a very decent person.

                              RetroPC: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/13048/the-1976-retropc-diy-retro-gaming-computer-build
                              Wallcab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28324/wall-mounted-cab-2-0
                              Candy Cab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/34290/diy-candy-cab-arcade

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                                A Former User
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                                • ClydeC
                                  Clyde
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                                  Another update! This time with a time table for estimated shipping by order numbers. Mine is aimed at April 12th if I read it correctly, but I'm not too confident in this date, as it is still more than a month in the future.

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

                                  What I don't understand is his explanation about (some of) the non-recoil guns being assembled first, followed by recoil guns at the end of the week when the new factory staff will be more experienced in their assembly. Yet the time table doesn't discriminate between recoil and non-recoil. (?)

                                  That said, I remain very relaxed as long as the updates keep coming. 🙂

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                                  • DipkidD
                                    Dipkid
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                                    Mines looking like early May, but i doubt that. A virus, a brexit or a shipwreck is probably throw me curveball. but hey, waiting and anticipation is my game. :)

                                    RetroPC: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/13048/the-1976-retropc-diy-retro-gaming-computer-build
                                    Wallcab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28324/wall-mounted-cab-2-0
                                    Candy Cab: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/34290/diy-candy-cab-arcade

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                                      AdamBeGood @Dipkid
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                                      Has anyone set this up on RetroPie yet? Mine is on order, just wondered how easy it was to do. I haven't researched yet as I figured it might be a while before I get my gun.

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                                        G30FF @AdamBeGood
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                                        @adambegood I've set it up with RetroPie. It's not terribly complicated to do, but there are several steps you have to deal with. The official Sinden Lightgun wiki has full setup instructions, or, optionally, a bare-bones prebuilt RetroPie image (no games included) that's already configured to work with the light gun.

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                                          AdamBeGood @G30FF
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                                          @g30ff said in Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?:

                                          @adambegood I've set it up with RetroPie. It's not terribly complicated to do, but there are several steps you have to deal with. The official Sinden Lightgun wiki has full setup instructions, or, optionally, a bare-bones prebuilt RetroPie image (no games included) that's already configured to work with the light gun.

                                          Okay, I've read that now and it looks easy enough to do. Is it the same procedure for all Libretro cores as for the NES? I guess non-Libretro cores are a bit fiddlier, but I think everything I want to play will be fine with Libretro anyway.

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                                            G30FF @AdamBeGood
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                                            @adambegood It's the same for all cores, yes. Just keep in mind some cores need additional buttons mapped, such as flycast and snes9x. I've got this working with Flycast, Nestopia, SNES9X, MAME2016, and Genesis Plus GX (only tested in Master System games though). I haven't tried Genesis games, Sega CD games, or PSX games.

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