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    Anyone getting the Sinden light gun?

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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. ๐Ÿ™‚

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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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                  AdamBeGood @G30FF
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                  @g30ff Superb, hopefully it'll all go swimmingly but I may be back to pick your brains whenever I get mine. Thank you!

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                    G30FF @AdamBeGood
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                    @adambegood The Sinden Lightgun official discord is also a great place to get support specifically for it. They helped me a lot getting set up.

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

                      @adambegood The Sinden Lightgun official discord is also a great place to get support specifically for it. They helped me a lot getting set up.

                      Iโ€™ve just ordered a recoil version in red, and was trying to get into the discord. Every link I try says itโ€™s expired?

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                        G30FF @StuMcBill
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                        @stumcbill Huh. Well, I've mentioned that problem on the Discord server, so hopefully they'll fix that soon.

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                          G30FF @StuMcBill
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                          @stumcbill They gave me an invite link: https://discord.com/invite/B67hgt4 Try this

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                            StuMcBill @G30FF
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                            @g30ff thatโ€™s worked. Thanks very much!

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                            • ClydeC
                              Clyde
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                              Two more updates since my last post in March:

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

                              There's also a (new?) updates section on the Sinden homepage:

                              https://www.sindenlightgun.com/productionupdates/

                              Seems like my order #4957 is finally coming into view.

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                                AdamBeGood @Clyde
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                                @clyde I think I'm around the 10k mark.. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

                                Looking forward to hearing what you make of the gun though, and at least there will be plenty of people to help me out with set-up if necessary by the time I eventually get mine...

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                                • ClydeC
                                  Clyde @AdamBeGood
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                                  @adambegood That's the spirit. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘

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                                  • simpleethatS
                                    simpleethat
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                                    I've been really lazy when it comes to my Retropie build lately. I need to get on setting this up. That dog isn't going to be able to infuriate me otherwise.

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                                    • ClydeC
                                      Clyde
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                                      I just got the holsters for my two guns. I wonder why they are sent separately, and when the guns will arrive. But I guess it's a good sign. ๐Ÿง

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                                        Chupachups @Clyde
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                                        Contribution ID: 2507. I received today, in Italy, with recoil :)

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                                        • ChupachupsC
                                          Chupachups
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                                          I have installed the sinden software but no success with lr-mame2003 and lr-pcsx-rearmed. With mame2003 i can fire in Operation Wolf and sometimes move up and down. :(

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                                          • ClydeC
                                            Clyde @Chupachups
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                                            @chupachups How does the software work exactly? How does the Sinden appear to the system? Is the installation manual available online?

                                            If it appears as a mouse, trackball or the like, maybe Spinners, Trackballs, Lightguns, Mice could help you set it up.

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