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      MattyL42
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      Hi there- looking to set up "light gun" to set up with my tv pie- just wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction with where to begin.

      I mainly play arcade, so any games like taito classics like operation wolf- to Jurassic park and alien3.
      Thanks

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      • herb_fargusH
        herb_fargus administrators
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        Aimtrak has an infrared gun. I'm not aware of any that actually work like the original light gun as it's contingent upon the behaviour of the actual hardware of CRTs. Also not sure about the integration in emulation, might end up being something like an emulated mouse

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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        • DipkidD
          Dipkid @MattyL42
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          @mattyl42 eta prime on youtube has a pretty recent good video on it. Wiimote w gun holster, Dolphin bar, mame setup etc. 👍🏻

          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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            Cyborgbob
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            Have you looked at this?

            I have not tried it yet.... But I am going to....

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              gomisensei @herb_fargus
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              @herb_fargus

              @herb_fargus said in Light gun latest?:

              Aimtrak has an infrared gun. I'm not aware of any that actually work like the original light gun as it's contingent upon the behaviour of the actual hardware of CRTs. Also not sure about the integration in emulation, might end up being something like an emulated mouse

              more like a touchscreen, which is similar. The emulator translates the input to one the game program on the rom can interpret.

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              • herb_fargusH
                herb_fargus administrators @gomisensei
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                @gomisensei a touchscreen is essentially an emulated mouse too

                If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

                Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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