Don't give up hope.  The Troubleshooter is not dead.  I'm just really slow at updating it.  A new version will be out very soon that supports House of the Dead 3, and also has basic support for ePSXe.  The only PSX lightgun games I have tested are "Time Crisis" and "Time Crisis: Project Titan".  But they both work pretty well.

 

At the moment, there are no viable alternatives to the Act Labs guns.    I don't think any of the real arcade lightguns can be interfaced with a PC yet, though I do believe somebody somewhere is working on a USB interface for those things.  Personally, I'm keeping my eye on the RGT gun from E-Real Games (http://www.erealgames.com).  So far their gun is only for consoles.  But I've heard that they're working on a PC version.  If that ever comes out, I will make a new version of the Troubleshooter to support the RGT gun.  I will also see what I can do to make it work in MAME.

 

Jon

----- Original Message -----

From: digital_dark

To: pclightguns@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 11:12 PM

Subject: [pclightguns] Alternatives to ACT LABS USB GUN????

Hi, I have a wierd question so here goes...I am planning on building
a mame cabinet over the summer.  So I want it to have light
guns...luckily enough I ordered some ACT LABS USB GUNS late last year
expecting to get my building of the mame cabinet underway sooner.  I
also bought a regular TV to use them with.  So anyways enough of my
story here's the question...is the Troubleshooter patch going to be
updated any time soon? or should i give up hope on it? I was hoping
to play some Guncon games in an PSX emulator. Also the ultimate
question is are there any alternative light guns that work in mame and
also games like virtual cop or the house of the dead's? I've seen some
light guns at happs control and arcadeemulator.net but i'm not sure
about the interface with the TV and the computer! If anyone has tried
those guns please tell me your experience!!! Thank you!
        - Digital Dark