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Light Gun Games - Console vs. Arcade

By winteriscoming

8 years ago


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#43 8 years ago

Arcade games...

Exidy games, the "creme de la creme" in their day of early SS machines in the 1980s.
Crossbow, Combat, Cheyenne, Crackshot, Catch 22, Clay Pigeon, Hit N Miss, Showdown, Who Dunit.
Most have only seen a handful of the Crossbow conversion kits, many were very uncommon.
All these games required skill, and fast hand eye coordination.
The "Holy Grail" was always Chiller, and for good reason.
If you do not know what I am talking about, you are too young to understand.
Check them out.

In the 90s, it was always the "Silent Scope" series, that most will know.
The magnifying "mini" screen was ingenious based on its tracking concept.
The one thing I remember about these particular games was the WEIGHT, even after primary disassembly into two parts.

If you want to go further back...
Early EMs classic was Seeburg 1947 "Shoot the Bear" animated game or much later the 1972 EM Midway game, "Haunted House".

All are better than modern light gun games and makes arcade games like "Lethal Enforcers" look like jokes.

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#51 8 years ago
Quoted from PACMAN:

I prefer the Arcade version. Mostly because its part of the experience with the artwork and actual guns.
Here's a few of mine.

Great collection.
Only a few have all of them in the actual dedicated cabinets. Mostly boardsets these days.

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