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WTB: Atari XE Light Gun (In pretty condition as usual)


Skippy B. Coyote

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Hello again guys and gals! This time I'm looking for an Atari XE light gun, either new in the plastic wrap or in gently used and pretty condition with no unsightly blemishes. I am aware that B&C ComputerVisions still carries new old stock XE light guns, but their asking price of $55 shipped​ seemed a little steep so I figured I'd enquire here instead.

 

If anyone has one of these that they'd be willing to sell for a slightly more affordable price then feel free to shoot me a PM and we'll do business. :)

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Best Electronics. That's where I got mine.

go with the best electronics one I've had 4 of the atari ones over the years and they're all terrible

If only Best Electronics still made their light guns as well as they used to I'd definitely get one instead an Atari XE light gun. Three or four years ago I bought a Best Light Gun and it was absolutely perfect in terms of shooting accuracy and build quality, but sadly (and stupidly) I sold it back when I liquidated my Atari 2600 collection a couple ago. Since then I've bought a total of three more light guns from Best and they were all rubbish. Two of them arrived looking like they were assembled by trained monkeys and the third one looked fine on the outside but couldn't hit the broad side of a barn when I tried using it.

 

After that I bought an Atari XE light gun from another retailer that was supposed to be brand new but it arrived covered in dings, scratches, and dirt. It did shoot a lot more accurately than any of the Best guns I've bought over the last year, but it was in such terrible cosmetic condition that I sent it back for a refund.

 

At this point I just want a light gun for my Atari 7800 that is in pretty cosmetic condition and shoots accurately. I don't care if it's made by Atari, Best, or some other company as long as it looks nice and shoots well; I'd just rather not roll the dice on ordering directly from Best again since the last three light guns I bought from them were all defective in one way or another.

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I purchased the Best XE light gun in 2014 and it was cosmetically flawless and excellent built quality. One issue with all 7800 light gun games is you have to aim a couple inches sideways of the target, on any CRT. I have no idea why it works this way; it's as if the light beam were timeshifted slightly. SMS games/guns do not exhibit this defect. Overall after a few minutes you simply adjust to it and learn to shoot to the side of your target. It's like shooting a rifle with bad sights.

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One issue with all 7800 light gun games is you have to aim a couple inches sideways of the target, on any CRT. I have no idea why it works this way; it's as if the light beam were timeshifted slightly. SMS games/guns do not exhibit this defect. Overall after a few minutes you simply adjust to it and learn to shoot to the side of your target. It's like shooting a rifle with bad sights.

The Atari light gun has the same issue as well actually.
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