Rik Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Picked up a light gun today at Value Village,it is a pistol,38 special kind of style I think,silver,has a black handle,and has an orange tip where the light,signal or whatever comes out.The connector has 9 pins,like the 2600,and plugs right in,question is,any 2600 games use this gadget?or any other Atari system?I bought it just in case I could use it now or in the future,it was only $3.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 It sounds like a Famicon clone light gun. They often use the 9-pin plugs for the 2nd player &/or gun games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 It's not Atari compatible. It's from a cheap Famiclone. They use the same DB-9 plug as Atari consoles, but they aren't compatible at all. I see those things in thrift stores all the time. It's going to be next to impossible to find an Atari compatible lightgun in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 It's not Atari compatible. It's from a cheap Famiclone. They use the same DB-9 plug as Atari consoles, but they aren't compatible at all. I see those things in thrift stores all the time. It's going to be next to impossible to find an Atari compatible lightgun in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanx for your replys,im going to return the piece of junk tomorrow,since i trust you guys know what your talking about,especially if its not compatible with Atari stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 http://www.atariage.com/7800/controllers/c...iXELightGun.jpg This is the only Atari made light gun made. I think there was an orange colored one, too. Best Electronics has one, but there's virtually no chance of finding that one in a thrift. Sega Master System light guns have the same DB-9 connectors as Atari consoles, but the gun isn't compatible either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krupkaj Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 But I think it is possible to modiffy the SEGA gun to be Atari compatible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpfalcon2003 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Picked up a light gun today at Value Village,it is a pistol,38 special kind of style I think,silver,has a black handle,and has an orange tip where the light,signal or whatever comes out.The connector has 9 pins,like the 2600,and plugs right in,question is,any 2600 games use this gadget?or any other Atari system?I bought it just in case I could use it now or in the future,it was only $3.00. Try ebay for the XE light gun also. The gun will work for 2600 Sentinel if you have just a 2600 system. If you have a 7800 system, 7800 Crossbow, and 7800 Alien Brigade are light gun games as well. 7800 also released a NTSC version of Sentinel too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyshots Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 What about this gun? Is this one compatible? Also looks kind of cool too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-ATARI-2600-LIGHT-GUN-9-PIN-Silver-w-Brown-Grip-Shootin-Video-Game-Contrl-/181443454660?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item2a3edf66c4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibr Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Not sure it is. You'd better look for a XEGS gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibr Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Note that you'd better use it with CRT screens/monitors. I can't ensure you it works on "modern" screens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 That looks like a Famiclone gun. Mitch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I wonder if a C64 light gun would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 I know the sega Master system light phaser won't work on the 7800, but what about the 2600?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibr Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Never tried it so far but if it doesn't work on Prosystem it shouldn't be VCS 2600 compatible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) There's an Antic issue which tells you how to convert a NES Zapper for use with the XEGS. Can't remember which issue though (I own all issues, but I don't feel like searching). Of course that might work with a 2600 as well. Edited June 21, 2014 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) What about this gun? Is this one compatible? Also looks kind of cool too. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-ATARI-2600-LIGHT-GUN-9-PIN-Silver-w-Brown-Grip-Shootin-Video-Game-Contrl-/181443454660?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item2a3edf66c4 This is most definitely a famiclone gun. I own several of these. Whoever is selling that is either lying, or knows very little about retro gaming - I just emailed him to let him know, in case it is just a case of ignorance (update - he responded back and said he was just going off old ebay listings, and has sorta changed the listing...). It most certainly will not work with anything Atari - however it's possible to mod them to work with an NES, so they're not entirely useless. What the original poster describes made me think of this instantly. Possibly slightly different colours but I'd bet good money that it's the same thing. Edit: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/116767-nes-famiclone-light-gun-to-7800-light-gun/ is an AA thread from 7 years ago where this very thing was discussed. Not a lot of success, although the Antic issue was mentioned, and there's a link to one of Ben Heck's threads where the NES/famiclone pinout is given. I've only ever done this with NES controllers to a famiclone personally - I find both the controllers and the guns on famiclones to be horribly built and very inaccurate. But to stay on topic - I can find no evidence that anyone's ever made one of these work with an Atari of any sort. Edited June 22, 2014 by freeweed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheel Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Note that you'd better use it with CRT screens/monitors. I can't ensure you it works on "modern" screens. No lightgun works on any modern screen, due to how they work. You absolutely need a CRT for any Atari/Nintendo/Sega lightguns. The gun registers the position of the TV's scanline to determine where you've "hit", so any screen with no scanline won't work. I suppose it's possible to use an Oddysey gun on an LCD, because even a light bulb works for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 (edited) SMS lightguns can supposedly be modded - IIRC the fire button returns opposite value vs Atari types. Threads around somewhere about it. The older type guns operated on whether a suitable light source was detected or not, no latching of scanline/HPos - so the old integrated Pong/Shooter games in theory should work on any TV type. Lightguns compatable with Atari 8-bit or C64 should work fine on 2600. Edited June 22, 2014 by Rybags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I know the sega Master system light phaser won't work on the 7800, but what about the 2600?? Dryers are great at getting out the wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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