Atari xe light gun

[Rik]

Hello,I was wondering about the quality of the Atari xe light gun.I ask because i got one for pretty cheap,for my 7800,but seller said it wasnt tested,I dont mind too much if it doesnt work,I got it so damn cheap,just thinking about what the chances are of whether or not it'll work,I thought of the 5200 joysticks which were known for Not working whenever found in the wild,I hope the gun was of better quality!I havent recieved it yet.The person im getting it from is a friend,im not even paying shipping,but id still like it to work,as these things can be pricey, or hard to get a hold of!

Edited November 17, 2006 by Rik

[The_Laird]

The XE gun is the 7800 gun!

 

 

Its not great but does the job once you get used to it.

[bcprs1]

Get the light gun from Best Electric. It works much better than the XE gun.

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

[+RandomPerson]

XE gun is liking huntting when your drunk.

[Rik]

Get the light gun from Best Electric. It works much better than the XE gun.

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

Here in Canada, Best electronics or best buy,ive been to ALL of them,anyway ive been to all of them here where i live and theres NO such thing as classic gaming equipment,just new modern stuff,no-one has a clue about best buy or electronics selling old atari stuff of whatever,the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs,and they say"WE NEVER EVER SOLD SUCH STUFF,"and i must be referring to the U.S stores,it doesnt surprise me as the U.S has all the COOL stores anyway,i should have known.

Edited November 18, 2006 by Rik

[jsoper]

...the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs

No comment

[Rik]

...the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs

No comment

Far out,Grooooooooooooooooooooovy maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan,like wwwwwwwooooooooowww you know?

Edited November 18, 2006 by Rik

[jsoper]

OK, now I understand. The lightgun is a special order because only one Best Buy location stocks it and the Canadian staff probably didn't know. Ask them to call the Alamogordo New Mexico store and grab one from the underground stock room. The light guns are right next to the ET cartridges (order one of those too, great game).

[Atarifever]

XE gun is liking huntting when your drunk.

So you mean it's like hunting then?

Edited November 18, 2006 by Atarifever

[shadow460]

The XE gun is the 7800 gun!

 

 

Its not great but does the job once you get used to it.

 

IIRC, there's an oragne gun that's actually designated and would have been sold as the 7800 gun. It was identical in every way except for the color. Well, and rarity. Only a few exist.

 

I use a Light Phaser with my 7800.

[+RandomPerson]

Get the light gun from Best Electric. It works much better than the XE gun.

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

Here in Canada, Best electronics or best buy,ive been to ALL of them,anyway ive been to all of them here where i live and theres NO such thing as classic gaming equipment,just new modern stuff,no-one has a clue about best buy or electronics selling old atari stuff of whatever,the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs,and they say"WE NEVER EVER SOLD SUCH STUFF,"and i must be referring to the U.S stores,it doesnt surprise me as the U.S has all the COOL stores anyway,i should have known.

 

OMG, your a dumbass.

[jetset]

XE gun is liking huntting when your drunk.

 

I must have crappy aim. I know 99.9999% of people say the XE lightgun isn't good, it's off center, etc...but I've always found it to be pretty precisce.

...And I'm usually sober when I play. Usually.

[shadow460]

That's what I like about the Light Phaser. It's still a little off, but it's consistent.

 

"Oh, my! I was shooting at the barn and I hit Gramps instead!"

[zektor800]

Get the light gun from Best Electric. It works much better than the XE gun.

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

Here in Canada, Best electronics or best buy,ive been to ALL of them,anyway ive been to all of them here where i live and theres NO such thing as classic gaming equipment,just new modern stuff,no-one has a clue about best buy or electronics selling old atari stuff of whatever,the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs,and they say"WE NEVER EVER SOLD SUCH STUFF,"and i must be referring to the U.S stores,it doesnt surprise me as the U.S has all the COOL stores anyway,i should have known.

 

 

You have GOT to be kidding?

[Rik]

Get the light gun from Best Electric. It works much better than the XE gun.

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

Here in Canada, Best electronics or best buy,ive been to ALL of them,anyway ive been to all of them here where i live and theres NO such thing as classic gaming equipment,just new modern stuff,no-one has a clue about best buy or electronics selling old atari stuff of whatever,the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs,and they say"WE NEVER EVER SOLD SUCH STUFF,"and i must be referring to the U.S stores,it doesnt surprise me as the U.S has all the COOL stores anyway,i should have known.

 

OMG, your a dumbass.

Why am i a dumb ass,they're the [email protected]#%^&g dumbasses for not knowing what their own stores sell

Edited November 20, 2006 by Rik

[Rik]

Get the light gun from Best Electric. It works much better than the XE gun.

 

http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/

Here in Canada, Best electronics or best buy,ive been to ALL of them,anyway ive been to all of them here where i live and theres NO such thing as classic gaming equipment,just new modern stuff,no-one has a clue about best buy or electronics selling old atari stuff of whatever,the salesmen all look at me like im on drugs,and they say"WE NEVER EVER SOLD SUCH STUFF,"and i must be referring to the U.S stores,it doesnt surprise me as the U.S has all the COOL stores anyway,i should have known.

 

 

You have GOT to be kidding?

Nope,I didnt know it was just in the U.S,as i have never shopped at best buy or best electronics,or any other electronics store,if i want an electrical appliance,i go to the flea market and buy used,as i have become sick and f$%%^%^G tired of screwing around with having to replace everything because of redundancy,as far as blue ray and hd,ill wait till you can get them for almost nothing at the flea market or pawn shop,thrift ,like where all the other new crap that comes out ends up at after a YEAR of release.

Edited November 20, 2006 by Rik

[jaybird3rd]

Nope,I didnt know it was just in the U.S,as i have never shopped at best buy or best electronics,or any other electronics store,if i want an electrical appliance,i go to the flea market and buy used,as i have become sick and f$%%^%^G tired of screwing around with having to replace everything because of redundancy,as far as blue ray and hd,ill wait till you can get them for almost nothing at the flea market or pawn shop,thrift ,like where all the other new crap that comes out ends up at after a YEAR of release.

Why am i a dumb ass,they're the [email protected]#%^&g dumbasses for not knowing what their own stores sell

Let me give you a hint:

 

Best Electronics != Best Buy

 

[Rik]

Nope,I didnt know it was just in the U.S,as i have never shopped at best buy or best electronics,or any other electronics store,if i want an electrical appliance,i go to the flea market and buy used,as i have become sick and f$%%^%^G tired of screwing around with having to replace everything because of redundancy,as far as blue ray and hd,ill wait till you can get them for almost nothing at the flea market or pawn shop,thrift ,like where all the other new crap that comes out ends up at after a YEAR of release.

Why am i a dumb ass,they're the [email protected]#%^&g dumbasses for not knowing what their own stores sell

Let me give you a hint:

 

Best Electronics != Best Buy

 

Whatever ,Best Buy,Best Electronics. I have a tendency to confuse the two,we have both here where I am at,and neither sell the classic stuff,as I checked both stores,just the U.S stores do,as I had to phone the head offices myself,cus,the DUUUUUUMBASSSSSSES at the stores dont have a clue,even after telling me "oh,someone else came in and asked if we sell classic gaming stuff",well,hasn't the thought of asking for the customer come to mind?,nooooo,thats too much work for them!lI'll just get the stuff on e-bay,where I got all my best stuff,much easier ,and less hassle,and dont have to deal with dozey clerks.

Edited November 21, 2006 by Rik

[jsoper]

I'm wondering if Rikitiki-tavi here is a troll account for one of the regulars. If not, maybe we should protect Brad at Best from him.

[+RandomPerson]

I'm wondering if Rikitiki-tavi here is a troll account for one of the regulars. If not, maybe we should protect Brad at Best from him.

 

Either way I don't think he will make it as far as actually getting in contact with him so he should be safe from the headache.

[Rik]

I'm wondering if Rikitiki-tavi here is a troll account for one of the regulars. If not, maybe we should protect Brad at Best from him.

 

Either way I don't think he will make it as far as actually getting in contact with him so he should be safe from the headache.

Good idea,thats very kind and thoughfull of you,and saving ME the headache,thanx again!!!!!!:)and thanx for the info jsoper,you rule!...and so does RIKKI-TIKKI-TAVI,(HAS 4 k'S BY THE WAY),cute little critter!,if you remember RIKKI- TIKKI-TAVI,you probably remember ELECTRA WOMAN AND DYNA GIRL!,the 70's and 80's,the BEST,TAKE CARE FRIENDS

Edited November 23, 2006 by Rik

[NightSprinter]

Ok, I'm going to settle this dispute once and for all. After that, I'd like Albert or one of the mods to close this thread immediately so the trolling and flame-war ends.

 

Best Electronics is a California-based wholesale place of nothing BUT Atari-stuff, and they've been in business since the 80's. the link to the site www.best-electronics-ca.com Will give you an amazing amount of information on what sort of Atari products they sell. Whether you need parts to re-build an old CX-40 joystick or if you wanna buy an AtariST computer, this is pretty much one of the best places to go to.

 

It's NOT affiliated with Best Buy. That place is just a large nationwide appliance/electronics retail chain. The reason you can't go to Best Electronics is because they don't have an actual physical store to walk into. All of their business is done over the phone or the internet.

 

Now as for the Atari XE LightGun, as people have stated it can be a pain to use at first. Mainly due to two things: 1.) a built-in calibration (as it's actually a trigger-activated lightpen) as per program, and 2.) it's sensitive to actual screen brightness according to how the program was made. The reason why the Best Electronics gun was suggested was due to the fact that B.E. did a little more work on the internals of the gun's hardware. Either way, you'll get used to the games after a while.

 

And with that said, and I'm fairly sure the mods would agree on this: Question answered, flames doused, topic closed.

[jsoper]

The reason you can't go to Best Electronics is because they don't have an actual physical store to walk into. All of their business is done over the phone or the internet.

...

And with that said, and I'm fairly sure the mods would agree on this: Question answered, flames doused, topic closed.

I've gone to Best and picked up orders, walked through the door and everything. So before the mods lock, I just want to say: OMG your a ......ummm......... writer of well thought-out posts, yeah that's the ticket.

[+RandomPerson]

 

Good idea,thats very kind and thoughfull of you,and saving ME the headache,thanx again!!!!!!

 

 

To save Brad the headache you will give him no the other way around. (I see you got the idea now about Best, so ya the flames should be out soon. )

Edited November 24, 2006 by Shawn Sr.

[Rik]

Ok, I'm going to settle this dispute once and for all. After that, I'd like Albert or one of the mods to close this thread immediately so the trolling and flame-war ends.

 

Best Electronics is a California-based wholesale place of nothing BUT Atari-stuff, and they've been in business since the 80's. the link to the site www.best-electronics-ca.com Will give you an amazing amount of information on what sort of Atari products they sell. Whether you need parts to re-build an old CX-40 joystick or if you wanna buy an AtariST computer, this is pretty much one of the best places to go to.

 

It's NOT affiliated with Best Buy. That place is just a large nationwide appliance/electronics retail chain. The reason you can't go to Best Electronics is because they don't have an actual physical store to walk into. All of their business is done over the phone or the internet.

 

Now as for the Atari XE LightGun, as people have stated it can be a pain to use at first. Mainly due to two things: 1.) a built-in calibration (as it's actually a trigger-activated lightpen) as per program, and 2.) it's sensitive to actual screen brightness according to how the program was made. The reason why the Best Electronics gun was suggested was due to the fact that B.E. did a little more work on the internals of the gun's hardware. Either way, you'll get used to the games after a while.

 

And with that said, and I'm fairly sure the mods would agree on this: Question answered, flames doused, topic closed.

Thank you,for clearing it up,this is all thats needed,a straight answer,yes doused,and dead

Edited December 1, 2006 by Rik