Best Retro Console - For shooters

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Greetings all,

I have been shopping around and it seems like PS2 might be the best but I was hoping to get some advice. I have been wanting a retro console setup and recently scored a nice old TV at the curb. My question is what console has the best gun/game combos for use with an old CRT TV?

*I'm aware of Retro shooter and it looks cool but I would prefer something original.

Thank you!
 
if I remember correctly I had time crisis and a few others for my ps2, house of the dead on Dreamcast was better imho
 
Silent Scope is a excellent shooter, available on PS2 and the Dreamcast. I have both, and a Ultimarc gun, though you can use your controller and don't "have" to have the gun, but is of course much easier. I prefer the Dreamcast version better due to the graphics.
 
I use lightgun games for my events and honestly there is not one clear "winner" IMO.

The NES actually probably has the most lightgun games! Some are pretty interesting too.

The SMS has one that's 3-D glasses compatible, which is a cool experience, and a few other non-traditional lightgun games.

The DC has like 3 (but HOTD2 especially is one of the best lightgun games you can play at home without emulation).

Playstation 2 has like Time Crisis and Point Blank. Vampire Night is cool, and Ninja Assault.

Saturn has more than a few lightgun games. I love HOTD so much that I play the Saturn ver all the time. VC and VC2 are excellent. If you've never played Death Crimson, I can't explain how awful it is, you HAVE to experience it for yourself!

I really don't like emulation, but the Sinden guns are really impressive, for PC stuff!

I think the 3DO is pretty good if you get the American Laser Games gun. It's got good ports of Mad Dog McCree, etc. (so I read... Haven't bought the gun yet)
 
I really don't like emulation, but the Sinden guns are really impressive, for PC stuff!
I'm not a fan of Sinden... The whole white border around the game takes me out of the arcade experience... Not to mention Sindens have issues with light levels if the rooms not the perfect light level. I much rather have Gun4IR. Fully open source project and you can essentially tape the few parts to a ruler and have a light gun or you can go all out and convert anything to be a light gun... Skies the limit... Way cheaper too
 
That's cool! I'll check out that too. I already have the Sindens. I didn't think you had to have the white border, I thought I saw options in the menu. I just fired it up to test it though, haven't played anything seriously yet
 
You might be interested in grabbing an OG XBOX if you don't already have one. House of the Dead 3 (which also includes House of the Dead 2), Silent Scope Complete (which includes Silent Scope 1, 2, 3, and EX), and Starsky & Hutch.
Lots of good stuff there, and the XBOX can be easily soft-modded, allowing you to add games via FTP.

;)
 
Oh I meant like Genesis / SNES ports. LE1 was the first I could think of. Can you emulate those on an OG Xbox and they work with the lightgun?
 
Oh I meant like Genesis / SNES ports. LE1 was the first I could think of. Can you emulate those on an OG Xbox and they work with the lightgun?

Hmm- not sure, but I am willing to try it- I'm pretty sure I have everything I need to test. There are emulators for Gen/SNES (and many more) for OGxbox. I'll get out my xbox and get a few loaded tonight and report back.
 
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