Has anyone used the happ recoil guns on Area 51?

Paul Olson

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If so, is this a worthwhile upgrade? I have never used those recoil guns, but they sound like they might be good. The kit is about double the price of 2 new guns, so I just wanted to check to see if anyone here would recommend the upgrade.

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That is what I would think too, but it probably depends on the quality of the recoil.
 
I spent a lot of time getting the recoil guns working on my Johnny Nero and was happy with the results. They do make the game harder as you just plain can't shoot as fast with a recoil gun. The mechanism takes time to move. Take that into consideration with Area 51.
 
I don't think Area 51 has the electronics nor the software to drive a recoil gun.

The kit comes with the driver board, but I have no idea how it would work with Area 51. I would want it to at least be smart enough to not recoil when out of ammo and when shooting off screen to reload.
 
The kit comes with the driver board, but I have no idea how it would work with Area 51. I would want it to at least be smart enough to not recoil when out of ammo and when shooting off screen to reload.

Wow good point. Love to know the answer, too. Debating the upgrade myself.
 
I don't think Area 51 has the electronics nor the software to drive a recoil gun.

Does not matter with the Happ recoil gun kit, which includes the guns (with a solenoid inside), a 24V power supply for the solenoids, and a PCB which goes between the gun connectors and the game board (and also needs to be wired into coin door switches)

http://na.suzohapp.com/amusement/optical/951142rbkit.htm

It waits until a coin is inserted, and the start button is pressed (totally seperate from the game PCB) then enables recoil for any trigger pull. It continues to recoil until there are no trigger pulls for a period of time (configurable).
 
Wow good point. Love to know the answer, too. Debating the upgrade myself.

From the Happ page (linked above):

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Will work on the following Gun Games:

    Area 51
    Egg Venture
    House of the Dead
    Lethal Enforcers 1 & 2
    Maximum Force
    Point Blank
    Police Trainer
    Virtua Cop 1 & 2
    Zero Point
    And others....
 
Any game that uses standard happ light guns will work. I have them setup in my konami warzaid currently. They work good but they not like the namco time crisis recoil. A lot less recoil with no moving slide.
 
The way i understood it, it just recoils every time you pull the trigger.


I'd like the upgrade for my area 51 trio setup, but im not paying that crazy money for it, and to be honest its just one more thing to fix when it breaks.
 
sorry to revive from the dead

but does anyone know where they sell these kits anymore? I think it would be kind of cool to give my police trainer a little kick.... any ideas since they are sold out at everywhere i was able to google. is there a new way of giving guns recoil that im not aware of?
 
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