Another probably dumb question is the fact that LE uses a mirror. Is this also compatible with these other games?
No, that's actually an excellent question. NOT all otherwise compatible light gun games support the mirrored display, like LE does (it actually has like 4 display mirroring options). Some other gun games DO support the mirroring (Police Trainer and Sharp Shooter, IIRC). However, some do NOT (Area 51, IIRC). Anyhow, I decided to make it a moot point in my cabinet. I swapped the vertical deflection wires at the connector to the chassis. This flips the display
when viewed directly, but makes the mirrored view appear normal. As a result, any game designed for direct-view will now appear correctly in the mirror. So games that were only designed for direct-view work fine, and for those that support mirroring, I do NOT enable it.
A few other games that I haven't personally used in my LE cabinet, but my I'm pretty sure will work, based on the research I've done:
-Lethal Enforcers 2
-Egg Venture
-Maximum Force
Also, the ArcadeSD board is JAMMA, and has a Happ light gun connector, and is expected to eventually support some Nintendo gun games. I intend to use it in my LE cabinet once that support is added.
The things you need to check for are:
-standard resolution (VGA games won't work, unless you put in a multi-sync monitor)
-horizontal monitor
-JAMMA
-Happ gun connectors or adapters