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Dreamcast Light Guns
The Dreamcast video game console had several light guns released as accessories between the years of 2000 and 2003. The official light gun from Sega was released in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States due to concerns about bad press soon after the Columbine High School massacre. Instead, an officially licensed light gun was released by Mad Catz for the U.S. market. Several Dreamcast games support light guns, as well as various homebrew titles. The light guns work with a CRT TV or a CRT VGA monitor in 640x480 mode. Official light guns Dreamcast Gun The ''Dreamcast Gun'' is a light gun that was released only in Europe and Asia, where it is the official light gun for use. It works on American consoles, as all Dreamcast peripherals are region-free. However, American games such as Confidential Mission and House of the Dead 2, are region-locked and will not work with the Japanese gun, displaying a message like "This gun incompatible in North America" (HOTD2). Other North Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Saturn
The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the successful Sega Genesis. The Saturn has a dual- CPU architecture and eight processors. Its games are in CD-ROM format, and its game library contains several ports of arcade games as well as original games. Development of the Saturn began in 1992, the same year Sega's groundbreaking 3D Model 1 arcade hardware debuted. The Saturn was designed around a new CPU from the Japanese electronics company Hitachi. Sega added another video display processor in early 1994 to better compete with Sony's forthcoming PlayStation. The Saturn was initially successful in Japan but failed to sell in large numbers in the United States, where it was hindered by a surprise May 1995 launch, four months before its scheduled release date. After the debut of the Ninte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sega Smash Pack
''Sega Smash Pack'' (''Sega Archives from USA'' in Japan) is a series of game compilations featuring mostly Sega Genesis games. Pack 1 (Windows) The first pack titled ''Sega Smash Pack'' (''Sega Archives from USA Vol. 1'' in Japan) featured eight games. *''Altered Beast'' *''Columns'' *''Golden Axe'' *''Out Run'' *''Phantasy Star II'' *''Sonic Spinball'' *'' The Revenge of Shinobi'' *''Vectorman'' Pack 2 (Windows) The second pack titled ''Sega Puzzle Pack'' (''Sega Archives from USA Vol. 2'' in Japan) featured three games. * '' Columns III'' * ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine'' * ''Lose Your Marbles'' Pack 3 (Windows) The third pack titled ''Sega Smash Pack 2'' (''Sega Archives from USA Vol. 3'' in Japan) featured eight games. *''Comix Zone'' *''Flicky'' *''Kid Chameleon'' *''Sega Swirl'' *''Shining Force'' *''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' *''Super Hang-On'' *''Vectorman 2'' Console (Dreamcast) The console version of ''Sega Smash Pack'' was released for Dreamcast titled '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virtua Cop 2
''Virtua Cop 2'' is a light gun shooter arcade game, released in 1995 and developed internally at Sega by their AM2 studio. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1996, PC in 1997, and Sega Dreamcast in 2000. It was bundled with ''Virtua Cop'' in ''Virtua Cop: Elite Edition'' for PlayStation 2 in 2002. This game was known as ''Virtua Squad 2'' for the North American PC release. The game was succeeded by ''Virtua Cop 3''. Gameplay The game features three levels through which the player's movement is automated on a predetermined path. However, unlike the first ''Virtua Cop'', at certain points the player picks their route from two possible choices. It is the player's job to shoot the criminals that appear before time runs out and they shoot back, while taking care not to shoot any innocent bystanders. Along the way there are various objects in the background that can be broken if shot, some of which will reveal power ups afterwards. As with the first ''Virtua Cop'', players earn ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Dead 2
is a horror-themed light gun shooter arcade game and the second game in '' The House of the Dead'' series of video games. The direct sequel to '' The House of the Dead'', it was developed by Sega for arcades on the Sega NAOMI board in November 1998, then ported to the Dreamcast in 1999 and Microsoft Windows in 2001, and is also found on the Xbox as an unlockable bonus in '' The House of the Dead III''. The game appears in the compilation '' The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return'' for Wii. The Dreamcast version became a '' Sega All Stars'' title. The games story picks up slightly over a year after the original game, and follows several AMS agents investigating a zombie outbreak in Italy. The protagonists are tasked find the source of the attack while also locating a missing agent, known as G. Gameplay ''The House of the Dead 2'' is a rail shooter light gun game. It includes an auto-reload feature that allows players to point their guns off-screen to reload their weapons withou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confidential Mission
is a light gun game published by Sega, first available as an arcade game, then ported to the Dreamcast. The game is in the same style as the ''Virtua Cop'' series or ''The House of the Dead'' series, with support for one or two players. The game was developed by Sega's Hitmaker development team and first released in 2000. Its plot is of the same vein as ''James Bond'' and '' Mission: Impossible''. Despite it also having an arcade release, it never enjoyed the popularity of the ''Virtua Cop'' nor ''The House of the Dead'' series, which were also produced by Sega. Plot A group of terrorists have stolen the World's Coalition's satellite. The Confidential Mission Force (CMF) sends two of its agents, Howard Gibson and Jean Clifford, to investigate. They first infiltrate a museum, where they find out "Agares" is behind the plot of stealing the satellite. As soon as they grab the disc with the information, one of the Agares leaders prevent them from getting the disc. After they retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Exit
''No Exit'' (french: Huis clos, links=no, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The original title is the French equivalent of the legal term '' in camera'', referring to a private discussion behind closed doors. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play begins with three characters who find themselves waiting in a mysterious room. It is a depiction of the afterlife in which three deceased characters are punished by being locked into a room together for eternity. It is the source of Sartre's especially famous phrase "L'enfer, c'est les autres" or "Hell is other people", a reference to Sartre's ideas about the look and the perpetual ontological struggle of being caused to see oneself as an object from the view of another consciousness. But the phrase “L’enfer, c’est les autres” may also be a reference to the use of the “les autres” as a slang term for the German occupying forces during the war. Titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Crimson 2
Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain death is sometimes used as a legal definition of death. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. Death is an inevitable process that eventually occurs in almost all organisms. Death is generally applied to whole organisms; the similar process seen in individual components of an organism, such as cells or tissues, is necrosis. Something that is not considered an organism, such as a virus, can be physically destroyed but is not said to die. As of the early 21st century, over 150,000 humans die each day, with ageing being by far the most common cause of death. Many cultures and religions have the idea of an afterlife, and also may hold the idea of judgement of good and bad deeds in one's life (heav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Crimson OX
is a light gun shooting game developed by Ecole. It was released in arcades in 2000 then ported to the Dreamcast console in 2001 (published by Sammy Entertainment), several months after Sega had dropped support for the console. It is the third game in the ''Death Crimson'' series, and the only one to be released outside Japan. The game was also released as ''Guncom 2'' in Europe and in Japan on the PlayStation 2. Gameplay The game can be played with either a standard controller or a light gun. Development ''Death Crimson OX'' was developed by Ecole Software. Reception The Dreamcast version received "generally unfavourable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. ''GameSpot'' described it as a second-rate '' House of the Dead'' clone. ''IGN'' cited a confusing storyline, poor visuals, and new gameplay mechanics which prevent the game from offering any sort of challenge. ''Game Informer'' said that it "gives you plenty of targets, but no r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrustmaster
Thrustmaster is an American-French designer, developer and manufacturer of joysticks, game controllers, and steering wheels for PCs and video gaming consoles. It has licensing agreements with third party brands as Airbus, Boeing, Ferrari, Gran Turismo and U.S. Air Force as well as licensing some products under Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's Xbox licenses. History Norm Winningstad helped found Thrustmaster in 1990 in Hillsboro, Oregon. By early 1991 the company began advertising the Thrustmaster Weapons Control System in computer magazines. It worked mainly on developing flight control for simulation on IBM Compatible Computers. The company has utilized the HOTAS system for use in computer flight simulation and has modeled some controllers after flight controls of real aircraft. The company made its name in making expensive but high-quality HOTAS controllers in the mid-1990s. By 1995, its sales grew to $15 million, and then to $25 million by 1998. In July 1999, the gaming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000. It is the successor to the original PlayStation (console), PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth generation of video game consoles, sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox. It is the List of best-selling game consoles, best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. Announced in 1999, Sony began developing the console after the immense success of its predecessor. The PS2 offered Backward compatibility, backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock#DualShock, DualShock controller, as well as its games. The PlayStation 2 received widespread critical accla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GunCon
The , known as the G-Con in Europe, is a family of gun peripheral A peripheral or peripheral device is an auxiliary device used to put information into and get information out of a computer. The term ''peripheral device'' refers to all hardware components that are attached to a computer and are controlled by the ...s designed by Namco for the PlayStation consoles. The original controllers used traditional light gun technology, while newer controllers use LED tracking technology. Background The first GunCon NPC-103 (G-Con 45 in Europe) was bundled with the PlayStation conversion of ''Time Crisis (video game), Time Crisis''. To make the gun affordable to consumers, the force feedback feature of the ''Time Crisis'' arcade gun was omitted, and an additional fire button was included in lieu of releasing a pedal controller for the game's ducking mechanic. A second version of the GunCon, known as the GunCon 2 NPC-106 (G-Con 2 in Europe), was bundled with the PlayStation 2 conversion of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
