Rick Dangerous Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 (edited) Really miss that about the Wii/Wii U. Where are all the light gun games at on Switch? I'm talking House of the Dead, those kind of games. If you know of any that use an actual gun style controller where you aim at the TV, please do tell! Confirmed Light Gun Games for Switch: -Assault ChaingunS KM (digital only) -Cabela's The Hunt: Championship Edition (digital and cart release) Terrible--do not buy -House of the Dead Remaster (Release date/format TDB) Edited April 5, 2022 by Rick Dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 There is a remake of HOTD for the switch coming out and that you can get a gun that uses the joycons for the game to act as a light gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) That's great, looking forward to that one! Nothing else? Edit: apparently Cabela's The Hunt: Championship Edition uses IR controls for shooting, so there's one more. How did the Wii have like 40 light fun games and the Switch has barely any? Edited March 22, 2022 by Rick Dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Because the Wii had a sensor bar. The Switch doesn't. I don't understand how the IR camera at the bottom of the right Joy-con would work for a light gun game anyway. I think games use the gyroscope instead (which would not feel that different from the Wii remote pointing system actually). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 You can not use a normal IR receiver like that for light gun processing at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 22, 2022 Author Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) I will keep a master list on the first post; if anyone hears of any; please do post! As a reminder; these are games that use a "gun" style controller to aim, NOT the thumb-stick. Edited March 22, 2022 by Rick Dangerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerj Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Assault Chainguns KM. Very reminiscent of Gunblade NY. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 One of the mini games on CG51 is lightgun like. It won't be like Wii but will instead require you to center it on screen then go by gyro like Roots said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 According to this Amazon add for the this light gun style joy-con holster, Wolfenstein II can also us Gyro shooting controls. Can anyone confirm? I'm doubtful because it also says "Big Buck Hunter Arcade" and that is known to be joystick aiming only (unless they did an update adding gyro controls. Any other good peripherals like this that people have purchased to use with these shooting games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopy25 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Rick Dangerous said: According to this Amazon add for the this light gun style joy-con holster, Wolfenstein II can also us Gyro shooting controls. Can anyone confirm? I'm doubtful because it also says "Big Buck Hunter Arcade" and that is known to be joystick aiming only (unless they did an update adding gyro controls. Any other good peripherals like this that people have purchased to use with these shooting games? This video seems to confirm the Wolfenstein part. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Motion control fishing...sign me up for this combo pack...lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Got this for $85 new on ebay. Haven't used a fishing controller since the dreamcast. If you "watch" it they'll give you 5% off (I have no affiliation with the seller). Cabela's The Hunt and Bass Pro Shops The Strike Nintendo Switch Combo Pack 860007017629 | eBay I'll let everyone know how this gun works out. Edited March 24, 2022 by Rick Dangerous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 I think Doom (2016) also has gyro aim/motion controls; the big question for Wolf 2 and Doom is if they work in a gun style controller. If not it sort of defeats the purpose. Will try to test Doom once i get this controller in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopy25 Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 19 minutes ago, Rick Dangerous said: I think Doom (2016) also has gyro aim/motion controls; the big question for Wolf 2 and Doom is if they work in a gun style controller. If not it sort of defeats the purpose. Will try to test Doom once i get this controller in. I took a look around earlier and saw an article that indicated Doom was supported by gyro controls, but just like the video I shared earlier you need to use the joystick to move around. I'm not sure how that plays out. I hope a rail shooter comes into the play eventually if there isn't one already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 In Doom, Wolfenstein, and also the rereleases of old Doom games and Quake, the gyro is mostly used in conjunction to the right stick to aim faster. I think it's quite intuitive and way more rewarding imho than the slight auto-aim that other consoles use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 24, 2022 Author Share Posted March 24, 2022 Right, so it's a cool use of the gyro, but NOT by any means a light gun game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leatherrebel5150 Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 4:57 PM, Rick Dangerous said: Got this for $85 new on ebay. Haven't used a fishing controller since the dreamcast. If you "watch" it they'll give you 5% off (I have no affiliation with the seller). Cabela's The Hunt and Bass Pro Shops The Strike Nintendo Switch Combo Pack 860007017629 | eBay I'll let everyone know how this gun works out. For anyone else interested its a little cheaper at Gamestop https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/nintendo-switch/products/cabelas-the-hunt-and-bass-pro-shops-the-strike-combo-pack----nintendo-switch/303403.html 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 For anyone on the fence...Do NOT buy these games. They SUCK. lol. Returning my copies today. I was hopeful because Cabela's Dangerous Hunts series on the Wii and Wii U were actually quite good; arcadey and fun. This game is more like a "hunting simulator" and a broken one at that. Slow and boring. Where are the damn animals? Why is my guy walking at a snails pace? At least they got the "drunk driving ATV with no helmet sim" part right. Clearly a new/different developer and these are mediocre FTP games at best. I have come to understand why there are no light gun games on the Switch: It's doesn't really have the hardware included to make that happen. It's just not designed for it. The gyro's are great for subtle motion control; but not really sweeping movements like you would make with a light gun, so you have to overcompensate with your controller to aim across the screen on the TV. The strength of the motion controls lies in precision aiming if you are already zoomed in on a target for example, if you twist your wrist to aim down a bit, etc. I think that maybe; with some great software, they could sort of make it work. Looking forward to seeing how it's implemented on the House of the Dead re-release. Given the hardware limitations i'd be surprised if there was ever more than 1-3 real light gun style games attempted on Switch successfully. It's a shame but you can't do it every gen i guess! Will have to go the VR route for my light gun gaming needs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerj Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 So the description of HOTD Remake says it’s playable using joycons or a gun. I wonder what exactly they mean by that. Using the same shotgun style joycon shells that are already available or is there something else coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+evg2000 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 @Rick Dangerous thanks for the update, saved me time and money on a purchase I would probably not have been happy with 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 47 minutes ago, homerj said: So the description of HOTD Remake says it’s playable using joycons or a gun. I wonder what exactly they mean by that. Using the same shotgun style joycon shells that are already available or is there something else coming? Yeah....i'm cautiously optimistic that with such a big release they can do things as well as the hardware will allow. We'll see!! Just because you CAN use the Joy-cons and/or there is SOME motion control; doesn't mean it's going to feel/play like the a real light gun game. Still, given that's what these games are in their purest form; you think they will shoot for that experience as closely as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Actually the Switch has an awesome light gun game, but it's in the Nintendo Labo VR kit. It uses some kind of pump-action shotgun and it's incredibly easy to aim without any reticle since you really 'feel' where the shot will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Just give me a new version of Duck Hunt and I'll be happy as a pig in shit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homerj Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 If it plays like Assault Chainguns it’ll be fine. Nowhere near ideal but serviceable at least. I had always hoped they’d do something like this back in the Wii/PS3 generation. It would be amazing to get a port of Scarlet Dawn if the remake sells well enough. It would be UNBELIEVABLE to get something - ANYTHING from the Virtua Cop series. I never understood why we got Ghost Squad & Gunblade NY/LA Machine Guns on the Wii but no Virtua Cop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 3/31/2022 at 10:01 AM, Shawn said: Just give me a new version of Duck Hunt and I'll be happy as a pig in shit. We need that dog laughing at us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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