Fallout_002 Posted December 2, 2005 Share Posted December 2, 2005 Greetings All, I recently bought a brand new, unopened, copy of Crossbow. When trying to use this cartridge on my French (SECAM) XE Game System, the game displays and runs fine. However, when shooting at the screen using the light gun, although it is apparent that a "shot" was fired, the game does not register my shots on the screen (it is as if I were shooting off the screen). Any idea what might be causing this? My BugHunt cart runs fine, with near perfect accuracy of the light gun. Would appreciate any help with this. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Lightguns tend to be sensitive to a television screen's brightness and contrast. You might have to adjust the TV set until it will register gunshots onscreen for both games. Another possibility is that your lightgun might not work properly. I have had two XE Lightguns stop working for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 The other thing is that the XE light gun is woefully inaccurate. You may just not be shooting at the "right" area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fallout_002 Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 The problem is not the lightgun. As I stated, the lightgun works well, with near perfect accuracy in both BugHunt and Barnyard Blaster. Any ideas why this would not apply for Crossbow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Each game handled the lightgun a bit differently. The code for Bug Hunt is really good and accurate, while the code for Barnyard Blaster is absolutely terrible. The Crossbow code may not like your SECAM TV for some reason. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Lodoen Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Each game handled the lightgun a bit differently. The code for Bug Hunt is really good and accurate, while the code for Barnyard Blaster is absolutely terrible. Tempest 978850[/snapback] I think that's backwards. David Plotkin wrote in Antic in June 1988: "Barnyard Blaster is a superb game that also brings some great news-the Atari Light Gun works just fine! Those aiming inaccuracies noted in my article, Shootout of the Video Game Systems (Antic, March 1988) apparently should have been attributed to the Bug Hunt software included with the XE Game System. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Each game handled the lightgun a bit differently. The code for Bug Hunt is really good and accurate, while the code for Barnyard Blaster is absolutely terrible. Tempest 978850[/snapback] I think that's backwards. David Plotkin wrote in Antic in June 1988: "Barnyard Blaster is a superb game that also brings some great news-the Atari Light Gun works just fine! Those aiming inaccuracies noted in my article, Shootout of the Video Game Systems (Antic, March 1988) apparently should have been attributed to the Bug Hunt software included with the XE Game System. " 979929[/snapback] You're right. I probably have those mixed up. It's not like I spent alot of time playing either... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I haven't played BARNYARD BLASTER XE, but BUG HUNT is pretty bad. You can hold the gun right up to the TV, fire and see it hit to the side of your target! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 If you like the XE light gun games -- and I do -- it might be worth your trouble to hunt down one of the 3rd party (usually modded Sega guns) light guns that were made for these titles. I had one for years, and it worked well with all games...including Bug Hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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