📰 New article from RetroRGB
Time Crisis HDTV Light Gun Kit
https://retrorgb.com/time-crisis-hdtv-light-gun-kit.html
Let’s be real—playing Time Crisis with a light gun on a modern TV should feel like stepping into an arcade… not wrestling with your Wi-Fi router.
Enter the G‘AIM’E TV Mini-Console: a cute, plug-and-play box that lets you play classic light gun games—Time Crisis, Point Blank, and more—on your HDTV. Sounds like a dream, right? Well… it’s got charm, but zero chill. The gun’s camera needs a perfect, unobstructed view of your screen, meaning you’ve got to stand like a statue six feet back. Miss the target? Blame the tech—not your aim. (Spoiler: it’s the tech.)
And yeah, it works—sometimes. Jason from RetroRGB tested it side-by-side with a real CRT, and the results? Spotty. One shot hits dead-center. The next one thinks you’re aiming at the ceiling lamp. It’s like playing darts with a blindfold and a GPS glitch.
Still, props to the team for trying. At $100–$200, it’s not cheap—but it is legally licensed, and the foot pedal for Time Crisis? Chef’s kiss. Just don’t expect to win a tournament. As one commenter put it: “I’d play a few levels and move on to the next thing at the party.”
For collectors, tinkerers, or folks with way too much patience—this might be your weird little joy. For everyone else? Stick to the controller.