16th February 2017, 6:42 PM
Good idea, so I mentioned it.
So... I got something today. I don't know if it's actually something worth having, but it is interesting and I've very rarely used one before, and I was offered a decent price (well under the high sticker), so... I got it.
SNES - Super Scope. Yeah, I got a Super Scope. For $40, I got the light gun itself with its scope and armrest attachments, the Super Scope's fairly large box (just the box though, no foam inserts), a LttP/early SNES games poster, the Super Scope sensor you put over the TV, and a Super Scope 6 cartridge. So yeah, it came with pretty much everything other than the foam that goes in the box and the manual. It's a decent but not amazing price for a boxed Super Scope.
Additionally, I got another Super Scope game, Battle Clash for $5 (cart only). Years ago I got a few games that work with the Super Scope but don't require it, Terminator 2: The Arcade Game, TinStar, and Lamborghini American Challenge (it's a little bonus game thing in this one), but not games that require the Super Scope. The store had Battle Clash so I got it, but I guess now I'll be looking for X Zone and Yoshi's Safari... and any others, if there are some (I forget offhand).
What do I think of this thing? Well, of the few people I knew with a SNES back during the system's life, none had the Super Scope. I've used one once before for a few minutes last year, and maybe in a store sometime back then, but that's it... and it's easy to see why, with how iffy this thing is! That it runs on six AA batteries (that apparently do not last long) is bad enough, but the fire button location is the worst. The "bazooka" concept just does not work well versus a conventional light gun, and the fire button being on the top of the thing is a pretty uncomfortable location. Sure, on your shoulder, looking through the scope, you can be reasonably accurate, but still, this is not a great light gun. But some SNES games require the thing, so I've finally got one. If all of the SNES light gun style games worked with the gamepad and mouse too I probably wouldn't bother, but they don't.
(On that note, I still need to get a Kinect for my X360 someday... it may not be good, but I WOULD at least like to play Fable: The Journey, if nothing else.)
So... I got something today. I don't know if it's actually something worth having, but it is interesting and I've very rarely used one before, and I was offered a decent price (well under the high sticker), so... I got it.
SNES - Super Scope. Yeah, I got a Super Scope. For $40, I got the light gun itself with its scope and armrest attachments, the Super Scope's fairly large box (just the box though, no foam inserts), a LttP/early SNES games poster, the Super Scope sensor you put over the TV, and a Super Scope 6 cartridge. So yeah, it came with pretty much everything other than the foam that goes in the box and the manual. It's a decent but not amazing price for a boxed Super Scope.
Additionally, I got another Super Scope game, Battle Clash for $5 (cart only). Years ago I got a few games that work with the Super Scope but don't require it, Terminator 2: The Arcade Game, TinStar, and Lamborghini American Challenge (it's a little bonus game thing in this one), but not games that require the Super Scope. The store had Battle Clash so I got it, but I guess now I'll be looking for X Zone and Yoshi's Safari... and any others, if there are some (I forget offhand).
What do I think of this thing? Well, of the few people I knew with a SNES back during the system's life, none had the Super Scope. I've used one once before for a few minutes last year, and maybe in a store sometime back then, but that's it... and it's easy to see why, with how iffy this thing is! That it runs on six AA batteries (that apparently do not last long) is bad enough, but the fire button location is the worst. The "bazooka" concept just does not work well versus a conventional light gun, and the fire button being on the top of the thing is a pretty uncomfortable location. Sure, on your shoulder, looking through the scope, you can be reasonably accurate, but still, this is not a great light gun. But some SNES games require the thing, so I've finally got one. If all of the SNES light gun style games worked with the gamepad and mouse too I probably wouldn't bother, but they don't.
(On that note, I still need to get a Kinect for my X360 someday... it may not be good, but I WOULD at least like to play Fable: The Journey, if nothing else.)