Talk:List of light-gun games

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 * What light guns are used for The House of the Dead PC games? Unless if a list exists, and I'm unaware of it, someone should start a list of light guns and what systems they're compatible with.  I know there's a light gun article, but why not have a list of light guns categorized by console or PC system? --164.107.92.120 03:03, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Not all are light gun games
Gunblade NY and LA Machineguns were joystick driven. The tips did no calibration or reading of the screen. They're as much of a light gun game as Star Wars Arcade Trilogy or Revolution-X. (Joystick driven. Just shaped guns for joysticks) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.103.10.58 (talk) 22:12, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Some more games need to be added
Like the arcade versions of Point Blank and Point Blank 2 (i don't know about the third one, but i guess it's also available as arcade). Ran4 13:08, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

I remember, also, a sort of SWAT game where in the arcade at a Geauga Lake I frequented which had a shield that you could hide under temporarily but would also break apart under stress. Anyone know the name of it? 02:58, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Protection?
I looked over the most recent edits and they all can be backed up by such websites as the Killer List of Video Games and the Time Crisis 4 information is even found on EBGames' official website. So, I don't see where the vandalism was on this page. If it's because of some user or something, the edits on this page at least appear to be highly verifiable and relevant. So, I'm just confused. --172.132.56.140 19:50, 11 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Here are some links and information that I added to other articles that some registered users are welcome to add for the Playtation 3 section:

According to numerous websites, Time Crisis 4 is also coming to the Playstation 3 with a new version of the GunCon controller that can be used with high-definition televisions.

--24.154.173.243 01:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, if I'm correct, the referance should've been added to the front page to ward off the vandalism term. If there was a citation, it wouldn't have been reverted. (Yes I see the ones below, they should've been on the front) --NapalmRiot 01:43, 13 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I see absolutely no vandalism in the edits prior to the unjustifiable month long protection. Absolutely ridiculous! --63.3.1.1 00:47, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

PlayStation 3
While at The Exchange yesterday, an employee claimed that Namco will be making light gun games for the PlayStation 3. Can anyone verify that information and if so, where should we put it? I know that the PlayStation 3 is getting a new GunCon for Time Crisis 4, but I had not heard much else, so if anyone has additional information about future light gun games for the PlayStation 3, please place them in an appropriate article. Sincerely, -- Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 14:51, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Revolution X
I see this game periodically added to the list. Anyway, I have the versions for both the SNES and PlayStation and they do not work with the Super Scope, Justifier, or GunCon, respectively. I have only been able to get them to play with the regular standard controllers, but not with any light guns. :( Sincerely, --  Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 18:45, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Revolution X was never a light gun game. While the arcade cabinet had 'guns' they were in fact positional joysticks moving a cursor.  Though it could still be argued to be a 'rail shooter' or an '(arcade) gun game' it is not really a 'light gun game'.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.49.17 (talk) 21:10, 30 March 2009 (UTC)


 * This is old but I'll put in my take. The arcade versions of Revolution X use "positional guns" and not true light guns as this page was made for. People need to read the rules/conditions and I admit I made the same mistake. Darkcat1 (talk) 15:51, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Xbox 360
Does anyone have a reference for it coming to home consoles? Sincerely, -- Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles  Tally-ho! 18:51, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

anyone remember this arcade game?
It was a light gun game, I can't remember who made it. This was in the mid/late 80's around the time of Hang-on. Anyway, your character was some kind of cop/terrorist hunter and the screen would scroll up along the side of a building and you would have to shoot the villians who showed up in windows (while being careful not to shoot innocent victims). I can't remember much else about it sorry but it was a fun game :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmathew (talk • contribs) 06:55, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Sounds like you might be thinking of some of the missions in Silent Scope, a sniper light gun game. In the arcade you a gun with a scope that had it's own screen you looked through. Is that what you mean? Protektor35 (talk) 03:51, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

No, there was no scope - it was like a black, heavy colt 45 type gun. Bmathew (talk) 16:38, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Rescue Mission for Sega Master System
This hyperlink brings up and irrelevant page about Christian homeless missions. I was tempted to un-link the page but decided that would be thought of aandalism. Does anyone know how to stop this hyperlink from bringing up the irrelevant article, and to request a new article on the Sega Master System game "Rescue Mission"? 172.202.94.162 (talk) 18:12, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

NES Virtual Console Games do not have Light-Gun Support
I just removed Hogan's Alley and Wild Gunman from the list, since they were both erroneously listed as having been released in 2008, and there is no information to lead to the conclusion that they will have Light-Gun support since not even Operation Wolf did. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.14.80.92 (talk) 16:26, 11 June 2009 (UTC)

Light gun games
The article title implies that this should be a list of light gun games, games that actually use a light gun as a controller. Games that don't actually use a light gun don't belong here, but perhaps on another list that could be titled List of shooting games. I removed the non-light gun games and edited the lead accordingly. --Jtalledo (talk) 19:55, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Here's a link to the last version of the list before I took all the non-light gun games out. So this could be used as a basis for a new list, or it could be reverted to this version if everyone chooses to move the list to a new name instead. --Jtalledo (talk) 20:10, 27 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sounds good. I changed the introduction to state this criteria, as otherwise editors would still be unclear as to whether or not light gun games which don't actually support a light gun should be included. By the way, if anyone can come up with a less obscure example than Saturn Corpse Killer, please feel free to replace it.--Martin IIIa (talk) 03:01, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Is the PlayStation version of Policenauts less obscure? The Saturn version supports the lightgun, but the PS1 version does not, although a community-created patch exists that adapts it's native mouse mode for Guncon use.
 * Also, the original Japanese release of Chaos Control (Saturn) doesn't support Lightguns, but the later European release does. Then Japan shortly got the euro lightgun version, restored the Japanese audio and retitled it Chaos Control Remix. I expect that particular example might be more obscure than Corpse Killer however. The Real Widge (talk) 16:20, 23 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I moved this page from "list of light gun games" since there are a few gun games that have come out that don't use traditional light gun technology due to the emergence of non-CRT display tech. The light gun game article may have to be moved too. Gameplay-wise, they're the same. I guess under the new name, you could argue that positional gun games would be covered, but I still think that the game mechanics are different since the controllers are fixed and you move a cursor along the screen. --Jtalledo (talk) 16:37, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

Operation Wolf
I just wana say something I read by talking to the collectors who have these games. Operation Wolf and it's counterparts have guns that are mounted but still use optical tracking so they are not positional guns per say. I don't have a good source except the KLOV forums. Darkcat1 (talk) 18:32, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
 * This was discussed at Talk:Operation Wolf. It seems that the Operation Wolf games use a combination of positional gun along with an optic sensor. I guess the positional gun is used to determine the position of the crosshairs while the sensor is used to register the actual shots. In that case, I think it would count as a light gun game. --Jtalledo (talk) 11:22, 2 July 2013 (UTC)

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Was the move the right thing to do?
This was at "List of Gun Games", but it was moved to "List of Light Gun Games" by @Soetermans.

I think the original article name was correct. This is a list of games that use a gun accessory. The majority of those accessories are lightguns, but certainly not all of them. Some of them use other technology. Sometimes as simple as mounting the gun on what is basically a joystick.

The only reason I didn't just revert is that I just noticed that the intro has said "light gun" for some months now, but I believe that is also wrong. Anyone have opinions on that? ApLundell (talk) 23:34, 17 January 2023 (UTC)


 * My argument is that we need WP:CONSISTENCY: the accessory itself is called light gun, the main article is light gun shooter and this is a list of those type of games. Like you said, the majority are about those type of games. And looking up "gun game" in the custom WP:VG/RS search engine, a "gun game" mode is apparently a thing. "It works similar to ‘gun game’ modes in other FPS games: you upgrade your weapon every time you get a kill. Respawns are enabled, and every time you get killed, your weapon is downgraded a level." All the more reason why "light gun game" is more appropriate. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 05:44, 18 January 2023 (UTC)
 * My point is that not all the games in this list use the accessory that is called a "light gun". Some use other gun-shaped accessories. ApLundell (talk) 05:01, 19 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I guess maybe the thing to do is to just explain in the lede that they're not all lightguns. ApLundell (talk) 23:32, 19 January 2023 (UTC)