light gun
Aim at TV
A light gun is a pointing device shaped like a pistol or rifle, used with video games and arcade machines to shoot at targets on screen.
The gun detects where it's aimed by reading light from the display when the trigger is pulled, a technology that worked reliably with old cathode-ray televisions but poorly with modern flat screens.
Classic arcade shooters like *Duck Hunt* and *Time Crisis* popularized the device.
I spent all my quarters on the light gun games at the arcade.
One who fires weapons
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- cabinetEnclosed storage furniture
- CRTVacuum tube display
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
controller · calibration · photosensor · trigger · reload · crosshair · aiming · target
1980s home gaming system
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- 8-bitVintage computing standard
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- CRT televisionCathode-ray display device
cartridge · high score · joystick · console · Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo · coin-op · childhood
Directing toward target
- targetingSelecting as objective
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- hand-eye coordinationAbility to sync vision and movement
- reaction timeSpeed of response
marksmanship · tracking · hit · miss · score · timing · reflex · steady hand
shooter
One who fires weapons
peripheral · controller · calibration · photosensor · trigger · reload · crosshair · aiming · target · gallery
NES
1980s home gaming system
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- 8-bitVintage computing standard
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
CRT television · cartridge · high score · joystick · console · Sega Genesis · Super Nintendo · coin-op · childhood · memories
aiming
Directing toward target
- targetingSelecting as objective
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- hand-eye coordinationAbility to sync vision and movement
reaction time · marksmanship · tracking · hit · miss · score · timing · reflex · steady hand · quick draw
- gamingvideo games, buff, games, PlayStation 4, gameplay
- arcade gaminginsert coin, high score, joystick, game over, credits
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- gaming accessoriescontroller, headset, gamepad, joystick, memory card
- input devicesmouse, keyboard, trackball, trackpad, joystick
- retro gamingretro gaming, 8-bit, NES, SNES, 16-bit
light gungamepad
Handheld console interface
joystick · analog stick · steering wheel · d-pad · dance pad
light gunlaser pointer
Handheld focused beam emitter
touchscreen · mouse · stylus · motion sensor
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