There Werent Really 88 Of Them
Ok, I've been posting here for upwards of a year now and I keep hearing a term and seeing pictures of an item that's use escapes me.
A supergun.
I've seen pictures in the "Show Us Your Gaming Setup" thread and I've seeen them mentioned in many arcade game related threads. I've got the feeling it has something to do with palying arcade games at home but I really have little idea what they are for.
I thought you were gay.... i guess not.
re-educated
Well all I want to know is should I look for something different living in europe and all? I remember someone saying "no you should go for_____ since we have____ here", yea I know it doesn't get more diffuse than that so I better put it like this: If I ever get the chance to obtain one of Matt's work of arts should I just fork out the money or is it anything special outside of power stepdown converters I need to know?
There Werent Really 88 Of Them
Originally Posted by J2d
*cries in confusion*
I thought you were gay.... i guess not.
re-educated
Yea you play arcade games at home with one, Click_Stick, Mode7 or some other lucky rotten bastard will go in depth on the issue as soon as they are through playing those games that you and I can only dream about.
Ñ-user
A Supergun allows you to use your Jamma compatible PCB with your RGB / Scart TV. It usually comes with arcade style joysticks. Since US TVs can't show RGB signal, I suppose there's a different system for that country, but it'll lose image quality.
re-educated
Can Pal countries tv's show RGB?
Ñ-user
Most of 'em. Hi definition TVs usually can't, thoe.
AZIZ...LIGHT!
As Recap said, a Supergun allows you to play arcade games at home, hooked up to either your TV, or some kind of monitor. Nice ones will offer video conversion to various formats (S-Video, composite) in addition to the normal RGB signal.
There are a couple companies that make and sell them, and several people have made their own. It's a cheaper and doesn't require as much space as a cabinet.
Braaaaaaainssssss
A Supergun is a power supply, a Jamma harness, a joystick, and sometimes an NTSC converter in a box. A simple device, but a device that requires connecting alot of wires none the less if you feel like building one.
There Werent Really 88 Of Them
Alright then, I suppose that pretty much answers my question.
Why is it called a "supergun" though?
I thought you were gay.... i guess not.
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