While nowhere near a full comprehensive list, this does include the major releases on the time line. My love for the light guns first started (much like most of you) at the carnivals.
Playing a shooting game on a range hitting ducks, stars, and other objects. Being a kid and holding that weapon was pretty darn cool! Did your favourite make the time line?
The SNES Super Scope!
Will's A Brief History of the Light Gun
1936: Seeburg Ray-O-Lite (first light gun game)
1966: Periscope (Sega) the first quarter operated game
1969: Missile (Sega)
1970: Beam Gun (Nintendo)
1972: Killer Shark (Sega), Shooting Gallery (Magnavox Odyssey) first console based light gun
1973: Laser Clay Shooting System (Nintendo)
1974: Wild Gunman (Nintendo)
1975: Bullet Mark, Balloon Gun (Sega)
1984: Nes Zapper (Nintendo)
1986: Light Phaser (Sega)
1987: Magnum Light Phaser (ZX Spectrum), XG-1 (Atari)
1990: Laser Scope (Konami)
1992: Super Scope (Nintendo)
1993: Justifier (Konami)
1994: Menacer (Sega)
1997: GunCon (Namco)
2001: GunCon 2 (Namco)
2003: GunCon 3 (Namco)
2007: Wii Zapper (Nintendo)
Namco GunCon 1
Sega Master System's Light Phaser
The Wii console really saw a resurgence of the light gun games in particular. Thanks to the Wii's motion controls a new generation of kids got to delve into this spectacular genre. Games like Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, House of the Dead 2/3, House of the Dead Overkill, Sin and Punishment as well as many, many others.
Until Sega creates a new Periscope arcade game,
In the meantime, in between time!
-Will ^>^
they look like ghost busters (yes they get ghosts in jail)
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