A few months ago, my dad and I went splits and bought this GunCon 2 bundle, which came with 8 games and 2 controllers.
We used to play a lot of Time Crisis 1 for the PS1 back in the day, and I still have it; however, I never took it out of storage because years ago, I gave away my old CRT TV.
We put the bundle aside when we bought it while I was on the hunt for an old CRT TV, because modern TVs can't run the light guns. After a couple of months, I finally find one.
I also wanted an old CRT, because retro games in general look much better on them, or at least that's what everyone said.
Having played games using converters to play on modern TVs, I have to say, playing them on the CRT is so much better. They look clearer, and in general, playing on an old TV brought back so many memories.
One of which is the slight, ever-present hum, while it is on.
Time Crisis 2 and 3 are so much fun to play; my only experience with them was playing them in an arcade years ago, but actually owning them now and not having to put in coins after each death is great.
They are so much fun to play, especially when having a few people around. Being able to play them 2 player is such a good experience too.
Vampire Night is also a really fun game too; the voice acting is a bit ham, but in a way, it just adds to the charm. I'm a huge Dynasty Warriors fan, so I'm used to the ham acting and flat delivery.
Another fun one in this bundle is Ninja Assault. On rails arcade action with Ninjas, need I say more?
This is one of the best pickups I've bought for myself, and the price was really reasonable, made even more reasonable considering my dad and I went halves on it.
Light Gun games are great if you really want to bring the arcade home with you and enjoy some action-packed encounters with friends.
Sometimes I find that it's hard to have fun playing games with company, but with these ones, everyone gathers around to watch and talk, while waiting for their turn.
My dad loves arcades, and I came up with the idea of making an arcade cabinet, large enough to fit the Television into, and that can accommodate the consoles underneath it. We have a rough design for it; all we need now is the space to build it and set it up, and when we do, we'll have the authentic arcade experience.
