captain power
The trick with the Captain Power toys is that you had to both shoot things and dodge incoming fire. I know it is a different technology as the "light gun" games, which used a screen flicker that cannot be duplicated correctly on an lcd/plasma TV.
Therefor it might work. Someone would have to test it to see if it works. BTW thanks for the link for the DVDs I will have to order some in the near future just to re-watch the show and add it my obscure 80s cartoon collection, right next to Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
EDIT: the guys at http://captainpower.com say they have tested it and only CRT works. Glad I still have out around.
Therefor it might work. Someone would have to test it to see if it works. BTW thanks for the link for the DVDs I will have to order some in the near future just to re-watch the show and add it my obscure 80s cartoon collection, right next to Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors.
EDIT: the guys at http://captainpower.com say they have tested it and only CRT works. Glad I still have out around.
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Actually, no, it's virtually identical technology. In essence, the old "light guns" DID NOT shoot at the CRT TV! Instead, they had a photo-diode receptor built into them that RECEIVED light. So, in the case of Captain Power, it was quite simple: If the enemy shot was received by the sensor(s), you were hit. If the particular light frequency eminating from the bad guy was received by the sensor(s), you hit them.Jakalair wrote:The trick with the Captain Power toys is that you had to both shoot things and dodge incoming fire. I know it is a different technology as the "light gun" games, which used a screen flicker that cannot be duplicated correctly on an lcd/plasma TV.
EDIT: the guys at http://captainpower.com say they have tested it and only CRT works. Glad I still have out around.
I can't remember if CP used Sequential Targets (i.e. "screen flicker") or not. As you mentioned in your edit, it's all moot anyhow. CP WILL NOT work with LCD/Plasma. It will work with significant issues and error on a projection screen TV. I am unsure on if it will work with LED, but again, I lean towards No.