G’AIM’E has managed to achieve a functional — and FUN — light gun that brings the classic gaming experience into the modern era. AND IT DOES IT WITH TIME CRISIS!
I’m just going to come out and say that I was extremely skeptical when I first got wind of the G’AIM’E TIME CRISIS Light Gun plug and play microconsole Kickstarter campaign. Replicating light guns has been tricky in the era of modern tv panels. Most of them regularly fail or only just kinda work, and are annoying to calibrate. Dealing with the whole thing is a pain.
G’AIM’E, however, proved me wrong. They’ve cracked the code, it would appear.
AI is a buzzword word and it’s easy to roll your eyes (and I would agree) but this isn’t that. Don’t hear AI and close out. Using a camera on the front of the gun and AI algorithm wizardry I can only say I somewhat understand, the set up was impossibly simple and I absolutely never felt like the gun’s calibration drifted away.
The product is fully backed by Namco Bandai and the original creators of the games included (Time Crisis 1, Point Blank, and Steel Gunner 1 & 2). The recreations of the original arcade guns (with recoil!) are wonderful and the games are rebuilt from the original ROMS — these are everything we remember AND we can finally play them in our own home again without dealing with the heavy CRT we keep in the garage.
I went from skeptic to an excited believer in a single session.
More info can be found at MyGAIME.
Team SideQuesting gives the G’AIM’E TIME CRISIS plug & play gun console a PAX WEST 2025 TEAM CHOICE AWARD for excellence!
TIME CRISIS™, POINT BLANK™, STEEL GUNNER™ Series & ©Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Tassei Denki Co., Ltd.
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