I got my Dreamcast at midnight on 9-9-99. When i hooked it up the next morning & played HOTD2 for the first time to say i was impressed is a huge understatement. It was shockingly good. It was so far beyond any other light gun game i had played up to that point. I expected it to be good but after the Saturn port of HOTD i was cautiously optimistic. It’s not often that a game so completely obliterates my expectations but HOTD2 did it & then some. Still my favorite light gun game.

There are more light gun games you can play on the Dreamcast then what you have listed. The Atomiswave light gun acrade games have been ported to the Dreamcast. You can play Ranger Mission, Extreme Hunting 1&2, Sega Clay Challenge, and Sports shooting USA. You have to plug the gun into controller ports 3 or 4. You guys should do a follow up video to this showing those games.

I love light gun games. I love them so much that I hefted my grandmas old 27" CRT that she had in her garage into my game room just so I could play light gun games with my friends. It's got Component and S-Video to, really rare to find SD CRT's like that these days so that's really neat bonus lol. Looks absolutely gorgeous. However, I just have to be honest with you here bros; I have had ZERO luck finding decent light guns to use for the Dreamcast. Z. E. R. O. Luck. I've tried every brand there is (barring the official Sega gun that doesn't work in North America of course) and not a single one can hold all its shots dead center during gameplay or calibration. It's not like its only slightly off center either, we're talking shots bouncing all over the screen like a ping pong ball. I thought it might be my CRT but all my other guns from other systems work just fine. All my GunCons, PlayStation Justifiers, Saturn Stunners, NES Zappers, an Xbox Silent Scope Rifle and even an off brand Beretta-style light gun with blowback action for the original Xbox (which works amazing with HotD 3 btw) all work absolutely perfectly. But Dreamcast guns? Nope, every one I tried were all essentially unusable. It sucks to because I'd love to play Confidential Mission, HotD 2, Death Crimson and all the Atomiswave ports. Luckily HotD 2 is available on the Xbox inside HotD 3 as an unlockable so there's that I guess. Apparently, this is a common issue with Dreamcast light guns because many others like myself have all reported the same issues. Maybe you guys got lucky with some good guns. I just wish I could be on the same side as you here because the Dreamcast is awesome. But as it stands, like you guys, I couldn't recommend Dreamcast light guns to anyone. Just for different reasons than you two. :(

Small library, but House of the Dead and Virtual Cop are so good it’s worth it. Next I wanna see a video on the Dreamcast fishing controller and games. For extra authenticity, maybe up the beer drinking on that one.

Gaming off the Grid going through all the consoles light gun games perfect

Another great video fellas. I love this channel!

I always considered Virtua Cop 1 and 2 legit masterpieces. You know if Sega ported THAT stuff to modern consoles, with a new lightgun included, their Sega Ages collection would actually be worthwhile. In fact almost anything from their Model 2 and Model 3 catalogue is awesome. Yet to their own detriment they continue to ignore those titles.

The PS5 is almost 4 years old, and it barely has anything I'd want. I can think of maybe the RE4 remake but that's available on the PS4. Plus I lost all respect for Sony when they got into people's consoles and removed content from them without offering any kind of refund.

Regarding HD CRT’s, another thing to look out for is that the HD ones are usually 100 Hz, whereas purely analogue CRT’s should be 50Hz or 60Hz (PAL and NTSC respectively).

No matter how many times you tell ppl that you’re well aware that you can mod, hack, and emulate stuff, they don’t shut up 😂😅

I got super lucky with my CRTs. I got a 36 inch trinitron off craigslist for free, then i found a Toshiba 32A41 at an estate sale with stand for 20 bucks, then i got a 34 inch widescreen Wega HDMI CRT for 60 bucks on Craigslist (I use that one for PS3, 360 and Wii U). They are BEASTS but i love em dearly and its the only way to play Retro systems! Also just tried Confidential Mission with my Mad Catz Light gun on my Toshiba 32A41 while i was watching this and it calibrated perfectly. Now, this TV is a bubble tube, curved CRT, its not a flat screen like yalls, so, i dont know if maybe this particular game doesnt like flat CRTs? Could be the issue, but just wanted to add that here.

Really loving this channel. You guys are dedicated. I love Arcade shooters but when my last CRT died about a decade ago, i retired my light guns and now just use standard controller. I admire your dedication.

Demolition racer is $25 sealed on ebay 🤣 nice hidden gem!

I really enjoy the passion you guys have for this shit :D

Love the coverage on everything Light Gun & unique peripherals! Hope you guys can do more on all the unique stuff the Dreamcast and Saturn had. Would be cool to see how many of those Light Gun games have Dreamcast Mouse compatibility too! Virtua Cop 1&2 on Saturn had amazing Saturn Shuttle mouse support - best way to play without a CRT. HOTD 2 also supports the Rumble Pack for the Light Gun (I believe) to add a closer to the arcade experience. (Also, shout out to Typing of the Dead using the Dreamcast Keyboard - also possible to play with your USB keyboard if you have a BROOK adapter for your console.)

Respect for all the testing and information you shared about it. I only ever played light gun games with a CRT on the Saturn, but not on the Dreamcast. I have a Dreamcast as an adult with some of those light gun games, but no CRT. So it's helpful to know what the experience would be like if/when I do get a CRT.

Underrated channel that's still putting on passionate video about games. Love seeing any video about light guns. I don't have a pelican or madcats gun but I do have a Hais mini light gun. I'd love to compare these one day. There might be a larger version but I'm only vaguely remember a listing from Russia.

The Dreamcast is (if I'm correct), the only console I'm missing from the NES forward (sure I'm missing something). Actively trying to find one for a good price, might even have a trade lined up with a buddy for one though *fingers crossed*. I agree although you can emulate almost anything now a days, it's something about having the OG hardware that just hits different. Potentially it from the memories and nostalgia you have from the times when if you have a physical copy of the game, or a buddy with one, you were SOL. I love how much I've learned about games I might not of known of if I hadn't checked out your channel. I don't play many Light Gun games as a whole, so seeing videos like this get me hyped and give me some games to keep an eye out for to hopefully add to the collection at some point. Always such a great time to drop by the channel and check out the content you provide, always top notch my dudes. Cheers!!!! #Roadto45k

Light gun games aww yeah! Great coverage and breakdown of each game. Interesting stuff about Confidential Mission. Personally have not experienced the issues you mentioned, but glad you still enjoyed the title.

The Dreamcast stopped their software distribution in NA in 2002

Love these lists and videos!! Actually helped me pick up some PAL exclusives I didn’t realize I needed while I was in the UK.

I know a lot of people love House of the Dead 2, but my favorite DC light gun game is Confidential Mission. It is a blast to play!

Awesome video !! It’s nice you are appealing towards the OGs. !!! A great guide !!! Not getting Confidential Mission. Not a great collection of light gun games unfortunately !!! If calibration is so frustrating, then it’s not worth it. !!!

Got my Dreamcast thanksgiving 1999 (early Christmas) and house of the dead 2 was apart of that collection! Me and my cousins literally had a 24 hour experience during the holiday break right after thanksgiving dinner that night, and it was a BLAST!!

I never had problem calibrating the gun at all. I’m in the U.K using the official sega gun

Another great video! I love light gun games. You could also put the rumble pack (or whatever they called them for the Dreamcast) in those slots on the guns to get pseudo-recoil feedback! Also, I don't remember having calibration or accuracy issues. It's been a while, but I believe I connected to the TV using S-video cables. Maybe you could try that?! (or try different brand A/V cables, etc).

Great informative video.

Perfect timing! My 2 Dreamcast Japanese guns arrived today!

Oooooo you guys caught me before I found my daily Good Mythical Morning! Heck yeah! 😂

Enjoyed this! Like these videos much better than topical videos. Would love to see you guys do a garbage or gold type episode like Mort’s garage. See you guys review new co op or old retro ones you haven’t played yet. Or some games you disagree on!

Killer video Guys Love all you do and Thanks for all you do.

Pseudo Sue was the beer that my fiancée and I had on our first date back in 2020 (I picked it because of the dinosaur, obviously) and we cracked a couple open to celebrate our engagement so every time y’all mention Toppling Goliath I get so excited. Shoutout to them, shoutout to the incredibly sketchy Cambridge MA SAV-MOR Liquors, and shoutout to you guys for another great video!

I've got demolition racer on a burnt disk I've had it years I'm gonna play it now I've watched your video superb

The official Japanese Dreamcast gun is way much better than the 3rd party ones you got in North America. It has no issues with calibration. The trigger clicks and is not mushy at all. It's almost as good as a Guncon on the Playstation.

This video is great! I just bought hod2 and now I'm buying that racing game.

Get yourself a Japanese Dreamcast and an official Japanese Dreamcast light gun, Known as The Dreamcast Gun. This is the only way I play. It is super accurate and makes House Of The Dead 2 and Confidential Mission dead ringers to the arcade.

Aw gutterd, missed opportunity there by Sega, u would of thought they would of nailed the light gun aspect of the dreamcast, it's so hard where I live to find guns on any console to play light gun games, but they are so good. Awesome vid guys

Dreamcast was WAY ahead of it's time. It was one of my all time favorite systems, but it was so far ahead of it's time that it didn't do well in the gaming market. In fact Sega moved to just a publisher after this system failed to carve a niche for itself.

There is a fan translation of Death Crimson 2 out now that works on original consoles. Its only been a thing for like a month i think. But now you can play it and understand the language... you still won't understand what the hell is going on tho. The game is weird lol

Thanks for the heads up on sitting closer. I thought my guns were not working. Imma need to try again.

First of all, thank you for doing this video! Light gun games are probably my favorite thing when it comes to gaming and every video you guys make on the topic is amazing and very in-depth. When I was looking to get into Dreamcast light gun games I encountered some forum posts mentioning your same calibration issues with all light guns except the official japanese ones. Also, there are 3 US light gun games that block official japanese light guns from working (Sega did this because of the shooting). They are House of the Dead 2, Confidential Mission, and Death Crimson OX. Someone on the Dreamcast Talk forums uploaded patched image files for these 3 games removing the lock, allowing official Japanese light guns to work with those 3 US games. I burned the image files and purchased 2 JP light guns. I can confirm that the Japanese light guns have excellent performance with all games and calibration is not an issue at all. I have been able to play from the other side of my room (with extension cables) on my 32 inch CRT without problems. Hopefully this can be an acceptable solution and help someone have a much better experience with Dreamcast light gun games.

Greetz from Europe, you make the best retro video game videos

Love the Dreamcast! Also just picked up the Big Suits as well Toppling Goliath is top tier stuff.

I like ya review on light gun games. I have a sega dreamcast on 36" Sony CRT and haven't run into any of those problems. I can play CM on my couch on default calibration. Maybe It's the lighting of the room or the guns itself??? Next time I hook up my lightgun I could show you my setup.

And the honorable mention light-gun, not light-gun, game, goes to "The Typing of the Dead." Another great video guys!. Very informative. The PS1 might still be the King of Light Gun Games.

Can’t wait for the short Xbox episode. Short but sweet❤

Love your content guys. Are you gonna do an ultimate light gun tier list covering the best games across all crt platforms? That would be awesome.

Lol it’s the same in Europe / UK too haha! You have to be super close to the TV regardless ha!

Back in the day when i had a crt .. i never had the gun 🔫 lol so controller it was and i remember having fun with my friends .. but the dreamcast overall is a blast and i still have the same games today!

I think the issue is with your light guns and not the TVs. I play these games on PAL and NTSC-J dreamcasts using the proper SEGA light gun (the one not released in USA) and I had no issues whatsoever with calibration. You might also want to check the gun lens, maybe its dirty and causing some diffraction.

got it. "BANG BANG!" Had to listen to it a few times. LOL

“Short video” at 29min long 😂😂 hey I’m not complaining just thought that was funny. Would love to run across a Dreamcast at a yard sale some day would be an awesome score 🎉

Man I love the dream cast. But nobody talks about the best part...... the mini games that get downloaded to it. But sadly my dreamcast died in 2003 when my 2 year old feed it a sandwich and a tall glass of milk.

BANG BANG! lol… I really appreciate you u guys being honest about whether or not something is worth buying as opposed to other KZfaqrs with their YOU NEED TO BUY SO AND SO GAMES…. Anyways got a question for you guys, I really want to play Die Hard Arcade so bad but i don’t own a sega Saturn. I have a powerful enough pc but not really knowledgeable in emulation. Should I buy a Saturn for just that one game or should I figure this emulation thing out? Thanks

I'm glad to know it wasn't my 27" Wega. It's a bitch to get the guns with Confidential Mission, to aim at the edge of the screen. Such a great shooter, but man! I just realized I hadn't subbed. WTF?! I've been checking out your channel for a couple of years.

The star fire is great I prefer it to the madkatz official i have both . To calibrate the guns i have close to the screen then play from my couch about 4 or 5 ft away from my crt that usually works.

I thought it was just my Sharp tv. The Saturn is much better from a technical standpoint for light guns. Can’t believe someone else realizes the greatness of Demolition Racer. I love how “coming in first” is really just half the battle. Cirrus The Answer is a great song!

Another informative video. Are the VR headsets the new light gun ?

Roam reigns title reign has lasted longer than the Dreamcast. With that said I love the console so much.

Maybe, just maybe, madcats doesn't make the best light gun...... 😅 Excellent content! Keep it up guys.

Nice shirt Wes!

I caved and bought a new standard a/v cable this week, there will be light gun gaming going down this weekend for sure... as long as my Interact guns aren't busted. My copy of HotD2 still has a little yellow sticker on the jewel case that says "Please read Warning statement before use", which I thought was cool. Good to know I'll be in for a bear of a time calibrating the damn things.

Good to know about the calibration issues. I recently just got a Japanese Dreamcast so maybe I’ll give the official sega gun a whirl and see if it fairs any better. Btw there is a region lock for the lightgun but it’s the game not the system, so all Japanese Roms/games should work fine. Nice review, cheers

Got em all 😎

What did you guys use for all that shelving back there? Love my light gun games, it was one of the reason I start retro collecting back in 2015. I'm glad I scored a ton of the games and guns long before they start going up in price.

We need to get the rights to Sega Swirl and re-release it as a mobile game, I think it would kill now.

Always thought it was my TV with the Dreamcast calibration but like you said I tried many CRT TV's and it is a bitch. I have all the light guns but the best is the OG official one here in Australia for the PAL console. Have a massive physical collection for Dreamcast but have another console modded with the GDEMU for ease and disc preservation 😁 Cheers boys🍻

I only have the mad catz one and I have trouble calibrating it. When you have to shoot the second target in the lower right it has a hard time registering.

I guess calibration for me hasn't been as much of an issue. Definitely a little wonky compared to say the PS2, or even the Saturn, but at least for me not quite as frustrating. I play on a Sony Trintron KV-32FS320. I have the Smash Pack, Confidential Mission, and HOTD2 and have been enjoying them all but I also play solo so maybe therein lies the problem? Who knows? Have to agree though, if you're looking to buy a console exclusively for light gun games I think the PS1, PS2, and Saturn are better bang for your buck.

They’re back like the electric bill

For what it’s worth, I have all three light guns mentioned in this video, and I’ve never had issues with confidential mission, house of the dead , or death crimson ox. Played on several different TV’s. Maybe gotg’s madcatz light gun is on its way out?

Not light gun related, but demolition racer reminded me of a game on og xbox I used to play a lot. Test drive eve of destruction is an incredibly fun racing game if you have never played it

Demolition Racer is exactly that! Was wondering if you'd cover it because of the mini game. It is like Burnout Lite. Not surprised you goofballs 100% it either. Cheers

The only thing i don not like about the Dreamcast is the lens always die on me. i have 3 systems.

Ooo more light gun stuff 🥹

I felt like the Starfire light guns were the best that were released in the united states. They were most sinilar to the Saturn Stunner in look and feel.

Playing light gun dc games on a crt computer monitor #Win 🔥

Okay dear Guys do try Lightgun Games Always with Both TVs on or only single TV because flashing from Second Device Like a bulb (in my Case on Dreamcast) on the right 30cm next to TV make also a Bad Lightgun Experience with Calibration

Pathetic. You're not even using a GDEMU optical drive emulator mod with an HDMI output mod into a MClassic into a RetroTink 4K with a custom made Dreamcast preset with HD Retrovision cables into a 4K tv into a $4K PC via capture card. With all that said, I love this channel. I love the light gun series. I have 2 Sony Trinitron 32 inch Standard Def CRTs and plan on getting all the consoles. Just have Gamecube and N64 right now, but on the hunt for a Saturn next.

Wii has many light gun games. Perhaps do that next. Or do ps1 and ps2.

Ya know I've never bothered putting my US copy of Demolition Racer in before. Figured its just an American releas, how good can it be? Well i know what I'm doing after work on Friday. Beer and Dreamcast time. Cheers boys 🍻

I had House of the dead 2 and two mad katz guns. Had a ball playing it with friends but it was the only light gun game I had for the Dreamcast. Ended up trading in the game and threw away the guns years later 🤦🏼‍♂️

Death Crimson ox is a bitch to play. I played it on Ps2 and felt like it wasn't balanced for single player.

It was Columbine. I was a junior in high school at the time and I remember when I bought the Dreamcast when it came out I had to buy a pair of those Mad Katz light guns and they are great, but I was disappointed there was no official Sega light gun like there was for the Saturn and Genesis.

I love those big 36 inch sonys. If it breaks let me know. I can tell you what's wrong with it. I worked on sony equipment for years

As for Sega Smash Pack, it is worth mentioning the Emulation on the Genesis games is pretty bad. Still worth it for Virtua Cop 2 though, just don't expect much from the 16-bit titles.

Bonus I'm on lunch break top lads

💀👾🤖 Ohhh Yeah!! Happy Collecting!!!

This is the gayest y’all have ever looked on the thumbnail… but I still love you both😘😘😘 ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Hi you both, Second time i Made a comment! I'm in TV Business for Years, (but in CRT Time). Is IT possible that your TV got 100Hz than maybe this is the Problem for calibration, on PAL is 50Hz and NTSC is 60Hz when the Picture Refresh Rate (TV to Console maybe PAL to NTSC or both to 100Hz almost every Philips, Sony TVs) is different to your TV than small gun Move is Big!

Is calibration easy with the PAL sega official gun? I live in europe. In case anyone knows thank you

Never had any problems with my official lpal light gun... (I live in europe)

4:20 even Martin Luther King had a Dreamcast

I had a seizure watching your last few videos...was worth it 💯 Got G?

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The Wii has a bunch of cheap ones.. even the ones you mentioned

Dumb question. But does anyone take crt tvs n rig them up so they aint as big? If not I feel bigger companies should make these. Crt flat panel lol. I laugh but its a brilliant idea n I'm full of them 😂😂😂

Is it your guns? I play Dreamcast light gun games on a 68cm VGA CRT at 480p and on a flatscreen trinitron at 480i and ive never even contemplated calibration.....but i use the official guns (PAL gamer benefit for once!) Seems odd you guys had so many issues.

Confirmed, nutsack blown right out on my 36” Trinitron

I know this is off topic, but you guys oughta bring back the Royal Rumbles with promos now that your channel is bigger. They're fun! Perhaps ya'll can livestream one! I'd wager it would get more views than the older ones did.