Classic light guns died with CRT televisions — the old sensors literally read the scanline of a tube TV. Modern arcade light guns solved it with camera tracking: a camera in the gun watches a border displayed around your screen and computes exactly where you're aiming, on any modern TV or monitor. That's the technology behind the Sinden system, and it brought Operation Wolf, Time Crisis and House of the Dead back to living rooms.
The GRS Sinden Target Pro
The GRS SINDEN TARGET PRO pairs Sinden camera tracking with an arcade-grade shell and recoil feedback — the kick is what makes a shooting gallery feel real. It works with flat screens of any size, no sensor bars stuck to the TV.
- Wooden stock — shoulder it like the arcade rifles
- Replacement body — keep a well-used gun fresh
What you need to know before buying any light gun
- Camera tracking beats IR bars — no sensor placement, works at any screen size, absolute aim (where you point is where you hit)
- Recoil matters — without feedback, gun games feel like pointing a mouse
- Software setup — Sinden guns show a thin border during play and need the Sinden driver on PC (RetroPie/Batocera builds include support); calibration takes minutes
- Lag — put your TV in Game Mode; gun games expose display latency more than any pad game
FAQDoes it work on a modern flat-screen TV?
Yes — that's the whole point of camera tracking. Any HDMI display works; CRT not required.
Which games can I play?
MAME's gun classics (Operation Wolf, Duck Hunt via emulation, Point Blank), PC gun game collections and modern rail shooters that accept mouse-style absolute aim.
Can I use two guns?
Yes — two-player gun games support two Sinden-tracked guns on one screen.
See the Sinden Target Pro collection, or plan the rest of the cabinet in the MAME cabinet parts guide.
