One Fan's Quest to Make the Perfect Light Gun for 2023 Continues

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Since 2019, the Sinden Light Gun has been the first and only contemporary light gun that will work on modern TVs and displays. Yet despite the technical achievements made, its creator, Andy Sinden, is aiming higher to make this a product not just an easy way to play your favorite light gun games on an high-definition TV, but to fully revive a niche and otherwise forgotten sub-genre of games.

“My development priorities for the Sinden Light Gun is all about adding support to more hardware, emulators, and games. So finding ways to work directly on old consoles such as NES, PS2, and Dreamcast and supporting more systems good for emulation systems like Steam Deck and MiSTer FPGA,” Sinden explains. “Working with emulator developers to add light gun support to new emulators, working with developers and publishers to put more and more games on Steam that can work with light guns such as the recent House Of The Dead: Remake.”

Sinden’s ultimate goal is to have these devices work natively on old and new consoles, including the Xbox Series X/S and PS5.

“Initially, for the project, I was hoping one of the big console companies like Microsoft, Sony, or Nintendo would reach out for a partnership, but that hasn't happened yet, although I always remain hopeful,” Sinden explains. “Modern console gamers deserve to be able to all their favorite light gun games."

Originally released back in 2020, the Sinden Lightgun continues to be a work-in-progress. We checked in with Sinden about his plans for the future.

The Sinden Light Gun is touted as the first true light gun to work on modern TVs, but it also works on CRT TVs, too. It contains a built-in 480p webcam and is functional thanks to its own software. The software allows the peripheral to add