How did the old Nintendo guns work?

[Syringer]

Considering it didn't matter how big your TV is, how far you were from it, what angle you shot from..how does it, or any other gun work?

 

[Vortex22]

I remember in duck hunt when you fired, the screen flashed and a little white square appeared for a split second around the ducks. I would assume that the camera in the gun looked for that square.

 

[minendo]

http://www.theplainsman.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/09/11/3f60d31d6ef92

 

[Balt]

The answer you seek.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: Balt
The answer you seek.

Pretty clever.

 

[Flyermax2k3]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: Balt
The answer you seek.

Pretty clever.

Wow! Quite ingenious in its simplicity.

 

[beer]

Wow. For the last year I had been thinking about this. That seem so simple and I was never able to figure it out.

 

[kermalou]

cliff notes

the gun sends out a pulse, gets a return from the TV, and pinpoints it location.

 

[GarlicBreath]

Kermalou,

If you don't know, don't make something up.

 

[Crappopotamus]

im a patsy this was a good question!

 

[Derango]

Originally posted by: kermalou
cliff notes

the gun sends out a pulse, gets a return from the TV, and pinpoints it location.

Reading comprehension isn't one of your best skills, is it?

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: Derango

Originally posted by: kermalou
cliff notes

the gun sends out a pulse, gets a return from the TV, and pinpoints it location.

Reading comprehension isn't one of your best skills, is it?

lmao...reading comprehension is DEFINITELY not one of his best skills

 

[beer]

Originally posted by: kermalou
cliff notes

the gun sends out a pulse, gets a return from the TV, and pinpoints it location.

Yea, we all know TVs can read input from the screen....