Cliff Notes – Time Crisis lightgun console smashes Kickstarter goal within hours
- The G’AIM’E console revives classic lightgun games like Time Crisis for modern TVs, featuring a bespoke lightgun and AI technology for enhanced gameplay.
- Despite its appeal, the console offers limited content, with only four games available and no future updates planned, leading to concerns about its value.
- The Kickstarter campaign exceeded its £35,470 goal within hours, raising over £239,000 with 59 days remaining, indicating strong interest from backers.
Time Crisis lightgun console smashes Kickstarter goal within hours
Gunning for a home (Tassei Denki Corporation)
A new console makes arcade classics like Time Crisis and Point Blank playable on modern TVs, and it comes with an actual lightgun.
Despite various console ports over the years, lightgun games like Time Crisis and The House Of The Dead have largely faded into obscurity as a relic of the 1990s.
The genre had a brief resurgence on the Wii, with titles like Link’s Crossbow Training and Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles making use of the Wii Remote’s pointer controls, but even these didn’t quite capture the same satisfaction of using a lightgun in the arcades.
However, if you want to replicate the experience at home without laying down the cash for a pricey arcade cabinet, an alternative has recently launched on Kickstarter.
A new console, named G’AIM’E, essentially makes the lightgun experience compatible with modern TVs. It comes with a console, a bespoke lightgun controller, and a ‘custom licensed’ version of Time Crisis which has been ‘faithfully recreated from the original arcade ROM’.
‘The G’AIM’E gun uses our own bespoke technology that utilises a high-resolution camera and AI; in place of the traditional infrared used in lightgun of the past,’ the description reads.
It’s claimed the use of AI technology allows players ‘to move freely without affecting the guns calibration’ by automatically detecting and adjusting to your TV, with the promise of ‘smooth, accurate gameplay from various angles and distances’.
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There are some caveats to be aware of though. This version of Time Crisis is single-player only, and the product’s basic package, which costs around £74 without shipping, doesn’t include a foot pedal.
If you want a multiplayer experience and a foot pedal, you’ll have to purchase either the premium or ultimate edition. The £101 premium version comes with everything in the basic package along with a pedal and three additional games which all support two players; Point Blank, Steel Gunner, and Steel Gunner 2.
The ultimate edition, which costs around £151, adds an additional lightgun and a required AC adapter, which you’d have to buy separately (or use one you already have) if you pick up the other editions.
It’s a pricey throwback (Tassei Denki Corporation
As noted on the FAQ page, the console won’t be updated with additional games in the future either, so it’s a fairly expensive package for essentially four old games.
Despite this, the Kickstarter page surpassed its £35,470 goal within hours. At the time of writing, a day after the page went live on Tuesday, June 24, the amount pledged has reached over £239,000, with 59 days still left to go until it closes on Saturday, August 23.
If you decide to take the plunge, delivery is expected in November 2025 according to the Kickstarter page. The console’s Japan-based creators, Tassei Denki Corporation, have also been given approval by Bandai Namco, so it’s all above board.
The last mainline Time Crisis game was 2015’s Time Crisis 5, which is the only entry not to receive a console port.
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