Want to talk OMG RAR3Z SNES game?

[MotherGunner]

No one fucking believed me when I told this story and finally someone documented it.

While I was in the U.S. Army, I used a Super Nintendo to practice my shooting skills!  We also had something called the Weaponeer, but these systems have long since been replaced by the EST2000 program.

I wish I could get my hands on one of these, good times! 

http://www.snescentral.com/article.php?id=0901

[SignOfZeta]

Well, at least now we know what SNES game cost the most to develop.

[MotherGunner]

 

Well, at least now we know what SNES game cost the most to develop.

what?  WHAT??   

[ToyMachine78]

That's kick ass! Beats the hell out of the super scope. I'm surprised they didn't release that with Super Platoon lol

[crazydean]

That's amazing! I wonder why I haven't seen anything about this before if 600 were produced. Do you think they are in storage in some Indiana Jones-style warehouse? Maybe they were all destroyed when they upgraded.

[Gentlegamer]

I remember reading about that a few years ago.

That's the best light gun ever made.

[SignOfZeta]

That's amazing! I wonder why I haven't seen anything about this before if 600 were produced. Do you think they are in storage in some Indiana Jones-style warehouse? Maybe they were all destroyed when they upgraded.

This is military training equipment.  The Pengagon doesn't get bored as of their games and trade them in at Funco. This probably fell under ITAR and only recently hit the civilian world, assuming it wasn't leaked out illicitly.

What Snowden did on his last day in town?

[Medic_wheat]

There is a guy on a local fb page for retro games selling a copy for $300.

But he just has the game. Nothing to hook up to use with a rifle.

[Medic_wheat]

Correction $600 OBF

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Neato, but I can't see something like that helping much with accuracy.

[SuperDeadite]

I actually played this myself at the Boyscouts National Jamboree.  So long ago, I can't even remember how old I was or what year lol.

[Corredor X]

Amazing, never heard of it - and I'm sure Ernest Cline didn't either, because he would certainly put that in his book "Armada", it sure fits the main conspiracy plot 

[MotherGunner]

Neato, but I can't see something like that helping much with accuracy.

It was very accurate actually.  Definitely helped me improve my shot group right before the live fire during Basic Rifle Marksmanship week.  (About week 3/4 in Infantry OSUT/Basic Training).

Medic, that's awesome, wish I could afford it.  By the article though it looks like the rom was dumped?

[BigusSchmuck]

I thought you LITERALLY were shooting at a snes for practicing your shooting skills. lol Didn't know that cart even existed. Cool stuff.

[MotherGunner]

That's amazing! I wonder why I haven't seen anything about this before if 600 were produced. Do you think they are in storage in some Indiana Jones-style warehouse? Maybe they were all destroyed when they upgraded.

Most likely still sitting in storage (at least on Ft. Benning where I was).  These would have been located at only 4 sites that operate as U.S. Army Basic Training units -   Ft. Benning, Ft. Leonard Wood, Ft. Jackson, and Ft. Knox. 

Ft. Knox has shut down their Basic Training and merged it with Ft. Benning in recent years.  I imagine a box was thrown out with the trash...talk about sitting on gold!  =/

[PCEngineHell]

Yeah read about this a couple years back. Was a pretty cool find.

[EvilEvoIX]

Very cool, I'd love that light gun.

[esteban]

My friend was an instructor in the Army and I vaguely recall him telling me about this years ago. We were both video game fiends BITD...

...which reminds me, I have to get back in touch with him.

[waynedoodle]

These were distributed to Active and Guard/Reserve units. I remember playing on one at 4am at The University of Kentucky ROTC from the Kentucky Guard who set one up with their static display on capmus (pulling security).  Like anything in the army property accountability system, these sets most likely wound up at local post DRMO turn-in sites where most were likely destroyed.  Sometimes law enforcement can get military surplus from DRMO, but most likely most sets were destroyed.

[Medic_wheat]

These were distributed to Active and Guard/Reserve units. I remember playing on one at 4am at The University of Kentucky ROTC from the Kentucky Guard who set one up with their static display on capmus (pulling security).  Like anything in the army property accountability system, these sets most likely wound up at local post DRMO turn-in sites where most were likely destroyed.  Sometimes law enforcement can get military surplus from DRMO, but most likely most sets were destroyed.

Their DRMO site always boggles my mind. While in Iraq I was able to fully stock a self made aid station in our company area based off a DRMO site.

It's also how I ended up keeping my helmet from Iraq. I squired a second one and turned in the extra when I ETSd

[waynedoodle]

DRMO is awesome.  As a PBO it was always great to visit and find items BN needed.  In 2012 during the closure Kuwait was a gold mine.  All the TV's and other TOC items went fast. 

Too bad they shred most stuff and it would amaze most people of government spending.

[geise]

LOL.  Being in the DoD world and seeing what the Gov spends on stuff like this I don't want to know how much it was to produce this.  That's awesome t o hear how accurate it was though.

[waynedoodle]

The system was accurate.  I was shooting competative rifle at the time so my brother and I was shooting standing freehand.  The beam hits we use now are just too time consuming for PMI setup.  NCOs hate beamhit.  I bet this Millinial generation gamers would get a kick out of training on something like this system.

[jeffhlewis]

I actually played this myself at the Boyscouts National Jamboree.  So long ago, I can't even remember how old I was or what year lol. 

GTFO - I also played this at the Boy Scout national jamboree, haha. Think I was...12 at the time, or so? you?

[NightWolve]

SuperDeadite was in the Boy Scouts ? GTFO! Heh.

[esteban]

I actually played this myself at the Boyscouts National Jamboree.  So long ago, I can't even remember how old I was or what year lol. 

GTFO - I also played this at the Boy Scout national jamboree, haha. Think I was...12 at the time, or so? you?

I read about those Jamborees in Boys' Life Magazine.

Sadly, the magazine never discussed anything concerning video games.

[xcrement5x]

I actually played this myself at the Boyscouts National Jamboree.  So long ago, I can't even remember how old I was or what year lol. 

GTFO - I also played this at the Boy Scout national jamboree, haha. Think I was...12 at the time, or so? you?

I read about those Jamborees in Boys' Life Magazine.

Sadly, the magazine never discussed anything concerning video games.

Fellow scouter here (Eagle Scout) as well, I loved reading the boys life magazine when I was younger as it had a lot of neat stuff to read about.  Also the ads in the back were always full of those crazy ones like "build your own flying machine for $5!" and the like.

[esteban]

I actually played this myself at the Boyscouts National Jamboree.  So long ago, I can't even remember how old I was or what year lol. 

GTFO - I also played this at the Boy Scout national jamboree, haha. Think I was...12 at the time, or so? you?

I read about those Jamborees in Boys' Life Magazine.

Sadly, the magazine never discussed anything concerning video games.

Fellow scouter here (Eagle Scout) as well, I loved reading the boys life magazine when I was younger as it had a lot of neat stuff to read about.  Also the ads in the back were always full of those crazy ones like "build your own flying machine for $5!" and the like.

Yeah, I still remember an ad for "Grit"....a publication I have never heard of. Basically, young kids were supposed to solicit subscriptions for Grit (and possibly deliver them, too, like a paperboy?)

I have always wondered about that ad.