Light Gun Conversions
Blamcon gives new life to old light guns. Conversions allow you to make original classic light guns into Blamcons while keeping their charm and style. This is a long term project so keep an eye on this page! Completed conversions will have a guide, video, and parts list enabling you to convert it yourself. This page is a WORK IN PROGRESS and will take a while to finish. Buttons are not active yet but will be as we start to catch up.
Pink: In inventory, not converted
Magenta: Working Blamcon, no guide yet
Teal: Conversion ‘How to’ released
Light Guns in Inventory
2-Real Gamers RGT G1
Act Labs GunZ
AE Lightgun
Amstrad Magnum Light Phaser
Arsenal Assassinator
Blaze Scorpion
Cabela’s FearMaster
Cabelas Top Shot Elite
Captain Power XT-7
Cheetah Defender 64
Competition Pro SIG
Cybergun Uzi Pro
Dreamcast Light Gun
Ghost Squad Gun
Global VR Aliens Extermination
Gun4LED
GunCon 1
GunCon 2
GunCon 3
Hori Beretta M92FS
House Of Dead 4 Mac 10
I.T. Big Buck Hunter
InterAct StarFire LightBlaster
Jakks Star Wars Clone Trooper
Kombat Kat
Konami Justifier
Konami LaserScope
Mad Catz Blaster
Mattel Power Glove
MGC Beretta 96FS
Namco Crisis Zone
Nerf Switch Shot EX-3
NES Zapper
Nexoft ProBeam
Nintendo Super Scope 6
Nippongame Trident
Nuby Virtual Gun
Operation Wolf
PDP MARS LightGun
Playstation VR Gun
Power Wave Desert Eagle
PS3 Move Gun Attachment
Raw Thrills Terminator Salvation
Retro Shooter Reaper
Retro Shooter RS-5
Revlon Hair Dryer
Sammy Deer Hunting USA Shotgun
Scorpion 3
Sega Light Phaser
Sega Menacer
Sega Virtua Gun Stunner
Silent Scope Rifle
Sinden Light Gun
Sony Sharp Shooter
Suzohapp 45
Suzohapp Big Buck Hunter Pro
Terminator 2
Thrustmaster Beretta 92FS
Thrustmaster Walther PPK
Tiger Electronic Machine Gun
Time Crisis 3 Gun
Time Crisis 4 Gun
Unisonic Tournament 2000
Wii Zapper
System: Playstation 2 / Xbox
Year: 2005
Features: Dpad on the back, works with modern TVs with LED tracking camera
This is a very strange light gun, it works with a camera that plugs into your system and looks for LEDs on the gun for tracking. It’s one of the few that can work with modern TVs but it’s very awkward to hold and use. It has a forgrip for 2 handed play but it’s too stubby for two handed and too long for one handed. it is neat looking though.
System: Sony Playstation
Year: 1998
Features: Trigger/A/Start/Select Buttons, Auto-Reload with selectable shots
This light gun doesn’t have great sights but it has a fun feel and original design. It looks like the barrel is the right diameter and is a great candidate for conversion.
System: PC
Year: 2021
Features: OLED screen in the side.
This contemporary light gun has a lot of buttons and already uses the right camera but everything is connected by one internal board so it will take a lot of thought and modeling to create a usable interior. Honestly I wouldn’t really want to convert this one, the shell is very thin and cheap and everything is designed to play off the one board design so it would need a whole new interiour.
System: ZX Spectrum
Year: 1987
Features: TBD
An absolute classic, I’m excited about this one. I’ll probably do it as a basic and add two button in the back. The barrel is too small for the SEN0158 camera so I’ll have to crack it open.
System: Xbox
Year: 2004
Features: Dpad, A/B, grip button, fold down foregrip
Interesting design with a fold down handgrip that I honestly tapped up, there’s no retention on the grip so it’s prone to flopping around. The sights work reasonably well which is rare for this kind of gun.
System: PS1
Year: 2005
Stock Features: Trigger
Added Features: A and B buttons. Rumble. USB cable.
Easy of conversion: SIMPLE
This little guy is teeny but it’s a perfect fit for the basic kit. This took about 30min to figure out and convert. The only exception is I had to use different buttons for the A/B because of the small space at the back.
System:PS3/Xbox360/Wii
Year: 2012
Features: Heart rate sensor, analogue joystick, more buttons that you can count.
This gun had one of the wildest features in a light gun: A heart rate sensor. The metal forgrip would read your heart rate and translate that to how steady the aim was in game. It was released with Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013 as a bundle.
System: PS3, Xbox 360
Year: 2010
Features: Pump reload, adjustable stock, IR tracking, analogue joystick, secondary buttons
This is Cabela’s take on the light gun, designed to be used wit hunting games like Dangerous Hunts 2011 and Cabela’s North American Adventures 2011. It has a really nice spring loaded pump and the adjustable stock is good for kids and adults.
System: TV/VHS
Year: 1987
Stock Features: Trigger/A button/Motorized ejector seat
Added Features: A and B buttons. Rumble ejector seat. Recoil. RGB LED
Easy of conversion: MEDIUM
This is actually a light gun, it works by detecting flashing lights on the chests of enemies on the TV and if you don’t ‘shoot’ or it does not register a hit the cockpit will eject the canopy and pilot. This was a really cool idea because now you can play along with your Saturday morning shows. It also had a mode to use it like a laser tag gun with other ships.
System: Commodore 64
Year: 1989
Features: Trigger
This is a basic CRT light gun designed for the C64, it came bundled with Gangster, Time Traveler, and Army Days in the “Light Fantastic” pack but also worked with other C64 light gun games.
System: Playstation 1 / 2
Year: ????
Features: Motorized slide recoil, semi/full selector
Honestly I can’t find much about this light gun. It was made in Korea for the PS1/2 and has the motorized slide recoil I really despise but I am a sucker for the SIG asthetics.
System: Playstation 1 / 2
Year: 2002
Features: TBD
Modeled after a real Micro Uzi this light gun was made by an Airsoft company so it’s really well made. It has a fold out stock and a recoil system with moving charging handle.
System: Sega Dreamcast
Year: 1999
Features: TBD
The Dreamcast gun is a great one to convert because of it’s stylistic look and button layout. The front has enough room for the camera but I’ll need to 3D model a holder as there’s not enough of a barrel to keep it pointed straight.
System: Ghost Squad Arcade Machine
Year: 2004
Features: Selector switch, foregrip switch, recoil that connects to the butt for better feel
The Ghost Squad gun is a very good one to convert. It is still available from some sellers in China and the recoil system can be used directly. The front is big enough for a camera and the switches can be used right off. The heel also fits a GX16 quite easily.
System: Aliens Extermination Arcade Machine
Year: 2006
Stock Features: Trigger (Chinese shell came with nothing else)
Added Features: 16mmm A and B buttons. LED. Rumble. Solenoid recoil. GX16.
Easy of conversion: INTERMEDIATE
This isn’t a light gun persay, it’s a gyro gun so it connects from the bottom to an assembly like a big joystick. This was shell from China also didn’t come with internals but it has places for everything. But the price point is good so it’s about the most accessible conversion out there.
System: Gun4LED
Year: 2024
Features: TBD
This is just stacked sheets of plexi and a wooden trigger. I got this on a lark from China and I don’t have much hope for converting it. Without any nostalgic value it’s hardly worth the time. It’s a great example of cost cutting to meet and end.
System: Playstation 1
Year: 1997
Features: TBD
The light gun of light guns. I have a really good conversion done for this with recoil/LED/ the works. I’ve also added a frame that holds a microswitch for the trigger giving it a much better trigger pull.
System: Playstation 2
Year: 2001
Features: Dpad in back
One of the absolute classics, the Guncon 2 was THE gun for the PS2 and probably the last great mainstream light gun on the market. I’m almost done the conversion for this classic light gun, just need a bit of time and testing.
System: Playstation 3
Year: 2007
Features: TBD
This is a 2 point IR light gun with dual analogue sticks. If I do convert this I want to make sure we can make use of the sticks so it’ll probably be a while before I get to it.
System: Playstation 1
Year: 200X
Features: Electronics are in foot pedal
This Guncon 1 Light Gun was made in collaboration with Marushin airsoft, one of the best replica companies in the world. It has an amazing feel to it and the camera fits right in. The gun’s weight is from literal weights inside it as the electronics are housed in the included pedal.
System: House of the Dead 4 Arcade
Year: 2005
Features: TBD
The HOTD 4 gun is still available from China for cheap. I have added the suppressor to round out the looks and the recoil actually operates the bolt to give it a really cool action.
System: Big Buck Hunter Arcade
Year: 2000
Features: Spring pump action
A really great one to convert into a modern light gun this shell is still available today. You can fit the camera and wide angle lens into the rubber protective cap on the end. The GX-16 fits perfectly into the grip and you can easily add an A/B/LED. This light gun has a good heft to it and is very robust.
System: Dreamcast
Year: 1999
Features: D-pad in front, dual forward/back trigger.
The Dreamcast gun certainly is interesting. It’s surprisingly easy to convert too. I find the feel of it to be fairly awkward though and the sights leave a lot to be desired. But it does have enough buttons and the camera fits, so it’s a good one to convert.
System: Stand Alone
Year: 2013
Features: A trigger and one forward button
An all-in-one system and light gun with a Star Wars theme? Sweet. I may have to paint this one, we’ll see.
System: PC/Windows/Mac
Year: Current
Features: Wireless, Auto Tracking
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System: SNES, Genesis, PS1
Year: 1993
Features: Trigger, A button
I, love, this, gun. It’s also crazy easy to convert but tight on space. I will make this one of the first conversions I publish, promise.
System: NES
Year: 1990
Features: Voice Control, headphones, head mounted with aiming sight
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! This abomination was probably the funniest peripheral ever made for any system ever. It was marketed to parents as a way to get a bit of quiet as it gave the NES headphones, but the light gun is only activated when you say a sharp noise into the microphone. Not a great plan.. but it makes a great conversion!
System: Xbox
Year: 2002
Features: D-pad, heel button
This is the first light gun for the xBox, released for HOTD3. It has a really nice feel and decent sights, if you’re looking for a gun that’s not very ‘gun like’ this is an excellent choice.
System: NES
Year: 1989
Features: Finger Controls that never work, sooo many buttons!
This is a good candidate for a Blamcon buddy, but there’s no real room to put a light gun camera in it. If you get one make sure you know most of them were child sized, they made adult ones but they are pretty rare.
System: Xbox
Year: 2005
Features: Motorized Recoil, laser, analogue stick on the back
A really cool design with lots of features, this is a conversion I want to tackle soon. There’s enough room for a camera and it has a great feel to it. I’m not a fan of the motorized phzzzsttttt… clack of the motorized spring release recoil systems, I find they are slow to fire and desync with the gun.
System: Crisis Zone Arcade Machine
Year: 1999
Features: Solenoid recoil
The Crisis Zone gun is a thing of legend. One of the unobtanium light guns. It’s a surprisingly easy gun to convert, the camera goes right in, the bottom port is perfect for the GX16, and you can drill A/B/LED holes in it very easily.
System: Nintendo Wii
Year: 2006
Features: Wiimote convertible
This is one of the strangest light guns imaginable. It takes a Wiimote like many other Wii guns but there’s a nerf module you can install in place of the wiimote which makes it a working nerf gun. The button on the back flips up a red plastic plate used as a decoder.
System: Nintendo NES
Year: 1985
Features: That NES Zapper Trigger…
This is my most loved light gun. I’ve modded the trigger for a direct microswitch action. If you want to mount a camera you have to cut the barrel flush, which hurts me but is worth it. I added an A/B button to the side and an LED on back with a rumble inside.
System: NES
Year: 1989
Features: Scope to aim, A/B on the back
Very.. “interesting” design if you look at it from the right angle. I remodeled the rear cap that now fits both buttons and an LED making this probably about the easiest to convert. There’s a model for the camera that snaps in place so this is a non-destructive conversion.. for once.
System: Super Nintendo
Year: 1992
Features: Aiming scope with front sight, top buttons, front button, shoulder mounted
The Super Scope is the bazooka of light guns, it’s shoulder mounted and you aim through a fake scope on the side with a front aiming post, it can be swapped left or right. It’s an interesting design but not exactly ergonomic by any means. You’re supposed to use the top button to shoot but I use the front one so I can use it one handed.
System: Playstation 1/2
Year: 2002
Features: D-pad, Laser, Heel button, A/B buttons
This Guncon 2 clone is actually pretty cool, it has a working laser in the front, there’s even adjustment knobs to set where it aims.
System: Playstation 1
Year: 1996
Features: Internal lights, trigger
Nice classic design and there’s LEDs in the front with frosted plastic that are easy to leverage for a cool look. I modeled button holders that can use 8mm buttons on both sides. It fits a solenoid easily and the barrel is alm0st the exact diameter of the camera. Easy to convert, looks great, would recommend.
System: Operation Wolf Arcade Machine
Year: 1987
Features: DC motor recoil, solid metal
If you want to do this one it requires a custom firmware. The original recoil requires continuous current to operate a piston. It’s so much fun and awesomeness but it weighs a ton! It was a gyro gun originally and not designed to be held, for good reason.
System: Xbox One
Year: 2019
Features: Front barrel pump, rear push switch, side button
I like the Mars, it’s very original. It uses a webcam for positioning and has a nice feel, the pump in front is neat but then you can only operate it 2 handed which kinda defeats the small pistol design. It’s a good one to convert but for the life of me I can’t figure out how to open it, there’s no screws and I don’t want to break it.
System: Playstation 4
Year: 2016
Features: Analogue stick, Dpad, grip buttons, extra buttons
Hmm, not sure how I feel about it. I like that it’s not realistic but it reminds me of… a bike frame? The tubes are all the same diameter making it uncomfortable to hold. You use it like an SMG but without a stock it loses most of the advantages. It’s interesting, that’s about the best I can say.
System: Playstation 2
Year: 2002
Features: DC motor recoil, grip button
What can I say, if you want an affordable Desert Eagle light gun, this is the one. It fits the camera perfectly so it’s a great one to convert, I just have to work out swapping the motorized recoil for a solenoid one.
System: Playstation 3
Year: 2010
Features: Trigger, fits the move for PS3
I’m not even sure how to go about this one, converting the PS move will give me a few light guns in one but this shell is pretty cheese so not sure it’s worth it.
System: Terminator Salvation Arcade Machine
Year: 2009
Features: Slap mag to reload, A/Trigger buttons, solenoid recoil
This is a very robust light gun. 24V recoil has a rod that directly impacts a butt plate giving you more of a recoil feel. I have modeled the lens into the barrel adapter (2 versions, with and without) and it’s very straight forward to convert.
System: Hair
Year: 2021
Features: Release to fire trigger, recoil, rumble, LED, A/B switch are power and speed settings.
This is the cheapest shell you can get, and worth every penny. The ultimate in firepower, this light gun blows the competition away.
System: Sammy Deer Hunting USA Arcade
Year: 2000
Features: TBD
This shotgun is much like the other Deer Hunter shotguns but it has a shorter barrel. I think this makes it the most ideal shotgun for using as a light gun if you have a choice.
System: Playstation 2
Year: 2003
Features: TBD
This is the first departure of the Scorpion from the Walther PPK. This is a very well built and compact light gun with a good number of buttons.
System: Sega Master System
Year: 1986
Features: Trigger Button
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System: Sega Genesis / Sega CD
Year: 1992
Features: TBD
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System: Sega Saturn
Year: 1995
Features: TBD
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System: Silent Scope Arcade Game
Year: 1999
Features: TBD
This is an amazing light gun in the arcade with a built in CRT TV to aim with and uses a gyro aiming system. It is extremely heavy with a large metal frame running though it. To convert it properly I had to chop the metal bar down, be warned it’s not easy. I replaced the TV with a real 1.5X scope.
System: Playstation 3
Year: 2011
Features: TBD
The sharpshooter is another PS Move holder with a twist of having a lot of buttons and controls. It’s very well built for what it is.
System: Police Trainer Arcade Machine
Year: 1997
Features: TBD
Everyone has seen this light gun, it’s probably the most ubiquitous arcade gun around used in at least a dozen machines. I’ve been wanting to convert this for a while but it’s sort of an odd cat, the solenoid is in the grip and there’s only one button, the trigger. So it’s going to require a bit of thought to get it right.
System: Big Buck Hunter Pro Arcade Machine
Year: 2000
Features: TBD
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System: Terminator 2 Arcade Machine
Year: 1991
Features: TBD
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System: Xbox
Year: 2006
Features: TBD
Ok, so I’ve converted this one but not fully converted it, the camera fits perfect, there’s space for the board, and the trigger is easy to wire, I just need to do the joystick and give a real thought if I can fit a solenoid into this guy.
System: Playstation 1 / 2
Year: ????
Features: TBD
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System: ???
Year: ????
Features: TBD
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System: Time Crisis 3 Arcade Machine
Year: 2003
Features: TBD
The Time Crisis 3 Light Gun was released for the Time Crisis 3 Arcade machine in baby blue and light pink. It features a 24V metal slide and the only button is the trigger.
System: Time Crisis 4 Arcade Machine
Year: 2006
Features: TBD
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System: Unisonic Tournament 2000
Year: 1977
Features: TBD
This is a very cool gun and easy to work with but it’s very brittle being almost 50 years old. I’m probably not going to put a solenoid in this one just because of it’s age, but the nostalgia factor is very high on this one.
System: Wii
Year: 2007
Features: TBD
I’m not sure how to go about this one, I think the only way is to convert the wiimote, which would be kind of a laugh. This is pretty low down on my list for that very reason.