Hobbies And Interests
Duck Hunt
Although "Duck Hunt" is better remembered as the game that was bundled with the Nintendo Entertainment System's Zapper light gun, it was also an arcade game in 1984. Another arcade machine, "Vs. Duck Hunt," had a second gun controller so two players could shoot at the same time.
Chiller
"Chiller" from 1987 required players to use a rifle to shoot the limbs off people chained to walls in a dungeon setting. The game was highly controversial due to its levels of violence, gore, and depictions of torture. "Chiller" was banned outright in the UK.
Operation Wolf
"Operation Wolf" featured a recoiling Uzi sub-machine gun as a controller. The objective was to rescue hostages from a prisoner of war camp using the sub machine gun and grenades to deal with a host of infantry, tanks and gunships. The 1987 game didn't actually use a light gun. The Uzi was a joystick adaptor that controlled the cross hairs from the base of the handle when players moved the gun.
Operation Thunderbolt
"Operation Thunderbolt" from 1988 featured a second sub-machine gun controller, turning it into a two player game. The missions were a loose adaptation of the real-life events of the 1976 hostage rescue mission by Israeli Defense Forces at Entebbe, Uganda.
Line of Fire
"Line of Fire" from 1989 had a sit-in cabinet for players operating its two machine gun controllers. "Line of Fire" used Sega's dedicated sprite-handling hardware, which made it possible to generate pseudo-3D graphics by scaling and rotating images at the same time. Defeated enemies remained on-screen, giving players the opportunity to admire the destruction they'd caused.