8ms Trigger Response. Zero Wires. Built for Modern TVs.
Dual-IR positioning, 2.4GHz dedicated RF, 8ms trigger response. The first wireless light gun fast enough to actually be wireless - on any modern flat-panel TV.
Modern Displays Killed Light Guns. This One Brings Them Back.
CRTs are gone. Your NES Zapper sits in a drawer. You spent years and serious money building a MAME cabinet, a RetroPie, a 65-inch 4K display in the game room - and you still can't play House of the Dead the way you played it in 1998. Every light gun on the market in 2024 forces you to pick which compromise you can live with.
Sinden - but the white border ruins the screen
Universally hated. The thick white frame around your game image is the #1 reason buyers leave Sinden mid-checkout.
Reaper / AimTrak - wired, tangled across the room
Decent guns. But a USB cable running across your couch breaks the arcade illusion every time.
GUN4IR - $400-700 and a weekend of soldering
The gold standard if you finish it. Most buyers never finish it. 3D printing, firmware flashing, hours of YouTube tutorials.
Tired of Choosing Between Accuracy, Speed, and Simplicity?
Every premium light gun on the market in 2024 forces you to live with at least one compromise. Here is what you are actually choosing between.
Sinden Lightgun
$110 base / $250 with recoil
- Requires thick white border around the game
- Wired USB cable across the room
- Recoil is an upcharge tier
GUN4IR DIY Build
$400 to $700 finished
- Soldering, 3D printing, firmware flashing
- Multi-week build, most buyers never finish
- $400+ from custom builders on Etsy
XGUNNER
$249 - ready to play
- Full-screen game image - no border
- Wireless 2.4GHz, 8ms response
- Plug-and-play USB dongle
- Recoil built in, toggleable
From unboxing to Time Crisis in under 10 minutes.
No soldering iron. No firmware flashing. No YouTube tutorial marathon. Four steps and you are playing the games you came back for.
Plug the USB dongle into your PC, Pi, or arcade cab
The 2.4GHz receiver is the only thing you connect. Windows, Raspberry Pi, Batocera, Android TV - it auto-pairs.
Place the dual-IR sensor array on your TV
Two small sensors mount on top of your screen. They handle the 850nm and 940nm IR positioning - the reason there is no white border on your game.
Calibrate the crosshair - point at four corners
Built-in calibration walks you through it. Aim at each corner, pull the trigger. Dialed in once, plays for years.
Launch your ROM and start shooting
MAME, RetroArch, TeknoParrot - pre-mapped. Recoil kicks. No border. No wire. The arcade you remember, in your living room.
Pull the Trigger. See the Hit Instantly.
2.4GHz dedicated RF - not Bluetooth. The same wireless tech professional FPS mice use. No perceptible delay between trigger pull and on-screen hit.
Faster than your reaction time
Average human visual reaction is 250ms. Trigger pull to on-screen registration is 8ms. Even in House of the Dead overdrive mode with 12 zombies on screen, your shot lands the instant you decide to take it. This is the difference between wireless that works and wireless that ruins the experience.
Pro-gaming polling
1,000 position updates per second. Every micro-movement of the barrel tracked in real time.
USB-C fast charge
Three LED indicators on the gun. Months of weekend play between charges.
No white border
Two IR wavelengths positioning together. The reason your screen stays full of game.
Real arcade kick
Physical recoil mechanism. Side button kills it for precision shooters.
Plug In. Play Instantly. No Setup Nightmare.
Pre-mapped firmware. Plug-and-play USB. The compatibility wall every other light gun makes you build yourself.
Windows PC
10 / 11Raspberry Pi
4 · 5Batocera
RETROPIEMAME
PRE-MAPPEDRetroArch
ALL CORESTeknoParrot
ARCADE PORTSAndroid TV
SHIELD · CHROMECASTArcade Cabinets
USB INYou Already Own the Games. Now Play Them the Way They Were Meant to Be Played.
You have these ROMs sitting in your MAME directory right now. The controller has been the problem. Not anymore.
And hundreds more. Lethal Enforcers, Police 911, Crisis Zone, Terminator Salvation, Silent Scope. If MAME or RetroArch can run it, XGUNNER aims it.
Why Pay $700 for Wired? Meet the Wireless Light Gun That Competes With the Best.
Sinden lists at $110 - but you need the $250 recoil edition for the real arcade feel. Gun4IR ranges from $400 to $700 by the time you finish the DIY build. Reaper is wired with $60 international shipping. The honest comparison.
| Feature | Sinden | Gun4IR | Reaper | XGUNNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireless | No | No | No | Yes · 2.4GHz |
| No white border | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recoil included | $140 upgrade | $200+ module | No | Built-in · toggle |
| Plug-and-play | Setup required | DIY build | Yes | Yes · pre-mapped |
| Response time | ~10ms wired | ~6ms wired | ~10ms wired | 8ms wireless |
| Multiplayer | Up to 4 | Up to 4 | Up to 4 | Up to 4 |
| Real total | $250 w/ recoil | $400 to $700 | $200 + $60 ship | $249 |
1,200+ retro-gaming hobbyists rebuilt their arcade with this.
John H.
MAME · PI 5 OWNERTons of buttons and a stick. Love that it's wireless.
The recoil is really fun and the trigger response feels instant. Set it up on my Pi 5 with Batocera in about 15 minutes total. Plays Time Crisis 2 and Lethal Enforcers perfectly after a 3-minute corner calibration.
Marcus D.
EX-SINDEN OWNERWireless feature and no white border. Sold.
I've been using X-Gunner over Sinden because of the wireless feature and no white border. Took a couple weeks to fully adjust but accuracy after calibration is dead on. My 7-year-old nephew nails headshots.
Tom R.
ARCADE CAB BUILDERThe last piece of my MAME cab. Finally.
Spent two years building my arcade cabinet and could never play House of the Dead. Plugged the dongle in, calibrated once, done. Recoil toggle is brilliant - on for House of the Dead, off for Time Crisis precision work.
Diego V. & Josh P.
RETROARCH · PCI started a Gun4IR build twice. Glad I waited.
Half-assembled Gun4IR sitting in my closet. This was plug and play in 10 minutes. Accuracy-wise there's not much difference from what I tested at a friend's house with his Gun4IR - but XGUNNER is wireless and 1/3 the price.
Mike S.
GAME ROOM · 55 INCHSupport is real. Replacements shipped fast.
Trigger spring failed after 4 months of heavy weekend use. Emailed support, they shipped replacement parts no charge. Feels and works great. The Discord helped me dial in the sensitivity for my exact TV size.
Sarah J.
GIFT BUYER · WIFEBought it for my husband. Now I play with him.
Got this for his birthday because he kept watching YouTube videos about light guns. He set it up the same night. Now Sunday afternoons we play House of the Dead 2 co-op while the kids watch. Wireless means I can stand up and pace.
Three things we'd rather you hear from us than from Reddit.
Every light gun has tradeoffs. The ones who hide them ship 1-star reviews. We'd rather you know what you're buying.
These are the three honest things owners mention most often in r/lightgunshooters threads. If any of them are dealbreakers, we'd rather you find out now.
Works great up to 42 inches out of the box.
On TVs above 42 inches, you'll want our optional sensor wing add-on for full edge-to-edge tracking. Without it you can play, but corners get less precise. The wing is included in our 50-inch+ bundle, or sold separately for $29.
First-time calibration takes 5 minutes. After that it just works.
Right out of the box the crosshair will feel slightly off. That's normal. The built-in 4-corner calibration routine takes about 5 minutes to dial in. Save the profile and it persists across reboots. You will not recalibrate weekly.
The shell is high-grade plastic, not metal.
Same as Sinden, same as Reaper. Real metal arcade-style guns exist at $500+. The weight is 462g - substantial in the hand - and every component is field-replaceable. We ship replacement parts to owners free for the first year, no questions.
Everything else you wanted to know.
Finish the home arcade you started years ago.
You've spent enough nights watching YouTube videos instead of playing. The cabinet is built. The ROMs are loaded. The gun is one click away.
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