SNES Moving Target Simulator Go Boom
January 6, 2007 12:12 AM | Simon Carless
Co-worker Frank from Lost Levels was kind enough to point out a very interesting pair of eBay auctions, for the MACS Multipurpose Combat Simulator cartridge for Super Nintendo.
It's explained: " The front of the cart has a sticker that says "MACS Multipurpose Arcade Combat Simulator version 1.1e copyright 1993 Sculptured Software, Inc. .. These were [produced for the Super Nintendo] for use in training the United States Military Shooting Specialist and to improve their accuracy rate. You can find out more about this by a Gamer's Graveyard link."
And yes, one major part of the kit is missing: "This auction is for this cartridge only. To operate the cartridge you would need the gun which is a modified M16 machine gun made by Nintendo and issued to the military for use with this cartridge. I only have 1 gun and I am not ready to sell it just yet, so this auction is for this cartridge only." Pretty wacky stuff.
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3 Comments
if it's made by nintendo then why are there two different companies on the cartridge? either the seller wants some sensationalism or someone's taken lt. grossman too seriously.
zoop | January 6, 2007 11:10 AM
You're right, 'produced by Nintendo' is wrong, 'produced for the Super Nintendo' is right - I'll edit the quote in square brackets, since I don't think the guy was trying to be sensationalist, he was just a bit inaccurate.
simonc | January 6, 2007 12:26 PM
I found this page while searching for info on the MACS. We used a Commodore 64 version when I was in basic training back in 1991. I can't remember if it was a "toy" gun or if it used a device attached to a normal rifle.
Bob | January 18, 2007 12:42 PM