Full MACS SNES Manual and Level Descriptions
I recently bought a full MACS game with the gun and it came with the 45 page user manual.
I noticed detailed info about the game like the manual, levels, calibration, etc was hard to find so I wrote as much info as possible about it.
http://blog.pricecharting.com/2017/07/multi-purpose-arcade-combat-simulator.html
I've included a downloadable PDF of the manual for anyone interested. Let me know if there is anything else you want to know about the game that isn't covered.
I noticed detailed info about the game like the manual, levels, calibration, etc was hard to find so I wrote as much info as possible about it.
http://blog.pricecharting.com/2017/07/multi-purpose-arcade-combat-simulator.html
I've included a downloadable PDF of the manual for anyone interested. Let me know if there is anything else you want to know about the game that isn't covered.
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Nice article. I love all the pictures. However, the link to the manual does not work.
I fixed that link to the manual. Sorry about that.
Hey it's not on the site. I need to order one. Free shipping right?
Haha. We're back ordered right now. When more come in I'll be sure to let you know
Maybe I can get my rifle sighted in better with a vise like the manual recommends because it was never very accurate and I could never figure out what I was doing. lol
Was the set just the rifle, manual, and one 1.1e cart without the MTS cart ?
Nice!
Maybe I can get my rifle sighted in better with a vise like the manual recommends because it was never very accurate and I could never figure out what I was doing. lol
Was the set just the rifle, manual, and one 1.1e cart without the MTS cart ?
My set included the rifle, manual, and one 1.1e cart. It also included the Super Nintendo and cables that came with it originally (exact same as normal). The only thing missing as far as I know is the original 13" Magnavox TV that came with it and the remote control for the TV. Those are the only pieces the manual mentions that I don't have. But it works just fine with any CRTV
I remember using one of these when I was in basic training. From what I remember, it does a pretty good job of telling you if your marksmanship fundamentals are off. I never thought it would become a collectable.
When did you use it during basic training? I'm trying to get a sense of when it stopped being used. 2002 is the latest date I've heard someone use it at basic training, but I don't have many data points.
One thing to note about systems like this in the Army, there is ABSOLUTELY no program uniformity. Just because it was "discontinued" and taken out of the program record, doesn't mean that units stopped using them for training. If a unit still had one lying around and a trainer knew how to use it, they would continue to use it until the last knowledgable trainer left the unit. This could extend the life of certain systems for years beyond the official discontinuation.
I enlisted in 2003 and went to Basic at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri in March of that year (Delta Company, 1-48th Infantry). We used it about halfway through the course (i think), so it would have been around the April timeframe.
One thing to note about systems like this in the Army, there is ABSOLUTELY no program uniformity. Just because it was "discontinued" and taken out of the program record, doesn't mean that units stopped using them for training. If a unit still had one lying around and a trainer knew how to use it, they would continue to use it until the last knowledgable trainer left the unit. This could extend the life of certain systems for years beyond the official discontinuation.
Thank you for that info. Very interesting. I wonder if any of these are being used today then????
I enlisted in 2003 and went to Basic at Fort Leonardwood, Missouri in March of that year (Delta Company, 1-48th Infantry). We used it about halfway through the course (i think), so it would have been around the April timeframe.
One thing to note about systems like this in the Army, there is ABSOLUTELY no program uniformity. Just because it was "discontinued" and taken out of the program record, doesn't mean that units stopped using them for training. If a unit still had one lying around and a trainer knew how to use it, they would continue to use it until the last knowledgable trainer left the unit. This could extend the life of certain systems for years beyond the official discontinuation.
Thank you for that info. Very interesting. I wonder if any of these are being used today then????
Sadly, they are probably no longer being used. They have been replaced by a much more complicated marksmanship trainer called the Engagement Skills Trainer. Here's the website for it:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engagement_Skills_Trainer