DavidCraddock.Games

Hi, I’m David. Welcome to my gaming blog! Here, I write about games, gaming and everything in between. I self-host this blog. Self-hosting websites have the disadvantage that sometimes they are not available - uptime is not 100%, and search engines don’t like that aspect. However I feel it is worth it for the learning experience and the control I have over every aspect of my sites. If you need to contact me at any time, please use: [email protected]. A mugshot of me

Gaming Collection Philosophy

As I’ve accumalated physical games, physical gaming consoles, controllers and computers over the years, it’s become more and more important to have some ‘rules’ of what I collect, how I collect, and how I play the games I collect. – With a few exceptions for games which are some of my favourite games of all time, I don’t want to buy physical copies of any games. I want to keep as much digital as possible. ...

June 23, 2025 · 2 min · David Craddock

My Ultimate Yet Affordable Neo Geo Setup

I want a proper Neo Geo console, but they are ridiculously expensive, even if you buy one and mod it, and don’t pay for the cartridges. So therefore I have looked at the best emulation possibilities. After having experimented with various different ways of playing Neo Geo games, including emulation on PC, playing them on the Evercade, mobile emulation on a Ambernic device, I have found my favourite way to play Neo Geo games that I can afford. ...

June 20, 2025 · 2 min · David Craddock

2 player Mad Dog Mccree with Sinden Light Gun on PC

This is how I got Mad Dog Mccree, the 1990 American Laser Game, working with two Sinden light guns. Software Required Mad Dog Mcree 2 player HD enhanced ROM https://archive.org/details/hypseus_singe_maddog-hd_2p DirtBagXon’s version of hypseus-singe American Laser Game compatible emulator https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe - you will specifically need to download the portable version version ‘2.11.3’ Gojidan’s bezels for the American Laser Games - https://github.com/gojidan/hypseus-singe-bezels The standard 2.07 beta Sinden light gun utility - I recommend you keep a separate copy dedicated to hypseus-singe games and their config ...

June 3, 2025 · 3 min · David Craddock

2 player Time Crisis 2 with Sinden Light Gun on PCSX2

21/6/25 - IMPORTANT NOTE: The method used in this guide does not currently offer the optimal experience for 2 players - there are problems with the 2 player dual cursor functionality! I therefore do not recommend this guide until I find time to research other methods and update it! This is a work in progress guide that I’m updating to be the ‘optimal’ way of playing Time Crisis 2 on PC. ...

June 3, 2025 · 9 min · David Craddock

Epoch Light Gun Game Review

I setup and played the ‘Epoch’ rail-shooter game available on steam, with my Sinden light gun setup. Negatives I have to say, I didn’t like the mechanics of the game. The gameplay seemed pretty boring, and instead of one-shot-one-kill, you have to constantly ‘wear down’ enemies through shooting at them, and moving out of their way. This doesn’t really work very well on the Sinden light gun, as, although there are controls for moving - 4 buttons and a d-pad - on the gun, constantly having to switch to them and away from the ‘aim and fire’ action does not work very well. ...

April 6, 2025 · 1 min · David Craddock