One of the experiences that unites gamers is that so many of us have picked up a plastic gun and pointed it at our TV. History has given us dozens of light guns. Here, a gallery of greats and not-so-greats...
We're going to deviate from chronological order with this first one but then take it more or less in the order of release
1984: Nintendo Zapper
1968: Magnavox Odyssey Shooting Gallery
1984 Wild Gunman Nintendo Zapper
1986 Sega Light Phaser
1987 Atari XG-1
1989? Cheetah Defender
1992 Konami Justifier
1992 Nintendo Super Scope
1992 Sega Menacer
1994 Namco GunCon
1995? Konami HyperBlaster
1996? Sega Saturn Stunner
1999 Sega Dreamcast Gun
1999 InterAct StarFire LightBlaster
Year unknown. Colt 357 Light Gun for PSOne and PS2
2000? Interact Light Blaster for PlayStation
2000? MadCatz Dream Blaster
2000? SRC Bio Gun
2000? Gunman Light Gun
Namco Guncon 2
Year unknown. Gun Sniper III for PlayStation 2
2002? Act Labs USB Lightgun
2002? Act Labs USB Lightgun
2002? Act Labs USB Lightgun
2003 MadCatz Light Blaster for PlayStation 2
2004 Pelican Silent Scope Light Rifle
2004 RF Wireless Light Gun for Xbox
Year unknown. SRC Bio Gun for Xbox
Year unknown. M-9 Light Gun for Xbox
2006 Iconic G1 Light Gun for PS2 and Xbox
2006 Pelican Freeshot Light Blaster for PlayStation 2
2006? LCD Top Gun
2007 Guncon 3
2008 Scorpion For Wii
2009 Dualshock Gun with Footpedal for PSOne and PlayStation 2
2009 Recoil Gun with Sight Scope for PSOne and PlayStation 2
2010 XFPS Storm Light Gun for PC