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<\/a><\/p>\nWhat I saw on the screen was a computer game entitled \u201cDaisy Air Gun Fun.\u201d The cover showed two people shooting an air rifle. It was rated E 10+ and available for the princely sum of $6 plus shipping from one of the third-party sellers on Amazon.com. Hmmm, I thought, I bet I could write about this. I click the right buttons and place my order.<\/p>\n
Fast forward a few days and a copy of Daisy Air Gun Fun shows up in my mailbox. I waste no time installing it on my computer and discover that it really is a fun, if a little dated, computer game that actually has quite a lot going for it.<\/p>\n
The first thing that I discover, after installing the game, is that you can\u2019t do anything without first reviewing the rules of airgun safety as defined by Daisy\u2019s Take Aim At Safety program. These rules include:<\/p>\n What happens next is that you are forced to take a Safety Quiz, which is a series of true or false questions that basically review the safety rules that had been displayed on the screen at the beginning of the game. Upon successfully completing the Safety Quiz, a Take Aim At Safety Certificate is displayed. The screen also says \u201cGet your safety certificate from Daisy.com\u201d I doubt that the safety certificate is still available, but Bravo! to Daisy for drilling airgun safety into the players of the game.<\/p>\n Once you get past the safety lesson, you get to the main screen which allows to play the game, access the manual, set various options, and set parental control.\u00a0 The next screen allows you to enter your name and create your character, which includes your gender, age and appearance.<\/p>\n The next screen is where the fun really begins because it features a variety of shooting venues, including a shooting gallery, a 10-meter range, the backyard, a silhouette range, and a \u2013 believe it or not \u2013 Martian shooting venue. For each of the venues, you can choose from a selection of Daisy air rifles that are appropriate that venue. For example, for the backyard, you can choose from a Daisy Buck, Daisy Red Ryder, Winchester 1894, or a couple of different models of Daisy Grizzly, but for the 10-meter venue, you can only choose among different Avanti target rifles. And, for the Martian venue, you can only select the CO2 powered target rifle because there is no atmosphere on Mars!<\/p>\n In addition to what gun you want to shoot, the backyard venue lets you choose among six different kinds of targets \u2013 soda cans, Daisy Shatterblasts, game pieces, etc \u2013 and also adjust the range at which you shoot. While I was fooling around with this game, my college-age son asked me the obvious question: \u201cWhat do you need that for? You have real airguns.\u201d<\/p>\n Three answers occurred to me. First, Daisy Air Gun Fun really is fun to play, particularly on a rainy day when you can\u2019t get out to shoot. Second, it\u2019s an interesting way to introduce youngsters to the idea of what airguns are all about, particularly the ones who are focused on video games. And third, you actually learn some stuff about safety but also about shooting \u2013 when you\u2019re shooting silhouettes at 40 yards in the game, you get \u201cthe wobbles,\u201d and the target swims around in your scope. You have to learn to deal with the wobbles, just as you do when you\u2019re shooting for real. It\u2019s also fun to experiment with different distances to targets in the backyard venue. The outdoor venues also feature variable wind that you have to deal with.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, there is also bad news. I spoke with Joe Murfin, VP of Marketing at Daisy, and he said that Daisy Air Gun Fun is no longer an active product. It was the result of collaboration between Daisy and ISE (Interactive Sports Entertainment & Marketing Inc.) in 2005. The game sold well for a year, placed on the shelves of big box stores by ISE, and then gradually faded away. As I can attest, though, new copies are still out there, and if you can pick one up for a modest price, I recommend it.<\/p>\n Til next time, aim true and shoot straight.<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jock Elliott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If I had any useful advice to offer anyone, it would be this: marry a smart woman. Here\u2019s why: I was musing aloud the other day about what I was going to write about for upcoming topics, when my better half jumped on her laptop and began clicking and typing. 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