The Menacer is a light gun peripheral released by Sega in 1992 for its Sega Genesis and Sega CD video game consoles. It was created in response to Nintendo's Super Scope and as Sega's successor to the Master System Light Phaser. The gun is built from three detachable parts, and communicates with the television via an infrared sensor. The Menacer was announced at the May 1992 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago and was released later that year. The gun was bundled with a pack-in six-game cartridge of mostly shooting gallery games. Sega also released a Menacer bundle with Terminator 2: The Arcade Game.
Menacer
Nintendo Super Scope, the peripheral that prompted the Menacer
Radica's 2005 direct-to-TV dedicated console plays the Menacer's six-game cartridge without a Sega Genesis.
Screenshots from the Menacer 6-game cartridge (clockwise from top left): Pest Control, Space Station Defender, Whack Ball, Rockman's Zone, Front Line, Ready, Aim, Tomatoes!
A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games, typically shaped to resemble a pistol.
NES Zapper
Light Phaser for the Master System
Atari XG-1