Q: How does the super scope 6 know where it is pointing
A: it checks to see if that part of the screen is lit or not, and based on the timing it can tell which part that is, because the way the TV works is that only 1 part of the screen is lit at a time. your eyes can't see this because it happens so fast. also modern TVs don't work that way, so the super scope will not work on a modern TV