Age of Joy in Mixed Reality is a dream come true for an 80s kid. I’m borderline emotional playing the Gyruss arcade cabinet in my house. Add this to my top 5 VR experiences.
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ManhattanTime: What's the app?
BulljiveBots: Right in the post: Age of Joy MR (Mixed Reality). There’s also a non-MR version that can hold more games. MR has a 10 game limit. Also has a robust Discord group if you need help with anything.
ManhattanTime: Well, I've never been good at reading for clarity.
Is there a non-MR version as well?
Alright, just fucking with you on that one....
Zigarum: 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏
BulljiveBots: Check it out! It’s a trip.
You also need Sidequest to be able to use it.
ManhattanTime: Thanks man. I have Sidequest and already downloaded it. Should be entertaining.
Gygax_the_Goat: Dude! Another update!? And this time passthrough?
Thanks a heap. You continue to prove a champion dev 🙂👍
BulljiveBots: I’m not the dev but I agree. They just keep making it better!
djrobxx: I'm a retro junkie, so this looks very sweet. But, without matching controls under your fingers, it doesn't seem like it would be good for actually playing them? I need a trackball for centipede, a spinner for Arkanoid, and a flight stick for that Star Wars pit.
BulljiveBots: I’m with you but for now it’s good enough. The community is working on those details. It’s neat to watch all the progress made and there are 300+ cabinets already. It’s the next best thing since I neither have the room nor the money for the real things.
ChaZz182: If you have the ability to do PC VR, there's a free game called Arcade Time Capsule that's basically an entire retro arcade.
You can even play the games if you have the roms downloaded.
ManhattanTime: Interesting. I might give that a shot. I have Mame running with a bunch of ROMs. It's always been a royal pain in the ass to get them all working. Was this pretty simple?
ChaZz182: There's a lot of documentation on their discord. I'm pretty new to all this and I was able to figure it out.
There are guides available on YouTube as well.
cmdskp: Plus, the old - but highly polished - New Retro Neon Arcade also offers a very nice arcade that you can set up with roms & cabinet artwork(there's packs available by people too). Although, the game is no longer updated, it's still a wonderful experience to have.
daggah: I still need to try this. I even have an 8bitdo arcade stick for my PC.
DumbChineseGuy: Is it available on Steam? Can you post a link?
ChaZz182: No, I believe I found the download link through discord. If you Google the name, there are a lot of tutorials about it on YouTube.
BulljiveBots: This also has a VR version and it’s the same thing basically just not as polished as Time Capsule.
Birdvicious: Im curious whats the other top 4?
BulljiveBots: -Hanging and exploring with my buddy in VRChat, especially during Covid.
-Playing Space Pirate Arena at night on an outdoor tennis court, also with my friend. This is my number one.
-The first time I tried personal VR which was playing Batman Arkham on PSVR.
-Playing the location-based VR experiences like ILMxLAB’s Star Wars Secrets of the Empire and Avengers Damage Control. It’s what really got me into VR in the first place.
jg3hot: This is a great idea. Can you adjust the height so it doesn't look like you're 3 feet tall?
Foomankru: Ok I’m dumb. I’m searching Age of Joy on my Quest app and do not see it.
BulljiveBots: Yeah not an official app. Get the VR version it here. Check out the discord for the MR version..
Wizardwizz: You have to side load it
davidmthekidd: Yooooo!!!! Where's the Mortal Kombat II arcade???
BulljiveBots: I bet it exists. Check out the Age of Joy discord. Lots of info there..
imnotabotareyou: this is very based
CollegeMiddle6841: San Junipero here we come baby! I am an 80s kid myself, thank you so much for letting me know about this. I would love to jump on some multiplayer with you if it is available!!!
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Remember coming across the first Ghouls and Goblins cabinet? How about the first time you saw and played DRAGONS LAIR? I went out with my family to a pizza joint and there it was like something from the future. I remember being almost afraid to play it!!!
BulljiveBots: I don’t think multiplayer is a thing yet but that would be great and I’m sure it’s on the list for the developer (whom I think is just one person).
Got_Dex: seeing this makes me so excited for arcade paradise VR
--InZane--: Dude that's awsome
opticaIIllusion: That gyruss at the arcade was a big black ball not a square box …. Have you got moon patrol?
Datan0de: Huh? The cabinet shape here might not be 100% accurate, but it's very close. Maybe you played on a custom setup someone built? I'd love to see it!
Relative_Mouse7680: Cool! How does the immersion feel, does it feel like they are really there? And how is the graphics in mixed reality?
Michael_R_Grant: Is there a really good YouTube tutorial about getting this plus ROMs/cabinets on your Quest?