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[Kaako]

Neat. Needs more sense of speed.

 

[JP]

That's incredible, I've always wondered what Mario Kart would look like with antialiasing.

 

[WarMacheen]

Looks like MK with dash cam.

 

[Neiteio]

Neat. Needs more sense of speed.

I imagine you get a stronger sense of speed when you're actually in VR and everything has tangible solidity to it and depth.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Fuck Mario Kart, that pedal bike game suddenly made me picture Panzer Dragoon in VR where you ride the dragon and look around in 360 degrees blasting enemies.

UGH!!!

 

[GuitarAtomik]

I'm still kind of surprised no one's made a polished Mario Kart inspired VR game. I think there are one or two sort of attempts, but I don't think they bother with items and stuff.

 

[Squishy3]

So you dont see the steering wheel or hands?

I think the doodads he has on his wrists are the "hands." In the screenshot, the guy playing probably has his hands off the steering wheel.

 

[Tagyhag]

Seems slow and basic.

Which is understandable, but I rather play real Mario Kart in VR.

 

[Axass]

Other than actually aiming to use items that seems pretty boring. Which I guess makes sense, going fast and having complex courses would most likely make people vomit.

All the Namco MK arcade games are boring like that, even without VR. Tracks are just straight lines.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Its cool, but nothing is going to beat the future mario kart ride at universal with physical backdrops and characters and AR tech for throwing items.
Now that is going to be mindblowing.

Wouldnt mind seeing mario characters in VR though, from my vr experiences you see old charactwrs in a new light with vr.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Does it have smell-o-vision like DOAX?

 

[funkystudent]

Looks like one of those "Mario in Unreal Engine 4" things people randomly do for attention.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Give me Splatoon VR so I can finally perish.

 

[Kaako]

I imagine you get a stronger sense of speed when you're actually in VR and everything has tangible solidity to it and depth.

Yea I suppose this is true. Do other racing VR games seem slower as well on the big screen, I wonder?

 

[jrDev]

Awful, would probably make me barf too...no thanks...

 

[ASaiyan]

Interesting to see the very polarized reactions to this, haha.

This seems like it could be a huge draw for D&B here in the states.

I would absolutely freak out if they brought one of these to the D&B in NYC. As it stands I'll have to add this Bamco arcade to the itinerary of my Tokyo 2020 trip (assuming it's still there by then, of course).

No need to wait on Nintendo. Nintendo games in VR are already possible now on PC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8eM1e6gg5I

Every time I see Metroid VR it makes me wish I had a Vive and a gaming PC. It looks like such a fantastic experience.

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

Looks pretty cool IMO. Not "mind blowing" but like, a really cool and awesome, immersive version of Mario Kart. Thanks for posting OP!

 

[sixteen-bit]

Switch U finna be lit

 

[dofry]

Well, since it's a longer holiday weekend, I'll try and visit VR Zone for this. Try and give some hands-on impression and take some crappy mobile phone videos. Always wanted to go there at least once.

 

[TissueBox]

Looks incredible. o_o

 

[btrboyev]

Looks terrible. VR continues to underwhelm. Maybe in a few years I guess.

Okay. Maybe you should actually try it before you knock it? A VR game not shown in VR is not going to be impressive. You know this

 

[Galang]

Visually it looks nice, but not sure how much I'd like this experience compared to the mainline series. Still cool this exists though

 

[Mariolee]

Gotta try it myself before I make any opinions.

 

[btrboyev]

Fuck Mario Kart, that pedal bike game suddenly made me picture Panzer Dragoon in VR where you ride the dragon and look around in 360 degrees blasting enemies.

UGH!!!

That would be something. Sitting atop of a flying dragon. As long as developers stop using that narrowing of the field view they often use when turning or speed increases.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Okay. Maybe you should actually try it before you knock it? A VR game not shown in VR is not going to be impressive. You know this

That's not what the OP said.

 

[jotun?]

So you dont see the steering wheel or hands?

VR doesn't translate particularly well to 16:9 video. A lot of the top and bottom of the actual view gets cut off

 

[Kingpin Rogers]

It looks incredible and is hopefully the future of Mario Kart but it's also incredibly fucking creepy seeing those models up close. The thought of seeing Mario's big nose and face glaring at me whilst I'm in VR makes me shudder. I'll just need to learn to get over it.

 

[Celcius]

I'm not normally into VR but that was awesome.

 

[dofry]

That would be something. Sitting atop of a flying dragon. As long as developers stop using that narrowing of the field view they often use when turning or speed increases.

It helps with motion sickness so I don't think that will be dropped off any time soon. Especially in public VR experiences. For private VR and option to turn off would be nice

 

[SomTervo]

Looks terrible. VR continues to underwhelm. Maybe in a few years I guess.

Glad you got to try it in Japan with a headset on

 

[Dark Ninja]

Maybe its just me but I rather see a bad ass Deluxe Arcade Cabinet than see the game in VR.

 

[SomTervo]

There is one called VR Karts, it's not that great though.

Dang. Thanks for the info.

Was it just me or was there no sense of speed?

In vr it will feel fast. Speed isn't conveyed well on monitors.

So you dont see the steering wheel or hands?

Remember that in VR you have actual IRL proprioception for your hands and you'll physically be holding the steering wheel.

Once the headset is on you can FEEL your hands and the wheel. You don't need visual confirmation.

But yes they will probably be rendered, just not visible on this small feed.

There are all sorts of weird things that VR does to the mind. Filling in blanks and such.

 

[zelas]

Mind blowing? It looks like a racer... in VR.

 

[ODDI]

Of all the things I've seen in VR this makes me actually interested in it.

 

[Grisby]

Neat. Finally I can look Luigi in the eyes and say, "Not today."

 

[low-G]

When Nintendo returns to VR, it will be pretty cool.

 

[btrboyev]

That's not what the OP said.

Not sure why you think I quoted the OP?

 

[ChronotriggerJM]

This game would be super intense in VR. You're so much more aware of the world around you, and you focus on things so much more naturally.

 

[Peltz]

Looks terrible. VR continues to underwhelm. Maybe in a few years I guess.

You have to experience it on the headset though. It feels entirely different that way.

If anything, VR is way more overwhelming in person than anything else in gaming.

 

[eyeball_kid]

I hope they have ginger chews available, though it looks like they slowed down the gameplay a lot to try to mitigate the VR sickness.

 

[Tain]

This looks... exactly how anybody who has tried high end VR would picture it, I think.

Yea I suppose this is true. Do other racing VR games seem slower as well on the big screen, I wonder?

They do.

 

[Machina]

It almost feels on rails, and the item throwing looks janky as fuck

 

[ScaredHitless]

Looks awesome! But my stomach churns at the thought of playing this in VR. I can't even handle Drive Club VR

 

[EVO]

It almost feels on rails, and the item throwing looks janky as fuck

Yeah looks on rails to me. Can you actually drive in this game?

 

[ChronotriggerJM]

By most accounts, Drive Club VR is the absolute worst example of best VR practices, so I wouldn't use that as a barometer for nausea threshold.

 

[crisdecuba]

Joke post?

This looks...meh at best. Inferior to MK8.

Wario having some serious case of noclip 0:19-0:20 btw. Game looks unpolished.

I hope this is not the future of gaming.

You... you don't like VR, I guess?

 

[Xclusion]

That Dragon Ball VR!

I bursted out laughing when he said "Kamehameha!"

 

[xKilltheMx]

Omg this looked cool but that VR DBZ game on the suggested videos. I can't wait to try it.

 

[ika]

I want more footage of the Evangelion VR game.

I agree, that experience could be amazing if done right...

 

[jengo]

I think it's 1000 yen to play once and 800 yen entrance fee to the arcade. So, about $16 total.