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Oculus Arcade brings a number of classic arcade titles, mainly from the 1980s and 1990s to Virtual Reality. This app will work with existing Gear VR devices and Samsung Gear VR smartphones and will also be compatible with the upcoming version of the Oculus headset. | Oculus Arcade brings a number of classic arcade titles, mainly from the 1980s and 1990s to Virtual Reality. This app will work with existing Gear VR devices and Samsung Gear VR smartphones and will also be compatible with the upcoming version of the Oculus headset. | ||
The users do not need to put virtual quarters to continue playing after a few minutes of free run, each game in the VR arcade has its own price. The full gameplay is something that can be purchased like an in-app purchase and the games cost between $0.99 and $2.99, depending upon the game | The users do not need to put virtual quarters to continue playing after a few minutes of free run, each game in the VR arcade has its own price. The full gameplay is something that can be purchased like an in-app purchase and the games cost between $0.99 and $2.99, depending upon the game <ref>http://www.wareable.com/vr/oculus-arcade-for-gear-vr-1935</ref>. | ||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
The gameplay in the Oculus Arcade starts with the user entering the arcade lobby. The user can stand near the virtual cabinet of his/her choice to select and play a game. Oculus Arcade requires a supported gamepad like the SteelSeries controller for Android, iPega gamepad or Moga Pro to play games on the user’s VR device | The gameplay in the Oculus Arcade starts with the user entering the arcade lobby. The user can stand near the virtual cabinet of his/her choice to select and play a game. Oculus Arcade requires a supported gamepad like the SteelSeries controller for Android, iPega gamepad or Moga Pro to play games on the user’s VR device <ref>http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-arcade-beta-review-video-samsung-gear-vr-virtual-reality-arcade/ | ||
</ref>. The app does not support multiplayer mode at this time but it is very likely that Oculus Arcade will expand to include multiplayer support in the future. | |||
Oculus Arcade utilizes the powerful Unreal® Engine 4 to provide a good gaming experience. The other features of Oculus Arcade are listed below | Oculus Arcade utilizes the powerful Unreal® Engine 4 to provide a good gaming experience. The other features of Oculus Arcade are listed below<ref>https://share.oculus.com/app/newretroarcade</ref>]: | ||
*MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) powered emulation | *MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) powered emulation | ||
*Arcade customization including music and art | *Arcade customization including music and art | ||
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==Current Titles== | ==Current Titles== | ||
Currently there are 21 retro games to play in Oculus Arcade which are listed below with their parent companies’ names | Currently there are 21 retro games to play in Oculus Arcade which are listed below with their parent companies’ names<ref>http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-arcade-release-all-samsung-gear-vr-compatibility-21-arcade-games/</ref>. | ||
===Bandai Namco=== | ===Bandai Namco=== | ||
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*[[Spy Hunter]] (1983) | *[[Spy Hunter]] (1983) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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