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One of the highlights for me, and again from the The Centre for Computing History, was to get my first-ever go on the Oculus Rift, the virtual reality headset for the PS4, so I could still transport myself to another world, despite the Virtuality machine from the 1990s being out of action on the Saturday (I understand it was back to full strength for the Sunday. I had a go on it last year and it was great fun).
I understand that this particular version of Oculus Rift will be surpassed by one with a higher-resolution, in due course, but even in its current state it was outstanding. The unit would set you back around £450, which is a great price for what it delivers, as long as there are the games to back it up, but as time goes on, the price will come down.
PS. That is not me with all the tattoos, but it was amusing as he was walking towards the edge of the gaming world, and his mate pushed him, making him think he was going to fall off 🙂
Then there’s balls… in pinball machines!
Yes, there were less arcade games in the main room*, but a lot more pinballs this time round, so it was a good balance overall, as you can also play a lot of arcade titles on an emulator, but nothing on a computer can replicate the feel of a real, live pinball table. My favourite was the Family Guy pinball, and even though the first two balls went almost straight down the chute in the middle, I did a lot more with the last one, and managed to get to Stewie’s mini-pinball table, which is a bonus extra in the top-right of the unit.
(*but still a stack of arcade machines elsewhere in the place)
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.