27 Classic Games We Want To See In VR
We love VR, and often think of how retro games we played as kids could be brought into virtual reality. Often thinking about which one's original gameplay would benefit the most, and which games would be entirely changed with the addition of immersive 3D and motion controllers.
For fun, we started putting together a list of what game releases we would really like to see the most as a VR experience. After a bit of looking around, to my surprise, we found there have been a lot of attempts to bring these old game ideas into the future.
So we put together this list of games from our past that we would love to see in VR, and the closest thing we have to a VR version of them right now.
Simcity
Why: Who doesn't love being able to look at a 3D city you created.
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MechWarrior
Why: The cockpit style piloting lends itself perfectly to VR.
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Left for Dead
Why: A game for small friend groups to be able to jump on and work together against to escape hordes of zombies sounds like an excellent addition to anyone's VR collection.
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Dungeon Keeper
Why: A game where you are an all-seeing entity controlling your minions via a disembodied hand and occasionally possessing one of said minions would really take advantage of the motion controllers.
What we have now:
Black and White / Populous
Why: God games where you interact with the world through a hand of god are perfect for motion controls that VR gives us.
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Grand Theft Auto / Red Dead Redemption
Why: GTA is almost a world sim with all you can do, so its natural to want to see such a beautiful environment through an HMD.
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Star Wars Rebel Assault / X-Wing
Why: You're not going to find a lot of VR headset owners who wouldn't love to fly one of the many ships of Star Wars.
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Company of Heroes
Why: This game gave was unique because of its extreme detail for an RTS, being able to lean in and see that detail closer could only make it more impressive.
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Creatures
Why: Being able to pet and interact with the virtual little creatures would really benefit from the having virtual hands that motion controllers give us.
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Thief
Why: Sneaking about in the shadows with the ability to physically grab and throw objects would lend itself to modern motion controls.
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Zork
Why: A text adventure classic. Think of the exploration, puzzles, and lore of the many Zork games.
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Magic Carpet
Why: Flying is thrilling in VR. This is a classic game of flying, dragons, and magic.
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Motoracer
Why: Motorcycle racing with it's close to the ground feel and crazy jumps could be insanely fun if pulled off correctly.
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King's Quest / Police Quest
Why: Classic adventure puzzle games. With their ambiance, puzzles, and beautiful artistic style, these games would be awesome to experience in person.
What we have now:
Trespasser
Why: A game that was ahead of its time in interaction and physics, VR is the only way something like this could be made now.
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Re-Volt
Why: This game was awesome when it came out, with awesome level designs that would truly lend themselves to VR.
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Ski Free
Why: Reliving the experiencing of the high-speed skiing while having to avoid an abominable snowman in VR would just be a fun call back to the old Windows game.
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Twisted Metal
Why: Imagine experiencing being, Axle, permanently attached to two giant wheels all from an immersive first person view.
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Lemmings
Why: Sometimes it's fun to save a colony of little creates, and sometimes it's fun to lead them to their doom.
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Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Why: A puzzle game where you can learn geography and explore the world in immersive 3D space sounds awesome.
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Descent
Why: One of the first 3D go any direction games. Exploring the tunnels and blasting robots bad guys is a great experience.
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4D Boxing
Why: Classic old school boxing game with an awesome career mode. Boxing is a ton of fun in VR and great exercise.
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Stunts (1990)
Why: There are lots of driving games that allow for VR but none quite like Stunts with tracks made up of jumps, tunnels and loops with crazy arcade antics.
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This is the end of our list. Do you have any suggestions, or know of any games that fill a niche of one on our list?
