If Metroid Prime wasn’t already immersive enough, YouTube personality Chadtronic has stepped it up a notch, sharing his own Oculus Rift experiences with Retro Studio’s now-classic 2002 GameCube title.
After many requests and much troubleshooting, he was finally able to get the game up and running. Coming in just under 10 minutes, the video shows the very beginnings of Metroid Prime — tutorials and all — through the eyes of the head-mounted display.
While it’s not all smooth sailing — with a few quick edits, cuts and cinematic bugs here and there — it’s enough to give viewers an idea of what Samus Aran’s space adventures look like from the unique perspective.
This fun proof of concept is — it must be acknowledged — running a GameCube game in an unnatural state, of course, as is the reality of all these intriguing Oculus Rift Nintendo experiments. Check out the video below, and if you feel so inclined take a look at some of the others uploaded, including this nifty Zelda one.
[source nintendoeverything.com]
Comments 41
I want!
Drool.
wow we need a metroid game asap for wii u !
Actually, we need a WiiU Occulus compatible !
Sold.
It's a lot like making a video to show off the 3D effect of the 3DS. Doesn't quite communicate the experience.
Looks kinda rough. You can see there's issues with the Field of View, and obviously the static HUD looks kinda goofy. Still, hugely promising and I'd KILL for a proper VR Metroid Prime experience.
On its own it is quite impressive. (I have only messed around with that galaxies demo).
That treadmill addon for it looks to be what would make it much better.
@Ryo_Hazuki-san - Yeah, I know it's not exactly the same, but isnt the Gamepad built to be used for stuff like this? A Metroid game probably should have been the #1 game they were working on when they decided to go w/ the Gamepad. It really doesn't get enough usage. Nintendo should have paid Hasbro to port over its set of iPod Touch my3D games. I know it wouldnt be in 3D but at least it would make the Gamepad useful.
http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-Viewer-touch-iPhone-Black/dp/B004T7VI2Y
Nintendo hasn't even ported over Face Raiders yet. What gives?
I want, I need, GIMME!!!!!!!!!!!!! .........please
Who needs oculus when you can tape a wii u gamepad to a welding mask and get the same effect?! You could even mimic the treadmill attachment with the balance board
Still waiting for an AR game on Wii U.........
I've never played the Metroid Prime Series but I am starting to love the Metroid Series after playing the first three games.
Now i want to go play the metroid trilogy again lol
Reminds me of the Nintendo ON:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61G07Z8aqlw
Just needs a Kinect type thing to register body movement.
This is "next gen", not the ps4/xbone crap.
Uhhhh... it's a nice idea and all, but a lot of editing would be required to make this actually impressive.
Though I have to say Metroid Prime might be one of the best-suited games for Oculus Rift-like devices.
@WaveBoy I don't know about two generations forward... like Butters says: "The graphics are definitely like 10% better than the old XBox."
We already have the gamepad and it would be perfect for a new Project Zero, a new Resident Evil and a new Metroid Prime: they all simulates a pseudo-scanner in their gameplay and now that we have a real one in our hands, we get nothing like that.
@Artwark I would say go grab em ASAP as they are gaming masterpieces. If only the Trilogy wasn't so hard to get / expensive these days. So glad I bought mine on launch.
Holy wowzers! I can't stand it! I gotta go play this game again!
"But with the blast shield down, I can't even see! How am I supposed to fight?"
"Your eyes can deceive you. Don't trust them!"
Phew, that's a relief.
This is Oculus done right! There have been way too many vids of people tying the aiming control to the Rift, instead of having a separate camera control.
@FX102A
My local GS had it for $50 used. Not in that nice steelbook of course, but it's the game that matters right?
Now that is true next gen gaming and the graphics don't need to be ultra realistic to be enjoyable. It'll be awesome If Nintendo releases a headgear attachment for the Wii U game pad.
@noctowl wait until you use Occulus Rift. It's not what you expect. Full three dimensions that completely envelopes your field of vision. It truly feels like you're right there.
@noctowl wait until you use Occulus Rift. It's not what you expect. Full three dimensions that completely envelopes your field of vision. It truly feels like you're right there.
@JosieC84 that's not quite the same thing. OR spent s ton of time developing stereoscopic displays which don't just operate like a screen but like your real eyesight. Nintendo should just buy Occulus rift.
NINTENDO NEEDS TO PUT A STOP TO THIS!!! Oculus rift could well be the only true competitor to the Wii U (if Xbone and PS4 sales continue as per) so Nintendo cannot afford to let people use it's own assets to sell the console!
Eh....yeah not as great as the zelda one...then again at least this guy doesn't run around saying Minecraft stuff. lol
It's too bad the head tracking doesn't actually move Samus' visor.
I can see these things getting banned some time soon. Seriously?! You could get eye pain for staring at a screen for hours and neck pain for moving your view area all the time!
Simply amazing. I've really gotta get around to playing the Prime games again. Next time I play them it's going to be the Trilogy on Wii, with motion controls for all three games.
Wow, this totally captures the Oculus Rift experience through my flat screen monitor! It's like. I'm almost there!
Doesn't really work that well for this game, but yeah, VR Metroid Prime would just be epic, I'd pay any amount of money they want to have such a game.
that damn thing is too expensive and the technology is still new! if i bought that, it would be a waste of money because the technology will get better really soon.
"If Metroid Prime wasn’t already immersive enough..." You aren't kidding! I've just been replaying it, and man that game is one of the best ever. I've never felt so immersed in a game before!
My spring break is this next week, and I plan to play through the whole trilogy on Wii. That is if I can do it in a week.
i am willing to try it then buy it especially if they release older games with the new perspective
Aw yeaah. This is something I've dreamed about since I first heard about Oculus Rift.
Imagine if Nintendo made a device similar to the Oculus Rift for the Wii U, and supporting games automatically sent the GamePad video signal to it rather than to the GamePad itself, and made a Metroid game that utilized the Wii Motion Plus so you aimed with a Wii remote. What I wouldn't give for such an experience...
@noctowl the experience is nowhere near the same. Normally the TV shows you the in-helmet view, with Oculus you're actually WEARING the helmet, because it is on your head and the two separate eyecams make the image 3D, like in real life, so your eyes fool the brain into thinking that you're actually inside the game and can walk around in it.
@WaveBoy where did it show that he is using a GameCube controller?
As far as the Oculus Rift is concerned, the black "borders" you see, aren't in the picture when you play: it is the inside of the visor. More info and what the insides look like can be found here: http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2013-01/ces-2013-oculus-rifts-virtual-reality-headset-freaking-amazing The screens inside the Oculus are entirely occupied by game footage. You sometimes also see footage with the two eyes separated, to show you the different views per eye (like in the real world), that when combined, make for the "being in the game world" effect. There's quite a few videos out there to demonstrate that, and with better video quality than this Metroid one. I know it can run much, much smoother, so blame the uploader or YouTube for crappy videos like this. The choppiness is also not found in Oculus when it is used in real time. Here's a list of interesting demos for you to see:
Tuscany Demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxzb38ifc3g
Improved Tuscany Demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS4koae0l9U
Heli Hell demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XBwUM49a0w
Roller Coaster demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7KE4L6GaS4
Battlefield 4 demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PdmDzTvuCg
Cartoon World demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LebH3-EbECw
Malfunction demo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl66kVQ5DZQ
Canyon Run Demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whdHElU83bk
Hydradeck RTS demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvwMd4JCIM#t=52
Hydradeck Real Life Human models demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bytIGCeGxo
Hands-On test by Jamie Hyneman (from Myth Busters) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKhp4H3DUwE
And if you haven't already heard of it, look up the Omni too, it's a round platform with a frame on it to secure you so that you stand in it and "walk around" in the game world while using the Oculus to look around. Talk about total immersion...
And to top it all off, some good news for the interested:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/oculus-rift-oculus-vr-price,news-47353.html
P.S.
Don't believe the hype of the Sony VR helmet. The industry at large has already amassed it's marketing and sponsoring force behind the Oculus Rift, so they're not going to back another one, UNLESS they use the exact same technology and interfaces, so that the two are interchangeable, and then it is going to be a price fight. If Sony's version is supposed to be better, then they would more than likely also have to set a higher price, because in their current state they cannot afford to put another product to market sold at a loss, so they wouldn't stand a chance. That may seem strange, Sony being the giant corporation that they are, but in the current economy and because of the financial standings/credit rating of Sony as a brand, that is indeed the way things are in the world today...
The game itself is already in 1st person 3D, so what's the point of watching this over any video walkthrough?
Tap here to load 41 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...