"Space Channel 5" is making a comeback with VR version 2016TGS

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Beijing time on September 6 news, Sega released Dreamcast host can be said to be a lot of landing game platform for classic games, but unfortunately the fate of many, with the time of the update alternately, and finally disappeared, the saying goes, "Phoenix reborn," Once a classic game "Space Channel 5" has now been improved to VR version "return."

Music Game "Space Channel 5"

"Space Channel 5" ( "too empty Channel 5") is a music game by United Game Artists (Sega Ninth Development) developed by Sega itself on sale, the game is remembered by the public, and soon there will be a The new VR version is available. Its name is "Space Channel 5 VR: Ukuki Viewing Show" ("VR version of Space Channel 5: Ukuki Watch Show"). The game will be displayed at the Tokyo 2016 Japan Game Show. The event will continue from September 15 to 18 .

There isn't much information published about the VR version yet, but one thing we know is that the game will be running on the HTC Vive. The official website shows the picture of this classic music game in the VR environment, so we can assume that using the position tracking system, you will be able to dance about, but to understand the ins and outs, you must personally experience. The experience was developed in cooperation with a company called Grounding and Sega.

In the original Space Channel 5, the player was set to be an interplanetary reporter named Ulala. In the game's background for the future after 500 years, Ulala needs to dance with aliens through dance. To accomplish this, it is necessary to repeat the input commands issued by the enemy for the beat, and finally get an opportunity to hit them. The concept of this game is very strange, but it is not difficult to see that when you switch to the VR version, it becomes your arms that move up and down and around.

Unfortunately, this version is only an experience of the Tokyo Game Show; there is no official release plan. However, Sega did publish a dance game on PlayStation VR before, known as "Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live", so it is no stranger to this field.

The game will be used as the highlight of the HTC booth to meet with you. Interested players should not miss it.