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Did you spend a good part of your childhood in the 90s in front of a video game console? Pixel Ripped 1995 takes you back to virtual reality to the old days when everything was better! The great playable tribute to the 90’s video game is now available for Rift, Quest, Vive and Index: follow PSVR. We have the Rift version in the test.
Perhaps one or the other has similar or similar childhood memories: you squat in the children’s dark room at night, only the television flickers. You should have been sleeping for a long time, instead you play on the console. You want to complete this level. And then another. And one more thing. And at some point your mother stops at the door, turns off the television and gives you a conference when video games burn your retina in the dark, she would have read it in a magazine. “You don’t want a burned retina, do you?”
Welcome to Pixel Ripped 1995, a virtual reality adventure that brings retro gaming to virtual reality in an incredibly charming way. In the game you slide into the role of a child in the 90s. The last highlights of the game are stacked next to your console: role-playing games, platform games, beat ’em ups. Everything could be great if it wasn’t for your mother chasing you from the console with a constant concern for your health. Don’t be mad, she has good intentions.
Pixel Ripped 1995: Welcome to the 16-bit era!
The game is based on a successful predecessor. It is the sequel to the fantastic Pixel Ripped 1989 that inspired us two years ago. At the time, we were allowed to play in virtual reality on a Gameboy-style handheld, with true greenish monochrome graphics. But that was two years ago. With Pixel Ripped 1995, the gaming series has entered the much more colorful 16-bit era.
Instead of playing on your handheld, you play on a stationary console on a small color television. Each of the six levels in Pixel Ripped 1995 is woven around its own “game in game”. In the first level, it is a classic Japanese role-playing game Zelda. The dishes to the Metroid or a beat em ‘up in the best tradition of the double dragon follow later. And in the last section, I hope I can reveal so much without spoiling, that you even play on a new 32-bit console, which is probably 3DO based. Then there are the truly pixelated 3D graphics.
Game world and mix of “reality”
However, you don’t just play on the virtual console. A villain escapes from a game into the “real” world and attacks you there. Reality and game mix, pixel heroes fight in a “real” environment. Yes, we know that from the predecessor, but the game offers enough new details. Pixel Ripped 1995 takes you to different places from a typical video game childhood. From your children’s room to the video game store, where you can try the latest games at test stations or participate in a game tournament. And there’s a boy next to him who turns out to be a real lump and makes you nervous, like Mom isn’t bad enough …
Speaking of mom: in order for her to allow you to play in peace, you must distract her. For example, by causing chaos in the kitchen. However, the second part has significantly reduced this aspect taken from the first part. Which is good, because in the long run the fundamentally original idea will wear off somehow. Instead, they have devised new ways to link “reality” and play. For example, if you secretly play only in your room at night: then you must be careful in the game not to make noise. Otherwise, wake up your mother … At another time you play in parallel on two slot machines and the events in one game influence the other. Bottom line: Pixel Ripped 1995 comes with enough new ideas that set the successor apart from its predecessor. It always happens that sequels disappoint, but thank goodness that’s not the case with Pixel Ripped 1995.
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Six levels, four hours of 90s sensation
There are a total of six levels in the game, all of which work according to the same scheme: short introduction, then in-game play, followed by boss fight in the real world. The total playing time is again four to five hours, approximately at the level of the predecessor. Given the low price of less than 20 euros, it’s fine.
Let’s talk about the quality of the games in the game. The predecessor imitated Gameboy games, which are naturally technically simple. In Pixel Ripped 1995 we are in the 16-bit era and games have to do more. Let’s put it this way: The games probably wouldn’t have gotten the best grades in 1995, but they are good in terms of gameplay. But note that the list of features is limited to a minimum. In the platform game, for example, heroin can’t even duck.
BTW, the 3D level has occasional camera issues. Deliberately used style element or real insufficiency? Let’s assume the first. So it was at the beginning of the 3D era. Maybe not everything was better then …
You can find Pixel Ripped 1995 in the Oculus Store for Rift, here for Oculus Quest and on Steam. The PSVR version follows.
