Comments on: A look back at Virtuality http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/ The Saviours of Coin-Op Fri, 25 May 2012 00:39:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tarique Naseem http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1290 Tarique Naseem Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:56:20 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1290 Hi Ashley, Come back to this thread a bit late! Where in NZ are you? I moved to Auckland since this post :) Are you still having issues with the systems? Not sure if I can do much on these old systems, but give me shout I can help with anything (email: tarique at naseem dot name) Hi Ashley,

Come back to this thread a bit late! Where in NZ are you? I moved to Auckland since this post :)

Are you still having issues with the systems? Not sure if I can do much on these old systems, but give me shout I can help with anything (email: tarique at naseem dot name)

]]> By: ashley http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1289 ashley Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:09:07 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1289 Hi Shaggy that would be most greatfull,i dont have a lot of infermation on these sadly im in nz,these are the only ones in new zealand.but id like to get these working anyway,i do realise parts a very expensive . these are the faults found: SU3000: needs new CD ROM drive (Mitsumi 16x), headset requires reassembly (unknown if damaged as it is partially disassembled) powers up OK tracker works OK. SU2000 Master unit 1: Format C error. Suspect RAM damage as system intermittantly reboots. Games only sometimes load up. SU2000 Master unit 2: Calibration / Tracking error, the gun shakes around alot in the game. TIA Hi Shaggy that would be most greatfull,i dont have a lot of infermation on these sadly im in nz,these are the only ones in new zealand.but id like to get these working anyway,i do realise parts a very expensive .
these are the faults found:
SU3000:
needs new CD ROM drive (Mitsumi 16x), headset requires reassembly (unknown if damaged as it is partially disassembled)
powers up OK tracker works OK.

SU2000 Master unit 1:
Format C error. Suspect RAM damage as system intermittantly reboots. Games only sometimes load up.

SU2000 Master unit 2:
Calibration / Tracking error, the gun shakes around alot in the game.

TIA

]]> By: Shaggy http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1288 Shaggy Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:52:59 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1288 I have heard that the guy who released these in the US is still around but unfortunately I do not know his name. He does still have a lot of information on the games but I have also heard that he takes a ridiculously long time to get back to you. I can do some digging though and find out who he is, I knew someone that was dealing with them. I have heard that the guy who released these in the US is still around but unfortunately I do not know his name. He does still have a lot of information on the games but I have also heard that he takes a ridiculously long time to get back to you. I can do some digging though and find out who he is, I knew someone that was dealing with them.

]]> By: ashley http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1287 ashley Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:56:00 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1287 i just aquired 2xsu2000 master unites and 2x su2000 slave units and a su3000 total recoil,but they have faults,one su2000 intermitintly reboots,has format c error ,the other su2000 the gun shakes around in the game. i cant seem to find any info on these machines,does anyone here have any knowlege on these. thanks i just aquired 2xsu2000 master unites and 2x su2000 slave units and a su3000 total recoil,but they have faults,one su2000 intermitintly reboots,has format c error ,the other su2000 the gun shakes around in the game.
i cant seem to find any info on these machines,does anyone here have any knowlege on these.
thanks

]]> By: Tarique Naseem http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1286 Tarique Naseem Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:00:19 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1286 That'd be great thanks :) I appreciate your help. We had a kind of join venture with Spectrum Holobyte at the time. We were actually working with them to create a theme park type experience for Paramount based around the Star Trek franchise. This was going to be huge (and great for me as I was a huge fan!), but it all fell through due to politics between the two companies. :( The Jaguar development was done in-house. We were trying to develop a headset cheap enough for the home market, and this was the first foray into that. The headset was developed in partnership with Philips (Scuba headset). 'Missile Command VR', was the first game, which was actually rather good! It's a shame that developments like this just took place too late when things were already going down hill. If only the management would have listened to us earlier... :( That’d be great thanks :) I appreciate your help.

We had a kind of join venture with Spectrum Holobyte at the time. We were actually working with them to create a theme park type experience for Paramount based around the Star Trek franchise. This was going to be huge (and great for me as I was a huge fan!), but it all fell through due to politics between the two companies. :(

The Jaguar development was done in-house. We were trying to develop a headset cheap enough for the home market, and this was the first foray into that. The headset was developed in partnership with Philips (Scuba headset). ‘Missile Command VR’, was the first game, which was actually rather good! It’s a shame that developments like this just took place too late when things were already going down hill. If only the management would have listened to us earlier… :(

]]> By: Shaggy http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1285 Shaggy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:32:07 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1285 @ Tarique I noticed that error about Spectrum Holobyte - I remember reading about those guys but I had never heard of them doing anything with VR so I was wondering why they mixed that up. I actually first heard about Virtuality when it came to the Atari Jaguar VR headset that they were developing. I know some people that have a few prototypes of it, they go for about $10k in Jaguar collector circles. In fact one of them sold his JagVR headset to someone recently but he has three or four VR units by Virtuality, including the last model the SU2000. I could put you in touch with him if you'd like since you mentioned that you are looking for more info such as pics. Go ahead an link it, that’s no problem. :) I have always thought that it was too bad that this couldn’t take off but maybe it will again one day thanks to the advances in technology. @ Tarique

I noticed that error about Spectrum Holobyte – I remember reading about those guys but I had never heard of them doing anything with VR so I was wondering why they mixed that up.

I actually first heard about Virtuality when it came to the Atari Jaguar VR headset that they were developing. I know some people that have a few prototypes of it, they go for about $10k in Jaguar collector circles. In fact one of them sold his JagVR headset to someone recently but he has three or four VR units by Virtuality, including the last model the SU2000. I could put you in touch with him if you’d like since you mentioned that you are looking for more info such as pics.

Go ahead an link it, that’s no problem. :) I have always thought that it was too bad that this couldn’t take off but maybe it will again one day thanks to the advances in technology.

]]> By: TARIQUE NASEEM serious games | web application development | vr guru http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1284 TARIQUE NASEEM serious games | web application development | vr guru Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:11:27 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1284 [...] of the games for some time now, just for posterity, without much luck. That is until I found this blog post from Arcade Heroes, where they pay homage to the old systems we developed. They include this video [...] [...] of the games for some time now, just for posterity, without much luck. That is until I found this blog post from Arcade Heroes, where they pay homage to the old systems we developed. They include this video [...]

]]> By: Tarique Naseem http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1283 Tarique Naseem Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:13:07 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1283 Wow! Can't believe I just found footage of my old games :) Just to correct the video; although they state it was developed by Spectrum Holobyte, this is incorrect. The systems were developed in the UK by Virtuality. Spectrum Holobyte was one of our distributors in the US. I worked for Virtuality back in the 90's when I developed Exorex (one of the games shown in the video) as well as some others. The units themselves were called SU units (Stand Up - took a marketing team to come up with that name!?). We also developed the SD unit (Sit Down!) which is what the Exorex game ran on. Anyway, I hope you don't mind, but i'll like to link to this post from my blog, once I get round to writing something :) Wow! Can’t believe I just found footage of my old games :)

Just to correct the video; although they state it was developed by Spectrum Holobyte, this is incorrect. The systems were developed in the UK by Virtuality. Spectrum Holobyte was one of our distributors in the US.

I worked for Virtuality back in the 90′s when I developed Exorex (one of the games shown in the video) as well as some others. The units themselves were called SU units (Stand Up – took a marketing team to come up with that name!?). We also developed the SD unit (Sit Down!) which is what the Exorex game ran on.

Anyway, I hope you don’t mind, but i’ll like to link to this post from my blog, once I get round to writing something :)

]]> By: SaraAB87 http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1282 SaraAB87 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:56:07 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1282 There used to be a load of pods up here in the minolta tower in canada from what I hear however I cannot personally verify this as I found out about the stash a little too late. It took me a little while to find out about VR and by the time I became interested in it and found out about the pods there they had disappeared. I will try to look for pictures from this location. I think there was an arcade maybe in the bottom of it like in the skylon tower however from what I hear it was filled with VR stuff. They turned the arcade into a hotel before I could get there thats why I didn't see what was there personally. There used to be a load of pods up here in the minolta tower in canada from what I hear however I cannot personally verify this as I found out about the stash a little too late. It took me a little while to find out about VR and by the time I became interested in it and found out about the pods there they had disappeared. I will try to look for pictures from this location. I think there was an arcade maybe in the bottom of it like in the skylon tower however from what I hear it was filled with VR stuff. They turned the arcade into a hotel before I could get there thats why I didn’t see what was there personally.

]]> By: editor http://arcadeheroes.com/2008/04/18/a-look-back-at-virtuality/#comment-1281 editor Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:54:02 +0000 http://arcadeheaven.wordpress.com/?p=3865#comment-1281 I spent most of the 90's working on VR projects for Disney and military, would be interested on your take on the available information. If you want more information from the horse mouth just contact me any time. I spent most of the 90′s working on VR projects for Disney and military, would be interested on your take on the available information.

If you want more information from the horse mouth just contact me any time.

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