Virtual reality

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Virtual Reality (VR) is a way to experience virtual environments in 3D. Often with a head-mounted display and some form of input tracking. Some new emulators and forks of established emulators have support for VR headsets. This allows you to play systems which was designed for 2D viewing in 3D (NES, GameCube) and some systems which was designed for 3D viewing are now possible to emulate as they were originally intended to play (Virtual Boy).

Emulators with VR support

Name Emulates Operating System(s) Latest version Type Headset(s)
PC
3DNes VR Nintendo NES Windows, macOS, Linux 2.1 360 HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, WindowsMR
Dolphin VR Nintendo GameCube, Wii & N64 VC Windows 5.0-250 360, SBS, cinema screen HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
VBjin-OVR Nintendo Virtual Boy Windows 3.0 Oculus Rift
VirtueBoy Advance Nintendo GBA Windows, Linux ?.? (Windows)
?.? (Linux)
SBS Oculus Rift
PPSSPP VR Sony PSP Windows 1.1.1 360 inside game Oculus Rift
RetroArch Multi-system Multi-platform 1.18.0 SBS* ?
Mobile
ePSXe Sony PlayStation Android 2.0.8 Google Cardboard
FPse Sony PlayStation Android 0.11.195 Occulus, GearVR, Google Cardboard, Homido, etc.
PPSSPP Sony PSP Android 1.17.1 Cinema screen Google Cardboard
RetroArch Multi-system Multi-platform 1.18.0 SBS* ?
  • Using glsl shaders

VR game room simulations

Name Emulates Operating System(s) Latest version Type Headset(s)
EmuVR Multi-system ? N/A 90's game room HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
New Retro Arcade: Neon Multi-system Windows Steam 80's arcade HTC Vive, Oculus Rift
SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics Multi-system Windows, Mac, Linux Steam 90's game room HTC Vive, Oculus Rift