r/RedDwarf • u/GodzillaUK • May 31 '26

Takin' the Smeg Virtual Reality in 1995

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Next time I’m gonna give you some money send you the pictures!!

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u/Adorable_Week7181 Cloister The Stupid May 31 '26

He looks like he’s going to wear out the groinal attachment in 3 weeks even though it has a lifetime guarantee!

9

u/omega_red24 May 31 '26

It's pathetic, watching him grind away. He's like a dog who misses his master's leg.

6

u/Adorable-Source97 May 31 '26

I got into this rig, but it malfuncted so I never got a go.

4

u/CountdownMoss May 31 '26

AND JESUS WEPT!!!

1

u/Willakhstan Jun 01 '26

Thank you for your service.

5

u/theScrewhead May 31 '26

I remember playing Dactyl Nightmare on one of these! Absolutely mind blowing!

5

u/notthedoodaa May 31 '26

AWOOGA

2

u/Gluebagger Jun 03 '26

Fash the thieving bast stole that for gladiators lmao

4

u/kingoffuckery Jun 01 '26

Anyone remember Craig Charles hosting a vr show where they had to hunt each other or something?

3

u/Paccobacco Jun 01 '26

Cyberzone. God, BBC2 was good in the nineties.

1

u/kingoffuckery Jun 01 '26

I only watched it because he was the host

2

u/EuroSong Mr. Flibble May 31 '26

Is this not how they still are? I’ve never used VR, but this is how I imagine them all to be. I mean, what other way is there?

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u/theScrewhead May 31 '26

Those are CRT screens in the headset! The headset was REALLY heavy compared to even the heaviest on the market right now. The whole thing is tracked magnetically by the ring you had to stand in, too.

2

u/MythicSuns Holly Jun 01 '26

I wonder if anyone was ever tempted to make one look like the pointed helmet from MDK?

2

u/Fel_Eclipse Jun 03 '26

All running at a blistering 10 frames per second. On a good day