‘Trombone Champ’ gets unofficial VR support with “meme mod”

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VR support and motion controls to Holy Wow’s Trombone Champ, describing the project as a “silly meme mod for a silly meme game.”Created by Raicuparta, a modder who specialises in making games VR-compatible, BaboonVR allows fans to play rhythm game Trombone Champ using any “OpenVR-compatible VR headset.”Raicuparta describes BaboonVR as “a silly meme mod for a silly meme game,” and outlines that “the game screen is shown as a projection in front of you, while you use your hands to control the trombone.”Although the BaboonVR will be released as a free open source mod when it’s finished, Raicuparta is currently charging £1.86 ($2) for early access to the mod, which is currently listed on itch.io.

However, the modder warns that “game-breaking bugs are expected” at this stage in development.Raicuparta has shared a video of Trombone Champ being played in VR, which you can watch below.Trombone Champ by @HolyWowStudios is even more immersive in VR.

You really *feel* like trombone champ.#VR #TromboneChamp pic.twitter.com/3wgtLgwPoa— Raicuparta (@Raicuparta) September 25, 2022The VR mod has a stamp of approval from Trombone Champ‘s creator, with Holy Wow sharing the project on Twitter. “One of the amazing things from the past week is seeing people do in a few days what would probably have taken me months,” posted the studio.Raicuparta’s VR mod isn’t the only fan-made project made for Trombone Champ.