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# Diesel Power drives back to the golden age of arcade racers
- URL: https://www.killscreen.com/diesel-power-drives-back-golden-age-arcade-racers/
- Published: 2017-01-19T19:29:09.000Z
- Updated: 2017-01-19T19:29:09.000Z
- Description: We’ve seen so many games in virtual reality: shooters, simulators, hotdog crossbow slingers, among dozens more. Though one genre, at least for the most part, has been notably absent from the technology that boasts ‘immersion’ and ‘innovation’: the arcade game. Whether they’re the ones people would l
- Author: Caty Mccarthy
- Tags: News, arcade racer, diesel power, oculus rift, Steam Early Access, Virtual Reality, virtual reality news, vr, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-26 09:39

We’ve seen so many games in virtual reality: shooters, simulators, [hotdog crossbow slingers](https://killscreen.com/previously/versions/finally-hotdog-crossbow-skeleton-shooter-dreams/?ref=killscreen.com), among dozens more. Though one genre, at least for the most part, has been notably absent from the technology that boasts ‘immersion’ and ‘innovation’: the arcade game. Whether they’re the ones people would lose quarters on continues over at a local pizzeria cabinet, or the modern variety—like the retry-prone *Trials* or even *Turbomania*. Yet developer [MimiMe](https://twitter.com/MrMimiMe?ref=killscreen.com) is trying to change that, by bringing an arcade racer to VR.

![ss_6db2adf7ebbcba72a0f9e2ce77d1bcf302ad8a39-1920x1080](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/previously/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/ss_6db2adf7ebbcba72a0f9e2ce77d1bcf302ad8a39.1920x1080.jpg)

*Diesel Power* is a neon-hued ode to the *F-Zero*\-esque arcade racers of yesteryear. Its description bids that the game is best described by simple words: “Raw. Challenging. Enraging. Satisfying.” Also known as, the words that come to mind when playing a good arcade game. But *Diesel Power* isn’t a racer in the ways one might expect. Instead of racing other vehicles, you’re just racing the omnipresent ghost of certain death.

![ss_b83cef21f6cc0fc547bd9a8821bfe97f85d3992c-1920x1080](https://storage.ghost.io/c/25/84/2584b75d-4bd6-4cce-8259-f1d1c65abbb5/content/images/previously/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/ss_b83cef21f6cc0fc547bd9a8821bfe97f85d3992c.1920x1080.jpg)

As your neon orange car putts along a teal road, the road unexpectedly shifts and forms around you, where a turn can take you by surprise and send you flying off the track, or worse, an unanticipated foe might ruin your run. At the very least, *Diesel Power* is a game that encourages frequent retries, outfitted with a quick restart that’s integral to success.

Since the game’s in VR, the player is almost like a puppeteer, watching over puppets at play. The car has no qualms with gravity, and drives upside down without a worry. And you, the player in VR, have to peer around the ever-shifting track to make sure no crashes await your car’s retro-vivid surroundings. Just remember to restart.

*Diesel Power is currently in Steam Early Access for 2 to 3 months, though its developer notes that the game is “content finished.” The game is available for [$9.99 for the Oculus Rift](http://store.steampowered.com/app/578190/?snr=1%5F7%5F7%5F230%5F150%5F1&ref=killscreen.com). [Drive soundtrack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV%5F3Dpw-BRY&ref=killscreen.com) not included, sadly.*