In Walkabout Mini Golf’s newly unveiled 8-Bit Lair, nostalgic fans will revel in a treasure trove of retro references from the iconic era of the Eighties, as part of Mighty Coconut’s most compelling narrative yet, skillfully woven throughout the theme park’s immersive storytelling.
The brand-new paid downloadable course is now available across Quest, PSVR2, Pico, Steam, and iOS platforms. As part of the Walkabout Evil Lairs series, this course marks the third installment, building upon the success of previous entries like Ice Lair and Laser Lair. With a pipeline of upcoming releases stretching through 2026, the studio is poised to continue delivering exciting new experiences for fans.
Lucas Martell, the original creator of Walkabout and head of Mighty Coconut, provided UploadVR with a candid look at the game’s design process, citing influences from films like Die Hard, Tron, and WarGames. Should you wish to use the video as a commentary monitor, preserving it to play in the background while streaming through any platform or course.
With over 20 immersive tour movies, we’ve curated a comprehensive YouTube playlist, seamlessly embedded within Charting Walkabout’s design journey, where sports designers and companions collaborate to craft breathtaking new lands, accessible through the finest VR headsets in top-notch locations worldwide?
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For those unphased by spoilers or having already completed the course via, the video below delves into the key lab of Vincent Vector, a brilliant online game designer who pioneered 1980s-era digital reality experimentation before transitioning to Tron-like conversions of physical objects into their digital counterparts. As a logical extension of this notion, you would indeed transition seamlessly into the realm of Vector Actualities from Digital Actualities.
The course features a novel brick-breaking mechanic alongside an arcade space, replete with playable cabinets designed specifically by Walkabout’s team for 8-Bit Lair. Several water hazards are notable for their reflective surface, requiring golfers to collect any stray coins that float upon them, lest their ball sink beneath the surface and forfeit a stroke. The course culminates with a stunning reveal of a novel gameplay mechanic, seamlessly integrating it into the already impressive environmental narrative, solidifying this chapter as one of Walkabout’s most memorable achievements to date?
In the latest episode of Gamescast, I became fully engrossed in playing 18 holes of mini golf on my iPad using a mouse via Quest’s HDMI Link feature on my Quest 3 device. Perhaps in a forthcoming VR episode, I’ll access 8-Bit Lair on my tablet as an additional layer of reality and, around the 12th range, discover myself immersed three levels deep within Vector’s immersive virtuality.
For those seeking comprehensive Walkabout retro expertise, a newly minted 1983 version of the game is now available in both Arcade Legend cabinets and online.
