{{Short description|2016 video game}} {{Infobox video game | title = New Retro Arcade: Neon | image = New_Retro_Arcade,_Neon.jpeg | developer = [[Digital Cybercherries]] | publisher = [[Digital Cybercherries]] | designer = {{Unbulleted list|Dec Doyle|Ulrich Gollick|Josh Lennen|Andrew Hielscher|Joe Henson}} | engine = [[Unreal Engine 4]] | platforms = [[HTC Vive]], [[Oculus Rift]] | released = August 1, 2016 | genre = [[Simulation game|Simulation]] | modes = [[Multiplayer video game|Multiplayer]] }} '''''New Retro Arcade: Neon''''' is a [[virtual reality]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Burt|first=Preston|date=2015-03-16|title=The Virtual Reality Game Room of Your Dreams|url=https://geekdad.com/2015/03/virtual-reality-game-room/|website=GeekDad|language=en|access-date=2024-02-13|archive-date=2024-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213105645/https://geekdad.com/2015/03/virtual-reality-game-room/|url-status=live}}</ref> first-person [[video game]] developed and published for the PC by [[Independent video game development|independent developer]] [[Digital Cybercherries]]. It was released on [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on August 1, 2016. The game is compatible with the [[HTC Vive]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Evangelho|first=Jason|date=2016-05-02|title=Armed With Nostalgia, 'New Retro Arcade: Neon' Could Be The HTC Vive's Next Killer App|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2016/05/02/nostalgia-new-retro-arcade-neon-htc-vive-killer-app/?sh=6006b9c46a19|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2024-02-13|archive-date=2016-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502203501/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2016/05/02/nostalgia-new-retro-arcade-neon-htc-vive-killer-app/#513e6a486a19|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lang|first=Ben |date=2016-08-01 |title=New Retro Arcade: Neon Launch Release Date Steam HTC Vive|url=https://www.roadtovr.com/new-retro-arcade-neon-launch-release-date-steam-htc-vive/ |website=Road to VR |language=en}}</ref> and [[Oculus Rift]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Josh |date=2016-08-04 |title=New Retro Arcade: Neon Impressions - A Master of Atmosphere |url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/96157/new-retro-arcade-neon-impressions---a-master-of-atmosphere/ |website=[[Shacknews]] |language=en |access-date=2018-06-19 |archive-date=2017-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007134913/http://www.shacknews.com/article/96157/new-retro-arcade-neon-impressions---a-master-of-atmosphere |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Estrada |first=Marcus |date=2016-08-10 |title=Review: New Retro Arcade: Neon |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-new-retro-arcade-neon/220366/ |website=Hardcore Gamer |language=en |access-date=2021-10-24 |archive-date=2021-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024131442/https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-new-retro-arcade-neon/220366/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Gameplay== Players are taken back to the '80s/early '90s<ref>{{cite web|last=Qaiser|first=Anushay|date=2014-10-08|title=New Retro Arcade for the ’80s Fan|url=https://virtualrealitytimes.com/2014/11/08/new-retro-arcade-for-the-80s-fan/|website=Virtual Reality Times|language=en|access-date=2024-02-13|archive-date=2024-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213105646/https://virtualrealitytimes.com/2014/11/08/new-retro-arcade-for-the-80s-fan/|url-status=live}}</ref> and are put inside a retro arcade room. In the game, players are able to interact with mini-games including Bowling, Air Hockey Skeeball, and more. Inside the room itself are usable objects such as Guitars, Drum Machines and Light Guns.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martindale|first=Jon|date=2016-10-22|title=VR Retro Arcade now supports light gun games|website=KitGuru|url=https://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/jon-martindale/vr-retro-arcade-now-supports-light-gun-games/|language=en|access-date=2024-02-13|archive-date=2024-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213105646/https://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/jon-martindale/vr-retro-arcade-now-supports-light-gun-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> The main feature of the game focuses on customisation and being able to emulate your favourite arcade games, by using any of the 30 [[arcade cabinet]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martindale|first=Jon|date=2016-12-22|title=New Retro Arcade: Neon Launch Release Date Steam HTC Vive|url=https://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/jon-martindale/vr-retro-arcade-now-supports-light-gun-games/|website=KitGuru|language=en|access-date=2024-02-13|archive-date=2024-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240213105646/https://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/jon-martindale/vr-retro-arcade-now-supports-light-gun-games/|url-status=live}}</ref> The game also supports Non-VR.
== Reception == UploadVR favoured the game for its authenticity and how Digital Cybercherries do an excellent job of capturing the vibe and atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jagneaux |first=David |date=2016-08-02 |title=New Retro Arcade: Neon' is a Classic Arcade Gamer's Paradise |url=https://uploadvr.com/new-retro-arcade-neon-nostalgia-available |website=UploadVR |language=en |access-date=2018-06-18 |archive-date=2018-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624035836/https://uploadvr.com/new-retro-arcade-neon-nostalgia-available/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== External links == {{wikiquote|NewRetroArcade: Neon (video game)}} * {{Official website|http://digitalcybercherries.com/new-retro-arcade-neon/}}
[[Category:2016 video games]] [[Category:Digital Cybercherries games]] [[Category:Indie games]] [[Category:Multiplayer video games]] [[Category:Simulation video games]] [[Category:Unreal Engine 4 games]] [[Category:Video games developed in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Video games set in the 1980s]] [[Category:Virtual reality games]] [[Category:Windows games]] [[Category:Windows-only games]]