If Oculus Rift existed in the 1980s...

[@Zizzily]

Blue LEDs in the 1980s? This really is an expensive bit of kit!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Lenses with those Xmas tree type of colored lights and a lot of tape.

[@isolationismdotcom]

Yes, I imagine the time machine required to send them back from the early 90's (when they were first invented) cost a mint.

[@Zizzily]

@@isolationismdotcom Well, I mean, technically, they were invented in 1972, improved in the '80s, and were accessible to most people by the '90s.

[@isolationismdotcom]

@@Zizzily That's news to me. BBC says that two Japanese inventors made the first ones in "the early 1990s". www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29518521

[@Zizzily]

​@@isolationismdotcom RCA in 1972: spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/tech-history/silicon-revolution/rcas-forgotten-work-on-the-blue-led

[@RetroCrunch]

Had me rolling when she screamed during the roller coaster. bravo!

[@textingkid6378]

Yup me too

[@epicthefifth3084]

W o Ow

[@GR8GUYNo1]

was that a pun

[@Daberger-youtube]

Salut papa retro

[@user_hat]

AAA

[@nathie]

Awesome! This was a pleasure for the eyes, thank you.

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Thank you! I made a VR video as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHaliXmwnb-qZrM

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Ik zie nu dat je een Nederlander bent. :D

[@babbabbabbabbab]

@@SquirrelMonkeyCom ow wow jij ook al

[@squelch816]

Nathie i love your videos

[@AverateFN]

hi nathie

[@emilymiller7867]

I bought this and was not disappointed! The several hundred type-c batteries I bought were perfect for using the Oculus. Even though it consumed 60 batteries per minute, it was totally worth the thrill of being inside of the shining virtually!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

A real Oculus fan. We understand each other.

[@pold111]

lmao is this a amazon comment on the item

[@queenbiscuit311]

Pold111 sounds like one

[@rsodrealm]

all i do is play rec room all day with it.

[@derpo2373]

sounds more like a virtual boy to me

[@lukethegamer007]

oh hey, its the *future* virtual boy

[@loading...948]

Or is it the virtual boy buy with all the stuff spread out

[@alanadame1653]

I Hate About You boy it's a piece of garbage the virtual boy is piece of garbage Nintendo stop making videos KZbin violent

[@braidenanimates8949]

What we expected for the virtual boy: *this* What we got: reverse superman laser eyes

[@zang2349]

AeroSomething Why link subreddits here on youtube or on any social media? It’s completely useless, and besides, the person can’t view the subreddit.

[@ha_chlorine]

the futural boy

[@EVILBUNNY28]

This is so nostalgic... and it didn’t even exist back then. I actually love you SquirrelMonkey

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Love you too, evil bunny.

[@alanadame1653]

Are you going to marry her

[@sperman6621]

@@alanadame1653 calm down your hormones

[@chillogamerhat4208]

@@alanadame1653 jesus wtf

[@skibididopyesdop]

It actually did exist in the 80s. In fact, the very first VR was patented in the 50s or 60s. But it was far different from what we have now

[@All5]

Love this channel, never fails to make me laugh

[@BenTheMiner]

Are you a bot

[@All5]

BenTheMiner - Transit & Games no I’m not a bot lol

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

You should make a top 5 with popular modern apps/games/sites if they existed in the 80s. You can use our videos and make us famous. :-)

[@memestealer420]

Bruh a verified channel without many likes

[@icy4563]

Me too

[@FinalFr0ntier]

This channel is amazing. I'm a designer and do not know how you folks pull all this off. So dang cool.

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

A lot of After Effects and QuickBASIC. :P

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Please share this video! Make us famous! :D

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Thank you, really appreciate it!

[@theopenrift]

You really should be already

[@loafhouse]

You're already famous! Kinna & Jo!

[@JZAlvarez97]

Squirrel Monkey Hi, Can You Request the WebSDR in the 80's Please, Thanks Source: websdr.org

[@FabinaRetrotech]

Hi

[@allansh828]

How's this channel only has 70K subs? What's wrong with you, KZbin?

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

We even lost subscribers today. 😩 Thank you.

[@allansh828]

@@SquirrelMonkeyCom Just consider how much effort you guys put into each episode. In contrast, people recording themselves play video games get millions of subs. They don't even edit their footage. KZbin is insane.

[@PurelySatire]

KZbin prefers low quality videos that are stretched out to 10 minutes over shorter videos that take a lot of time to create and are original.

[@CTG80]

@@SquirrelMonkeyCom But you just gained one in me!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

@@CTG80 Thank you!

[@cooleobrad]

Editing skills are next level! Keep up the phenomenal videos!

[@sleepCircle]

this is one of my favourites so far. i love the technological stuff like adjusting the radio signal, and inputting the changed frequency to an old DOS shell dialogue box. the verisimilitude is off the charts. EDIT: also it was worth it to hire a real actor. she was just reading lines off a page and yet the giddy, unnerved laugh she let out in 'rollercoaster' really did feel like the real thing. good job, Ms. McInroe

[@GDNachoo]

That is his wife I think

[@sleepCircle]

@@GDNachoo good grief, really? i do know that she is also an actor

[@GDNachoo]

Look at his subscriber special

[@sleepCircle]

@@GDNachoo i don't think i'll do that. partly because i believe you, and partly because i don't know what it is.

[@EngineeringFun]

Thanks Squirrel Monkey, for featuring my roller coaster! The style and the voice are amazing. Besides, I am tired to see only guys making tech videos. George L.

[@Yosupitsme]

Oh my god you don’t even need a modem, this is revolutionary

[@kaijumusickid]

I remember this machine back in the 80’s. Basically, everybody at my school had one, and would always brag about it to people that didn’t. I got tired of people bullying me for not owning an Oculus, so I decided to purchase one, for $600, which honestly is pretty cheap. I loved playing the game “Roller Coaster” on the headset, but sometimes, the weird tracking cubes would die, and I would have to refill them with new battery’s. Personally, I’m not sure if anybody else remembers this fun gem, but I sure did, and it was a blast when I was a kid. Thanks for the nostalgia!

[@jackgibsonfirstalt]

The amount of effort you had to put into this is just amazing

[@true_muldinski]

Wow... you have put a lot of work in this video... I felt surprised when I saw the renders of what the Oculus Headset would look like in the 80's... Great work.

[@VanessaB]

*smashes ENTER button*

[@cheesymelon4752]

Her “wow” at the demon hunter game felt so lifeless it made me laugh

[@21EC]

For a moment I thought this was an actual video taken from a real old HMD which nobody heard of before which was called Oculus lol...its that realistic.

[@GDNachoo]

If i didn't saw the title or the channel I would belive it

[@21EC]

@@GDNachoo Totally.

[@minishthe2nd563]

3:23 YOU MEAN PAC-PERSON?

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Haha, missed chance. :D

[@mrfunni155]

3:23 YOU MEAN PAC-PERSON?

[@mrfunni155]

3:23 YOU MEAN PAC-PERSON?

[@mrfunni155]

3:23 YOU MEAN PAC-PERSON?

[@mrfunni155]

3:23 YOU MEAN PAC-PERSON?

[@MonorumDith]

the unskipable ad i got was 5 minutes long. longer then the proto rap.

[@lavalampdrinker]

I AM PROTO UR SECURITY IS MY M O T O

[@russellhtf6969]

Love the props in this video! Must have taken a lot of time and effort to make!

[@iYonga]

I love how your videos are in 4:3 aspect ratio. Such detail.

[@kyovvaii]

1980: ayo bro you got Tetris on your oculus bro? 2021: can I watch coco melon on your oculus rift?

[@mccookies3664]

This is phenomenal! For the real-world shots, what materials do you use to build the models, and do any of the shots use realistic modeling instead?

[@roff6202]

can you do minecraft next?

[@simplynostalgic977]

Can you do tiktok next

[@roff6202]

@@simplynostalgic977 oh no

[@BladeoftheDarkmoon]

@@simplynostalgic977 Jesus Christ no

[@memerboi69.0]

roff kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWmonZWKp76kkLM

[@memerboi69.0]

Film Talk & Movie Reviews kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpK9dKZjqrp1js0

[@asrielcandoanything8235]

The headset looks like a vacuum cleaner

[@Skychasefromouterspace]

I feel like every video you make about random stuff in the 80s and 90s could of actually worked back then

[@sapphire-fj3mm]

Even though these videos are just parodies of modern day things, they look somewhat legit because of how grainy it is. Keep it up with the awesome stuff, you guys. 😉

[@nhikee711]

DeviantArt in the 80s plzzzzzzz..... Also, well done on your first hardware video! Keep on doing more of this stuff!

[@MiniStumpy]

Your "If ... existed in the 1980s" series are just perfect!!!

[@BNoakville]

I don't know what I should be amazed at: How well this was made, or how you made luke look like a kid from the 80's in this day and age.

[@potterloko0175]

I just shared it. Lol haha great idea for video. It looks really cool!! It reminds me of the infomercial of that time. lol Congrats!

[@budywudy9]

this channel deserves more subs tbh

[@lilpetitetea1889]

Whoever you are that made this your a damn genius

[@decotheepicguy]

0:41 "And 20 Type C batteries." Me: OH NOOOO I DONT HAVE IT

[@stishstash166]

“And 20 type C batteries!” I died

[@sammyjackieclarke]

As a nolimits 2 player, VR lover, and rollercoaster enthusiast this is very accurate

[@itsnotgood_]

These videos are great, and you should know that. I'm sharing this with my friends for sure!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Thanks!

[@LhunVideo]

this is way more LATE 80's, early 90's. most 80286 was still using 5.24 floppies and the modem sound was 14,400 at least, but I'm really impressed either way.

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

The title says "1980s", which includes the late '80s. :) I agree, it is unlikely that people could have afforded the system, but it's situated in an alternate universe.

[@thespyderdude]

I don’t know why this is in my recommended two years after it came out... But I like it...

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Thanks for watching!

[@GrounderSez]

But when will there be a better way to power it? It’s too expensive to get all those batteries!!

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

I think that people don't have 4 outlets in every corner of the room, so that's why we made up the batteries. When I was a kid, I built a Velleman FM oscillator (technically a $8 radio studio) and it would run for days on one 9 volt battery.

[@Tinkerpooh]

Squirrel monkey after every sentence: "ISN'T THAT GREAT!??!?!?!"

[@guys-in9vd]

"WOOOOOOOOW, AAAAAAAAA, IT'S SO REALISTIC, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAA" me : " hearing is no longer "

[@loafhouse]

These parodies you make are it's making me like I'm in heaven!

[@theboisrealnofake]

No one: The commentator on the rollercoaster: WOWWOOWAAAAHHHWOOO

[@CanadianBakin42O]

This is really well done. How did you manage to make the hmd? Great video!

[@pold111]

if wonders of the world wide web existed in the 90s

[@auto._]

This Is technically technology made before 1995 because the virtual boy wasn’t this powerful when it released in the 90s

[@voonillathemalo]

if technology was so advanced back then imagine it during the current days

[@bluey-next777]

0:41 OR AS I LIKE TO CALL THIS... CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC BATTERY

[@kilgarragh]

This channel deserves more views

[@anthiticpy]

Why am i getting recomend this 2 years after it was made this is an absolute masterpiece

[@cringeman114]

Wow! You made props for this video! Good job! 👍

[@citricdolphin]

The craziest thing about this is that it's sort of believable. It totally seems like this could have existed in the 80s.

[@suave-alpaca8412]

I have no idea why you guys still have

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Thank you! :)

[@deprecated8036]

3:15 Sounds like she's having some fun there...

[@alex76gr]

Fantastic! I can only imagine the time you have spent for all these visuals.

[@radimgabaj4263]

I love this voice in this series!

[@giancarloespositowithabana5388]

I didn’t notice the “if” in the title so I was impressed

[@MAC_00]

3:10 WOOOWWW!!!! 👹👹👹👹👹👹 IT’S SO REALISTIC 🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅 WOOOOOW

[@HawluchaMCPE]

This is a really good channel! :D

[@Dig_Duke_SFM]

DAMN you guys did a great job!!! It fooled my grandmother lol but I told her after. She said it's and I quote. "Very accurate. It had me sold haha" thank you guys for giving my grandmother a flashback 😁 it made her day

[@Space_Emperor]

Losing my printer and my favourite radio station! Pshh no thanks, I'll wait for IBM's version for my P/S2! :-)

[@niteorm]

Personal System 2 ?

[@evydaemon]

This brings back the horrors of the early pc systems of the 80s

[@SnickerdoodleGamer]

3:10 Its so realistic! AAAAAAAAA WOW

[@AndrewTubbiolo]

Will there be a add on for SubLogic's Flight Simulator?

[@VincentMcVincent]

WOAH! Look at all those polygons, I feel like I'm really there!

[@LikaLaruku]

I love how it looks like the TNG holodeck when a program isn't running. There was a part of me hoping you'd use a painted Virtual Boy.

[@NUGGETWOOOOOOOOYEAAAHH]

Dude so good at 80s stuff that he even put this huge ugly cord on the front of the VR Headset

[@GyLala]

Great love. 80s/90s Baldi?

[@loganbracken1726]

Click the space bar: SMASH

[@DaniSmith_95]

We would have full dive in the 2020s for sure, if the oculus was released in the 80s.

[@TwoDudesPlay]

3:37 I remember playing that star wars game in the fighter arcade cabinet it came in, was so god damn hard.

[@qhello_producer]

Planet coaster in the 90's

[@justaguy9224]

i-CONS Official Don't forget the Rollercoaster Tycoon.

[@qhello_producer]

Just A Guy RCT was created in 1999. So yeah

[@qhello_producer]

Ricardo Oliveira AUTTP AVGCP EDCP I Am not 8-Ball anymore

[@v0id-gaming886]

this is honestly the best video ive seen it looks so real lol

[@der.Schtefan]

This is SOOOO well made!

[@MKMousanz]

I can imagine this being a show in the late 90's. Late night re-runs on Nickelodeon (Nick at Nite). Would have watched them all.

[@arcanepool]

this VR might give A headache

[@jujivids]

How do u make these videos look like they are from the 80s/90s?

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Creating the graphics with ancient software and a VHS filter in After Effects.

[@ai_is_a_great_place]

This is perfect 😂 😂 (also if you had said "STEP 4: Now you need to install the software STEP 5: After waiting 24 hours for the software to install,...." 😂)

[@liamcallahan302]

I love how they take ideas from fans!

[@d5unk]

Job simulator in the 80s

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

Still haven't tried that game yet.

[@poplel]

Can you get it from RadioShack?

[@Echo3_]

I really Enjoyed this. It felt so real it is kinda scary! like this was pulled from a parallel universe where the computer age took a slightly different route

[@KermisVoyager1997]

I can't even go 30 seconds into the rift because it's given me a massive headache due to the bright lights shining directly into my eyes.

[@GDNachoo]

Really simple installation if you ask me

[@alexkuhn5078]

the funny part is, if this had actually been a thing in the 80s, people would have gladly put up with it

[@cybercoltz9054]

VR did exist in the 70s and 80s with graphics just like this video. They were originally used for professional tech enthusiasts with thousand dollar pcs. In the 1990s, VR first started appealing to consumers with lower end gaming versions such as the Philips Scuba and Forte Technologies VFX-1 headset at $800. I'm surprised that so many people never did research on the history.

[@brittanybasinger4163]

"Sometimes, when people use the oculus rift, their radio goes out. Instead, it plays this : *HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHH* " that scared the crap out of me

[@Cr4z3d]

Technically the Broadcast Units could still use normal AC connections, this was really funny though lol.

[@JamesTube]

How do you get the real life shots?

[@THEYTHEYTHEYTHEYTHEY]

how do i tag myself?

[@SquirrelMonkeyCom]

?

[@CadetGriffin]

Luke must be their son.

[@hyraemous]

@@CadetGriffin they have a son?

[@CadetGriffin]

@@hyraemous I don't know either.

[@ntgm8]

I love these videos a lot

[@AgentKilo]

2:30 "Because anything we can indulge ourselves..." heh, clever

[@grease92]

This guy deserves more subs.

[@marklandliam]

My mom won’t let me get Philips screwdrivers

[@alfonsoflorio]

"after 5 minutes the green light will turn on" LOL remember me of my 1st ADSL modem... it took 15 minutes to sync with the phone line!!!

[@NuclearNuke41]

How has your videos not have more then a million views?

[@lakispyravlakis]

Imagine all these awesome cartoons and series imported as vr games. Would look like crap , but we still gonna loved them , like we did the master system and nes graphics.

[@coasterandmore]

I’ve seen too many Analog horror videos and Trollge creepypastas to trust this video... I was expecting some kind of dark turn at some point