Trombone Champ looks next level with this VR mod

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If you haven't noticed, all of our hearts over at PC Gamer have turned trombone shaped over Trombone Champ(opens in new tab). This indie is just oozing charm with its trombone rhythm action, bum notes, and plenty of baboons. These oddities have delivered a fun tromboning experience with laugh out loud moments that skyrocketed the game to viral fame. 

It's always great to see an indie capture the attention of so many. We even got to have a chat with the brains behind this one to find out the important questions, like why, and also why, and what's with the Baboons.(opens in new tab) While overall excellent this game has always had a slight problem – it would be perfect for VR.

To play the game, you move the mouse forward and backwards to mimic moving the slide of a trombone. Depending on the position of the slide, you'll make different notes so you want to line these up with the incoming prompts. It's essentially a rhythm game, but the lack of precise options and the trombone's natural hilarity as an instrument make it extra special.

As someone who toyed with the bone in high school, it's actually not that different to a real trombone. It doesn't have the same positions, lacks the need for mouth input, and you can't dump your spit valve out on the guy one seat in front of you in the band. So of course, it's also not the same, but it's close enough, especially for this fun video game. This becomes even more apparent with this excellent looking VR mod.

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