The idea to execution was probably that long. About how far back did the whole process start? for this VR game?īB: You know, we were working on it for like ten years. OR: Now was released on November 27, 2017. (Images courtesy of Desert Bus for Hope). īecause, you know, Desert Bus For Hope is really something worth supporting.ĭesert Bus for Hope is a yearly livestreamed video game charity marathon to benefit Child’s Play Charity that is put on by a Canadian comedy troupe, Loading Ready Run. And during the discussions that Randy was having with Penn, the idea came to resurrect. And we made a statement that Desert Bus is like having a job. And of course, Desert Bus came up, right? Because it’s the worst game ever made. Then Randy and Penn were talking about all the absurdities they can do with video games. We were talking about largely working with them on projects. Where did the idea of remaking Desert Bus in VR come from?īB: Uh, yeah, it just kind of came out of discussions with Penn & Teller.
OR: Okay thank you all, let’s dive right into it. Jesse Sosa: Jesse Sosa, I’m the Outsource Manager here at Gearbox, and owner of Dinosaur Games.īrian Burleson: I am Brian Burleson.
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And you all are?Īustin Malcolm: My name is Austin Malcolm, and I am the head of the PR for Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing.Įlisa Meléndez: My name is Elisa Meléndez, the New Media Manager for Gearbox Publishing. Operation Rainfall: My name is Quentin H., with Operation Rainfall. This interview has been edited for content, clarity, and length. You can also donate toward this year’s run of Desert Bus for Hope 2018 via PayPal as well. You can also visit Child’s Play Charity at their official website, on Twitter, on Facebook, and you can just donate to them directly via PayPal. This year’s charity game-a-thon takes place on Twitch, beginning November 9th, 2018. You can visit the official Desert Bus for Hope website, on Facebook, on their blog, on YouTube, and follow them on Twitter. You can find out more about Dinosaur Games at their official website. You can check out Gearbox Software, LLC at their official website and official forums, on Twitter, on Facebook, on Youtube, on Instagram, on Tumblr, and on Twitch. This is something that you wouldn’t normally expect a Triple-A studio to do, and so I wanted find out about how Desert Bus VR came about, the process in making it, and more. I sat down with some of the team behind Desert Bus VR at both Gearbox Software, LLC and Dinosaur Games to talk about creating a VR version and then literally just giving it away to help children without a second thought. Recently, Gearbox Software, LLC, Dinosaur Games, and Penn & Teller teamed up to bring Desert Bus back to the world…but this time in Virtual Reality. Since Loading Ready Run first began doing this yearly digital bus trip, Desert Bus for Hope has raised more than $3.8 million dollars to buy toys and video games for children in hospitals and domestic violence shelters.
While this game was never publically released for sale, in 2007, a Canadian comedy troupe called Loading Ready Run began to livestream the game in an attempt to raise money for Child’s Play Charity. And at the end, you get one point before you have to make the return trip. Oh, and you can’t pause it or walk away, or else you’ll crash.
In Desert Bus, you drive a bus between Tucson, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada for eight hours. Packed with minigames, one of them was Desert Bus. Back in April 1995, Penn & Teller (yes, the magicians) planned on releasing a video game on the Sega CD called Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors.
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