How one developer is remaking VR rules with 1980s game Battlezone

UK-based Rebellion is reviving the arcade hit as its first virtual reality game. But the company is playing by new rules

In some ways, 1980s arcade hit Battlezone can lay claim to being the first "virtual reality" game to hit the market.

Its rudimentary vector-based graphics presented a 3D view of head-to-head tank combat, viewed by the player through a periscope-style screen. A far cry from what's offered by the Oculus Rifts of today's world.