Virtual Boy - VGF

Link2000 · 10-25-2004, 07:55 PM

So, does anyone here actually own one of these? Myself, I have never seen one in person.

[Dragoon] · 10-25-2004, 08:26 PM

I've seen one, it wasn't too bad, but I can scarcely remember it...

The screen was a blackish-red and everything else was shown in bringt red lines... it was almost like some N64 games, but it was also a mite difficult to discern...

Glyph Phoenix · 10-26-2004, 04:08 PM

I played a Wario game in one of those... it was pretty neat. I think one of the biggest problems with it was that it was the unconfortable setup.

**Booyakasha** · 10-26-2004, 10:18 PM

I have one. It's not mint condition (the stand's a little broken) but it runs like a dream. It has some great games; along with 'Wario Land', there's also 'Galactic Pinball', 'Panic Bomber', and, of course, 'Mario Clash' (one of my favourite games ever).

[sage] · 11-06-2004, 11:31 PM

I remember playing some tennis game on it a looooong time ago. However, it wasn't mine and I can't remmeber who i knew who owned it.

thewizard202 · 01-09-2005, 12:30 PM

my cousin had one and he was playiong it he wouldnt let me play, he wouldnt even let me look into the screen

PZelda · 01-09-2005, 01:00 PM

Yeah, I was about 10 years old when it came out in '95. I remember playing with the VB display every time I went to Blockbuster. I thought it was pretty cool but really weird. They were ahead of their time. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

rockyandsnowball2 · 01-10-2005, 01:54 PM

true

GRENTLEMEN · 01-11-2005, 08:55 PM

I was a fan of the VB. It was pretty cool, really. It might have done better if that retarded Tiger R-Zone didn't come out at the same time. It used a red LCD display, and had a wearable headset, so some people seemed to associate one with the other. I can't tell you how much that thing looked like it sucked.

Wario Land for the Virtual Boy was one hell of a game, though. Too little, really. The others all suffered from reduced production. Mario Clash wasn't just going to be some sort of remake of the original Mario Bros. game, it was going to have other level types, too.

c_jks · 01-11-2005, 10:18 PM

I can see mine from here - and I love it. I remember in 95, going into Blockbuster and they had one set up for a demo. I got it that year and still only have the two games that came with it - Mario Tennis and Wario Land.

Super_Mario_1987 · 01-13-2005, 11:24 PM

I remember as a kid always going to this K-Mart store and they would always have one on display and I would most of the time play it. I was so excited at the time. I never did get it though unfortunately. Just thought I would share a childhood memory.

PZelda · 01-14-2005, 01:05 PM

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Originally posted by Sir Mr. Mario 87':
I remember as a kid always going to this K-Mart store and they would always have one on display and I would most of the time play it. I was so excited at the time. I never did get it though unfortunately. Just thought I would share a childhood memory.

Technically, if you haven't turned 18 yet, you're still a kid...

Protocool · 01-25-2005, 01:12 AM

I remember the Virtual Boy. Though not quite well. It was very uncomfortable to play and the controller wasn't the best. Not that I don't like it, but it could do better if it had color instead of it just being red and black. Though, it was very well ahead of its time.

Maybe Nintendo should reintroduce a better version of Virtual Boy, instead of it being being red, it will be in full color.

Masamune · 01-25-2005, 11:09 AM

I have one that I bought some time last year. With it I got Mario's Tennis, a Bomberman game, and a Baseball game. I don't use it for much more than decoration though.

**L007 is Undecided** · 01-25-2005, 10:25 PM

I had one myself. Too bad I sold it. T_T I remember how the stand kept freakin breaking, though >_<

The games... ah yes. I had Panic Bomber, Red Alarm, Galactic Pinball, Mario Tennis, 3D Tetris, Baseball... and some weird Ocean fighting game.

The Yoshimaster · 01-26-2005, 08:48 PM

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Originally posted by PZelda:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Sir Mr. Mario 87':
I remember as a kid always going to this K-Mart store and they would always have one on display and I would most of the time play it. I was so excited at the time. I never did get it though unfortunately. Just thought I would share a childhood memory.

Technically, if you haven't turned 18 yet, you're still a kid... </font>[/quote]BAH. Minor, yes. Kid, no.

Anyway, I've only played the VB once. I see it as a warning to Nintendo of what could happen if it let's its "innovations" get to its head.

GRENTLEMEN · 02-15-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by Protocool:
Not that I don't like it, but it could do better if it had color instead of it just being red and black. Though, it was very well ahead of its time.

Everyone always says/said that. The technology would have cost outrageous amounts of money, should Nintendo have put in a full color display.

10-25-2004, 07:55 PM	#1
Link2000 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Posts: 8,052 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 15,780.15 Bank: 804.22 Total Points: 16,584.37 Donate	So, does anyone here actually own one of these? Myself, I have never seen one in person.

10-25-2004, 08:26 PM	#2
[Dragoon] Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 165 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 900.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,400.00 Donate	I've seen one, it wasn't too bad, but I can scarcely remember it... The screen was a blackish-red and everything else was shown in bringt red lines... it was almost like some N64 games, but it was also a mite difficult to discern...

10-26-2004, 04:08 PM	#3
Glyph Phoenix Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Gender: Posts: 1,774 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 6,545.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 7,045.00 Donate	I played a Wario game in one of those... it was pretty neat. I think one of the biggest problems with it was that it was the unconfortable setup.

10-26-2004, 10:18 PM	#4
Booyakasha Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts Points: 9,900.64 Bank: 20,637.07 Total Points: 30,537.71 Donate	I have one. It's not mint condition (the stand's a little broken) but it runs like a dream. It has some great games; along with 'Wario Land', there's also 'Galactic Pinball', 'Panic Bomber', and, of course, 'Mario Clash' (one of my favourite games ever).

11-06-2004, 11:31 PM	#5
[sage] Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Florida Gender: Posts: 18,022 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Points: 30,342.64 Bank: 541.22 Total Points: 30,883.86 Donate	I remember playing some tennis game on it a looooong time ago. However, it wasn't mine and I can't remmeber who i knew who owned it.

01-09-2005, 12:30 PM	#6
thewizard202 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: USA PA Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 963.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,463.00 Donate	my cousin had one and he was playiong it he wouldnt let me play, he wouldnt even let me look into the screen

01-09-2005, 01:00 PM	#7
PZelda Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: PZeldaland Gender: Posts: 1,064 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,717.17 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 2,217.17 Donate	Yeah, I was about 10 years old when it came out in '95. I remember playing with the VB display every time I went to Blockbuster. I thought it was pretty cool but really weird. They were ahead of their time. [img]graemlins/lol.gif[/img]

01-10-2005, 01:54 PM	#8
rockyandsnowball2 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glasgow Posts: 29 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 1,175.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,675.00 Donate	true

01-11-2005, 08:55 PM	#9
GRENTLEMEN Retro Nintendo Supermod Art & Literature Mod Metroid Mod Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 15,877 Thanks: 456 Thanked 1,149 Times in 627 Posts Points: 6,140.39 Bank: 1,794,470.86 Total Points: 1,800,611.25 Donate	I was a fan of the VB. It was pretty cool, really. It might have done better if that retarded Tiger R-Zone didn't come out at the same time. It used a red LCD display, and had a wearable headset, so some people seemed to associate one with the other. I can't tell you how much that thing looked like it sucked. Wario Land for the Virtual Boy was one hell of a game, though. Too little, really. The others all suffered from reduced production. Mario Clash wasn't just going to be some sort of remake of the original Mario Bros. game, it was going to have other level types, too.

01-11-2005, 10:18 PM	#10
c_jks Senior Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,631 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 2,831.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 3,331.00 Donate	I can see mine from here - and I love it. I remember in 95, going into Blockbuster and they had one set up for a demo. I got it that year and still only have the two games that came with it - Mario Tennis and Wario Land.

01-13-2005, 11:24 PM	#11
Super_Mario_1987 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Iowa Gender: Posts: 6,560 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 6,383.04 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 6,883.04 Donate	I remember as a kid always going to this K-Mart store and they would always have one on display and I would most of the time play it. I was so excited at the time. I never did get it though unfortunately. Just thought I would share a childhood memory.

01-25-2005, 01:12 AM	#13
Protocool Newbie Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: VA Gender: Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 635.00 Bank: 500.00 Total Points: 1,135.00 Donate	I remember the Virtual Boy. Though not quite well. It was very uncomfortable to play and the controller wasn't the best. Not that I don't like it, but it could do better if it had color instead of it just being red and black. Though, it was very well ahead of its time. Maybe Nintendo should reintroduce a better version of Virtual Boy, instead of it being being red, it will be in full color.

01-25-2005, 11:09 AM	#14
Masamune Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Indiana Gender: Posts: 4,935 Thanks: 18 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts Points: 2,065.46 Bank: 510.00 Total Points: 2,575.46 Donate	I have one that I bought some time last year. With it I got Mario's Tennis, a Bomberman game, and a Baseball game. I don't use it for much more than decoration though.

01-25-2005, 10:25 PM	#15
L007 is Undecided Axe Shreddin' Mod Join Date: May 2001 Location: Farmerland. Gender: Posts: 7,339 Thanks: 90 Thanked 292 Times in 172 Posts Points: 2,059.91 Bank: 15,959.16 Total Points: 18,019.07 Donate	I had one myself. Too bad I sold it. T_T I remember how the stand kept freakin breaking, though >_< The games... ah yes. I had Panic Bomber, Red Alarm, Galactic Pinball, Mario Tennis, 3D Tetris, Baseball... and some weird Ocean fighting game.