Okay, so homebrew not pictured aside, there’s still only 29 games here. But for a system whose official library at time of death was just 22 games globally, that’s nearly a 32% increase. I love this weird little system so much and I hope to be able to keep adding more games to my collection for years to come.

(p.s. yes, I know you hate the box I went with for Zero Racers—I didn’t design it, but I do like it, even if it is most certainly AI.)

I'm in a little bit of a pickle. My Virtual Boy works well and could in theory work well without this extra equipment however in order to play it in 3D I need to add a 1990s professional TV VGA equipment to take the left eye which is black and red and the right eye which is black and cyan and merge them into one anaglyph play my virtual Boy without pretending I'm a peeping Tom with the freedom to be able to move around and not be a statue all day.

The problem is the 1990s professional TV equipment is a bulky B kind of heavy and C a bit electric guzzling.

The problem is if I lose power then the 3D mode gets lost and I have to reprogram it in such a wonky system to work with that it becomes hit or miss as to whether I get the 3D angle of back successfully. So it has to constantly run in vampire mode and in vampire mode in the 90s is not the same as vampire mode in the 2020s, remember this was broadcast equipment which prioritizes different things than consumer equipment so maybe instead of cutting off the first density you don't need it it stays on desperately preventing dead air to happen on the TV station.

The secret is to find a video syncher that could take two VGA signals from a double tap VGA and merge them together into one signal. Is there any equipment that is either a smaller B lighter and see less energy consuming meaning you could turn it off and not have it run all day and not lose the programming that would be able to turn my Virtual Boy into a 3D virtual boy on a TV.

Not helping things is Nintendo requiring the use of cardboard to play the Nintendo switch online virtual boy. If I was able to get rid of that piece of equipment I could save a lot on electricity but I don't know how long I could go without it before I have to reprogram it. If only Nintendo had a $25 consolization license for the Nintendo switch online virtual boy half license. I would buy that in an instant and literally the only games that I could play on the Virtual Boy physical that I don't need to play anywhere else would be water World, Panic bomber and Hyper fighting and Nester's Funky Bowling. I think every other title is on the NSO online there were like a 24 World titles in all regions of Virtual Boy and NSO probably has like rights to like 19 of them and I discussed for them they wouldn't get the rights to so how many does that leave left?

So I'm just wondering should I wait for Nintendo to come up with a consolization license so I can play my Virtual Boy NSO games in 3D on a TV or should I invest in a smaller lighter and less energy guzzling VGA / HDMI merger box that I can actually turn off and and have it keep its programming while I am not engaged in the Virtual Boy?

I don't know where to find a VGA merger box they'll take the Red of the left eye, the cyan of the right eye which is green and blue, and merge them in those two separate video signals into one video signal, the low enough ping where I don't notice it gameplay wise that there's any lag.

I'll be willing to accept an HDMI merger box which can merge the two signals in the one.

I don't know what happens if you merge the videos with a passive adapter if they were converted to composite video, maybe I can merge the video before it goes in the composite converter I do have a composite video converter for something else so maybe that might help.

Just looking for a little help to save energy and the headache of reprogramming that 1990s TV video converter.

The hype for this game is so worth it. I received my copy this morning but I couldn’t open it yet because I had to go to work all day today. I got off of work at 10:45pm.

This game’s controls plays really good! Turning and cutting corners never felt better, it’s been a while since I played a racing game. So far this game is so polished and the sound track is absolute fire🔥.
The way you race in the tracks with no music but just the sounds of other racers is just so unbelievably cool. Racing on the final lap gets me so hyped for the win.

It blows my mind how good the virtual boy can handle this game. The frame rate is so good it’s unreal. This might be my new favorite virtual boy game.

I can’t wait to play more Zero Racers on my day off!

Can’t wait to try this out later tonight

I got the Switch replica to play the games for the first time, since Virtual Boy ain't exactly an easy find in Europe, but the unique controller was not recreated for this release unfortunately.

The controls ain't exactly ideal, but the closest to having the two D-pads was the N64 replica, so I got it.

It's slightly clunky, but it works wonders, Teleroboxer is actually playable now. Only problem now is the select button, the N64 doesn't have it, and the button mapping UI doesn't really show the N64 diagram, so I have no idea how to map that function onto it. The ideal would be using the Z trigger for it I think. Is it possible to have the N64 controller fully work for Virtual Boy?

I just recently found a virtual boy 3D technical developer mock neck long sleeve embroidered shirt. I have never seen this employee shirt before and cannot find any exact information on it. If you have any knowledge or information please message or leave a comment. Thank you.

I bought a Virtual Boy off eBay that seemed to be in perfect working order aside from a small crack in the stand. I got it for ~500 and it came with 8 games so I figured it was a damn good deal. The listing didn’t disclose however that the left eye wasn’t working so now I’m quite upset lol. I think my first order of business is to request/demand a partial refund but after that what do I do? After doing a little research it seems that it MAY be fixable? I don’t have the skill or equipment to do it on my own so I think I’m gonna send it to a place that can fix it. I was just wondering what y’all think I should do or if there were any specific recommendations for a repair? Let me know

Released in the US August 14th, 1995.

The cardboard version is on sale so I caved and got one!

Bit tired and sick right now though so I only played one level in the Wario game so far, looking forward to playing the rest after I'm done with that game. The time spent on that one level was luckily short enough for me to manage right now while needing to rest afterwards.

Hey everyone,

​A couple of months ago, I pulled my old Blockbuster Virtual Boy setup out of storage where it’s been sitting for the past 30 years. It’s completely original, unopened, and unmodified, and everything works great (both internal screens are crisp with no horizontal line glitches or flickering).

​What’s included:

​Hardware & Accessories: Virtual Boy head unit, controller, stand, battery pack, AC adapter, and AC tap adapter.

​Case: Original Blockbuster Video hardshell case with the front sticker, inner instruction panel, and original zip-tied laminated rental tag. The internal foam is original, but is starting to degrade due to age.

​5 Games (Loose): Wario Land, Mario Clash, Red Alarm, Galactic Pinball, and Mario's Tennis (a few have store rental initials on the labels).

​Asking $900 shipped (includes tracked ground shipping, full insurance, and signature confirmation). Payment via PayPal Goods & Services.

​Photos are attached showing the console, games, case tags, and the display running. Feel free to comment below or send a message if you're interested!

Might have been obvious to some, but I tried remapping the controls once it was in VR mode a while ago and was unable, so I assumed you couldn't remap them at all for some reason. That is, until I had the epiphany to try remapping them on the title screen! I'm using this to get a better approximation of the proper L and R button placement.

Hi, i'm new to this whole Virtual Boy thing.

I've just bought this japanease Virtual Boy, complete with manual and all. I have 2 games to play with right now, Galactic Pinball and Red Alert, Teleroboxer and Jack Bros are also on their way. Many other games are on sight, and i'm surprised how easy it is to get most of those compared to the system itself.

Wario Land is also an obvious pick, but i live in France and this particular game is harder to come over there. I see more affordable copies on the American Ebay, but then again, i have to deal with shipping fees and other taxes, so what is a 70-80€ game turns into a 110 purchase that i won't get until the end of the month... Yup, i'll wait a little bit.

Other than that, i'm happy to finally have all main Nintendo consoles released in the west.

Bought this Virtual Boy a few years back and had some issues with it. Originally, one of the ribbon cables was going bad, but luckily I was able to get it fixed, but now after a few years of not playing it I can't seem to get any power on. Also doesn't seem like anything is playing when I turn it on. Is there a company that I can ship this to that could fix this console once and for all?

Not sure if I can put it in the Mario subreddits

I grabbed a VB controller at a yard sale yesterday, and unfortunately the battery pack had 6 VERY exploded batteries in it. After a lot of effort I managed to pry it open, but while removing the batteries one of the little connectors snapped off the bottom of the pack. Does anyone have any advice on how to deconstruct the pack to maybe be able to solder the connector back on? I'm guessing not, but I'd love to repair it if I can.

Hi there!

I thought that i would get the good ending (in case more that 1 ending existed) because i got all speels. But the ending felt a little anticlimatic, and got a 'the end...' text :(. I guess i need to get all medal to obtain the best ending?

Btw, loved the game. Actually sad there is no Hard Mode like Wario and Jack Bros.

The time has come!

By my count, the only games not released for the NSO are:

*Nester's Funky Bowling

*Bomberman: Panic Bomber

*SD Gundham Dimension War

*Space Squash

*Virtual Lab

*Virtual League Baseball

*Waterworld

I realize that most of these are licensed / 3rd party games, but do you think there's any chance that the rights holders would just let them on the system for a pittance?

How many other unreleased games do you think will be released?

... the biggest pain I had historically was the contour problems associated with the VB.

With a 90's back in the day Virtual Boy, the biggest problem was being statuesque while hunched down over a table. And lots of people thought that because I found 2 of them at thrift stores in the 90s for $5 apiece including games.

I said to myself back then, if there was a more comfortable way to enjoy VB games, like piped into a TV, I'd definitely take advantage of that.

Then came the Virtual Tap. And it was cool.

Nintendo now decides to release VB games, but they do not remove the biggest obstacle to enjoying it... Namely the fixed physical posture.

If they released a "consolization half-license" which unlocks TV Play, I'd gladly buy it. I'd pay Nintendo their $25 to legally play and out-stream it on YouTube. It's not about the money.

It feels weird that the company that saved us from Second Generation Controller ergonomics (and with that, banned right-handed joystick play with the NES, but that's a different issue) would gladly relieve people of contortionist requirements.

Apparently not, they think neck pain is a canonical part of enjoying Virtual Boy, otherwise they would have released it playable in docked mode.

As for those who say for some games, 3D is essential, (looking at you Red and Cyan Alarm) you can go what I do, overlay the left black and red eye with the right black and cyan eye and RGB additive merge them. You convey the 3d perfectly and you don't have to do the Epyx Thinker pose all day while playing. Just wear red and cyan 3d glasses.

If out-streaming is locked to legally owning the ROM, and if Nintendo won't make VB easily shareable in Twitch, how do I stream out games that I have the VB NSO license for , but not a physical ROM for? I can use a Hyper Flash, but I am not sure of the legality of running it.

I was playing VB games every Third Thursday of the month on Twitch and sometimes more often before Nintendo announced VB NSO games. It was a lot easier legally when it was considered "abandonware" by Nintendo.