/vr/ - Retro Games

even if you doubled or tripled its sales it would still be shit, and that's about the best you could ever do with something like this.

>>8641520
Just be happy we got the absolute kino Jack Bros out of this dog shit, retina burning system

>>8641520
Imagine stabbing yourself in both eyes with a red laser pen. Thats what playing the virtual boy is like. You can put any software you want on it, good, bad, nintendo mascots or new ips, it doesn’t matter. When I look into the eye-bleeding goggles, I hurt. Lasik surgery was more appealing to the eye. This is a torture device. My advice is to play it in black and white on an emulator if there’s something that interest you.

>>8641590
I tried playing it on an Oculus Rift emulator that was adapted for the HTC Vive.

>>8641590
I never found it that bad unless you're playing for 5 hours or more. Played through every game with a flash cart

>>8641590
>things people with weak eyes say

>Imagine a virtual boy with
>Mario Tennis

It did have Mario Tennis. That was one of the demo titles around its launch. At least at my toy store it was.

Why won't Nintendo port VB Wario Land?

>>8641762
All that shit got torched when Gunpei made the wonderswan

>>8641757

And also Tetris (also a barf inducing version of it)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kw9mks-wd8

I can only imagine how terrible the VB version of Starfox and Punch Out would have been.

It was a neat and ambitious console, and I still wanted one, but I wouldnt have played more than 2 or 3 games on it before abandoning it. I'm glad I didnt make my dad waste the money.

>>8641767
It got Final Fantasy 8d?

>>8641757
>>8641768
I think he was saying imagine the existing Virtual Boy lineup, but with the aforementioned branding changes to Teleroboxer and Red Alarm.

>>8641520
I'm wondering if this thing fucked my eyes over back in the mid to late 90s.

>>8641757
Pretty sure it came bundled with mine

>loved Red Alarm as a kid
>would play it in bed when I was supposed to be sleeping
>get fucking pro at it, discover every secret
>go back a few months ago and attempt to replay it
>it's shit

>>8641909
It was a pack-in title.

local gamestore was so desperate to unload their VBs you could pick any 2 VB games for free when you bought one

The red isn't as bad as people say, but the ergonomics are trash.

>>8641529
If they had made it backwards compatible with the Game Boy it could have done a lot better. It wouldn't make them play in 3D but you'd instantly have a robust library of games that can be played in a new way. Then they could do for Virtual Boy compatibility what they were already doing for Super Game Boy and start making Game Boy carts with built in support for 3D compatibility when played on a VB in addition to dedicated VB games.

>>8641909
dat fuckin wiggle... brb bros

>>8641520

I always wanted to see a Virtual Boy collection for the 3DS, but that time has passed.

But then people would complain about nintendo rehashing their IPs instead of trying new things.
Teleroboxer is certified Kino.

>>8641520
>Virtual Boy failed because of marketing
No, it failed because it was a retarded red headache machine that nobody asked for. No amount of marketing could have saved it.

>>8642140
>headache
lol no

literally just clickbait media gaslighting parents into thinking it caused epilepsy

>>8642140
headache no, neckache yes.
It's still a pretty interesting device.

I don’t believe the whole “virtual boy gave me a headache and damaged my eyes” nonsense. I think people are making shit up.

>>8642145
>clickbait media
The Virtual Boy was infamous for inflicting physical pain long before clickbait media even existed, anon.

>>8642174
people are just regurgitating lies pushed by the msm for views

"absolutely nothing wrong with game console" doesn't get parents to watch your show

Can someone PLEASE find Dragon Hopper and EB64 in a warehouse already, thanks.

>>8641520
Zoomer.

>>8642224
Anon, clickbait has existed long before the internet was a thing.

>>8642145
>>8642147
It definitely can give you a headache. I haven't let it go that far but my eyes start bothering me after about 20 minutes on the thing. Though even modern VR starts getting to me after a while so it might vary person to person.

>>8642224
>long before clickbait media even existed
you have to be 18+ to post here

>>8642330
They used to call them “rag mags” or “rags” and they were at the check-out counter of grocery stores. The headlines were always outrageous bullshit like “MOM FINDS ALIEN IN HER SON’S BEDROOM” or some other ridiculous eye-catching nonsense.
Nobody took them seriously.

>>8642367
>OSAMA BIN LADEN FOUND IN HIDING WITH BAT BOY

>>8641520
I think that actual Doom woulda been way too much for this machine, but maybe something like a spruced up Wolfenstein 3D coulda worked out.

>>8641520
I want one of these for the novelty but of fucking course they're overpriced

>>8642380
I swear that was the front page for five full years

>>8641590
>t, never actually tried it and just parrots AVGN

>>8642514
I've tried it. I was there, back when that pile of shit was released. I'm old.
It is exactly as anon described. Fuck the virtual boy.

>>8642526
>It is exactly as anon described. Fuck the virtual boy.
What's the opposite of rose-tinted glasses? When you're obviously embellishing memories of a consumer product.

I've tried it. I had one for a while ten years ago before I sold it. The red and black perception is not the issue. The product would have never been released and FCC approved where it found that it had actually caused direct eye-strain and headaches. The way the system works mechanically is brilliant. It's just a shame that they never get a handle on how to suggest the best way to play the system ergonomically. It's like the current situation today with VR. When you get it right it can be an amazingly immersive experience. But it's always going to be a tough sell towards the retarded layman.

>>8641590
It's really not that bad on your eyes, most people who feel bad from playing it get head and neck aches from straining their neck, from playing it in an uncomfortable position (which reflects on the design not being great, but in another way).

If you can find a comfortable position to play in, and you take a break every hour or so, you can readily enjoy its small library. The games are generally ok, some are even good (Wario, Teleroboxer), but they are kind of doomed by being on this awkward system, and most don't play much at all on the virtual reality gimmick. Emulation really saves these games.

>>8642653
This. Best options i have for playing is a table i found that is the perfect height to sit and play and i tilt the system forward. Other best way is to remove it from the stand and lay down with it sitting on your face(get a piece of foam so it doesn't dig into the top of your nose maybe)

Indeed not a simple set up and play but using a real VB is an experience maybe only replicated with a VR set closing off everything but the game, but you still dont get the nostalgic scent of the visor!

>>8642367
>Nobody took them seriously
lol

also no, you're confusing tabloids with """sensational headlines""" which people would believe at face value

>>8642553
>The product would have never been released and FCC approved where it found that it had actually caused direct eye-strain and headaches
And yet it did. It was all over the gaming news at the time that people did experience headaches and eyestrain directly from using the VB and that the only solution was to severely limit time looking at it. You kids believe in bullshit revisionist goddamn history manufactured by these fucking insecure shit companies like Nintendo to not sour their shit reputation for this sort of thing. It's fucking pathetic. You're just a goddamn volunteer shill for a disreputable corporation trying to save face.
>current situation today with VR
A fucking stupid goddamn gimmick that gives people motion sickness and sensory deprivation that can be fucking dangerous all for something that isn't that goddamn special and can be done without the fucking expense and gimmick of a fucking pair of displays strapped to your skull.

>>8642553
I was also there and owned one. The red and black perception is absolutely the issue for me personally. It absolutely causes headaches and just is not fun to look at, its like a much worse version of night vision goggles malfunctioning. I’d rather play atari 2600 or game and watch games because of the display. I honestly don’t think I’m the only one. Luckily emulation exists and there are options. Yeah the ergonomics suck and there were few quality games from known IPs and little good marketing. But when you hear hoofbeats, think horses not zebras. Its so interesting to me that some people will say the virtual boys problems were anything and everything but the obvious bloody-eyed elephant in the room.

I owned it back in the day and still play mine. Never had issues with it that caused any kind of physical pain or eye strain that was any different then playing normal games in a dark room and turning the lights on. It was still an issue to properly set up and play and never was going to be popular but i would have liked at least one more full year on the market for the stuff in production.

>>8642685
>this whole post
Not going to bother refuting anything because it's clear that your just a retard. Carry on.

>>8643039
correct your photos before posting them australia

>>8643039
Your stand is on backwards.

>>8643631
I know but there is a reason for this.
I have found the perfect sitting position for playing VB
1: elbows on that white metal thing on top of the plastic container
2: hands holding controller behind the system
3: lean entire tower its on towards me when its on my face until in comfortable sitting position.

If stand was on "the right way", my arms would be poked by it and i feel this gives more balance also.

>>8641757
>>8641768
come on man, you can't possibly be this stupid

It really is unfortunate we never got any ports of Virtual Boy games for the 3DS. It's basically the perfect system for it, after all. And unfortunately, existing VB emulators are way too slow on it to be usable.

Thankfully, some random anon from /emugen/ is currently working on a Virtual Boy emulator for the 3DS, although at the moment it only aims to get Wario Land working full speed on it. Looks promising.

>>8644067
vb emulation with vr headsets is already a thing

>>8644067
Why would I play on a 3DS when I could play on a Valve Index?

>>8644074
Someone has been trying to get it working on 3D capable TVs but the effect doesn't seem to work right when seated from far away like that. It'd be great if that could be worked out.

>>8644084
existing vb emulators work with 3d monitors just fine, not that anybody still makes the glasses for that failed tech shit