Topic: Virtual Boy Thoughts

Just yesterday I tested and played Virtual Boy on Switch 2. My God it is soo great! I was really impressed.
Impressed by the whole feeling of 3D space and also I couldnt help it to think about how people were not impressed with it in 1995?!!!

Its sad that this hardware didnt get the games it deserved. I was thinking how many great games we could see in it at that time!

Honestly tech wise it was ok the many problem that held it back was just how uncomfortable it was. Design wise it was definitely something that needed to stay in the oven a bit longer but I understand why Nintendo rushed it out.

As far as games go it had some decent games, the best obviously being Warioland. But Mario Clash was good probably one of my favorites as well as Galatic Pinball (I think thats what it was called) Telroboxer and Red Alarm was good especially if you were a Star Fox fan.

I still have mine to this day, granted it sits somewhere in my storage. Overall it doesnt deserve the hate it got.

We were impressed, but it gave a vast majority of people headaches and was extremely uncomfortable. You have to remember the way the original unit displayed images was also very different than how it works on Switch 2 with the accessory. The original rendering technology provides a much sharper image but it's also a lot more straining on the eyes. I was a kid back then but even my young eyes could barely handle half an hour before it hurt too much to continue.

It's super cool, just uncomfortable.

I tried making a head strap for the cheaper cardboard goggles but the hard plastic presses into my face and nose, and I haven't solved a way to add cushioning.

I prefer playing in glasses-free 3D on a modded New 3DS. That truly is the definitive Virtual Boy experience. But if you don't have access to one of those or don't want to follow the tutorial to softmod yours, and can figure out a way to use comfortably either sitting at a table or reclining with it resting downward on your face, it's still an option.

WarioLand is good. And when Vertical Force releases I recommend that also. It's a great shmup where you bounce between foreground and background.