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  • iFixit Tears the Virtual Boy Down to Prevent Gamers from Tearing Their Hair Out

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    News iFixit Tears the Virtual Boy Down to Prevent Gamers from Tearing Their Hair Out

    All you need to know should you attempt to fix one

    Why call out a plumber when you can fix the problem yourself? Why buy a sandwich when you can make your own for less? Perhaps more annoying than blocked u-bends and fancy lunches where the bread costs more than the meat is when electrical goods breakdown. Machines are supposed to just work – and...

  • Gunpei Yokoi Gets The Legacy Treatment

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    News Gunpei Yokoi Gets The Legacy Treatment

    The father of handheld gaming gets remembered in a hands-on tribute

    Gunpei Yokoi pretty much created the handheld gaming market. His line of Game & Watch systems eventually paved the way for Nintendo's full-fledged portable gaming system, the Game Boy, also created by Yokoi. Before making video games though, he created a slew of toys that helped...

  • Unfinished Virtual Boy Game Bound High Finally Released

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    News Unfinished Virtual Boy Game Bound High Finally Released

    Unfinished title sees the red light of day at last

    There's nothing we love more here at Nintendo Life than a good story of triumph against the odds: a plumber defeating a fire-breathing lizard; a hedgehog stopping the plans of an evil genius; and the continued hard work of ardent fans that finally saw Bound High, an unreleased Virtual Boy game, to a...

  • A $50,000 Cure for Virtual Boy Headaches

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    News A $50,000 Cure for Virtual Boy Headaches

    Play it on the TV with this handy accessory!

    3D gaming is on the cusp of being cool again after some of the remarkable damage done to its reputation by Nintendo's less-than stellar Virtual Boy machine. The onset of eyestrain and headaches did the machine no favours, but if you've picked one up and fancy playing it on a more comfortable surface, such...

  • Retro Gamer Looks Back at the Virtual Boy

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    News Retro Gamer Looks Back at the Virtual Boy

    Nintendo's much-maligned machine gets the retroinspection treatment

    Here's some good news for those of you that have been keenly following Dave's excellent Virtual Boy reviews and are now thirsting for more information on the machine. UK-based magazine Retro Gamer recently ran a 5-page feature on the platform in issue 64, which leading Virtual Boy...