Virtual Boy

[illdog]

The lucky Japs and Yanks got this, Blighty didnt, so if you want one, Ebay my friends. I paid £90 for my American VB with three games and an AC charger, so i thought that was a good deal. I was very drunk whilst bidding on it tho.

So here's the box:

Upon opening it you are greeted with a big egg carton containing:

Pull out the important bits. You have the tripod, the pad and the Head Unit:

Ooh, look at that. Thats what you look intoo that. The rubber eyes surround gets all sweaty:

Dink in a game(Mario Tennis on this occasion) into the front cart slot:

Plug the pad into the underside of the Head Unit:

The pad contains the On/Off switch incase you were wondering.

Add the tripod and your ready to play:

Or try free hand!:

If only this came with a rad headband:

[Hendo]

Wonder why it never took off?

[illdog]

But its awsome! And it was innovation, something new, just at a time when the world wasnt ready for such a gimmick I suppose gaming hadnt become so stagnant, graphical power was still on the up and up.

I love my Virtual Boy, everyone should own one.

[Oliath]

you look phuking cool wearing it too!

does it run on batteries?

im thinking... wear it on the bus :-)

so what are the games and graphics like dude?

[illdog]

Yea it runs on batteries dude, it takes about 3000 AA's.

Not so much bus wear man, more a doctors waiting room toy - or at a funeral.

I only have 3 games. Mario Tennis is cool, V-Tetris is just Tetris and Vertical Force is a top down shoot em up that is kinda cool as it has two layers, top and botoom. Need more but they be expensive little buggers.

[Hendo]

Don't know how practical this is, but are there any screenshots of the games lurking round interweb?

How powerful is it? We talking Gameboy or GB Colour?

[retroed]

I really want one.

Respect, illdog!

[Supagorgonizer]

i really like my virtual boy, seriously! i think its a great piece of kit

[SlyEnemy 2.0]

Did it come with the Duracell offer voucher? If not, you've been had.