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If you've got a modded 3ds, Red Viper works extremely well to emulate Virtual Boy games, if you're curious about them. Arguably it's a better experience than playing them on a Virtual Boy.
this post was submitted on 16 May 2024
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I love my 2ds but virtualboy emulation makes me crave an upgrade
But are there any games worth playing?
The Wario game is pretty good if you liked the original Game Boy Wario games.
Mario Clash is a fun take on the original Mario Bros game which didn't need to be 3D, so I'm a little disappointed they haven't revisited it.
Jack Bros. is notable for being Atlus' first release in the West, and I remember having some fun with that one.
Mario Tennis was also pretty good, but there are probably better Mario Tennis games by now.
How many consoles can say that ~28% of their library is worth checking out? Haha
Pretty sure I still have a headache from using one in a Blockbuster in the 90s.
That was the just eye / face gunk from previous users.
Why would a dirty face cause a headache?
Bacteria penetrating the blood brain barrier
Pathogens
I loved my virtual boy when I was a kid. It felt like the future or something. It didn't have a lot of great games, but I did get most of the best ones when blockbuster video started clearing out their inventory and sold games for like $5 each.
I remember seeing these for $30 in Toys R Us clearance bins and I still kick my kid self for not picking one up.
Ugh I wanted one of these so fucking badly when I was a kid.
They hurt your eyes and head.
That sentence is past and present tense
I think this is kind of a thing for a lot of stereoscopic 3d technology.
I could play the virtual boy, 3ds, watch 3d movies, etc. for hours without issue, and other people can't take it at all.
I don't know what factors play into that, maybe it's genetic, maybe there's some kind of skill/technique/habits about how you focus your eyes, or how often you blink, maybe it's just luck of the draw that your pupil distance is just right or wrong. Maybe it comes down to something ridiculous like how many hours you spent trying to make sense of Magic Eye books when you were a kid.
you can now play nintendo virtual boy games on iphone using retroarch, from the app store today.
and it supports vision pro. is this a killer app?
That shit hurt my head the only few times I played it
The only good game was Mario Tennis.
Going to have to disagree, Teleroboxer and Red Alert were awesome.
The Wario Land game was top tier. Probably the best game on the system.
Nah, Mario clash was fun