A look at the Virtual Boy: Nintendo's 3D Disaster

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  • Опубліковано 20 сер 2024

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  • @trumangraham2602
    @trumangraham2602 4 роки тому +30

    12:33 "But who would want to look into an isolated 3D headset just to play single-player 2D Tetris?"
    Tetris Effect: Allow me to introduce myself.

  • @CookieFonster
    @CookieFonster 6 років тому +55

    you explained everything well, and humor was on point! well done video, keep going with these.
    tetris type c actually reminds me of some of the castle levels in super mario world where you can go behind walls, kind of interesting.

  • @BlakaD
    @BlakaD 6 років тому +51

    i remember seeing this "mario clash" thingy on the wario ware inc for the GBA on the 9Volt micro games

  • @Meme_Lor
    @Meme_Lor 6 років тому +154

    People say that it hurts your eyes, but there was a view adjuster on the top but no one notices it, because people are dumb.

    • @stephcanfield2890
      @stephcanfield2890 5 років тому +2

      Oh I didn’t know that
      But I don’t own the VB

    • @matiii1210
      @matiii1210 4 роки тому +2

      hello meme lor

    • @Stylez-13
      @Stylez-13 4 роки тому +2

      I played it for hours no problem, just snowflakes with weak eyesight

    • @tonejohnson4620
      @tonejohnson4620 3 роки тому +1

      How do you hold it im cheese balls with no hand

    • @cosmicjenny4508
      @cosmicjenny4508 3 роки тому +2

      @@Stylez-13 “snowflakes” 🙄

  • @catriamflockentanz
    @catriamflockentanz 4 роки тому +9

    10:26 I guess that ship is pretty much sailed. The 3DS would have been the ideal re-release platform for Virtual Boy given the technology used to create optical depth.

  • @Danominator
    @Danominator 6 років тому +17

    Your videos have improved in quality since you started doing these. This could be what you were made for, keep up the good work!

  • @MrGuy__
    @MrGuy__ 3 роки тому +4

    if you have captions on for this video, in the credits joke portion it will say "Captions: Akfamilyhome". great little detail

  • @sr.metang8193
    @sr.metang8193 5 років тому +2

    Nice touch on the 3:05 Switch sound.

  • @HospitableSpirit
    @HospitableSpirit 6 років тому +37

    Somebody needs to make these games in color

    • @seanmyster6
      @seanmyster6 5 років тому +1

      *notices avatar
      "I see you are a man of culture as well."

    • @AguFungus
      @AguFungus 5 років тому +6

      Virtual Boy Wario Land for 3DS, please!

    • @Huwitto
      @Huwitto 5 років тому +2

      Wait so now Red isn’t a color?

    • @PlusInsta
      @PlusInsta 5 років тому

      @@Huwitto If the only color being displayed is red, it's not color, it's monochrome.

  • @000marioshi000
    @000marioshi000 6 років тому +26

    Gud vid. All hail the vrum boi.

  • @howler109
    @howler109 4 роки тому +2

    I still have a Virtual Boy that I got in summer of 1997! That thing was a lifesaver that summer since my grandma died and my mom was recovering from thyroid cancer surgery, so that's pretty much all myself, my brother and my cousin did to keep our spirits up. We even solved the bad posture problem by laying down on our backs and letting gravity do the work. We also had Warioland, Mario Clash and Mario Tennis, which were great, and then we also played Nester's Funky Bowling (the only time I will ever score a 280 in my life) and Teleroboxer, which was the absolute worst. We must have went through so many AA batteries before finally getting the ac adapter, and it's probably the reason why my eyesight is so bad nowadays, hmmm...

  • @SS5K
    @SS5K 6 років тому +6

    Nice job, man! I loved the sitcom credits gag.

  • @half_pixel
    @half_pixel 6 років тому +5

    Wow, I'm surprised that the level of quality for the sample of games you had was so high! I've always heard only bad things about the Virtual Boy, so it's nice to see some of its redeeming aspects.

  • @DaVince21
    @DaVince21 6 років тому +3

    This is a very properly done review! I agree that VB Wario Land needs to see a re-release. It shares similarities with the first game that I like while bringing a lot of new and creative ideas to the table. The only real flaw that game has is the very same-ish music.

  • @nickk3077
    @nickk3077 6 років тому +6

    I would like to see some of the Virtual Boy highlights like Wario Land and Mario Tennis on the Nintendo 3DS eShop as virtual console.

    • @WorldwideWyatt
      @WorldwideWyatt 5 років тому

      Wario Land, TeleroBoxer, and Mario Tennis.
      If they won't ever re-release them they should be public domain and the VB code should be open source.

  • @datbootlegger
    @datbootlegger 6 років тому +10

    i have a feeling they're adding virtual boy to the virtual console-family!
    think about it; they patented a vr-headset accessory for switch, so it's possible that they've planned re-releasing these games among with some actual vr-games!

    • @ollyyyyyyyyy1352
      @ollyyyyyyyyy1352 6 років тому

      any proof of the vr headset? i haven't heard of it

    • @lolmanok
      @lolmanok 6 років тому

      the bootlegger I would actually want some games like VB Warioland, Mario Clash and others

    • @poudink5791
      @poudink5791 6 років тому

      and what? all they have to do is emulate lol.

    • @vurpo7080
      @vurpo7080 2 роки тому

      The Nintendo VR headset just turned out to be the Nintendo Labo cardboard thing and wasn't really used for anything significant. I mean the Switch didn't really have the resolution to do VR anyway.

  • @HipStar1985
    @HipStar1985 6 років тому +16

    *_A L L H A I L T H E V I R T U A L B O Y_*

  • @Killble
    @Killble 6 років тому +10

    Hey, at least with the virtual boy you get to see how was Cyclops from X-men vision

    • @CMGThePerson
      @CMGThePerson 6 років тому +2

      Experience video games in the eyes of Cyclops

    • @seanmyster6
      @seanmyster6 5 років тому +1

      If only the Virtual Boy would've had an X-Men game released on it

    • @Stylez-13
      @Stylez-13 4 роки тому

      X men cyclops simulator for virtual boy

  • @FarCritical
    @FarCritical 6 років тому +8

    Massive respect for still finding things to praise for even a piece of junk like the Virtual Boy. The way you ended the video particularly.

  • @HybridAngelZero
    @HybridAngelZero 6 років тому +1

    I actually had one of these growing up, and I really love it
    VB Wario Land and Panic Bomber are among my favorite games, and I really enjoy Mario Clash and Mario's Tennis. I also really think the controller is well designed and super comfortable, I especially like the round shoulder Buttons.
    I also feel that the double D-pad thing was a nice precoursor to dual analog,even if few games utilised it.

    • @adamnyawo2403
      @adamnyawo2403 6 років тому

      Micaiah the Otaku Gamer [HybridAngelZero] didn't you feel sick for a moment

  • @TemmiePlays
    @TemmiePlays 6 років тому +58

    so *_That's_* where Wendy hid her coins!

    • @primedemarr
      @primedemarr 6 років тому +1

      Temmie Plays! I love ur vids m8

    • @iwbmo
      @iwbmo 6 років тому +1

      Who's Wendy LOL

    • @impurple8242
      @impurple8242 6 років тому +3

      Don't touch the coins! They pinch back!

    • @Huwitto
      @Huwitto 5 років тому +1

      ua-cam.com/video/y0eY7AHr8jk/v-deo.html

  • @jokeryeha5167
    @jokeryeha5167 6 років тому +3

    7:34 this joke is amazing

  • @schwarzlowenalternative8342
    @schwarzlowenalternative8342 4 роки тому +2

    15:15 And then the Labo VR kit came out.

  • @Xilophone0
    @Xilophone0 6 років тому +6

    THIS IS VR BEFORE VR !
    (doesn't work though)

  • @peggyk606
    @peggyk606 5 років тому +4

    10:24
    It would be great for the 3DS

  • @TFD500Official
    @TFD500Official 4 роки тому +4

    9:06 No pun intended, I'd suppose?

  • @DE23
    @DE23 3 роки тому

    The commercials showed the virtual boy as an alien using the stand as legs.

  • @GardevoirBoy
    @GardevoirBoy 4 роки тому +1

    I think that the biggest reason why the Virtual Boy was Nintendo's all time failure was the bad handling of the console. The console had bad coloring choices, expensive pricing for consumers to buy, and the long impact it had on the consumer playing the console.

  • @clownestjuice
    @clownestjuice 4 роки тому

    On the point of the virtual boy causing horrible headaches. I once read that the idea of a really bad headache can change between person to person, so the virtual boy could cause a headache someone might see as mild headache while another person could see that headache a really bad one.

  • @chibidangames
    @chibidangames 5 років тому

    It would have been cool if Nintendo made Virtual Boy games a secret unlockable in Labo VR. Missed opportunity there.

  • @cinnamondan4984
    @cinnamondan4984 Рік тому

    This was my first console. Had Mario Tennis, a robot boxing game, and pinball I think. It was the Trojan horse my dad used to get video games into the household.

  • @Zetagipp
    @Zetagipp 6 років тому +5

    7:34 / 7:35 steve harvet :^)

  • @audoodle9963
    @audoodle9963 3 роки тому

    Imagine a 2D version of Tetris in VR that’s only addition from VR is a cool lights show.... haha.

  • @MidnightWonko
    @MidnightWonko 6 років тому

    I could see Virtual Wario Land and Mario Clash on the 3DS, but that's about it for the games you reviewed.
    Played the game in stores back in the day, as well as a bit of it at my friend's house. It didn't hold our attention very long, and we went back to other games shortly after. Interesting curio, though.

  • @brewHamm
    @brewHamm 5 років тому +1

    2:05 imagine if somebody made a Google Cardboard headset using a VB
    Whoever did that is one heccin' r/madlad

  • @leaffen9616
    @leaffen9616 6 років тому

    "Get out toad I don't want you taking up any more recording disk space." *Shows more footage of toad.*

  • @PiN_MiKE
    @PiN_MiKE 6 років тому +2

    I played for an hour with no problems. People bashing it probably never played it, and if they did they Did they probably didn’t get their eyes adjusted to the dark first. Also it helps not to come straight from the VB game play into a bright lit room. :)

  • @pastaman64
    @pastaman64 6 років тому

    Actually, the reason that they went back to only having A and B (as far as the N64 goes, anyway) was actually because before the controller had been designed, the games being developed for the N64 were tested with a Saturn controller, and since that controller had six buttons and the directional buttons were a necessity, it meant that the A and B buttons were tge only two buttons they could have (aside from the previously mentioned D-buttons) due to the button layout having to be the same as the Saturn controller since the games that were being developed had been built around such a layout.

  • @LucasIsHereYT
    @LucasIsHereYT 6 років тому +1

    I got a Virtual Boy for $100 at a Thrift Store. Boy am I lucky!

  • @fallingleavess
    @fallingleavess 6 років тому

    first video of yours I've watched, really good stuff! Subscribed!

  • @Obviary
    @Obviary 3 роки тому

    they should release a remastering of most or all the virtual boy games in one package on the nintendo switch

  • @jhynjhiruurekrap5725
    @jhynjhiruurekrap5725 6 років тому +6

    Worst-selling... Goddammit why does nobody remember the iQue Player?! (yes I know)

    • @valletas
      @valletas 5 років тому

      Because the ique was a n64 just like the ique ds... its just a localized console so yeea virtual boy is still the worst selling

  • @nicegoatdoctor8224
    @nicegoatdoctor8224 4 роки тому +2

    *Ultimate classic system!*

  • @Terumimi
    @Terumimi 6 років тому

    Ok, so everyone knows how Jack Bros is the rarest Virtual Boy game, right?
    Well, it's not just any normal game. It's actually (one of) the first ever Shin Megami Tensei game(s) to come to America.
    Yes. The (one of the) first game(s) in a series that many people like a lot was actually on the virtual boy of all things.

  • @JustCliff
    @JustCliff 3 роки тому +1

    I would recommend getting an oculus quest 2 or pc vr headset and try a virtual boy emulator.

  • @TheVoxxification
    @TheVoxxification 6 років тому +3

    it does nto beg the question

  • @epicgamersaurus
    @epicgamersaurus 6 років тому +2

    and nintendo said they wouldn't go into vr smh

  • @roxynano
    @roxynano 3 роки тому +1

    It’s nice to see a great analysis and not THE VIRTUAL BOY IS SHIT type of video.
    I’m a hardcore fan of the system and it definitely gets over hated by the gaming community.

  • @kenbono4341
    @kenbono4341 6 років тому

    Aloha, happy 10th anniversary on UA-cam!

  • @chip_plus_plus
    @chip_plus_plus 6 років тому

    This Intro Scene Is-Jesus Christ I Love This

  • @lucianothewindowsfan
    @lucianothewindowsfan 4 роки тому +1

    I Hate This Console, It is an Absolute Nightmare.

  • @Mugiwara2k
    @Mugiwara2k 5 років тому +1

    What's the music clip that plays at 7:30? I've heard it before but I can't remember and it's driving me crazy

    • @ItzjustDalo
      @ItzjustDalo 4 роки тому +1

      Mugiwara2k cuphead boss/run’n’gun complete

  • @eltiolavara9
    @eltiolavara9 6 років тому

    >a look at the virtual boy
    oh boy prepare your eyes

  • @cat-be7ne
    @cat-be7ne 4 роки тому +1

    7:33 lol

  • @stephcanfield2890
    @stephcanfield2890 5 років тому

    I’m getting the VB only for the Mario games

  • @rionxoddo
    @rionxoddo 6 років тому +2

    You won't be playing it for 4 hours straight because you'd have to deal with a skinny - no eyes but bumps - curved legged - demon thing and you'll go from color blind to actually going blind.

  • @connormclernon26
    @connormclernon26 6 років тому

    I’d like to get this eventually. Also, I wonder what it would be like if Nintendo released a modern version of the virtual boy like an Oculus Rift

  • @DaVince21
    @DaVince21 6 років тому

    Speaking of the red glare, think that could be combated with some sort of grayscale filter on top of the lenses? I always kinda wondered about that.

  • @_plg
    @_plg 5 років тому

    With the power of homebrew, we're getting better and better "games", and here's a more noticable one! www.patreon.com/PeoplePleaser

  • @monkeygameplay5455
    @monkeygameplay5455 3 роки тому

    here before the announcement of the new nintendo virtual boy

  • @elijahcormier5239
    @elijahcormier5239 6 років тому

    Not lying, I played virtual boy Wario Land for 4:38:41so I played it more than 4 hours straight. It's hard to believe.

  • @blueshyguyproductions1319
    @blueshyguyproductions1319 6 років тому +2

    Moral: Don’t trust your memes.

  • @jetteyes2064
    @jetteyes2064 6 років тому

    they should make a virtual boy v2. one that has a strap and colored games. or a classic version.....

  • @Dd-gi5lm
    @Dd-gi5lm 6 років тому

    I would love to own a Virtual Boy and Mario Clash! ^_^

  • @loscrest9036
    @loscrest9036 6 років тому +1

    Virtual boy also had a creepypasta

  • @Jiozak
    @Jiozak 6 років тому

    I, for one, welcome our red and black overlord

  • @donnylurch4207
    @donnylurch4207 6 років тому

    I've still got my Virtual Boy from when I was 5 years old, but it doesn't work.

  • @DeLeTeD-he4gu
    @DeLeTeD-he4gu 6 років тому

    *that thing damages your eyes*

  • @SergioPL
    @SergioPL 3 роки тому

    The stand is in the wrong way. I have two systems, and only recently I realized that. Even Nintendo advertisse wrong in some videos.

  • @TheRealFortran
    @TheRealFortran 6 років тому

    How to make Virtual Boy to VR
    But 99% change to kill your eyes

  • @Torentino_Ian_no_channel_2006
    @Torentino_Ian_no_channel_2006 2 роки тому

    "It's like puking on a pile of s**t!"
    - The Angry Video Game Nerd

  • @idontcheckmynotifications
    @idontcheckmynotifications 4 роки тому

    Excuse me what the Virtual Boy is now that expensive
    I swear I used to see it for a couple dozen bucks, early last decade

  • @bertfromseasamestreet
    @bertfromseasamestreet 3 роки тому

    This is a great video

  • @hamboy2610
    @hamboy2610 6 років тому

    mario clash looks fun as hell

  • @user-ix9ym9wy3k
    @user-ix9ym9wy3k 6 років тому

    Seeing color after seeing this video (that isnt red)makes my eyes hurt

  • @wifiwaifu5243
    @wifiwaifu5243 6 років тому +1

    Fact: This system never got released in Europe.
    So, are we lucky or not?

    • @haleyluong89
      @haleyluong89 6 років тому

      Dat Boi From The Wifi Zone Lucky

  • @Staxagrip
    @Staxagrip Рік тому

    They were ahead of there time. Now we have oculus .

  • @tapoutt_
    @tapoutt_ 6 років тому

    Virtual boy ports to 3DS PLEASE

  • @adamkampen
    @adamkampen 6 років тому

    4 games huh? Isn't that like a quarter of the library or something?

  • @blinkingjarl482
    @blinkingjarl482 Рік тому

    You can Vga mod your virtual boy

  • @mikaylahstop
    @mikaylahstop 6 років тому

    *It was before it’s time*

  • @puckbradley3760
    @puckbradley3760 6 років тому

    You deserve more subs

  • @alaskagyal
    @alaskagyal 6 років тому +1

    D O N O T P L A Y F O R L O N G E R T H A N 1 5 M I N U T E S

  • @jasonjoshuapeters8955
    @jasonjoshuapeters8955 Рік тому

    If you play for 15minutes too many your going blind and seeing a red demon

  • @really._.
    @really._. 4 роки тому

    Never play it more than 15 Minutes.

  • @luigifanarchives5193
    @luigifanarchives5193 5 років тому

    you have a macbook me too

  • @inventoryfullstudios9112
    @inventoryfullstudios9112 6 років тому +2

    12:54 there's gonna be some racist comments about that

  • @melodieangelique3385
    @melodieangelique3385 6 років тому

    Erm... Anyone else see Iceypie's Creepypastas about this?

  • @turretboi
    @turretboi 6 років тому

    These games actually look amazing!

  • @MCopulos
    @MCopulos 4 роки тому

    all hail the virtual boy

  • @keelobite303
    @keelobite303 6 років тому

    0:08 captions

  • @adamkampen
    @adamkampen 6 років тому

    ALL HAIL THE VIRTUAL BOY

  • @alexsweetmsm212
    @alexsweetmsm212 4 роки тому

    Why Did The Virtraul Boy get released But Then Did...not lol XD

  • @CMGThePerson
    @CMGThePerson 6 років тому

    One does not simply
    Play on the virtual boy

  • @EmotionalSnail
    @EmotionalSnail 6 років тому

    Very nice, I hope to get a virtual boy myself so I can be a true Nintendo boy

  • @JikoMusic
    @JikoMusic 6 років тому +2

    I for one welcome our new Virtual overlords

  • @tgbplays658
    @tgbplays658 4 роки тому

    How do I own one of these?

  • @starrydaze_
    @starrydaze_ 6 років тому

    While the system is garbage, the controller actually doesn't look too bad. I like the idea of the 2 d-pads.

    • @AandNvg
      @AandNvg 6 років тому

      Nah,it's not pure garbage.I have one I should know.

  • @thecarsnerd244
    @thecarsnerd244 6 років тому +1

    Good

  • @monicalidiadragan8303
    @monicalidiadragan8303 6 років тому

    sometimes i wonder why they thought the virtual boy was a good idea