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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console

How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/05/virtual-boy-the-bizarre-rise-and-quick-fall-of-nintendos-enigmatic-red-console/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

audiomagnate ,
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I want one.

rotopenguin ,
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@arstechnica I guess I'l have to read, just to see how the fuck they decided that "6 AA batteries" was a good idea.

(And how they came up with the insane wall adapter connector)

garretble ,
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The kid in this photo is using the Virtual Boy in maybe the WORST possible place.

Sonikku ,
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@arstechnica I was there 3000 years ago…

midknight ,
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@arstechnica I played one my friend used all of his paper route money to get. We both sat there in awe then dreamt of what it could have been. I got more out of my GameBoy.

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