tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post3307388195988221635..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: About a Virtual BoyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-86039785486652966852011-12-16T12:29:00.575+09:002011-12-16T12:29:00.575+09:00Anonymous - nice find with the NEO GEO. I actual...Anonymous - nice find with the NEO GEO. I actually did have a PC Engine Duo at one point but sold it (the card part didn`t work). Now I just have the standad PC Engine Core Grafx. I agree about the VB looking good on a shelf!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-44064999283972278502011-12-15T18:25:48.557+09:002011-12-15T18:25:48.557+09:00the good thing about the VB is it looks really rea...the good thing about the VB is it looks really really good on a shelf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-22162216097097291052011-12-15T18:24:28.232+09:002011-12-15T18:24:28.232+09:00ah Japan. The best bargain I found was a complete ...ah Japan. The best bargain I found was a complete with two original pads working Neo Geo AES in Hard Off for 1000 yen total. I got my Virtual Boy off yahoo auctions for around 3000yen complete and working with 2 games. Do you have a PC Engine Super CD Rom setup? That was my other favorite pickup in Japan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-32819422238984240692011-10-17T09:45:24.480+09:002011-10-17T09:45:24.480+09:00Thanks, MGM! It is the land of plenty sometimes!
...Thanks, MGM! It is the land of plenty sometimes!<br /><br />Sean - you can imagine how far my eyes popped out of my head when I realized what a bargain it was:) One man`s trash is another`s treasure as they say.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-57170528733186275402011-10-17T08:42:18.518+09:002011-10-17T08:42:18.518+09:00Amazing bargain-hunting Sean!!! My eyes almost pop...Amazing bargain-hunting Sean!!! My eyes almost popped out my head when I saw the marked price!<br /><br />It's always great when these kind of bargains find the console making it to a good home, and I'm glad to see even Doogle's enjoying the 3D experience :)Sean @ Retro Otakuhttp://www.retro-otaku.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-57252388069387231582011-10-17T04:58:57.763+09:002011-10-17T04:58:57.763+09:00Incredible find, just incredible! :) You truly liv...Incredible find, just incredible! :) You truly live in the lucky country :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-48813518221308637762011-10-15T08:05:21.668+09:002011-10-15T08:05:21.668+09:00Simon - LOL, thanks! The other game isn`t bad act...Simon - LOL, thanks! The other game isn`t bad actually, it makes better use of the 3D than Bomberman!<br /><br />Retr0gamer - thanks, I didn`t realize that there were a few expensive ones in there, but like you say I have been having some luck lately so I might still be able to make it without spending a fortune! If not I will satisfy myself with the better cheap ones.<br /><br />Skyrunner - yes, I have been on fire indeed! I will keep an eye out for that Insmout no Yakatu game, if I find it I`ll do a post about it! First person survival horror in the confines of that headset does sound a bit...well, scary.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-26773600296393249012011-10-15T02:36:21.948+09:002011-10-15T02:36:21.948+09:00Geez, aren't you on fire! Next thing you'l...Geez, aren't you on fire! Next thing you'll be posting you'll have found some prototype of an unreleased game or something in the junk bin for the Japanese equivalent of a dollar!<br /><br />Speaking of the Virtual Boy, though, you should keep out for a copy of Insmouth no Yakatu (that might be incorrect... it's something like that). It's a first-person survival horror game, and since you have the system, might as well keep you eyes out, right?<br /><br />You'd also better get yourself a copy Of Virtual Boy Wario Land quick-like. ;)<br /><br />-skyrunner14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-20868723354365485662011-10-14T23:04:06.521+09:002011-10-14T23:04:06.521+09:00It's one of the easier ones to get a complete ...It's one of the easier ones to get a complete collection for but there's a few nasty ones like the space invaders game, an SD gundam game and a japanese only bowling game that can go into the $1000 zone. With the luck you are having recently though you might find them cheaper! You can get a flash cart made for it but it's very expensive but if you are flush with cash it might be worth it even if it's just to play Bound High, which is the only unreleased game that's been found so far. I think I'm happy enough with the cheap common games.. You can still build up a good collection of games for cheap if you aren't worried about a complete collection.Retr0gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690223519107108541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-68389306383073897792011-10-14T22:06:08.611+09:002011-10-14T22:06:08.611+09:00Wow, what a fantastic find! I am once again filled...Wow, what a fantastic find! I am once again filled jealousy at your luck! And a Bomberman game too! What's the other game like?RetroKingSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609689348601442117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-50647900036080630662011-10-14T21:02:27.162+09:002011-10-14T21:02:27.162+09:00Thanks, Retr0gamer!
It really is a cool machine a...Thanks, Retr0gamer!<br /><br />It really is a cool machine and you are absolutely right - screen shots can`t capture the experience. The 3D is quite cool.<br /><br />One thing that I like is that the library is small enough that it might be possible to collect all of it.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-15837192454880935682011-10-14T20:39:53.564+09:002011-10-14T20:39:53.564+09:00I really wanted a virtual boy for the longest time...I really wanted a virtual boy for the longest time but since I'm in europe and it never got released here it was so hard to find without having to pay crazy money for shipping. I eventually got one recently that had reasonable shipping costs but it still came to about 100 euros. I don't regret it at all though, it's a great little machine. <br /><br />The most surprising thing about it is that just like the NGPC despite the small library the vast majority of games on it are really good. Have 5 games for it now, want to get a bit more and maybe the japanese version of jack bros. The 3D is actually really impressive and screenshots don't do it justice. It's a machine that the experience of using isn't emulatable.<br /><br />Anyway congrats on the bargain. You paid maybe 2% of what I paid which my retrogaming friends in ireland thought was a bargain!!Retr0gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05690223519107108541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-36291854329841246192011-10-14T17:28:23.661+09:002011-10-14T17:28:23.661+09:00r4 - well put. A strange bird indeed:)
Nate - ah...r4 - well put. A strange bird indeed:)<br /><br />Nate - ah, so you actually had one of these back in the day? Actually I can totally see why it would have been a disappointment. If I had bought this new for 180$ or whatever it originally cost I would have been quite unhappy with it too. The lack of two player is, as you say, a definite drawback. Not only is it lacking in two player but the other person can`t even watch you play the game.<br /><br />Basically I like it mainly as a fun, weird collectible thing rather than as a proper console in its own right. <br /><br />Bryan - if you can find one that is decently priced I say go for it. Just for the novelty value it is great fun! For me the one thing I want is one of those old school table top arcade games like Galaga or Frogger or something. Never know if I`ll ever find one but I can daydream...Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-43736817576278751102011-10-14T15:22:22.320+09:002011-10-14T15:22:22.320+09:00Interesting story, Nate! I have to imagine you...Interesting story, Nate! I have to imagine you're right that folks like Sean and I seek out the VB because we never got to play it when it was "new," or that it's an oddity today, etc.<br /><br />Really, I just want to try it out. I've heard so much about it over the years, but never got to play it myself. What's the 3D like? Will it really give me a headache? That kind of thing :)<br /><br />We'll see if I actually ever get one. There are lots of systems I'd like to own -- a WonderSwan, a PC-FX, a Neo Geo CD -- but I'm not sure I'll actually ever pick one up...Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-23164506554702521792011-10-14T14:36:19.375+09:002011-10-14T14:36:19.375+09:00I actually had a Virtual Boy when it first came ou...I actually had a Virtual Boy when it first came out. I guess I was 7 or 8 years old. My grandparents bought it for me for whatever reason. I only had Mario Tennis and Mario Clash, though. <br /><br />I remember the 3D being really cool. Especially on Mario Tennis. I also remember thinking that the gamepad was really weird. Two D-Pads? WTF. Especially because the games I had didn't use the other one.<br /><br />But to be honest, I didn't care for it very much. It always gave me a headache and after I finished it, my eyes always had to adjust to the brightness of the real world and just generally uncomfortable to use. It was also a battery hog, taking six Double-As.<br /><br />But probably the main reason why I didn't like it was that, obviously, only one person could use it at a time. This meant that when my friends came over we had to take turns playing it and the other person couldn't see anything at all. I remember when I showed it to my friend, he was literally announcing the game. As a kid (or maybe anyone really) you don't really want to not be playing something when someone else is. <br /><br />A few years later, I actually sold it to my friend for not very much money at all. I was probably in middle school and not having any income to buy games for systems I actually wanted to play, I grew sick of it taking up space in my room and sold it to my friend. While I partially regret it since it's become a collector's item, and just a cool thing to have. I don't really miss it all that much.<br /><br />I think it's popularity now has to do with things like that it's really rare, and Nintendo's only flop, and it's something that most people never had and really has to be seen in person to be experienced. But as a kid who owned one and as someone who enjoys playing games rather than collecting them, It's not something I personally would seek out to play again... unless if it was something like this planets aligned lucky deal Sean got.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121556443188603610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-90196467149365430612011-10-14T12:03:46.051+09:002011-10-14T12:03:46.051+09:00The Virtual Boy is a bit of a strange bird, a fact...The Virtual Boy is a bit of a strange bird, a fact immediately apparent as soon as it springs from its box, brightly colored cardboard, which may compensate for what is to come. We have several classic consoles which are Unbowed.r4http://r4icard-r4card.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-56662418643941372011-10-14T10:55:21.472+09:002011-10-14T10:55:21.472+09:00Thanks, Bryan! I am indeed lucky!
I`m really anx...Thanks, Bryan! I am indeed lucky!<br /><br />I`m really anxious to try out some of the system`s other games as the two I have aren`t really among the best. A few months ago they had a good selection at Omocha Souko including Mario and Wario Land which I didn`t buy at the time since I didn`t have the console. Now I`m kicking myself for having missed the chance as they are quite hard to find here.<br /><br />I highly recommend the console, BTW, even if it costs more than 4$! I was tempted to buy one for about 100$ a few months back, but now I`m glad I waited!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-5146597367490181322011-10-14T10:50:14.918+09:002011-10-14T10:50:14.918+09:00My god, you are the luckiest damn guy on earth! Br...My god, you are the luckiest damn guy on earth! Bravo! :)<br /><br />I can't wait to hear what you think of the system's other games. I've heard the Wario Land game is good, and I've always been interested in the Mario Bros. and Mario Tennis (I think) games myself. Oh, and Tetris.<br /><br />Really, someday I'm going to bite the bullet and buy one of these myself -- although I'll sure pay more than $4 for it! :PBryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.com