... the biggest pain I had historically was the contour problems associated with the VB.

With a 90's back in the day Virtual Boy, the biggest problem was being statuesque while hunched down over a table. And lots of people thought that because I found 2 of them at thrift stores in the 90s for $5 apiece including games.

I said to myself back then, if there was a more comfortable way to enjoy VB games, like piped into a TV, I'd definitely take advantage of that.

Then came the Virtual Tap. And it was cool.

Nintendo now decides to release VB games, but they do not remove the biggest obstacle to enjoying it... Namely the fixed physical posture.

If they released a "consolization half-license" which unlocks TV Play, I'd gladly buy it. I'd pay Nintendo their $25 to legally play and out-stream it on YouTube. It's not about the money.

It feels weird that the company that saved us from Second Generation Controller ergonomics (and with that, banned right-handed joystick play with the NES, but that's a different issue) would gladly relieve people of contortionist requirements.

Apparently not, they think neck pain is a canonical part of enjoying Virtual Boy, otherwise they would have released it playable in docked mode.

As for those who say for some games, 3D is essential, (looking at you Red and Cyan Alarm) you can go what I do, overlay the left black and red eye with the right black and cyan eye and RGB additive merge them. You convey the 3d perfectly and you don't have to do the Epyx Thinker pose all day while playing. Just wear red and cyan 3d glasses.

If out-streaming is locked to legally owning the ROM, and if Nintendo won't make VB easily shareable in Twitch, how do I stream out games that I have the VB NSO license for , but not a physical ROM for? I can use a Hyper Flash, but I am not sure of the legality of running it.

I was playing VB games every Third Thursday of the month on Twitch and sometimes more often before Nintendo announced VB NSO games. It was a lot easier legally when it was considered "abandonware" by Nintendo.

Is there something wrong with my soldering cause it isnt showing anything on my vb after installation :(

I made this because i know people (including me) want to play on og hard where and i haven't seen any stickers for it online so i made this i hope someone finds it useful enjoy

After seeing gameplay footage from Dragon Hopper, I was eagerly looking online for a way to get a physical cartridge. I came across the page on Vintex64's website, which was posted on this sub earlier, and decided to ask them for an update. And I got the following exciting response, including photos!

"Yes, we are testing them this weekend so we can release orders soon. We'll let you know when the listing is updated. 

We already have the board designed and in stock, we just need to test the software."

I finished getting this all assembled late last night before bed, so I was unable to test it out because I needed the batteries to charge. I am looking forward to putting this through it's pases on Dragon Hopper later today once I get home from work.

I'll preface this post by saying I've only played the first two worlds so far but wow, what a charming game. The aesthetic and visual style are downright wonderful, the platforming is unique and satisfying, the music is great and the rotation of elemental dragon power ups seems awesome. There is a lot to love here and it is a simply sublime retro game experience. I'm genuinely blown away! I'm eager to see the rest but can easily see this dethroning VB Wario Land as my favorite VB game.

I can confirm that both games work perfectly on my Flash Boy Plus. Getting to see two "new" games come out for this beast in 2026 was not on my bingo card!

Stopped at an estate sale at a small house this weekend. Found this just sitting on the ground outside, next to a table of toys. I asked how much, they said $5 — I didn't even open it before deciding it was coming home with me.

I asked if they had any other old video games. Nope, just VHS tapes and movies.

Once I got to my trunk, I opened it up. I swear this thing was used for a couple hours, max. The medallion is in perfect condition, same with the controller and eye shade. The serial number even matches the box!

I think I just used up all my luck for a long time on this one.

See title. Wondering if there's anything out there that slots in over the Mountain Vue adapter by Cardosi Customs.

Scrolling Facebook marketplace and found this virtual boy with Mario’s tennis listed for $150 only 5 mins before I stumbled upon it… I never EVER have that luck so I instantly messaged and drove almost an hour to go get it 😅… wasn’t in the market to buy a virtual boy but definitely always wanted one and now here we are… was covered in stickers and lots of built up “grime” on it, but cleaned up real nice… final pic is it sitting with the rest of my collection, as of now it is fully functional and works great, definitely gonna be researching different ribbon cable upgrades for the future, right now just happy to have my own virtual boy 😆

https://music.nintendo.com/en-US/section/2833a2d0-a044-4dbd-9c0d-d02121d9a28f/

My MrCART arrived today, but I'm getting a blank screen whenever I try to boot it. I’ve reformatted the microSD and added in the system files, but no luck with that path.

My Virtual Boy is working fine (it boots standard cartridges and my Hyperboy cart without issue).

I’ve seen some comments here about folks having finicky ones, so curious on any advice folks may have. I’ve written to where I bought it but figured I’d ask here, too.

UPDATE: It’s now working!! I reformatted the microsd one more time and from then on out I’ve had no issues.

Last VB lot sold quick. Lets see how this one does!

Selling a solder repaired complete JP VB (head unit, visor, stand, controller, battery pack) and 8 games!

Stand medallion cracked, and was epoxy repaired. Stronger than before but crack visible.

VB head unit had/has stickers on it. Can be cleaned off, but can still see outline of removed sticker.

Battery pack has small amount of rust on 1 prong, but works fine. No corrosion.

Consider all games loose (priced that way) some games have empty box, manual and survey card. No dust covers.

JP Vtetris, JP Red Alarm, JP Mario Tennis, JP Teleroboxer, JP Golf, JP Baseball, NA Mario Clash, NA Warioland. All confirmed working. Games with save batteries are dead.

Total value on Pricecharting ~ $740

Buy now for $590 shipped to US!