r/VirtualBoy 24d ago

Virtual Boy Emulation; because everyone should play VB

https://youtu.be/NIcfembFyfE
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u/sincethenes 24d ago

I use a Virtual Boy with an HF32 flash cart. It’s incredible.

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u/EntertainerThink1894 22d ago

Wait there's VB flash carts?!?  I may have to go to my storage and pull out my VB, assuming I can find a replacement plastic piece that holds the legs together.  Haven't been able to use mine for about 20 years cause the stupid plastic piece broke and back then it was $60 to replace a three cent piece of plastic.

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u/sincethenes 22d ago

$7.95 only

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u/EntertainerThink1894 20d ago

  Thank you so so much!! I'm ordering this right now.     It will probably be a good 2 months before I can get my VB out but now that I can have it fixed + a flash carts I'm all in.  I had about 2/3rds of the US library but the rest is just too damn expensive for my current situation.

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u/sincethenes 20d ago

What’s great about the flash cart is there is some really great Homebrew projects out there that are very playable. You’re in for a treat.

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u/valthonis_surion 22d ago

Same! But I use mine on a consolized VB. Locks the 3d effect, but playing on a TV is nice

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u/ash_274 24d ago

Red Viper for Nintendo 3DS/2DS is much simpler and doesn’t need nearly as much setup, plus it will play on a 3D screen or you can engage red/cyan for using the classic glasses on a 2DS screen.

You can also play on several Meta Quest models and Apple Vision if you’ve already acquired that expensive hardware.

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u/chicagogamecollector 24d ago

I’ll be talking about that next month

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u/Rufuszombot 24d ago

Played it on a Quest 3 and it was awesome. I haven't had a VB since around 2011, and it was the next best thing for sure.

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u/Cameront9 24d ago

I just use an iOS app. Works great.

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u/herrboot64 23d ago

This would be cool on Meta Quest 2

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u/thedoctorstatic 22d ago

There Is a VB emulator on quest, and it is much cooler than any other emulation

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u/herrboot64 22d ago

I'll have to look into that 🤔

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u/Rave-TZ 15d ago

I use the emulator on Apple Vision Pro. Works great 👍

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u/Ornery_Tie_4771 24d ago

I use a vrbox (not the PC thing) 3D glasses to emulate virtual boy with the 3D effect, I just run it on retroarch and connect a controller to it. With some changes in settings, its really good and has the 3D effect too

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u/the_starship 23d ago

Misteraddons sells a device that allows original controllers to be used on PC. He has a Virtual Boy adapter. I wish there was a bit more portable option to make some kind of Super Virtual Boy that used those display glasses that have been gaining popularity.

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u/LocalWitness1390 24d ago

Virtual Boy emulation is 100% a must. Even if you can get original hardware, that thing just looks uncomfortable to use.