As you can tell from the title, I’m very relieved to know that my precious Virtual Boy works fine after all. It used to do this thing in which it would appear to draw an extra faded line for every line displayed that was even remotely bold (I drew a small sketch of what the edge of the Mario’s Tennis court looked like with this effect).
I’d gotten my Virtual Boy pre-soldered awhile back, so I figured that there must’ve been a defect in the ribbon cables. I even took apart the unit multiple times to attempt to find a secondary culprit, or a way around this issue. I’ve been wearing thick glasses ever since I was in middle school, and I’d recently gotten contact lenses (and what a world of difference they make), so I decided to see if the 3D effect of the Virtual Boy was any different with those on.
My stunned surprise nearly put me into a coma when I saw that the issue which I’d thought was a VB defect for years, was just caused by my most recent eyeglass prescription. When they’d gotten thicker, they must’ve interfered with the small, bright visuals of the Virtual Boy’s display. It then became clear to me why the ‘Extra Line Effect’ would go away after I closed one eye, and why it wouldn’t show up in any attempted photos. Now, I know that my VB always worked just as intended, and I can enjoy it for many years to come!
Also I can wear sunglasses now. It is truly a celebratory time in my life lol.
So has anything like this ever happened to you? Have you ever wrestled with a VB for a while for something that was so easily remedied? I’d love to hear about it! 🙂
