Just discovered this site not too long ago, and would like to say hello.

I am a very huge collector of video games, mainly Nintendo, and have a vast growing collection.

My Virtual Boy collection isn’t as impressive, but I hope to have the select titles that I want soon. Until’ then, I’ve attached a picture of my Virtual Boy collection.

See you guys around!

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VBmills wrote:

L___E___T wrote:
US is 110v and JP is 100v I thought, but it’s safe.

Yeah thats right. i just ment the actual plastic adapter that connects to the controller are the same i think.

Actually, they aren’t. The US one is made to work with a US SNES AC adapter, which has a proprietary barrel plug. The Japanese one uses a standard barrel jack, to match the JP and UK SFC/SNES adapters (although the voltages/rectification differ, as has already been stated).

L___E___T wrote:
I picked a 300w step-down up from Maplins earlier today, they have them for £24.99 or you can get a much smaller one (that was always fine with my famicom) for I think £14.99.

Thats a fair deal for the 300w. The small 45w one would be perfect for the VB.

This is unnecessary unless you want to use an imported OEM (i.e. Nintendo) AC adapter for some reason (rabid fanboi-ism? :-P). Just get an AC adapter for your country’s electrical system that outputs ~6-12 Volts DC at ~800 mA of current with the correct connector shape and polarity.

In fact, if you have basic soldering skills, you can skip the tap and connector altogether and just solder the wires from an AC adapter directly to the controller PCB. Just mind the polarity and check for shorts/bridges before powering it up. (And don’t blame me or the PVB staff if you mess something up ;-))