Hey guys got a boxed vb yestiday at an expo cheap. Came with Mario tennis and I already had wario land vb off eBay years ago. Works great, no display issues, no sound problems and stand is perfect. It’s part of my collection but what to do next. Thinking of getting panic bomber or Tetris off eBay as less than 15 pounds. I’m in uk so the games are much harder to come by here.

Alexander wrote:
Hey guys got a boxed vb yestiday at an expo cheap. Came with Mario tennis and I already had wario land vb off eBay years ago. Works great, no display issues, no sound problems and stand is perfect. It’s part of my collection but what to do next. Thinking of getting panic bomber or Tetris off eBay as less than 15 pounds. I’m in uk so the games are much harder to come by here.

Greetings Alexander, and welcome to the community. Two other Virtual Boy games that I definitely think you should get, which you should also be able to find at low prices in the UK, are Red Alarm and Galactic Pinball. These are two very fun games that are rated high by most Virtual Boy gamers.

Let’s not forget Bound High, it’s easily the best game for the system. Oh and you might want to pick up a flashboy too for all of your homebrew needs, and to play all of the games ever released to boot ;-):vb:

Just noticed I’ve got a single black line about a third of the way up going across the screen. Guessing it’s dead pixals. It does not get in the way of gaming but I can notice it during Mario tennis. Is this normal?

no pixels here, it’s all LEDs and mirrors. it could just be some dust on the LED window. i won’t say it’s normal, but it is common.

Well, in this sense you could call it a “pixel” as the LEDs are used as such in the Virtual Boy.

It’d be more impressive for some dust to be obscuring one LED / pixel line than for an LED to have stopped working. That’s really the only thing that comes to mind with such a display malfunction. A black line means one of the 224 vertical LEDs has died, because they reflect off the oscillating mirror to create a full 2D picture.

[vb-fan]

morintari wrote:
Let’s not forget Bound High, it’s easily the best game for the system. Oh and you might want to pick up a flashboy too for all of your homebrew needs, and to play all of the games ever released to boot ;-):vb:

At this point, I think the “flashboy” will be essential to playing Bound High (I agree it’s the best game). I don’t think the cart is available now.

“Red Alarm” has many Easter-eggs (hidden features), such as two bikini-girls. It is among the best exploits of the “3D”.

There are lots of hidden rooms in “Wario Land”, another must-have game; and each level needs a key to advance to the next level, usually the key is in a hidden room. “Mario Clash” has a secret feature that I discovered — that’s my comment on “Virtualboy.org”. 🙂

I also like “Space Squash”, often on ebay for $100. “Japan Only”, it should have been released to US.

If you like puzzles “Tetris” is available in two forms, US and JAPAN versions do play differently. The US one has great 3D, and a puzzle mode where you have to build some object with the provided pieces (like a truck, elephant, helicopter) — when completed the object comes to life and runs off the screen.

RE “pixel out” — let’s hope it is just a dust speck. You might move your eye up and down on a screen that displays lots of solid background; if the line moves at all, it’s dust (or a micro-crack in the clear bezel); if it doesn’t move then could be an LED out. I’ve tried to fix the fine wires on LED’s and IC’s before, with very little success; the chances of you damaging other LED’s while trying to fix the one are high. I haven’t tried a “spring-loaded whisker”, sounds good in concept.

Welcome here, and good luck with your display!

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It’s just on the right eye. Not the left. Tried opening and shutting both eyes and when viewing with both it’s there. About an inch long horizontal. But it’s only if I look for it. It’s not in the way.

Could be a hairline crack. Might leave it. Next question. I’ve no idea how old my virtual boy is or how bad the glue holding the ribbon inside is. What is best way to leave it when not in use? I’ve read different things and unsure.

[modeltfordman]

Hello everyone, I saw this post and decided I’d jump in and say hi. I just purchased a a virtual boy today and am very excited to play it. I never had one growing up and was curious. So my curiosity finally got the best of me. I can’t wait to play some Mario Clash and Wario Land! Also if anyone is familiar with Famicom World I’m usually found lurking there as well.

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modeltfordman wrote:
Hello everyone, I saw this post and decided I’d jump in and say hi. I just purchased a a virtual boy today and am very excited to play it. I never had one growing up and was curious. So my curiosity finally got the best of me. I can’t wait to play some Mario Clash and Wario Land! Now all I have to do is get a flash boy. Also if anyone is familiar with Famicom World I’m usually found lurking there as well.

Welcome to you too!

Don’t miss the “secret stunt” on Mario Clash; it’s the only way to get past level 100 — where critters move very fast! But it takes some strategy to pull it off…

🙂

Will do and thanks for the warm welcome.

Alexander wrote:
What is best way to leave it when not in use? I’ve read different things and unsure.

I’ll tell you what I think is the best case scenario for storage to maximize life, or at least what seems logical to me.

Avoid extreme temperatures, but more importantly, try to avoid large amounts of temperature variation. So, don’t store it in an attic that’s not insulated =P. Being stored in a room with a steady temperature will minimize the amount of times the glue heats up and cools down, thus, causing minimal wear.

Welcome to the forums btw.

Hello and welcome. Its great to see new people embracing the virtual boy.

Just being gentle with your VB will help a lot, knocks/bangs/drops no likey.

Enjoy your stay!

Welcome to the club! I also highly suggest getting a flashboy if at all possible. I’ve had a VB since 2003 and ever since I got my flashboy I’ve been playing it more than I ever have! My favorites are Bound High! and the Hyper Fighting demo. As far as protecting your VB, I keep mine in a Blockbuster hardcase, which I just so happen to have an extra that I’m selling. PM me if you’re interested.

Ok cheers guys by storage does it matter where I leave the focus switches? It’s gonna be on display in the games room in my house and get played every so often. I read somewhere it can pull the ribbon out of place by leaving it on neutral. Cheers

vb-fan wrote:

morintari wrote:
Let’s not forget Bound High, it’s easily the best game for the system.

At this point, I think the “flashboy” will be essential to playing Bound High (I agree it’s the best game). I don’t think the cart is available now.

Tusk does not list “Bound High”:
http://www.uncletusk.com/catalog/17

…but there is one on ebay, he bought it from Tusk for $80 and is selling it on ebay for $90 (plus $2.50 shipping):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BOUND-HIGH-Virtual-Boy-Game-Cartridge-/161317147244?

You might consider getting it. “Bound High” on a Flashboy is fine; but there’s nothing like plugging in an actual cart…

🙂

Just got 2 more games off eBay cheap. Once they come by post I will have 4.
Wario land
V-Tetris
Mario tennis
Panic bomber.
Woot

And found Galatic pinball for 9 quid. All good

Galactic Pinball is fun but I prefer Space Pinball. Even if it wasn’t fully completed, its tables are more enjoyable.

Mario Clash is another fun game you should look into. Although I prefer this one with the button hack patched to the ROM (adds run, switches jump/throw).

You really should consider a FlashBoy+ to get the most out of your VB.

Alexander wrote:
Ok cheers guys by storage does it matter where I leave the focus switches? It’s gonna be on display in the games room in my house and get played every so often. I read somewhere it can pull the ribbon out of place by leaving it on neutral. Cheers

As far as I know, you can leave the focus slider wherever you want, and it should not have any effect on the ribbon cables. It is the IPD dial that you need to worry about. For long-term storage, it is recommended that you rotate the IPD dial counterclockwise (to the left) as far as it can go. This will put the least amount of stress on the ribbon cables inside.