Thanks to Minestorm I added this rather unique item to my collection.
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I recently obtained a very early ad for the Virtual Boy, which I believe is from a magazine that was distributed at the Winter Consumer Electronics Show of 1995. On the side of the page opposite to the Virtual Boy ad, there is a date in the lower left corner, showing that the magazine was published on December 23, 1994. In the Virtual Boy ad itself, the phrase “We’ve come a long way in ’94” indicates that the ad was originally intended to be read at a time when the year 1994 had just come to a close, and the sentence that reads “See it all for yourself at Booth #6950.” indicates that the ad was intended to be read at a time when a person was walking around and checking out booths at a trade show where the Virtual Boy could be seen. All of this points to the Winter Consumer Electronics Show which ran from January 6, 1995 through January 9, 1995 and which was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Thus, the magazine from which this Virtual Boy ad came was likely handed to each person who came to the trade show as they walked in the entrance, is my guess.
I made this costume Box for my Faceball card. Turned out pretty good. I made Boxes for Fishbone and GameHero as well. Will post more pics as soon as I’ve put everything together.
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This is my small collection for now. This all came bundled and just arrived Yesterday. I still have 3 more games coming (Red Alarm is waiting at the post office, Mario’s Tennis was just orderd, and still have to order Wario Land, can’t decide whether I wanna pay extra for a boxed one =P). Really glad I can read katakana, sure makes playing these Japanese games easier!
So I’ll post this for now and when I get the rest and display it all purty I’ll post an updated pic.
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My VB collection is actually not that special. Most of my original games are card only. I do own the rare foam smiley without the shot mark though. However, here are a couple of pictures.
Here are high resolution scans of the front and back of the Virtual Jockey flyer.
First post actually, even though I’ve been meaning to introduce myself. I’ve been assembling my collection since April when I got the nostalgia bug and bought a VB. At this point with getting a Display Only box for Mario’s Tennis last month, I’ve completed (I think) an entire boxed US collection. I may eventually get into Japanese stuff, but for now am working on how to display it in my office.
Added a new photo to add the two Nintendo Powers that seem to be parts of others collections. Both of these are from my personal subscription. Not sure how many times they survived getting tossed when they were in a nondescript box at my parents’ house, but i finally rescued them and realized what I had this summer.
