Not sure if this is something that everyone has seen before or if its something thats not already posted to this site but I figured now would be a good time to share this.
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20 years ago sometime in 1995, stores were getting ready for the AUGUST release of the VIRTUAL BOY. Pictured below is a set of VB DISPLAY ORDER FORMS consisting of four different colored pages. The first page is white and is the NOA MERCHANDISING copy, the second page is yellow and is the NOA REGIONAL MANAGER copy, third is pink and is the SALES REP copy and the fourth page is orange and is the CUSTOMER copy. All pages have a NINTENDO warranty on the back of them and all pages have the same information.

Notice how it doesn’t mention the VB FLOOR MODEL DISPLAY, is this because stores had to order the COUNTER DISPLAY and the mentioned PEDESTAL DISPLAY BASE to form a FLOOR MODEL? It doesn’t mention the small VB PLATFORM DISPLAY either, is this because it was only a BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO exclusive? Also has anyone ever seen the mentioned VB POSTER?

Thanks for looking and HAPPY 20TH

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Dont know why it came out side ways and i only meant to send 1 pic… sorry guys but im still getting use to this 😝

that is a nice bit of VB history. what is the back story behind this order form? did you work at a store in the mid-90s?

I actually got these forms from a online auction a few months ago. The story on them is they came from a collection closely associated with nintendo, it came with a set of other order forms for different systems like SNES and GAME BOY. It also came with other forms that mentioned more VB stuff wich I’ll be posting in this thread in the near future.

vuefinder83 wrote:
Not sure if this is something that everyone has seen before or if its something thats not already posted to this site but I figured now would be a good time to share this.
(Hopefully everyone can zoom in and read it pretty clearly)

20 years ago sometime in 1995, stores were getting ready for the AUGUST release of the VIRTUAL BOY. Pictured below is a set of VB DISPLAY ORDER FORMS consisting of four different colored pages. The first page is white and is the NOA MERCHANDISING copy, the second page is yellow and is the NOA REGIONAL MANAGER copy, third is pink and is the SALES REP copy and the fourth page is orange and is the CUSTOMER copy. All pages have a NINTENDO warranty on the back of them and all pages have the same information.

Notice how it doesn’t mention the VB FLOOR MODEL DISPLAY, is this because stores had to order the COUNTER DISPLAY and the mentioned PEDESTAL DISPLAY BASE to form a FLOOR MODEL? It doesn’t mention the small VB PLATFORM DISPLAY either, is this because it was only a BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO exclusive? Also has anyone ever seen the mentioned VB POSTER?

Thanks for looking and HAPPY 20TH

That’s a very interesting piece of Virtual Boy history. Thanks very much for sharing! 🙂

Heres a nintendo order form for Game Pak Browser Systems. It mentions a VB “spin-page paddle” and a VB “flip-page paddle” for the browser systems. Store managers had to choose wich system would be suitable for their location and then order either a “spin-page” frame or a “flip-page” frame and then had to choose how they would’ve wanted to complete the browser system with 8 different options to choose from. Although none of this stuff mentioned was available at the time they received these order forms. Im not sure if any of this actually ever did become available.

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vuefinder83 wrote:
Heres a nintendo order form for Game Pak Browser Systems. It mentions a VB “spin-page paddle” and a VB “flip-page paddle” for the browser systems. Store managers had to choose wich system would be suitable for their location and then order either a “spin-page” frame or a “flip-page” frame and then had to choose how they would’ve wanted to complete the browser system with 8 different options to choose from. Although none of this stuff mentioned was available at the time they received these order forms. Im not sure if any of this actually ever did become available.

So how do you suppose this was to work? Was it that a prospective Virtual Boy customer would have been able to walk up to such a Virtual Boy browser system, press a button or something to have the contraption flip through the pages of available games to play, and then the contraption would have inserted the chosen Virtual Boy game pak into a VB system by itself, all behind a protective glass or something, so that the cartridges could not have been stolen by customers?

Sounds pretty darn cool to me.

Quick question: are these printed on Letter, A4, or some other size paper?

Ben, that sounds way cooler than what it probably actually does. Your guess is as good as mine, I think its just something you walk up to then either spin or flip threw pages of the VB titles that were available at launch.

Runnerpack, im not sure what kind of paper their printed on but the pages are very thin. I think its that kind of receipt paper if i was to write on the first page it would transfer my writing onto the other pages.

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Runnerpack, im not sure what kind of paper their printed on but the pages are very thin. I think its that kind of receipt paper if i was to write on the first page it would transfer my writing onto the other pages.

Is the paper about 11 inches long by 8.5 inches wide? If not, what are the length and width of the paper?

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Runnerpack, im not sure what kind of paper their printed on but the pages are very thin. I think its that kind of receipt paper if i was to write on the first page it would transfer my writing onto the other pages.

I would say the paper is ncr paper(no carbon required). This sounds just like the papers I use to fill out disciplinary referrals for children that misbehave on my school bus only thinner.

the paper is about 11 inches high about 8.5 inches wide. Just measured it.

Here’s a P-O-P GAMEPLAY PROMO VIDEO TAPE/LASER DISC ORDER FORM. It doesn’t mention the Virtual Boy, but these order forms are dated 5/95 so im pretty sure both the VHS and the LASER DISC must have contained some sort of VB footage.

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Here’s a Nintendo order form for mostly advertising items. It mentions a bunch of really cool Nintendo memorabilia. It also mentions an adjustable Game Pak “push system” organizer (for all systems to include Virtual Boy) and a adjustable Game Pak showcase organizer (for all systems to include Virtual Boy).

Check out the 2nd to last item on the list for a Video Wall with Housing Frame, only $17,500.00 THAT’S CRAZY! what kind of store would order such a piece?

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Very interesting, thanks for sharing!

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what kind of store would order such a piece?

probably the larger chain stores, like Toys R Us. i can’t imagine the mom & pop video game stores ordering something like that.

Here’s a Nintendo order form from VidPro International for a 5×7″ VidPro Pocket Plak System. It mentions a Hardware and Accessory Pak for the Nes, Game Boy, Super Nes and Virtual Boy. It also mentions a Virtual Boy 1995 New Release Subscription.

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Here’s a Nintendo order form from VidPro International for a 5×7″ VidPro Pocket Plak System. It mentions a Hardware and Accessory Pak for the Nes, Game Boy, Super Nes and Virtual Boy. It also mentions a Virtual Boy 1995 New Release Subscription.

I don’t suppose you have any actual VidPro cards for any Virtual Boy games in your collection, which you plan to post in the future? Finding any of them is practically impossible, and I would certainly love to be able to find the legendary one for Dragon Hopper.

I actually own the Panic Bomber VidPro title card, the only one I have ever seen for sale, its also the very one pictured on this site in the VidPro section with all the other cards. I def agree that these cards are practically nonexistent. I got my eyes open for that Dragon Hopper one myself 🙂

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I actually own the Panic Bomber VidPro title card, the only one I have ever seen for sale, its also the very one pictured on this site in the VidPro section with all the other cards. I def agree that these cards are practically nonexistent. I got my eyes open for that Dragon Hopper one myself 🙂

Yeah… ever since I started following the Virtual Boy market in April of 2011, I have only ever seen VidPro cards for Panic Bomber and Vertical Force for sale. It seems that there would have been many of these cards made at one point, but it also seems that almost all of them got disposed of by the stores that had them, unfortunately.

If you ever manage to get the Dragon Hopper one, please share pics!