VBmills wrote:
I dont think it really matters what game it is, it would just be nice if we could get hold of copys of these games. i just dont see the point of holding onto them in a secret world, share the wealth!

This. If I had the means to be a hardcore prototype collector, I would absolutely share the wealth with the community. What the heck is the point of paying thousands of dollars for these things if they’re just going to collect dust, while dozens of hardcore fans clamor for the chance to play the thing? It’s ridiculous.

KoNeko wrote:
Is anyone as excited as I am? 🙂

I am! I’ve been checking this thread literally every day, second guessing my entry, because I should have done everything in my power to ensure a winning entry. XD Again, good luck to everyone! This drum roll is killing me.

Lulz, me too. Honestly, like every hour. XD I should probably calm down.

I played the 3DS for the first time today, and I was really blown away. I seriously doubt Nintendo will port any Virtual Boy games to a Virtual Console service simply because there’s only a handful of games and a handful of fans. Nintendo doesn’t really revisit commercial failures, regardless of how popular said failure may have grown through word-of-mouth. A prime example would be the MOTHER/EarthBound series. If they just put EarthBound up on the VC, it would literally print money with minimal effort. But alas…

I think if they somehow did a recolor of the graphics, and then marketed it as revamped classics or something, it would be rad. Imagine full-color VB Wario Land. ‘Sup, wishful thinking!?

The way he worded it was really confusing, but thanks for that, DaVince. Soopuh coolies.

Vaughanabe13 wrote:

bahooney wrote:
That is so sexy. That’s the main qualm I have with the Virtual Boy, because my posture is terrible enough as it is, and this completely fixes it. I’m extremely envious of your craftiness.

Thanks, but I can’t take the credit for the idea. There are other posters on here who have done this before with equipment they had laying around. I didn’t happen to have a spring arm around the house so I figured out the cheapest way I could do it and it ended up working pretty well. It’s kind of funny though, as soon as I finished this, the VB that you see in the pictures got the glitchy screen problem.

Oh, no! That’s terrible! :[ Yeah, the Virtual Boy I ordered off of eBay last month got damaged during shipping, so the left eye gets really wonky during Mario’s Tennis, but just gets horizontal lines in Wario Land. Weird. The seller swore up and down that he didn’t ship me a broken product, so thanks, UPS. ini

Oh, dang! I’m nervous with pre-announcement jitters. Good luck to all the entrants!

Thank you! Yeah, it’s such a shame how Nintendo alienated him from the company even though it wasn’t his fault. And, of course, the car accident. The worst things happen to the best.

In order of greatness:

1) Nintendo 64
2) XBOX 360
3) Super Nintendo
4) Nintendo DS
5) Famicom Disk System

I think Waterworld is the one game I’ll never own unless I get it for ridiculously cheap, because it’s such a terrible game for an absurd amount of money.

That is so sexy. That’s the main qualm I have with the Virtual Boy, because my posture is terrible enough as it is, and this completely fixes it. I’m extremely envious of your craftiness.

I lol’d, but the sound of a Virtual Boy hitting the pavement repeatedly was enough to make me weep.

Hello! I actually just bought a Virtual Boy two weeks ago in anticipation of the 3DS’s release. After finding this website and it’s devoted following, I decided to join to get the most out of my Virtual Boy, and lo and behold I find this contest. Everything I’ve read about Jack Bros. has been nothing short of everlasting praise, so it’s a shame my budget is as tight as it is. I would love to own a copy though.

I have a video game review blog called Cartridge Gamer that I started up last year. For the contest, I decided to contribute to the site by writing up a system review of the Virtual Boy for those who haven’t played one. Though it’s on my own blog, do I have to add it to the site in some way, and if so how do I do that?

You can read the review here, I just finished it today:Cartridge Gamer

Thanks for holding such an awesome contest, and I look forward to being a part of a respected community.