Well I see that you have quite the Virtual Boy bug! To decide to acquire those high price titles is a big step for sure. I’m up to my spending limit for now (for now he says…) I think I’m likely to go for the rest of the affordable titles and more accessories/obscure items related to the Virtual Boy before I’d decide to complete with those 4. (I’d like one of the rental/carry cases) But it’s a nice goal to have, good for you to have made it. At least I may now get a chance to try them out for myself, aswell as the homebrew efforts thanks to the Flashboy Plus.
I completely agree with you regarding the different types of Virtual Boy fan. I would class myself in the latter category also to be honest from what I’ve experienced. It is a shame the manner in which the system failed and certainly didnt seem to have a deserved chance but hindsight is a fine thing.
I had read up on the display problems that can occur (and I had noticed the odd glitch in certain positions when the IPD is set) and like I said I was so impressed with the immersion, I decided to find a near new example with box etc to store.
I realise that these problems could occur with the newer unit also but I figured some redundancy in my plan and also would give me more impetus to open my original unit without fear of rendering it inoperative for good.
I bought the first U.S system with all unboxed games, which were WarioLand, Teleroboxer, Mario’s Tennis, Mario Clash, Galactic Pinball and Red Alarm. WarioLand is my favourite so far. The system stand did have the dreaded cracking so I’ll admit I have epoxied the stand in the open position and will use this one at anytime I have to ‘play’.
I have since purchased the 2nd Japanese system and have new copies (all Japanese) of Jack Bros, Mario’s Tennis, Red Alarm, V Tetris, Vertical Force, Galactic Pinball, Mario Clash and Teleroboxer. The stand on this system is in perfect condition and so will stay that way in the box!
I bought some of the clear plastic protector boxes to fit these new games to preserve and protect!
So in all, a bit of an indulgence in a short space of time..
Looking forward to exploring the software on offer to use with the Flashboy 🙂
