This is *wild* and very cool. Great work! I look forward to trying it someday 🙂

Fantastic stuff. Thank you for sharing!

Undocumented VB merch in 2025?! That’s crazy. Where did you find these? Were they in some Japanese used game shop or something? Super rad, thank you for sharing!

Well, I knew it existed at one point, I mean has it been confirmed to still exist in the past few years? Has a collector proven they have it (maybe with screenshots or something) at some point beyond the 90s, even if they’ve refused to dump it?

Setting aside whether this group has it or not (or will get it) – we are sure Dragon Hopper exists, yes? As in, there is a working prototype out there somewhere that just hasn’t been dumped/preserved?

abarth – so did they indicate why they need a new PCB design or anything, or did they dodge that question? haha I ask because you’ve been pretty vocal that you don’t believe them…

Honestly sealed copies only going for about $50 isn’t much of an increase 30 years later, it’s for the best you didn’t stockpile them. Jack Bros, on the other hand, though…!

Yeah… I’ll believe it when I see it. Some new, moving footage would be nice – though I’m sure that could be faked, too. Still, cautious optimism is the best way to approach these things. I come from Doctor Who fandom, and while missing episodes of that show have been discovered and returned over the years, more often than not it all amounts to a lot of nothing. Here’s hoping the folks over at Vintex aren’t making it up!

Nintendo can get over it, a trip to Japan is prohibitively expensive haha

It’s not weird! I get it. I couldn’t bring myself to open something super super valuable, but I do like actually using stuff. And I really did enjoy the experience of opening a Virtual Boy game!

Not even Nintendo can afford NA Jack Bros 🙁

Great write up! Super jealous, I’d really like to go see that museum. And to pick up some Virtual Boy stuff like two coffee mugs…!

LOL As you know, UnumSolum it’s too late!

(if anyone sees this in the future – I did ask in the Discord and it was nearly unanimous to open it)

Well, you can tell I haven’t messed around with VUEngine Studio at all haha

Oh I love that sleepy Virtual Boy in the pause screen!

Just sent you a request for a pair! That’s a very fair price. Thanks again for all your hard work!

[Kazin]

I’m curious what the cost will be as well. Either way, I’m so glad these are being made and will likely grab a pair even though my lenses are in decent shape!

Also I paid StoneAgeGamer to do the mod (I was too scared I’d ruin my VB to do it myself lol) but I absolutely *adore* your work on the Virtual Ribbon. I just wanted to thank you personally for your work. I encourage anyone I interact with who has a VB to get the mod done even if they don’t yet have display issues!

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This is all very cool, but I wish they’d offer some of that totally rad 90s American box art merch haha

My Virtual Boy is a Japanese model originally, though I’m in the USA. Anyway, the serial is V10094999