speedyink wrote:
What else have you been hiding from us? =P
XD
Nooo, I would never hide anything from you guys. The whole reason I became a member here was so I can share my entire Virtual Boy experience with people that share the same passion for it as I do. But there’s just so much VB going on in my head on a daily that once in a while I’ll forget to post something that I’ve been meaning to. But you can bet I’ll post it once I remember what it was that I wanted to post 🙂
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
So are those braces supposed to be screwed directly into a table top?
VB Boy wrote:
I’m assuming that chain would just thread through the legs where the plastic braces kind of make a “hole” in the stand and then it would be bolted down to something?
Your guesses are as good as mine, for unfortunately, these pictures are from an ebay listing that I lost out on a few years ago. It vanished before I could load the funds to my PayPal. But at least I had taken these screenshots before they were erased from ebay’s history. I can also provide a screenshot of the seller’s description of the display below.
But ey, you win some and lose some, right?
Right?! 🙁
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VB Boy wrote:
I don’t mind at all!
Cool, just didn’t want to hijack your thread is all.
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
I am very interested in seeing this other display.
Well.. here it is! 🙂
It’s smaller than the North American Platform display and the Japanese countertop because it’s baseless, and only uses a single dangling panel to introduce and instruct you on how to operate a Virtual Boy. It even includes its own set of security braces and chains to secure the display.
Yeah, this is definitely the head unit from a display kiosk.. and with that “extra barcode” I can say for sure it came from a Blockbuster Video, for I’ve seen a lot of BB rental cases and head units with the same stickers on them over the years (first picture). So I’ll say this one most likely came off of a “Platform” display, since I believe it was exclusive only to Blockbuster Video.
The screws and metal plate behind the eyeshade holder were used to secure the holder directly to the head unit preventing theft of the eyeshade. Not all store displays used this security method though, as there exist displays without this security.
The head units mounted to displays in a number of different ways, some used metal brackets that hooked to the Virtual Boy’s existing stand mount that were then securely fastened to the display by two screws, whilst others (such as yours) simply relied on a rear locking plate for both holding the head unit to the display’s arm and locking it in place (second picture). But I’m still not quite sure what the metal plate with the three screws under the stand mount was used for, maybe it was a way for Nintendo to say “F you” to a successful theif of a display’s head unit, by preventing them from being able to attach it to a normal retail VB stand?
On mega-rare occasions, you might even come across a VB head unit with a completely different base plate than those from any normal retail unit, made from a solid metal (third picture). These can be mounted using only two screws.
The $110 scammer struck again…
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Damn…somebody scored BIG TIME!
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They finally released number 9 for their Arcade Classics series!
It’s Galaga..
Followed by number 13 DigDug!
Nice find there!
Here’s one I found in an issue of Nintendo News, they spelled Virtual Boy wrong 😝
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Here are the latest Arcade Classics:
11) Ms. Pac-Man
12 ) Fix-It Felix
They’re both Wal-Mart exclusives, and therefore they both have the color LCD screens like # 8 Joust and # 10 Rampage.
I’m hearing that # 13 is going to be Tetris, but we’ll just wait and see.
Still waiting for a # 9 to get released…
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Cool! I’ll have to give this a shot.
Then all you would need are one of these “View Master VR” sets with a custom Virtual Boy logo on it, and you’re good-to-go.
They’re essentially Google Cardboard but made out of plastic.
Thanks for posting! 👍
