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Djay

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I have the actual Virtual Boy in my garage. I know it was worth more than we paid for it as of a few years ago (we got it when they were trying to give them away for, like $20). I wonder if this will make the OG hardware worth more or less.
 

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You just insert the switch into the thing. Can you just play it on your TV or is there some screwy focus stuff going on?

Can't see anyone but collectors buying this thing as who would play more than a few minutes bent over a table (pun intended).
 

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You just insert the switch into the thing. Can you just play it on your TV or is there some screwy focus stuff going on?

Can't see anyone but collectors buying this thing as who would play more than a few minutes bent over a table (pun intended).

I'm not even sure collector's will want it. You can play any games on it without a NSO subscription.
 

Rajaah

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So Metroid prime 4 Dec 4 everything else remakes and bullshit.

I'll believe Metroid Prime 4 exists when I actually see it on a store shelf.

The bike stuff...why

Nintendo has burned through all their goodwill with me over the years so I'm not going to jump up and down cheering every time they announce something like their fanbase does.
 
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Runnen

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I mean, every Metroid Prime game has had its gimmicks so far.. Metroid Prime itself was a huge change from the classic 2D Metroid games in gameplay, pacing and the focus on scanning the environment, Metroid Prime 2 was all about the light and dark phase shifting and Metroid Prime 3 had a lot of focus on the grappling hook and it had all those other bounty hunters so it was different in that you're not on your own the entire game. Even Metroid Dread with the E.M.M.I. robot sequences... so I don't see what the big deal is about Metroid Prime 4 having some open world and a (pretty cool-looking) bike.

I'm pretty excited about playing it after all these years.
 

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If I could play them normally on the Switch id be more interested. I dont want to have to use the eye thing. I have my Virtual Boy from the 90s still. It sucks to use.

The one cool thing about Virtual Boy is the Wario Land game on there. TBH I like that game (and the Wii one, Wario Land: Shake It) more than I liked any of the actual numbered Wario Land sequels on the GBC and GBA. I mean, Wario Land 4 was okay, but 2 and 3 bored me to tears and went on way too long. It's a shame because Wario Land 1 was one of my favorite games as a kid. Like top five on Game Boy, easily.
 
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The one cool thing about Virtual Boy is the Wario Land game on there. TBH I like that game (and the Wii one, Wario Land: Shake It) more than I liked any of the actual numbered Wario Land sequels on the GBC and GBA. I mean, Wario Land 4 was okay, but 2 and 3 bored me to tears and went on way too long. It's a shame because Wario Land 1 was one of my favorite games as a kid. Like top five on Game Boy, easily.

The virtual boy Wario Land is a very good platformer that, like most VB games no one saw.

RedAlarm is a fun space corridor shooter that you go free roam in the boss sequences

Tennis is great but mostly because its fairly simple and the 3d makes it fun

The two Japanese games they show as becoming available will be awesome.. I hope as I never got to play them. One or both are super rare and expensive I’ve on eBay. The one with the moon cover is like 500$

Just checked eBay… forgot about Jack Bros and WaterWorld …

Jack bros is like 900$ its shown on the Nintendo direct, waterworld is not, so it may stay its 500$ on eBay lol
 

Rajaah

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The virtual boy Wario Land is a very good platformer that, like most VB games no one saw.

RedAlarm is a fun space corridor shooter that you go free roam in the boss sequences

Tennis is great but mostly because its fairly simple and the 3d makes it fun

The two Japanese games they show as becoming available will be awesome.. I hope as I never got to play them. One or both are super rare and expensive I’ve on eBay. The one with the moon cover is like 500$

Just checked eBay… forgot about Jack Bros and WaterWorld …

Jack bros is like 900$ its shown on the Nintendo direct, waterworld is not, so it may stay its 500$ on eBay lol

This Virtual Boy thing would be cool if it was just straight emulation (playing it on the TV in as 3D-ish as they can make it).

However, you need a $100 add-on, and it's a headache-inducing headset, plus you need the Switch Online Plus or whatever the expensive subscription is.

What teh fock