Hi!

My Virtual Boy isn’t working! For some time I thought my controller was broken because when I Put 4,5 volt from a DC adapter in the controller port my VB would start. But today a new controller came in the mail so I turned it on with the new one but still the vb wouldn’t turn on.

Hi,

Do you guys think that it would be a good deal to buy a broken one and swap parts? to create a Franken Virttual Boy.

Kind regards,
Roelvdm3

That wouldn’t be a bad idea! In the end you wouldn’t even know the difference anyways.

I’m not an expert on hardware topics but for me it sounds like the Controller-Connector of the VB has something like a loose contact.

Maybe you just need to clean the connector or bend the metal pins a little bit?

Thank you for the response! I am going to try it out now!
Edit:
Last night I already checked that the red light on the power regulator goes on and i can hear a verry verry soft buzz coming from the speakers only on max volume (not the mirrors moving). Which I think is so wierd because when i plug 4,5 directly into the head unit the light on the regulator also goes on and the mirrors and leds start working. But when i use the controller the light on the regulator goes on but then nothing happens.

Fixed it!

I replaced the main board with that one from the other broken unit now it does work! :D.

Which still leads me to believe that the PU is broken.

But for now it works :D.
Good to see wario again!

Kind regards,
Roelvdm3

And thanks for al those who helpen me!