Well, in that case, I’m glad I snagged an English version of the game when I did. I was upset when I saw written information from a Virtual Boy collector, which revealed what I wrote about the English and Japanese versions above. I definitely would have payed for a cheaper “Japanese” version if the whole game was nevertheless in English. But it looks like the Virtual Boy collector whom I read was mistaken in his remark, so I’m glad I didn’t follow it. Thanks for the clarification, KoNeko! 🙂
There is actually another US version of Jack Bros. that was recently posted on Ebay. As of now, at 9:07 AM Eastern Time in the USA on 5/10/11, the highest bid is $53.00.
Speaking of which, I read something recently that caught my attention, and I’m hoping that someone with a better Virtual Boy collection can verify this.
I heard that for each video game for the Virtual Boy where there is both an English version and Japanese version, the game itself is entirely the same game, regardless of whether you buy the English or the Japanese version; only the boxes and the instruction manuals for each game are different. The only exception to this rule is for Virtual Baseball, where I guess the Japanese version of the game is different than the English version.
Does this mean that if one buys the Japanese Version of Jack Bros., one will get the exact same game as the English version, meaning all of the text in the game itself will be the exact same English text as in the English version? If this is so, then this needs to be made known to people who want Jack Bros. but who are afraid to buy the Japanese version, in fear that they won’t be able to understand the game. The Japanese version is much easier to find on Ebay and certainly much cheaper, and unless one is a collector, I’m sure that one would be fine with simply getting the Japanese version which is all in English and just reading the free Jack Bros. instruction manual that is posted on this website if one needs to.
If someone has the Japanese version of Jack Bros. and can either verify that what I say is correct or refute it, please do so. I think it would be very beneficial to many who are new to the Virtual Boy scene.
It’s one of the best deals that I’ve seen lately, and I’ve been looking at internet sellers pretty steadily for the past couple of weeks.
If you are a Nintendo fan and especially a classic gaming fan, you most certainly will not regret your purchase. I am obsessed with the thing. Long live the Virtual Boy!
I am not ashamed to say that I am a Nintendo fanboy and, therefore, do not own any systems that are not Nintendo. In addition to the Virtual Boy, I own:
Game Boy
Game Boy Color
Game Boy Advance
Game Boy SP
Nintendo DS Lite
Super Nintendo
Nintendo 64
Game Cube
Wii
Oh yeah… I guess I do also have a Neo Geo Pocket, which I just noticed in my game bag. Oh well, I never play it, so it doesn’t count. 🙂
I have just recently jumped on the Virtual Boy bandwagon and am in the process of trying to collect all of the games ever released for it through online sellers. I have a hard time finding games with boxes at reasonable prices, so I’ve made my own game holding cases for each game, complete with the front and back cover arts of the original boxes, by printing out scans of the box arts for each game that are found here:
Just click on the “Pics” link for the game you want and you will find high quality scans of both the front and back cover art for the respective game. I’m pretty sure that this site has both the front and back cover arts for all English and Japanese games ever released for the Virtual Boy. If not, it’s pretty close.
