I might look foolish for asking, but I have to: What is the explanation behind “Neartendo”?

If the American-looking label were to be used, what all would go in the top space? I have to admit that among the North American games, I like the stickers for Jack Bros. and Waterworld the best, as the box art was attempted to be placed in the top space in each case. The ones that just have the title of the game in the top space look a little bland to me.

[Benjamin Stevens]

That’s pretty good. One thing I notice, “VSDJ” would appear as “VSDE” for the English version of the game.

Actually, I notice that some games that were made both for Japan and the USA have “VXXJ” for the Japanese version of the game and “VXXE” for the English version, whereas others do, indeed, have “VXXJ” for both versions. Does anybody know why that occurs in some cases? Should it have always been “VXXE” for the English version and they simply forgot to change it themselves, perhaps?

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I love the Virtual Boy because it gives the player an immersive experience like no other system can. It is truly a one-of-a-kind system that has no parallel. Nintendo took a great risk in creating it, and sure, it wasn’t accepted by the masses, but that fact itself makes it all the more special and of value to Virtual Boy fans and collectors alike.

mawa wrote:

bigmak wrote:
http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n109209657

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

lol 😉
but i have to say pal and ntsc games are in japan allot more worth then there own ntsc-j games.
iff i walk in to a shop here in japan and they have pal it will cost allot lol ( it are rare games for them )thats why the price is so high but this is crazy

Hey, at least the back of the box looks fully in tact and sticker-free. That alone has got to be worth $800.00 right? 😉

Is anyone really good at using Photoshop to make an English version of the official sticker on the Japanese cartridge? I might try to ask my friend Luke to make one for this game, since I think he’s pretty good at it, but if someone makes one even better, that can be used for possible reproduction cartridges of this game.

By the way, one will notice that the in-game translations are shorter than the ones that I posted in the translation thread in the forum. This had to occur because of character space limitations within the ROM, unfortunately.

That is a very nice job. I would be interested in a regular-sized box with an instruction booklet as well.

It almost looks like a note used to “cover themselves,” so that if someone did use different headphones and the headphones happened to cause damage somehow, they could say “hey, we told you right there to use these particular ones.” But yeah, I also can’t imagine how standard headphones that one might use for one’s Game Boy could ever cause harm to the Virtual Boy.

Yes, the history given in this article is excellent. Overall, the article is well-researched and well-written, and it even gives a good mention of Planet Virtual Boy, which is nice to see.

Now, the article just needs a little bit of Photoshop work done on it, to get the text more parallel with one’s computer screen. 😉

Translation for the Defeat Screen:

われわれは おおくの せんりょくを うしない はいぼくした

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We lost a lot of forces and were defeated.

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Yeah… I’m pretty confident that the Ebay seller, from whom I purchased the re-sealed Jack Bros., also wasn’t aware that it was a phoney. He had kept it sealed in his collection and in as best as possible condition for who knows how long, and when he listed it, he seemed to make every attempt to list every imperfection on it, but he didn’t mention the sticker residue on the front of the box in the upper right corner, which again, I could not see myself until I removed the shrink wrap. Thus, I think he was deceived as well when he originally purchased it. It was a good job, too. It had a horizontal seam on the back, which, however, was covered by a security device line of some sort, I believe, and was also in a slightly different location than the typical seams. It also had the seams on either side of the box. It wasn’t until I actually had the game in my possession that I could feel with my hands that the shrink wrap material felt slightly different than the typical material used for such games. I wondered, though, if perhaps Atlus had used different material than the rest of the companies. Once I saw this auction, though, with the material and horizontal seam line that looked exactly like all the rest of the officially sealed games…. that’s when I knew for certain. :/

Oh well, it’s still a true and complete copy in very nice condition, so no loss there in that department. 😉

I was actually watching that Jack Bros. auction until the very end and was ready to throw $751.00 at it during the final 3 seconds, which I thought was already too high enough. Boy was I surprised when I saw those 2 bids placed only about 2 seconds before I could submit mine. I think this was precedent-setting.

Seeing this auction caused me to learn that my “sealed” copy of Jack Bros. was a sham, and that it had simply been resealed probably by some store. That’s why I’m now offering the complete copy of Jack Bros. for sale, which you linked to. I removed the phoney shrink wrap so that nobody would be fooled and then saw the sticker residue in the upper right corner on the front of the box for the first time, learning for sure that the shrink wrap truly had to be phoney. I actually hope that the winner gets a good deal on this copy.

Very nice poem, indeed.

That is awesome. It looks like a true tribute to Virtual Boy Wario Land, then. I’m glad Nintendo hasn’t totally disowned the coolest system that ever came from them.

Well, I guess if you actually want the ROM that is the Happy Birthday Ben Special Edition, KR155E can post that on here since he already has the ROM on his computer. I certainly have no problem with that.

As for the boxes, I have the files with the birthday comment to me removed. Thus, you can pretty much put whatever text you want on the back of them and personalize them for yourself.

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If I didn’t have a nice copy of Virtual Lab, I probably would have bid around 70,000 yen. It’s really hard to find that game at all, let alone in great condition. It’s harder than Virtual Bowling and SD Gundam as far as I’ve seen. It was, therefore, a good win all around.

That’s great. I wonder if any of his lyrics actually mention the Virtual Boy.

Complete copies of the Japanese versions of V-Tetris, Vertical Force, Teleroboxer, and … VIRTUAL LAB on Yahoo Auctions Japan.

Starting bid for all 4… about $13.00.

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k150236228

Here’s a link to the original High-Res box:

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=15219#forumpost15219

If there were ever any external links to an instruction booklet, I think they’ve all expired. They are nowhere to be found, it seems. 🙁

mawa wrote:
thats is a great gift they look very nice
also happy birthday

Thanks. I’m the big Three-O now.