speedyink wrote:
VB Wario Land is by far my favorite Wario game.

Wario Land 2 and 3 just didn’t grab me, it deviated too far from the ‘Mario’ formula for me. Having to collect/do certain things to progress? No thanks. VB Wario Land absolutely nailed the balance of collecting vs standard get to the goal. I like how collecting isn’t mandatory to finish, but more of an incentive to play again and explore.

The original GB Wario Land is one of those ones I’ve been meaning to play, so can’t comment on that one. I’ve played a bit but not near as much as I’d like to.

That’s the thing, Wario isn’t supposed to be just like Mario. The point is for it to be it’s own thing. The collecting and finding treasure to progress adds new fun to the game. It adds hours you can spend going back and trying to collect all the treasure, especially in Wario Land 2. After you beat the game the first time you get a new map screen showing all the different paths and if you have found the treasure or not. Getting it all unlocks a new level. In Wario Land 2 it is not necessary, as like the VB version. It is only 3 and 4 where collecting is necessary to progress. Wario Land 3 does have some weird features, like the golf minigame you must play in each level, but no other Wario game is as far from the rest as that one.

Wario Land is one of my favorite series of games and is even how I found the Virtual Boy!

Wario Land 1 plays pretty slow, and is different from the rest and takes some getting used to, but is fun.

Wario Land 2 has you exploring stages to find treasure, is action-packed, and features a ton of levels and it widely-regarded as the best in the series.

Wario Land 3 is like Wario Land 2, but more puzzle oriented and has you replaying stages to find new treasures.

Wario Land 4 on the GBA is my personal favorite. It has the most depth of any of the games. In each level you must find four jewel pieces and a key to advance to the next level. There aren’t specific treasures hidden like previous games, but there are music tracks to find and a lot of money to be found. There are also big boss fights. It has great graphics, 18 levels, and is my favorite GBA game in general.

Wario Land Shake it on the Wii is a fun game, but I haven’t played it in years and can’t remember.

L___E___T wrote:
Awesome – they scanned it as well for people I believe, I can’t be certain I find Reddit really awkward to navigate to be honest.

Me too, I only found this because it showed up in “Articles for you” on Google lol

StinkerB06 wrote:
Well, not exactly the full US library, because he got his Jack Bros. copy in Japanese. But all he wanted to care of is how the gameplay is like. This is most likely because of the expensive pricing of the US version, whereas the JP version costs less money.

It’s still essentially the same game, just different text lol.

His video on the Virtual Boy is actually how I found AVGN and became a fan after that

This is awesome!! Nice work guys!!

Thanks man!

I now have Jack Bros.! Can’t believe it! It still has part of the Blockbuster sticker on it lol. Still looking for 3D Tetris and a US copy of Vertical Force.

PM’D 🙂

Thanks man! Took your advice and just snagged myself a copy!

Judging by your name, I’m guessing you’re into NES collecting too. That’s awesome! I got into NES collecting a few years ago and that is the main system I collect for.

Hi! Welcome back. That’s a great collection you’ve got there!

Are you willing to sell your extra vertical force?

Might want to check the contacts on the back of the controller for corrosion, one of my VB’s had that issue.

Alright, I think I may try that, thanks.

http://www.japangamestock.com/ – Good selection of Japanese retro games.
http://www.aliexpress.com/category/200002396/video-games.html?spm=2114.11010108.105.35.bVocYr – Aliexpress has some weird game items such as multicarts and repros.

speedyink wrote:
I would agree with the cost point, as the box seems cheesier than most gameboy boxes, it’s even smaller than the standard size, possibly to use less cardboard?

I agree with the printing cart point, but on the cardboard part, most Japanese Game Boy games come in boxes of that shape I believe. I was doing some internet searching on them, and also my local game store has a Japanese Game Boy game in a smaller box.

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Lester Knight wrote:
http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=6059&forum=3

Something like this?

This is what my flashboy shell looks like.

I believe it is possible to an extent. My flashboy looks 3D-printed. I’ll post pictures later.

Hello. Just tested the game. However I can only play out of the left eye because my VB’s right eye needs soldered, so I don’t know if these glitches are present in both eyes. The only glitches I have experienced are graphical, such as the text on the “warning” screen about instruction manuals repeating and some of the text showing up on the VB focus adjuster screen. Also the scrolling text at the beginning of the game had some random graphic glitches scrolling with it, and the title screen looked somewhat glitchy near the bottom. Other than that, I didn’t see any glitches that weren’t the fault of my VB.

Virtual Boy Platform Display on eBay.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Nintendo-Virtual-Boy-store-demo-kiosk-display-/121535945881?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c4c1b5c99

Yeah I meant 20th. Sorry.

Thanks for all the replies guys! I’m going to pick up a copy from modeltfordman.