I like Red Alarm a lot. With its vector graphics it gives full 3D feeling with depth and such. I reckon its graphics are not top-notch because of being only lines/vectors, but it’s really cool IMO, and not too expensive.
So, I’ve just checked the connections and you were right: the Japanese AC adapter has the European plug. As for the adaptor you can use, my guess is that with the Japanese AC adapter you can use any current adapter that outputs 9 volts DC with the correct polarity.
When I first bought my US AC adapter, I noticed that the plug that goes into the AC adapter is very, very uncommon. In fact, I guess it’s only for the SNES/VB consoles. On the other hand, the jap AC adapter seems the standard AC plug that we use in every system here in Europe.
And this theory reinforces the fact that the US version of the AC adapter came with the current adapter, but I have never heard of a specific current adapter for the Japanese Virtual Boy (I only know of the existence of the tap, not the current adapter.)
Anyway, this is very simple: this Saturday I’m having lunch with my parents, and they have many current adapters with standard plugs. I’ll bring one home and give it a try 😀 Can anyone let me know the polarity? (Help me DogP, you’re my only hope and I’m not risking the integrity of my Virtual Boy! 😛 )
I’m from Spain and I tried plugging my Spanish SNES adaptor to my US Virtual Boy adaptor, but found the connection was way too different to even fit in it. Now that you’re mentioning the connection differences, I’ve noticed I bought the two JAP AC adaptors and took them out of their boxes, but actually never bothered to check the size of the connection inside. I will check it tonight to see if the connection of the JAP adaptor is more similar to the European SNES than to the American one, but unfortunately I sold my SNES with the power plug, so I cannot try it…
Heh, so after so many years without dumps of the rare carts, somebody is willing to dump and distribute them. Nice to see someone said “I’ll dump them” rather than “can you dump them for me?”. Good luck with those wires. Out of the 4 ER games, the one that surprised me the most was SD Gundam. After reading all the reviews, I thought it would be crappy, but after playing it I found I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I think those leaflets came with the original Virtual Boy. When I bought Virtual Lab many years ago to Pinmagic, he sent me a colour copy of that sheet, which I have with my VBoy collection. Since it’s not original, I don’t show it off in my pics, but I have it and it’s the same 🙂
Yakuza, hay una lista de espera para los Flashboy, y creo que Chris todavía no tiene lista la última tanda. Mi recomendación es que esperes un poco a ver qué pasa. De todos modos, ¿te dijo Chris que le pagaras? Lo digo porque sé que la lista de espera es bastante grande. Cuando yo compré el mío, no pagué hasta que no recibí una confirmación de Chris diciendo “sí, tengo Flashboys para enviar”. En cualquier caso, tendrás que tener mucha paciencia, ya que la construcción de los Flashboys es completamente artesanal y se hacen a mano uno a uno. Además, en los últimos meses los flashboy han experimentado un boom bastante importante. Un saludo desde España.
If I had that problem, I would try DogP’s system to solve the black line issues. Remember the solution involves getting the screen in the oven, so it will fix all the bad connection issues that may appear on that side. I would also revise all the system screen connections when I have the vboy open.
Another alternative is to speak with the seller to see if you can get your money back…
I contacted the manufacturers of the VB developing kit some years ago (I think it was IntSys, but I’m not sure) and the only reply I got was “you need Nintendo of Japan permission to buy one of those kits. We cannot sell it to you” or something like that, so I don’t think they will bother in replying your e-mails, sorry…
LOL, Mysticmaus. You could also think about making one yourself. The difficult part is the cartridge, but I think that Richard H., the designer of Flashboy, had some flash chips and boards which were not suitable for Flashboy, but were perfect to make the Blox cart. You could ask him if they are for sale. If you get that, I can supply you the JPEG images so that you can print them and make it yourself. You just need pritt glue, a Jap Virtual Boy game box (preferrably Vertical Force, which is black and suits perfectly) and a good colour printer (I used an HP Laserjet colour 2600n with Premium Laser Photo Paper – Glossy)… and time to do it! 🙂
