Sent you a PM.

Neil

Fire-WSP wrote:
I am interested to buy several VB Games again.
I am mostly interested in Japanese versions.
Condition should be good and the games should be complete.

I would prefer a set rather than buying game by game.
The games I look for are:

Mario Tennis
Mario Clash
Teleroboxer
VB Wario Land
Galactic Pinnball
Red Alarm
Vtetris
Vertical Force
Virtual Fishing
Bombermann
Jack Bros

Pease make offers

I shopped Toys R Us until every last game was gone from the hidden places in their stock rooms at every local store. I don’t believe they ever officially dropped the game prices below $9.99 for most, and $14.99 for Waterworld and Jack Bros (and 3D Tetris, I believe).

I can’t recall the final clearance price for the systems – I believe it was $19.99, but it may have been $24.99. Anyone else recall?

I’m definitely getting old. I used to know all this stuff.

RunnerPack wrote:
I wanted one as soon as I played a demo unit, but it was too expensive, so I had to wait to get my first one at T’R’U when they were clearing out at (I think) $25. The games were pretty cheap, too; $2.50-$5, IIRC, but I could only afford a couple. I think I got Mario Clash, Wario and Waterworld (because it was cheap, and there was no playable demo :-P).

I got my 2nd about a decade later at a thrift store for $5, with a Performance AC adapter and a copy of Vertical Force and a broken stand and no visor but still, not bad.

My 3rd and 4th were main unit only, and I got them in trade for some LED repairs. One of them was disassembled for donor parts (of which I still have a few).

Schwanck wrote:
Just paying the seller a more fair price since he didn’t know value. Sharking from another shark.

The person who bought it wasn’t a shark – he legitimately paid the asking price. If you had found it first, I doubt you would have considered yourself a shark, and I really doubt you would have been ok with someone else doing what you did. Just sayin’.

The URL for the Display Guide:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-1995-Merchandising-Store-Sign-Display-Guide-Virtual-Boy-Rare-Original/132488665610?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Just came across this line of games. Good reviews on Youtube. They’re larger than the Walmart games, and they have a headphone jack and USB port, so you don’t need batteries. Note that, though they use the arcade graphics in some ads, they’re actually NES ports.

These are 6″ cabinets, but the manufacturer says, in the Burgertime Q&A on Amazon, that they’re coming out with a 10″ Burgertime that uses the arcade version, not the NES.

https://myarcadegaming.com/collections/mini-arcades

For those who plan to keep their games sealed in the box, you may want to reconsider. The batteries provided are GP brand “heavy duty” batteries. I replaced mine immediately with a brand name alkaline, to minimize the chance of leakage over time. They go back in the box easily, so if you take a little care in opening them, it shouldn’t be noticeable.

BTW: WalMart may be restocking some of these. The website only lists 3 of the titles (for some strange reason) – it appears that 2 were just restocked. (This morning, Qbert said “1 left”, and Frogger said “2 left”. Now, it doesn’t say that.) But Centipede is still listed as OOS.

It’s interesting that they use such a variety of technology for these games – some have 80s style static LEDs, and some have the latest active panels that look like a TV screen. Wonder why that is.

Actually, many (all?) of the Arcade Classics are widely available at stores like JC Penney, BB&B, Amazon, Toys R Us, and others. But Wal-Mart may have an exclusive on the nice box packaging – all the others sell the games on blister packs.

Even more cool, IMHO, are the new Tiny Arcade games. They’re substantially smaller than the Arcade Classics. They look like the original arcade cabinets, and even the marquee lights up. They’re fully playable, tho it’s hard, cause they’re so small. The tiny screen is very bright and clear, and pretty good definition, considering. Here’s a link to some of them (all sold out) at Toys R Us. There are actually 6 or 8, IIRC.

https://www.toysrus.com/search?q=tiny%20arcade

BTW: some people on ebay sell these modded with switches in back to play 4 different games in the one cabinet.

Interesting!

Nice stuff, but aren’t the legs on backwards?

Doesn’t appear to have the footplate.

Welcome! Not sure about official rules of the board – I would say the only real rule is “don’t be a jerk.”

Yes, you can post your services – maybe in the Marketplace forum? As for posting pics directly, I would assume you use the “attach file” section below your message.

Looking forward to your contribution to the site!

Kudos to everyone involved. Nice to be able to play this without having to memorize all of the options! Box looks great, and the manual is first-class. Thanks!

$225??? Well, time to see just how – let’s use the word “dedicated” – people on this board really are.

These are definitely trade show anaglyph glasses. The question is, what were they viewing?BTW: Says $19 shipping now.

litephiter wrote:
Nester’s Funky Bowling already has a two-player mode, but both players have to share the same VB and switch off between frames.

Yep – like Waterworld. Not as much fun.

Looking forward to getting that!

It’s so subjective. Personally, I’d put Waterworld in the top 5, but I know that makes me a bit of a freak. And as a pinball player, let me tell you just how bad Galactic Pinball is – why couldn’t they have made something that resembles real pinball???

Best of the best (in no particular order):
Wario Land
Mario Clash
Red Alarm (lousy graphics, but fun gameplay)
Virtual Bowling (more “professional” than the goofy Nester’s Funky Bowling)
Golf (awesome graphics, and some really good gameplay)
Waterworld (it’s like a 3D Space Invaders, and the challenge builds at the perfect rate)

Worst of the worst:
Panic Bomber
Space Squash (soooooooo slow – no challenge. If someone unlocks 2 player, could be fun)
Baseball (sprites are too small)
Gundam (incredibly boring – no challenge)
Virtual Lab (looks like someone made it as a junior-high project)

Thx!

Sounds great – thanks!