I’ll take this opportunity to thank you again for selling me one of your stands, Eric 🙂

Although that comes with original packaging, which is kinda nifty. Not $1400 nifty, but still, neat to have I’m sure.

Forgot yesterday, here’s that pic

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He said he was using Galactic Pinball, which should have sound as soon as he turns it on pretty much. Definitely sounds like a power issue.. If the controller has power coming out the plug then the next step is opening up the console itself.

Certainly not a “new” condition console, and not something you think would go wrong in shipping. If it was displays I’d understand, but this sounds kind of like you ripped you off. Have you talked to the seller yet?

Oooh, can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Certainly doesn’t sound like a “New” system, lol. You’re right, there should be a white cardboard piece over the visor.

I’ve heard of corroded battery packs preventing them for powering on, so VBmills has a good suggestion.

LordRayken wrote:
I feel like this site is missing a guide on how to most comfortably play the Virtual Boy, haha.

Hmmmm…

How about these?

The instruction manual just says to take it off the Virtual Boy and brush it off by hand. I usually end up doing that, or possibly hitting it with some not so high pressure air.

I have the same opinion. Unfortunately, japanese market shows the future of gaming: absolutely *everything* is done via smartphones. Developers don’t have to bother with complex development platforms, as smartphones are very generic and a player account can easily be moved from a device to another when the player buys a new phone. Plus, you won’t sell a lot of handhelds when another device do the same thing + internet access + calling fonctions for the same quality and price. For now, the lack of physical buttons is the only drawback of smartphones when you are a gamer, but the gameplay is made to comply with tactile screen and casual players. 3DS sells because of dual screen and 3D function (and it’s Nintendo).

The games are short and casual, so they don’t cost much to develop. See Angry Birds, Candy Crush… little games, big income. Konami has already started to quit, their gym centers and mobile gaming are a lot more profitable than any Kojima production.

Augh, I hate touch games. Even games I thought were good for touch screens, like Raiden Legacy, are vastly superior when I use a Bluetooth controller. You just can’t beat physical controls.

As for VR, the Virtual Boy is good enough for me. I can’t see myself buying into the actual VR headsets.

Arvester wrote:
The future of gaming is in smartphones.

Oh god please no.

I’m also curious, this one small room is dripping with atmosphere! Would could be such a cool game.

Actually I like that listing. It may be for $2000, but his reasons make sense. If someone offered me $2000 for my copy I’d probably be in his exact position, not wanting to let it go but could really use the money, lol.

The only weird part is saying the rom doesn’t work on any existing emulators.. I would have left that part out since it’s not true.

I prop mine up on a thick book to raise it to a nicer height. It’s also quite comfortable when you sit in a recliner and prop the stand on your stomach.

That’s the difference between the US and the JPN adapter tap. The console does not include the adapter tap, and to my knowledge they are completely interchangeable (US Tap ok in JPN VB and vice versa).

This is definitely the start of something really cool. I especially like the look of the doorways as you run.

Cool Find. Anyone with a bit of soldering skill could solder that wire back on. I know I could easily do it, and I don’t by any means have mad soldering skills.

That being said, I wouldn’t recommend this as a first project, find someone with at least some experience. =P

The main difference is the box it comes in. The units themselves look and function the same.

I must say, its definitely improved since the last time I played it. There wasn’t really any bugs I saw while playing, maybe a hint of slow down but I wasn’t able to replicate it again so not really a big deal. There are a couple added polish type things that would be nice to have, like maybe an animation or sound when you hit an opponent, it would make it more satisfying. Otherwise it looks like it functions as it should.

I’ll give this a go and let you know, prolly in a day or two.

I know there’s a whole bunch, I thought they were hosted here, but here’s what I found.

http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=17170.0