Morintari wrote:
My stay in the hospital was not fun but it’s over now and I’m home at last
This is definitely some good news, Morintari!
I’m so glad that you didn’t have to suffer the healing process of a surgical procedure.
Morintari wrote:
VueFinder83: Thank you so much for sending in Dr. Mario He came in right before they gave me the nose tube I don’t know what I would of done without him.
Good ol’ Dr. Mario would never let you down. He’s never let me down, and I’ve dealt with him quite a few times… so I was totally confident sending him in to you!
For the future, if ever you do need a surgical procedure (which I pray you never do) then ask to be sedated with the Game Boy 😀
It’s good to know you’re back home, buddy!!
Don’t worry, Morintari.
Dr. Mario will take good care of you!
Hope you get well soon though, rest up!
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VirtuousRage wrote:
Bwahaha! This is awesome.
I kind of want to head to Target this weekend and pick one up. xD
How much are they going for?
This unit was actually a little more expensive than the Wal-Mart exclusives…I’m looking at the receipt right now and it goes for $24.99
Hey guys, check this out!
It’s a portable mini computer game that plays “The Oregon Trail” (remember that game?!) on a unit designed to look like an old Macintosh computer! It’s pretty cool, and it is manufactured by Basic Fun, the same company that has been making all the little mini Arcade Classics seen in this thread. But unlike the Arcade Classics that are exclusive to WalMart, this one is exclusive only to Target (according to the front of the box). Just thought to share it here.
These must be selling pretty good, since it was the last one on the shelf at my local Target. So if you want one, then go get one NOW… before you die of dysentery! 😝
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
How did you find it? By accident?
Yeah, this find was truly accidental.
KR155E wrote:
This is definitely new and an amazing find!
Thanks! How exciting!
mips5000 wrote:
Wow, do you have any idea how much one of those display cases went for back then? I don’t, I’d like to know… especially the “environment” one lol.
Good question… The “environment” is comprised of a bunch of various display items. From what I can see on it, I can say this “environment” display would have cost a retail store THOUSANDS of dollars.
Below, are the display order forms that were used by store managers to order these displays for their locations. If you’re curious to know just how much something from this Brochure is worth, just look up the model number of the item you’re looking for in the order form.
(the order forms look much clearer if you click on them)
Wow! So awesome!
Look at those Browser System Paddles, these are most definitely the ULTIMATE way to display Virtual Boy game paks!
Amazing score, Ben!
Anything in there showing the VidPro Pocket Plak Systems, with Virtual Boy VidPro cards anywhere?
Looking forward to seeing more scans from this Brochure!
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
As I was browsing through my Nintendo Power issues recently, I noticed something in Issue # 80 from January of 1996 that might give us a good idea of the rarity of this Nintendo Co., Ltd. 1995 Annual Report Booklet and the relevant press releases that were included with it. On pages 112 and 113 of the issue, it can be seen that only 5 winners of that particular Player’s Poll Contest were awarded press kits containing this report. Other than that, only industry insiders who were allowed into the expo would have received copies, unless other privileged attendees held similar contests as Nintendo Power did.
Oh wow! Nice find there! That is indeed a good indication of its rarity.
Lester Knight wrote:
that is a really unique bit of advertisement. thank you for sharing!
KGRAMR wrote:
It is indeed a rarity 😉
retronintendonerd wrote:
What a quirky and awesome find!
Thanks, my fellow VB-fanatics!
Why is it that Japan gets all the cool stuff.
Right?! Japan is for sure on my bucket list, so much quirkiness and coolness happening over there.
Quaze wrote:
Very cool! …
KGRAMR wrote:
That looks awesome 🙂
Thanks, guys! This is definitely the oddest VB-related item in my collection.
KGRAMR wrote:
This is a very cool find indeed! Try to scan it when you can 🙂
Thanks! Yeah, I have a vacation from my job coming up soon, I’ll find some time to get this and a few other things legitimately scanned.
KR155E wrote:
Nintendo didn’t attend CES 1996 …
Yeah, I thought so… But seeing the original owner of the flyer saying it came from CES 96′ made me think that maybe he knew something that we didn’t know.
Thanks for the info.
retronintendonerd wrote:
I need to make sure I get to unlocking them, then!
It can be kind of confusing trying to explain where all of them are located, so I took a few pictures of the ones that are most notable. Here they are:
1. Virtual Boy
2. Virtual Boy controller
3. Game Boy
4. Nintendo Ultra Hand
5. Half naked bikini chick 1
6. Half naked bikini chick 2
These were taken with a crap phone shoved into the viewfinder of the VB, but feel free to use them in your video if you like.
No prob. It’s always nice to double check stuff.
Nothing official here, but still pretty neat.
If you decide to do Red Alarm next, then be sure to mention all the cool easter eggs to be found in the game. There’s a Virtual Boy console, VB controller, Game Boy, and even a Nintendo Ultra Hand to be found along with a bunch of other things.
Another good review!
I myself, enjoy playing WaterWorld, but there really isn’t much to say about it.
What game do you plan on doing next?
When you say “Wario Land Demo” in your title, are you talking about a Wario Land Not For Resale Demo Only Cart? If so, then the most common warranty sticker found on those carts looks like what’s picture in the second image below. The sticker on the cart you have pictured looks like it’s just a generic warranty sticker that could’ve been used in mom and pop shops / used video game store.
Mistanelsin wrote:
Here’s a neat lil tabletop that I found. Being a horror fan and a virtual fan, this kind of represents both of those with the theme and the color scheme.
Nice! Epoch made some really great VFD games back in the 80s, and I intend on collecting them all 🙂














