these misprints aren’t common, but they do happen. I have a Wario Land demo cart that has white along the tops of the letters on the Virtual Boy logo where there shouldn’t be.
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Dreammary wrote:
I was actually referring to the one sold by UncleTusk. I mean it was a good attempt but the faces look sort of silly now by comparison.
speedyink wrote:
Well it was a recreation of a tiny blurry picture, because that’s all we had to go by at the time. I think they did an admirable job for what they had to work with
Yeah, that mock-up box has a neat story to it. As speedyink said, it was fan made at a time when all the makers had to go by was that super blurry low-resolution scan of the DH card found on half.com. my opinion is that Morintari did an excellent job recreating the image, and people will still keep it in their collections even if an updated version ever gets a release.
Plus, I kinda like how Dorin looks mad zooted from “puffin’ dat fire”! 😝
Here’s a quickly put together comparison of the Virtual Boy Prototype Stand (just thought to throw it in here). I couldn’t get the lighting right for each shot, but you should still be able to see things pretty clearly. Also, I didn’t write any text explaining which stand is which, but I figured it would be quite easy to distinguish the retail stand from the prototype one.
And big ups to my man macbiggins (bigmac) for giving me the opportunity to purchase the prototype stand, if it weren’t for him, I’m quite positive that I wouldn’t have found one any other way!
DragonmasterDan wrote:
Awesome to see that this card turned up!
Fire-WSP wrote:
Nice find!
thitherton wrote:
That’s nucking futs! BRAVO!!!
retronintendonerd wrote:
Holy crap, dude! These are awesome!
Thanks, y’all! 🙂
KGRAMR wrote:
And nothing yet about a VidPro Card for Bound High! 🙁
Unfortunately, nothing yet.
Dreammary wrote:
Dragon Hoppers artwork is actually pretty different than the mock-up box showed.
Is this the mock-up box you’re referring to? If so, what are some of the differences you’re noticing?
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Benjamin Stevens wrote:
It’s 8.25 inches by 11.75 inches. Just about all the Japanese Virtual Boy flyers in my collection are this size as well.
Good to know. Thanks.
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
I recently acquired an original Japanese Virtual Boy flyer of the unreleased “Polygo Block” from Yahoo Auctions Japan.
That’s cool!
What are the dimensions of this flyer?
Nice find there, KGRAMR!
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
A giant robot fighting action game for the VB.
Just that small amount of info sounds like this would’ve been an awesome game!
retronintendonerd wrote:
The second episode of Adventures In The 3rd Dimension is now up! This episode I cover Galactic Pinball https://youtu.be/Mv0eJ465Tcc
Nice-nice!
What’s your favorite table to play in Galactic Pinball?
Mine is Cosmic, but I also enjoy Colony since it’s the only table in the game with a scrolling background.
Also, I love playing this game with a good pair of Headphones on, it really enhances the 3-D sound effects.
chicgamer wrote:
Are you saying that Snake Eyes and Scarlett wouldn’t enjoy some arcade gaming? 😉
Lol… First picture. 😜
chicgamer wrote:
I don’t have any of these newer machines, but my brothers had a lot of the old electronic games (baseball, bowling, football, Frogger, etc.). I actually bought one for myself within the past year (Alien Attack) because I remembered enjoying playing the one my brother had.
Alien Attack is definitely on my “to buy” list of VFD games.
One VFD game that I highly recommend for anyone, is Astro Thunder (second picture). I’m telling ya, check out some videos of this game on youtube, this little machine works its ass off to keep you entertained, and does an amazing job with its multiple levels and game speeds. If anyone is only going to have 1 VFD game in their collection…let it be this one!
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
Below isn’t the actual Mini Arcade Room that I envision, but it gives an idea of what it might look like.
Looking good! That pool table really sets things off there, it really is perfect.
I’ve also decided to post a pic of my Basic Fun Blister Pack collection. Although these don’t look right in my mini arcade room, boy are they a lot of fun to play.
Yeah, and they actually have better sound than the Wal-Mart ones.
Just wanted to share this picture from my archives of a counter display from two years ago, it’s not in as good of condition as the one currently on eBay… but still, check out that Buy-It-Now price!
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retronintendonerd wrote:
…I also loved your use of “VUE Year”. Totally stealing that! lol
Hell yeah, go for it!
I’m hoping to have the next review up Monday the latest. I need to play Super Meat Boy for another review now since Team Meat just sent me a review code lol.
Cool…totally looking forward to it!
…Team Meat
XD
My goal before I die and leave this place called earth, is to own two back-to-back floor model displays with a link cable, and I was just saying to myself hmm…” maybe I should just settle for two back-to-back counter displays with a link cable”, but HOLY SHIT!!! There’s already a bid for over $1500! I don’t want it that bad, but good luck to who ever wins it.
It is in good shape though…
That’s a badass idea, man!
So, did you decide to un-box all the mini arcades or?… Would be cool to throw some GI*JOES up in that game room, just have them lounging around the whole scene just chillin’!
When you’ve decided that you’re happy with the entire set-up, please share a picture or two. I’d love to see it!
pinmagic wrote:
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.
These are really cool! I might collect a few of those depending on the games, but something about the Basic Fun arcades having hacked roms and their variety of different displays just gives them this certain charm that I’m really diggin’.
Here’s a neat vid demonstrating how to convert a Joust to a fully playable Defender:
Looks like Defender will be released this spring, so only do what’s in the video if you’re impatient.
Also, I heard 06 Frogger contains a rom for Phoenix, wich most likely will get a release this spring as well.
Benjamin Stevens wrote:
That part is very interesting indeed. It seems from this that Yokoi did want the Virtual Boy to be for all ages, just like the Game Boy, and that it was only found out after the fact that Nintendo could have lawsuits on their hands if they allowed kids 6 and under to play it.
Yeah, I think this is definitely the reason for them remaking the JPN precautions booklet. Makes much sense.
Just watched the Panic Bomber review… Nice!
Also, just watched your “Bitsmas” episode as well, and thanks for the shout out!
Glad you liked the envelope surprise!
I’m going to make a thread soon of all my favorite VB items to look at with those glasses, maybe within the next week or so.
Looking forward to seeing all the upcoming VB reviews.
Thanks, man! I really do appreciate the info 🙂
ziggaboogi wrote:
..the original version without the 1 at the end has a blurb on pirated cartridges on the front side, which is moved to the back side in what I assume is the later printing.
Really?! I would’ve loved to see an “official pirated” VB game from back in the day 😜
I appreciate your input there, ziggaboogi. Thanks!
I do wonder why they did away with that image of the “mother” making sure her kid doesn’t die while playing the VB on the front of D-VUE-JPN? It was completely removed from the later D-VUE-JPN-1 version.
Knightcrawler wrote:
Best bet to confirm would probably be to check recorded news stories from the launch.
Huh! That’s actually something I tried doing before I created this thread, but I couldn’t find anything. Closest I found were the videos of the VB booths from E3 96′, wich is where I found the first image in this thread with the Dragon Hopper signs on top of the kiosks.







