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| Am I immune to the virtual boy or is it unfairly hated? (Virtual boy) |
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| desocietas:
--- Quote from: marvelvscapcom2 on October 24, 2018, 07:32:56 pm ---Did you end up seeking to buy one again when you began collecting or do you plan on buying one for the memories? Also did it come in the big black box? The rental box from blockbuster is very rare and awesome. :) Thanks for sharing. --- End quote --- It totally came in that big black box with the foam insert. It was great. I don't plan on buying it, but part of me does wonder about trying it again. I remember setting it up into a good position while I sat on the ground (which we did often in the gaming area of my house at the time) but I don't remember it being super uncomfortable. I was also like 12 or 13, and kids are used to being in bad postures anyway. I played a good amount of Mario Tennis, and I thought the 3D was really well done with it. The red and black didn't bother me a bit either... I guess I was just really immersed into it. It's definitely hard to look at screenshots of it now, but I wonder if it's actually as decent as my nostalgia tells me it was, haha. |
| sworddude:
The games aren't bad and some are pretty good The joke with the virtual boy why so many people hate it is because you can't use a virtual boy for over 30 minutes withouth your eyes literally burning out. it becomes a physical hazzard when you would actually use it for a bit of an extended amount of time wich isn;t that long. I'm pretty sure the eye hazzard and negative press were one of the main reasons why sales were terrible and not many more games were made. |
| marvelvscapcom2:
--- Quote from: desocietas on October 24, 2018, 08:10:19 pm --- --- Quote from: marvelvscapcom2 on October 24, 2018, 07:32:56 pm ---Did you end up seeking to buy one again when you began collecting or do you plan on buying one for the memories? Also did it come in the big black box? The rental box from blockbuster is very rare and awesome. :) Thanks for sharing. --- End quote --- It totally came in that big black box with the foam insert. It was great. I don't plan on buying it, but part of me does wonder about trying it again. I remember setting it up into a good position while I sat on the ground (which we did often in the gaming area of my house at the time) but I don't remember it being super uncomfortable. I was also like 12 or 13, and kids are used to being in bad postures anyway. I played a good amount of Mario Tennis, and I thought the 3D was really well done with it. The red and black didn't bother me a bit either... I guess I was just really immersed into it. It's definitely hard to look at screenshots of it now, but I wonder if it's actually as decent as my nostalgia tells me it was, haha. --- End quote --- I just put my second hour into Tennis today and not an ounce of headache yet for me. Maybe we are the only 2 humans immune to it's wrath lol. I'm so pleasantly surprised by the console as a whole. I came in with high standards too because I like it and it actually met them and more. I do agree if you play it on the stand on a desk and lean into it, it's very uncomfortable on your back. It's my only gripe so far. But I use it like this.... ;D I know this isn't a virtual boy but the same applies, just the stand can either be removed but I use it to prop itself on my chest and I elevate with pillows so it kinda just rests against my face. It never gets crampy that way. As a whole I second that the 3D was done very well on it, and the game that I do have is very fun. I think your nostalgia is telling the truth because it's pretty cool right now for me. I long to play it more and i've already played a bit. I'm excited to piece out the other 4 or so good games it has. :) |
| marvelvscapcom2:
--- Quote from: sworddude on October 24, 2018, 08:45:27 pm ---The games aren't bad and some are pretty good The joke with the virtual boy why so many people hate it is because you can't use a virtual boy for over 30 minutes withouth your eyes literally burning out. it becomes a physical hazzard when you would actually use it for a bit of an extended amount of time wich isn;t that long. I'm pretty sure the eye hazzard and negative press were one of the main reasons why sales were terrible and not many more games were made. --- End quote --- Was it really a hazzard for the eyes though? Like with medical confirmation? I just want to check to make sure. Or was it just rumors in the press? Because I know the huge siezure warning on the box was a huge thing back then but even 3DS has it now. It was the first time a game company was honest about that epileptic people could have siezures playing it. Do you think that's part of the negative press. Maybe it scared customers off? I know i've played about 2 hours straight and I don't have a headache yet. My eyes don't hurt either. I know that's a rarity with the console though. Maybe my eyes are hardened from my 10 hour binges watching Call of Duty. And I crank the brightness on my TVs so maybe i've just nuked my eyes and made them strong against lights. Im not sure :) Thanks for all the imput everyone. |
| oldgamerz:
It looks vary uncomfortable for tall people to play it and also for people that are not as tall. In my opinion it should have at least been in color. But that may have nuked the eyes back them since color screen might have been too bright :-\ |
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