RF Generation Message Board

Today i just got my virtual boy in the mail! I've been waiting for it for about a week. finally i got it in i was full of excitement! i paid 60 bucks for it and it came complete with the box,  instructions for the VB with the little inserts. The AC adapter in the orginal AC box. 5 games, Mario Clash, Mario's Tennis(with manual), Red Alarm, WarioLand (Complete), V-Tetris(Complete). I didnt know what to expect since i havent played the VB since it first came out over 10 yrs ago at a target display. First game i played was Mario's Tennis as soon as i turned it on it was incredible! The sound the red screen, everthing about it! Then V-Tetris love the 3rd music option. Then Mario Clash a great game. Then Red Alarm talk bout action! Then i played teleroboxer a great boxing game! I still havent played Wario Land yet i'll save that for last. Overall the VB is truly a great system! I only think of what could have been if they never discontinued it. I plan on getting as many games as i can both U.S. and Japan titles. Anyways i just want to get everyones elses opinion on the VB.

I really wish I still had mine...I used to love that system.  I never had the AC adapter, but it was great while I had it!  I only had Mario Tennis and Teleroboxer.  Teleroboxer gets freaking hard after a while.

Ken

It's tough on the eyes if you play it too long. That, the single color (red) and the fact that it's a portable system that's not really portable are what doomed it. It's too bad because it is a great system if only for the unique experience it is to play.

I've got 2 of them and about 10 games. I love it.

The only tough part to me about the VB is the stance you have to be in for a long period of time. My neck was sore playing it for the first couple of times but now i'm use to it. I got another game since last time i posted. i got vertical force, came as a surprise when i got another VB on ebay! Now i'm just waiting on galatic pinball to get in. I actually like the red being the single color, something different. That will bring me to 8 games. I want to get a hold of one of those blockbuster hard cases for the VB, that way it will be easier to carry around and protect it.

Ya I bought the VBOY back in 1996 when they were clearing them out for $30 at TRU...I really enjoyed Mario's Tennis, Wario Land, and Red Alarm.  I have about 10 games, some being Japanese.  Good thing the VBOY doesn't have a region lockout.  :)  However, I'm probably gonna be selling some semi-rare VBOY games on eBay within the next week or so...

Oh really! what games are u planing on selling?

The VB is a fun little system.

Got a few more games for the totally awsome VB! I got galatic Pinball, Golf, Panic Bomber, and i'm expecting Baseball and Jack bros by next week so hopefully everything goes well. I'm so addicted to this system i havent play any of my other systems for about a month. I think the only way ill quit playing is when my optic nerve burns out due to the redness of the VB!

Awesome man, I love Mario Tennis too.

Finally got jack Bros. in today i paid more than i wanted but oh well it is going to be put to good use. I paid 40 for the game and man when i played it i just thought of how a Zelda or a good RPG game would be like on the VB. Well that just leaves me with 3 more games then i have the whole U.S. set. I'm collecting them loose for now. Then later i will get them complete. First its the U.S. set, then the Japanese set then try to get them all complete.

$40 loose, ouch  :speechless:

Did you know there are several games that will cost you 750-1000+ for the Japanese VB?

Yeah i know that some of those titles are that expensive. I'm not planing on buying them any time soon. ill rather have patience and see if i i ever find them in the wild. Hopefully i will get lucky someday.

Yeah your telling me! Good thing i had a good weekend at the poker tables. 8)

$40 loose is actually a pretty good price for that, its the rarest North American release for the system.  Good luck with those rarer imports, that mansion FPS looks pretty sweet if you can get a hold of it (insomouse's mansion or something?).

Aren't we talking about Mario Tennis?

I thought he was talking about Jack Bros.  If it was Mario Tennis, then yes I agree, Ouch!

^^^^ I miss read :dunce: Your right

I was talking about jack bros. hell no i wouldnt pay that much for mario tennis you can get that game for a buck at some places.  By the way does anyone know where to get a full translation of the japanese games and maunals in english? Ive check a few websites but i havent found one that fully translates the games and manuals.

what do you mean by translated games?  Do you mean the actual in game text?  I just got 4 japanese VB games from Kevcal and all but one has text that is entirely in English.  Red Alarm, Teleroboxer, and Vertical Force don't have any japanese text at all, I don't know much about the exclusive Jap titles though.

Yes i'm talking about the actual in game text and manuals. yeah i know that most of the japanese titles have english. there are a few that just have pure japanese text. Such as Virtual Fishing, Insmouse No Yakata and Space Squash and 1 or 2 more titles that i cant think of.