Comparing Virtual Boy with all other Nintendo Handhelds

Started by NintendoKing, July 09, 2012, 05:46:57 pm

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Frank_fjs

Yeah, I've seen quite a few NIB VB's over the years, as with many systems people somehow manage to find new dead stock. Not really interested in one myself though as what's the point of spending a fortune buying a new unit when I'm only going to rip it open it like a little kid!

I'm trying to work out a deal for a boxed Japanese unit at the moment, just waiting for the right opportunity. If anyone here has one they want to sell for a non eBay price let me know.

L___E___T

July 11, 2012, 05:38:23 am #16 Last Edit: July 17, 2012, 03:11:08 pm by L___E___T
To be honest, I'd recommend playing it on emulator if you can't get one for a good price.  Sure, it'll be 2D but the 3D is just a sweetener, think of them as gameboy games.

If you do have enough to get one, it's worth it though.  3DS doesn't compare in my opinion.

@Fred, I still need to get a NIB one, just waiting for the right price to come along...
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NintendoKing

July 11, 2012, 08:44:00 am #17 Last Edit: July 16, 2012, 05:26:46 pm by The Uninvited Gremlin
Quote from: Frank_fjs on July 10, 2012, 08:13:19 pm
I don't hate the VB, I just feel that general eBay prices are way too high for a console with a limited games library, awkward design and high failure rate. The same money could land you any number of consoles which will provide many more hours of gaming enjoyment.

YHJ prices are okay, you can generally nab a boxed unit in good condition for $60-$80, but eBay seems to triple that price and I'm not paying $200 plus shipping for a console that will seldom get used after the novelty factor has worn off.


I just got added to the Flashboy+ order list, I really want one as there are like 15 unreleased nearly finished games on the internet and like 30 homebrews. (People are still developing games every so often for it, so I would buy one if I were you.)
Some people buy a loose VB and a Flashboy+ then never buy anything else for the unit and if it fails you can buy just the headpiece without anything else for only $30. So its not a worry; and also for less most people can fix VB now and days with simple soldering and then it will never break again.

@ L_E_T, yes I totally agree VB has just as much graphical capabilities as 3DS and has better 3-D effects; it just lacks the full color spectrum. Also Emulators aren't particularly well built (because not many people are interested in VB) and usually downgrade the graphics of the games substantially... so you are getting like 1/3 the feel of a VB through emulation.

Protoman

I know a swedish online store that sell a NIB japanese Virtual Boy for the low low price of 995 US Dollars. That's not ludicrously overpriced, is it?

NintendoKing

Thats a kick to the nuts, way to overpriced. I mean $275-$350 is a good new boxed price for a japanese VB but $995; that is completely out of the way. Awful.

L___E___T

I didn't answer because I thought one was joking.  I hope one was ;)
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L___E___T

July 18, 2012, 12:09:14 pm #22 Last Edit: July 18, 2012, 12:53:51 pm by L___E___T
One is one.  One could be talking about one's self, one's friend, or simply 'the one'.

Jokes aside, it just means 'you, or me, or someone' basically.

Nice to see you over on PlanetVB!
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UglyJoe

The only VB game I've played extensively is Mario's Tennis, so maybe I don't have a good overall idea of what the VB can do.  That being said, though, I think the VB and 3DS serve up two different kids of 3D effects. 

The VB, to me, always had more of a hologram effect, where you are looking out into this black empty world with red sprites floating around in a 3D space.  The 3DS, on the other hand, gives a much bigger and more detailed 3D world, but it is as though you are looking at it through a porthole. 

Dunno if that makes sense :-[

L___E___T

I think that makes great sense.  Certainly in the case of games like Resident Evil.
However, I think the VBG does actually appear a bigger screen.  If you play Bound High that is also a scalable world/map, I think playing something like SM 3DL on 3DS appears smaller, even though the levels are essentially bigger.  I'm strongly consierding picking up a 3DS XL, very much depending on price.
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NintendoKing

Yes VB tricks you mind into believing you are staring at a larger screen but its early the same size as 3DS' screen.

UglyJoe, Mario Tennis doesn't demonstrate any of VB's potential; Try Teleroboxer, Wario Land, Bound High, Waterworld, Virtual Fishing they should that. Waterworld shows the series can have full rotated dimensions.

VB is immersion 3D while 3DS is like looking at one of those holographic cards.

L___E___T

I still gotta check out WaterWorld on the old Flashboy.  I hadn't bothered because I thought it was lamer than that replacement eye in the movie ;)
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crade

You forgot to list the number of supported colours
GRRR!

L___E___T

3+alpha.  4 for background layers (one is black anyway).
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大事なのは、オチに至るまでの積み重ねなのです。