In early 1995, I remember reading a letter in a video game magazine that talked about how much momentum Nintendo had with the upcoming Ultra 64 console and the futuristic Virtual Boy. When it launched ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. I don’t think anyone had an official Virtual Boy revival on their 2025 ...

The authors of an upcoming book on Nintendo's infamous video game console argue that the Virtual Boy was more than just a gimmicky failure. Reading time 7 minutes In 1995, Nintendo released the ...

A YouTuber known for console mods has done the impossible and turned Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy into a portable handheld. After a year and several custom-made parts, Shank Mods managed to fit the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Basically since the original Famicom made its way from Japan to North America, under the name Nintendo Entertainment System, it's ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. VirtualFriend is free and simple (and available for iPhones, too). VirtualFriend is free and simple (and ...

It's been 16 years since Nintendo's first 3D portable flopped its way into America. Anniversary or not, the recent growing pains that Nintendo's 3DS is currently experiencing have repeatedly been ...

possible thing. And for once in the history of that phrase, they did just that. Because Nintendo is spinning the block on one of the most infamous consoles of all time: The Virtual Boy. Wanna blow ...

When it comes to retro video games, I trust no one more than Jeremy Parish. In college, I listened obsessively to his retro podcast, Retronauts, memorizing each deep-dive as if I were studying for a ...