Virtual Boy - What Happened?

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  @MattMcMuscles · 5 months ago · pinned

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• RE

  @RetroHyo · 5 months ago

  As a curious fact, in Mexico the Virtual Boy was selling so poorly that with the purchase of a SNES you got the Virtual Boy for free.

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• LO

  @louthegiantcookie · 5 months ago

  The red and black graphics make all the games look like a portal to Hell.

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• KU

  @kuyamimikyu524 · 5 months ago

  With gaming historian finally closing the curtain, wuthappen is now one of the fews channels that tackles the history of videogames in this era...

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• RA

  @ratchetxtreme6591 · 5 months ago

  Nintendo’s first massive failure in the industry, albeit a very fascinating one

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• CO

  @coreymartin6363 · 5 months ago

  I knew someone in middle school who didn&apos;t wear glasses before he got a Virtual Boy.

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• BL

  @Blubeans513 · 5 months ago

  When you ask this question, the natural follow up question is always &apos;What DIDN&apos;T happen?&apos;&apos;

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• JO

  @josiephine1701 · 5 months ago

  so many people tell this story in a way that makes it sound like Yokoi&apos;s &quot;one big failure&quot; -- maybe because that&apos;s a compelling story? But I really appreciate you researching it properly and speaking on the, somewhat obvious, reality that his team were handed chicken shit and told to make chicken salad.

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• SP

  @spoonshiro · 5 months ago

  &apos;90s VR was definitely an experience.<br><br>An awful experience, but hey, they tried!

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• ER

  @Eric_Cartman1 · 5 months ago

  This is closest we’ll get a What Happened for Jack Bros.

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• GA

  @GameAlicornLuna · 5 months ago

  Somehow, the Virtual Boy returned.

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• JU

  @JustinY. · 5 months ago

  The rise and fall of the virtual boy shows that even if you are first, you may just be too early for the market.

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