its such a good but also bad idea. Like.. yeah, let us play Virtual boy games. why not? Oh, we gotta have this weird accessory ? Can I not just play these on my TV?
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It's a fixable problem if Nintendo wanted to, but they don't. The Nintendo 3DS would have been the ideal console to release Virtual Boy games on. The games all require stereoscopic 3D. Some Emulators have made the games playable without, but I'm sure Nintendo prefers the authentic experience.
sep 12, 2025, 2:26 pm • 4 0 • view
The authentic migraine and neck problem inducing experience. But you are right tho. Nintendo is clearly being a stickler for the experience
sep 12, 2025, 2:30 pm • 1 0 • view
I'm definitely too old for craning my neck like that. Hopefully the cardboard version can be fitted with a head strap or something. 😆
sep 12, 2025, 2:33 pm • 0 0 • view
Thats the one part I don't really get. Like.. yes, stickler for that timing sure. But this was exactly why the thing failed to begin with. So... why do that? I get releasing one for the experience but.... why is that the ONLY way to play
sep 12, 2025, 2:35 pm • 0 0 • view
I'm honesty kind of hoping a third party steps in with an alternative option.
sep 12, 2025, 2:45 pm • 0 0 • view
I mean, if they did a cardboard version, I imagine someone will have a way for you to make it yourself/ a third party or again, with any luck they will just release a version that lets folks play this without the features on a regular TV
sep 12, 2025, 2:52 pm • 2 0 • view
themeing, not timing. Damn Bluesky, I want a edit button
sep 12, 2025, 2:35 pm • 0 0 • view
That's in 2026 right before the full fascism update.
sep 12, 2025, 2:50 pm • 1 0 • view
On 3DS, bright colors on a dark background cause light bleed. All virtual boy games involve bright red on black, so every game would have severe crosstalk, making the 3D effect look bad. If Nintendo ever tested virtual boy on 3DS they may have decided it wasn’t suitable due to screen limitations.
sep 13, 2025, 8:48 pm • 2 0 • view
Interesting. I definitely did not know this.
sep 13, 2025, 9:39 pm • 1 0 • view
Is this true in practice though Because there's a Virtual Boy emulator for 3DS called Red Viper that uses the 3D and as far as I remember it looks fine. Does it have the problem you're describing?
sep 13, 2025, 10:25 pm • 1 0 • view
Red Viper looks great and you can even change the color if you dislike the original red.
sep 14, 2025, 12:42 am • 0 0 • view
I haven't tried it yet, as my new3DSxl is still unmodified.
sep 13, 2025, 10:28 pm • 0 0 • view
You shouldn't say things like that. At any moment someone could appear and say that it's incredibly easy to mod your 3DS.
sep 13, 2025, 10:35 pm • 1 0 • view
The cardboard version is nice especially if they tell you how to make one, but if anything it just adds another layer of skepticism of this being available to buy a year from now. This is quirky Nintendo scalper gold. Many people will buy it just to either collect on a shelf or for resell.
sep 12, 2025, 1:50 pm • 14 0 • view
yeah, thats a big problem with it
sep 12, 2025, 1:51 pm • 1 0 • view