Here’s some fun news we need amongst all the horrors happening in gaming and the world at large: the Virtual Boy has sold out in 2026. Anyone hoping to purchase this retro replica will be met with a ...
Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose Zagal. In this exclusive excerpt, Benj and Jose take you back to Nintendo of the early ...
The Virtual Boy is the black sheep of Nintendo's console family. Released in 1995, it was awkward to use, and its start red-and-black "3D" visuals were infamous for causing headaches. Unsurprisingly, ...
Who remembers the Virtual Boy? It was Nintendo’s failed attempt at 3D gaming back in the ’90s. The bulky design, eye-straining red and black graphics, and tiny library of games – not to mention how it ...
Here at Ars, we’re big fans of classic console emulators that go beyond providing perfect re-creations to those that actually improve on original hardware with new features we could only dream of as ...
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 ...
When looking back on classic gaming, there’s plenty of room for debate. What was the best Atari game? Which was the superior 16-bit console, the Genesis or the Super NES? Would the N64 have been more ...
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