why must this neato system have such a cool gimmick, a surprisingly

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>>3600851
>the oven does nothing.

>>3600851

>suprisingly good library

So which of the two dozen games released for Virtual Boy were actually good?

>>3600874
Of what I've played, Mario Clash, Wario Land, and Red Alarm are choice. I haven't played the other well spoken-of games, like Teleroboxer or Vertical Force, and there's some very rare/expensive games (Innsmouth no Yakata, Jack Bros.) worth checking out (probably via a flash cart though). There's also prototypes, unreleased games, and homebrew that I haven't tried either, but which look pretty good.

But honestly, I could keep one around just for Mario Clash. I love that game. Emulation just doesn't do the visuals or the controller justice. I have a 3DS and a 3D TV, and neither one really captures what a VB display looks like.

>>3600851
I'd call it more of a catalog than a library.

>>3600851
>the oven does nothing
You mean the oven trick where you bake the displays to reheat the glue?

Yeah, I tried that many many times back in the day and it didn't work. What I did was I went on planetvb.com and got someone there to solder the ribbon cables in place, which permanently fixes the displays. A year later they're still working perfectly and it was only $20 for the repair, so I strongly recommend it to every VB owner.

If you live in Europe send a PM to TheForce81, if you're in North America send a PM to HP Lovethrash. These guys are pros at VB display repairs.

>>3600945
damn, 20 bucks? Here I was gonna learn to do it myself, but with my horrible soldering skills I'd be better off paying for it. Thanks for the tip.

>>3600881
What about Google Cardboard?

>>3600952
I've tried a number of VR systems, admittedly I've not played VB emulators on any of them. I'm not convinced it would be similar though, the VB has a very unique display element to it, as if the parts you see are actually closer in physical space, more so than a 3D effect on a modern display. It's hard to describe but I'm not sure that a VR headset would produce the same sensation.

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>>3600874
Teleroboxer is GOAT.

>>3600881
I know what you mean. Probably the closest thing to a real VB is a VR set and a VB emulator, I assume it would work well. However, you're right about the controller.

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The ribbon cable on mine is coming loose (I hear this is a common problem when they get old) and I have all these bars on the screen now which ruins the experience. I can't even open the thing up to try to fix it because the screws are too recessed for my security bit to fit in them.

>>3600997
Just get one of these.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-5mm-Security-Screw-Driver-Lifetime-Warranty-Uscrew-Virtual-Boy-System-/171049124774?hash=item27d35283a6:g:l1QAAOSwOdpXzEfB

Technically you don't even need one, if you have a regular 4.5mm security bit and a nail file, you can file the thick parts down until it can reach the recessed screws. That's what I did. Just make sure you don't file it down too much that it can't stay steady in the screwdriver.

>>3601032
Nah man, get a flexible screwdriver extension. I dunno what they're called exactly but the basic small electronics repair kit from ifixit has one, basically a screwdriver bit that extends into a 6" rubber tube which then ends on another driver bit fitting. It took a little doing but I got the tough screws on the VB no problem with that.