Vroom! Vroom! Virtual Boy! – Details, episodes & analysis

We play a much better bowling game this month, and discover that 3D Tetris might not actually be much of a Tetris game at all....

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Games Discussed:

• 3D Tetris
• Virtual Bowling

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• 3D Tetris
• Virtual Bowling

Next Month's Games:

• Innsmouth no Yakata
• Red Alarm

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

Highs and lows this month. I bet you can guess which is which. Also - go look at pictures of Tiny Wario. What a cutie.

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Games Discussed:

• Virtual League Baseball
• Virtual Boy Wario Land

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Virtual League Baseball
• Virtual League Wario Land

Next Month's Games:

• 3-D Tetris
• Virtual Bowling

Songs in the Episode:

• Virtual League Baseball - "Intro Music"
• Virtual Boy Wario Land - "Level 1 Music"
• Virtual Boy Wario Land - "Intro Music"

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

Due to vacation we'll be back in about two weeks to talk Wario and Baseball. Thanks all!

Check out Red Viper - just pushed version 1.0.2 for the 30th anniversary of the Virtual Boy!

A mixed bag this month. On one hand, flying through a Techno Skeleton's mouth is rad as hell. Unfortunately, Nester and his twin sister fail to bring the funk. Join us as we talk Hudson Soft caravan events, Phantasy Star II, and Richard Scarry!

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Games Discussed:

• Vertical Force
• Nester's Funky Bowling

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Vertical Force
• Nester's Funky Bowling

Next Month's Games:

• Virtual Boy Wario Land
• Virtual League Baseball

Songs in the Episode:

• Vertical Force - "Title" by Shōji Tomii and Minoru Endō
• Vertical Force - "Stage 2" by Shōji Tomii and Minoru Endō
• Nester's Funky Bowling - "Title" by Eric Nunamaker and Brent Lambert
• Nester's Funky Bowling - "Music B" by Eric Nunamaker and Brent Lambert 

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

History of Hudson Soft Caravans

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

It's leisure month here on V!V!VB! And how better to celebrate the start of summer and the great outdoors than sticking your head in a dark black box. We discuss the fundamentally broken Golf from the prolific T&E Soft, and ponder nature's mysteries after catching the mighty Japanese Huchen.

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Games Discussed:

• Golf
• Virtual Fishing

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Golf
• Virtual Fishing (english translated)

Next Month's Games:

• Vertical Force
• Nester's Funky Bowling

Songs in the Episode:

• Golf - "Main Menu" by Hideo Sugiyama
• Golf - "Course Theme" by Hideo Sugiyama
• Virtual Fishing - "Title Screen" by Akiko Hida and Takashi Kumegawa
• Virtual Fishing - "Course Select" by Akiko Hida and Takashi Kumegawa 

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We needed to push the Virutal Fishing/Golf leisure month episode out a week. In the meantime, Kevin's here to do some solo musing on the Virtual Boy controller and its relationship to other Nintendo controllers of the time. 

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Songs in the Episode:

• "Panic Bomber" by Shinichi Sakamoto and Jun Chikuma

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

An absolute barnburner this month as Atlus brings SMT to America with the wonderful Jack Bros.! Then, a game many consider the worst on the system (though here on VVVB we see things differently).

Bad Game Hall of Fame - "Interview: 'Virtual Lab' Developer, Megu-tan" (Content Warning: sexual assault)

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Games Discussed:

• Jack Bros.
• Virtual Lab

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Jack Bros.
• Virtual Lab

Next Month's Games:

• Virtual Fishing
• Golf

Songs in the Episode:

• "Intro (Part 2)" by Hiroyuki Yanada
• "Level 3 (Temple of Nightmare)" by Hiroyuki Yanada
• "Puzzle Theme" by Megumi Ayase? (uncredited, undocumented)
• "Password Entry" by Hiroyuki Yanada

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We continue our journey deeper into the Virtual Boy library, and pose the question "Is Bomberman video games' greatest ambassador of fun?" (The answer is yes, of course). And Space Squash surprises us both! 

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Games Discussed:

• Space Squash
• Panic Bomber

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Space Squash
• Panic Bomber

Next Month's Games:

• Jack Bros.
• Virtual Lab

Songs in the Episode:

• "The Sinister Forest (World 2)" by Shinichi Sakamoto and June Chikuma
• "Title" by Masahito Miyamoto and Hisatoshi Itō
• "Medal Won" by Shinichi Sakamoto and June Chikuma

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We begin our monthly game club playthrough of the Virtual Boy library with two interesting Nintendo time capsules. Just look at those background layers! DK Junior is about to take a long nap after this one.

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Games Discussed:

• Mario's Tennis
• Galactic Pinball

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Mario's Tennis
• Galactic Pinball

Next Month's Games:

• Space Squash
• Panic Bomber

Songs in the Episode:

• "Moon Man Fandango" by Kenji Yamamoto & Masaru Tajima
• "Alien" by Kenji Yamamoto & Masaru Tajima
• "Results" by Hitoshi Fukushima and Morihiro Iwamoto

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We kick off October with one of the rare horror games on the platform, which really impressed us both. Red Alarm also proves to be a technical masterpiece. And I can't stop talking about the dual D-Pads - they're good!

You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/. 

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Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me

Click here to see the full list of covered and future games

Games Discussed:

• Innsmouth no Yakata
• Red Alarm

Virtual Boy Game Manuals:

• Innsmouth no Yakata
• Red Alarm

Next Month's Games:

• Teleroboxer
• V-Tetris

Additional Links:

Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press

Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console"

Planet Virtual Boy

Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti

Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson