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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console (arstechnica.com)
submitted 6 months ago by jeffw to c/retrogaming
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[–] Zarxrax 9 points 6 months ago

I loved my virtual boy when I was a kid. It felt like the future or something. It didn't have a lot of great games, but I did get most of the best ones when blockbuster video started clearing out their inventory and sold games for like $5 each.