New Emulator for Nintendo 3DS allows you play old Virtual Boy games in 3D
New Emulator for Nintendo 3DS allows you play old Virtual Boy games in 3D
Nintendo released the Virtual Boy in 1995. The virtual boy was a huge failure for Nintendo (fewer than 1 million consoles were sold). The virtual boy showcased its games in stereoscopic 3d, but the graphics were very limited (red and black). The entire virtual boy library is about a dozen games (depending on the region), and the system was discontinued several months after its intital release. For more information regarding the Virtual Boy you should read the following articles : IGN , Business Insider and Game Developer (to name a few).
We have mixed feelings about reporting this news. We believe that making video games is an art form, and the people who make video games deserved to get paid for their work. Emulators allow people to play games without purchasing them, and in many instances emulators are illegal. It’s a shame that Nintendo never officially released the virtual boy game catalog on the Nintendo 3DS in some capacity. The Nintendo 3DS had many virtual console games (NES, SNES, Game Gear, Etc) , and the Virtual Boy would have been a great system to showcase on the Nintendo 3DS. The Virtual Boy console and its games were released nearly 30 years ago , and currently no legal way exists that allows you buy or play Virtual Boy games on the Nintendo 3DS (or any other current Nintendo hardware). If you want to modify your Nintendo 3DS to play these games that is your prerogative and we won’t judge you. We currently have no plans to regularly cover emulator news, but we thought that this news was noteworthy.