Vroom! Vroom! Virtual Boy!

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.

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

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

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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