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  • The Nerd finds out what it's like to play the Virtual Boy, by trying out some games on it. This is Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 42.
    Keep your eye doctor on speed-dial, because this time, the Nerd's tackling the Virtual Boy! Released in July of 1995 by Nintendo, this "portable" console was touted as being able to display "true 3D graphics" and deliver a truly unique gaming experience. Indeed, the experience was unique, but primarily because the games were projected in bright red directly into gamer's retinas. Did I mention that a side-effect of the Virtual Boy was potential eye-bleeding? The sheer weight of the device and lack of any sort of head-strap also prevented it from being remotely portable. Truly a shame, given how fashionable this massive red pair of binoculars on a tripod is.
    So what kind of gaming catalog can be expected of such a "unique" contraption? You'll be hard-pressed to tell all 12 of them apart, because no matter which game you choose, all you'll be seeing is red. Good thing the Nerd's got glasses, or else he'd really be screwed!
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Комментарии • 13 тыс.

  • @lotr1979
    @lotr1979 5 лет назад +12828

    I had a friend in high school who loved the Virtual Boy and played the thing constantly. He now wears the thickest glasses I've ever seen.

    • @dylansmith4986
      @dylansmith4986 4 года назад +848

      Yikes!

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 4 года назад +621

      what's the grading on those lenses?

    • @cjhs2006
      @cjhs2006 4 года назад +194

      I Would Think so

    • @MarcinKralka
      @MarcinKralka 4 года назад +661

      Some say he still plays it to this day.

    • @maxisom2071
      @maxisom2071 4 года назад +457

      This comment went a year with no comments then suddenly theres loads of comments

  • @azurda7483
    @azurda7483 5 лет назад +5188

    I love that beginning rant so much.
    "Yeah, portable, my ass is portable"

  • @brainlet6055
    @brainlet6055 4 года назад +2403

    Ten years later and virtual reality headsets with straps are realesed. We did it.

    • @metalandmagic1424
      @metalandmagic1424 4 года назад +30

      @@tronesos3923 labo *COUGH COUGH*

    • @SteveRudzinski
      @SteveRudzinski 4 года назад +81

      I just played 18 holes of virtual reality Golf and it was in full color. Welcome to the future.

    • @travisalpasa
      @travisalpasa 4 года назад +20

      @@metalandmagic1424 *Laughs in PlayStation VR*

    • @chrismobiliophotography5743
      @chrismobiliophotography5743 4 года назад +7

      Well I never played the virtual reality boy. But to everyone who has and just out of curiosity was it worth the wait?

    • @thedubstepdoge
      @thedubstepdoge 4 года назад +3

      but not nintendo

  • @hankglidden1463
    @hankglidden1463 3 года назад +1055

    "It's been about 10 years since the virtual boy" that hit me like a punch to the stomach

    • @Seroxm13
      @Seroxm13 2 года назад +2

      Why?

    • @jacksonteller3973
      @jacksonteller3973 2 года назад +94

      @@Seroxm13 cause of how long it's been since then.

    • @requiem165
      @requiem165 2 года назад +3

      Yo

    • @jaymethysell5111
      @jaymethysell5111 Год назад +73

      @@Seroxm13 Because it's been over 10 years since the Nerd made this video. In fact, this video is closer in years to the VB's release, than we are in years to the making of this video.

    • @mick8473
      @mick8473 Год назад +20

      @@jaymethysell5111 Scary. We're closer to 2050 than 1990

  • @RandomBoo256
    @RandomBoo256 5 лет назад +7660

    24 years later and Nintendo still hasn't figured out VR goggles need a head-strap.

    • @Mr.Atari2600
      @Mr.Atari2600 5 лет назад +629

      Virtual Boy 2, Now made out of Cardboard!

    • @renato8473
      @renato8473 5 лет назад +305

      That had something to do with the law in Japan. For some reason, they can't put stripes in it there.

    • @Mr.Atari2600
      @Mr.Atari2600 5 лет назад +313

      Sony manage to put Straps on there VR Goggles. (PSVR)

    • @jacetheboss5680
      @jacetheboss5680 5 лет назад +126

      well, at least labo VR was actually GOOD

    • @jacetheboss5680
      @jacetheboss5680 5 лет назад +40

      @I Hate Anime labo vr is designed for one joy-con so holding it up to your head is'nt that bad

  • @Proclifo
    @Proclifo 5 лет назад +4899

    "It's been about 10 years since Virtual Boy"
    Make that 20 now

    • @yogerrry
      @yogerrry 4 года назад +296

      "But nobody gives a sh*t about virtual reality anymore"
      Well they do now and its awesome

    • @PunakiviAddikti
      @PunakiviAddikti 4 года назад +85

      @@yogerrry Yep. VR is more accessible and more useful than ever.

    • @Quetzen
      @Quetzen 4 года назад +75

      "It's been about 10 years since Virtual Boy...... was reviewed by the AVGN"

    • @jakeconer
      @jakeconer 4 года назад +23

      Now we have the Oculus Quest which pretty much did what the Virtual Boy could not

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 года назад +6

      Make that 21 now

  • @draguladriver
    @draguladriver 3 года назад +2573

    can we just appreciate how james stuck duct tape to his head and eventually had to tear it off all for a joke

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 3 года назад +229

      It must have been tearable. Moments like those, don't they just stick with you?

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 3 года назад +32

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @terminator3000
      @terminator3000 3 года назад +113

      @@101Volts i rhink tearing ducttape from my head would hurt less rhan your puns.

    • @davedarkstalker4650
      @davedarkstalker4650 2 года назад +20

      @@101Volts badum tiss

    • @RogueShadow11375
      @RogueShadow11375 2 года назад +27

      About that there’s a clip of him getting the virtual boy off of his head with the duct tape (I think it’s called how the AVGN got the duct tape off of the Virtual Boy.

  • @channel22902
    @channel22902 3 года назад +813

    Fun fact: when James made this video, the Virtual Boy was 13 years old. Now this video is 13 years old.

    • @mr.glockhead9822
      @mr.glockhead9822 3 года назад +29

      Man he's getting old

    • @alex.starostin
      @alex.starostin 3 года назад +40

      @@mr.glockhead9822 aren't we all

    • @Green24152
      @Green24152 Год назад +13

      Make that 15.

    • @rgkong8783
      @rgkong8783 11 месяцев назад +6

      @@Green24152RUclips says 13 years ago right now boy…

    • @V1nn798
      @V1nn798 10 месяцев назад +11

      ​@@rgkong8783the video was originally aired in 2008

  • @johnarmenis2493
    @johnarmenis2493 5 лет назад +2705

    i feel bad for james when he had to remove the virtual boy wrapped with tape around his head that must had hurt really bad

    • @Bloxed
      @Bloxed 5 лет назад +197

      The bloopers / outtakes shows James’ experience when taking it off if you want to see it.

    • @alaskagyal
      @alaskagyal 5 лет назад +32

      Bloxed Link? Cannot find it.

    • @alaskagyal
      @alaskagyal 4 года назад +24

      Nvm, got it.

    • @mr.patriotjol
      @mr.patriotjol 4 года назад +9

      Alamkan Countryball where is it?

    • @makamio3867
      @makamio3867 4 года назад +30

      If you hadn't found it yet, the outtake is in the very end of AVGN Season 3

  • @Cteklite
    @Cteklite 8 лет назад +2628

    "Originally aired February 19nd, 2008."
    Perfect.

    • @TheUltimateRiku
      @TheUltimateRiku 8 лет назад +104

      Shhh, Shhh... Don't worry about it.

    • @Gammera2000
      @Gammera2000 8 лет назад +136

      (Removed sunglasses) My god...

    • @wettsocc1531
      @wettsocc1531 8 лет назад +41

      I was about to type that

    • @cronsax5277
      @cronsax5277 8 лет назад +15

      sems legit

    • @sweetspotendurance
      @sweetspotendurance 8 лет назад +28

      +J. Alan Jackson Why does it make you angry? Am I missing some reference?

  • @nick56677
    @nick56677 4 года назад +442

    Wario Land was a great game. Wished Nintendo would port it with actual colors on the newer systems. The boss fights were fun

    • @reneewilson261
      @reneewilson261 2 года назад +32

      Definitely! I had it on gameboy!

    • @tom13king
      @tom13king Год назад +6

      Reminds me of Klonoa with the 2.5D perspective.

    • @DrJams
      @DrJams 6 месяцев назад +1

      Should have put it on 3ds

    • @thema1998
      @thema1998 2 месяца назад +1

      ​@@DrJams Talk about a missed opportunity!

  • @tsimmons12
    @tsimmons12 4 года назад +615

    "Waterworld. On Virtual Boy. It's like pukin' on a pile of shit!" This has to be one of the most AVGN feeling lines he ever wrote! Love it!

    • @rayelgatubelo
      @rayelgatubelo 3 года назад +24

      And that ended up happening for real in the Toxic Avenger episode!

    • @KentonMakings
      @KentonMakings Год назад +6

      Because it's actually true.

  • @megamodpod8731
    @megamodpod8731 6 лет назад +2644

    don't you realize that the reason everything on the virtual boy is red is because when you play it you feel like you're in hell.

    • @TwinkofArchie40
      @TwinkofArchie40 5 лет назад +15

      Megamodpod ! True

    • @joeljames2683
      @joeljames2683 5 лет назад +51

      Megamodpod ! Of course, it all makes sense now. It’s main goal was to advertise Hell, that’s why Satan backed it. Of course he asked not to be credited after he saw how crappy it was.

    • @FUTURESQUASH767
      @FUTURESQUASH767 4 года назад +8

      Omg I. Never thought of that

    • @TheMagikalJazz
      @TheMagikalJazz 4 года назад +7

      666 likes

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 4 года назад +8

      @@joeljames2683 Watch the commercial for it. The damn thing's stalking a kid.
      (Note; I had three of them before this review came out. Those ones were tame, though.)

  • @JoCoBrony
    @JoCoBrony 7 лет назад +2965

    "My ass is portable."
    -James Rolfe, 2009

  • @Spewa-em8cm
    @Spewa-em8cm 4 года назад +596

    The funny thing is, Jack Bros. is one of, if not THE best game on the console, and its the only one he doesn't have.

    • @DRKLCNS1
      @DRKLCNS1 4 года назад +87

      clearly we need to get the nerd to review old SMT games

    • @thegreatandmightyseff7214
      @thegreatandmightyseff7214 3 года назад +14

      Blake Manor those games seem perfect for him to review

    • @DRKLCNS1
      @DRKLCNS1 3 года назад +21

      TheGreatAndMighty Seff imagine the rage and pain of playing Nocturne

    • @thegoldencoin2176
      @thegoldencoin2176 3 года назад +7

      I want to play Mario clash

    • @kurtstark9966
      @kurtstark9966 3 года назад +10

      haven't you seen the updated episode with jack bross ?

  • @bowenorcutt78
    @bowenorcutt78 4 года назад +391

    Virtual Boy... The "Star Wars Holiday Special" of Nintendo consoles. In that, at no point during the making of it did a single person question what they were doing, but afterwards were all willing to admit, "MAN, was this a bad idea!"

    • @bostoncook3405
      @bostoncook3405 3 года назад +2

      Space Kid

    • @legrandgougoulilumine6940
      @legrandgougoulilumine6940 3 года назад +5

      Don't you ever speak of that movie again !

    • @Eye_Of_Odin978
      @Eye_Of_Odin978 Год назад +2

      We don't TALK about that special, my friend.
      You trying to start a rumble?

    • @bowenorcutt78
      @bowenorcutt78 Год назад

      @@Eye_Of_Odin978 Agent Washington! Sorry, sir, it won't happen again.

    • @TheDerpyDolphin
      @TheDerpyDolphin Год назад +3

      At least Nintendo admits the Virtual Boy exists, while Star Wars pretends it never happened

  • @TheTruestZero
    @TheTruestZero 5 лет назад +1282

    More surprising:
    LJN didn't made the Water World game.

    • @chaddoom7993
      @chaddoom7993 4 года назад +11

      Ha!

    • @TotallyRadical
      @TotallyRadical 4 года назад +50

      Ocean actually developed and published this version of Waterworld. Their console games were kinda hit and miss. Some good some not so good.

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 года назад +13

      If ljn made the water world game it whould suck twice

    • @supermariofan03
      @supermariofan03 4 года назад +6

      They didn’t make ANYTHING for the damn thing. That’s a shocker.

    • @Lord_of_the_unmaking
      @Lord_of_the_unmaking 4 года назад +1

      @@supermariofan03 apparently they had a brief moment of clarity and saw it wasnt a good market

  • @ImmortalfireTheMod
    @ImmortalfireTheMod 9 лет назад +371

    I remember trying out Virtual Boy at a Toys R Us display. Even then I knew it wasn't going to survive, the goggles-on-a-stand design was ridiculous.

    • @Youtubeaccount369
      @Youtubeaccount369 9 лет назад +2

      Immortalfire am i the only person that thinks this looks like oculous rift??

    • @mitrimind1027
      @mitrimind1027 9 лет назад +2

      gayfuckoffyoutub1000 From the comments I would say no.

    • @sibbywoo
      @sibbywoo 9 лет назад +16

      gayfuckoffyoutub1000 The makers of the Oculus Rift got the idea from Nintendo's Virtual Boy

    • @ByakurenEnjoyer
      @ByakurenEnjoyer 9 лет назад

      were*

    • @ashwilliams5109
      @ashwilliams5109 9 лет назад +2

      You didn't know shit.

  • @theactualcanadian8300
    @theactualcanadian8300 2 года назад +56

    Do not get me wrong, I both love and appreciate that the Nerd is still strong to this day. I love the changes he’s gone through, but nothing will ever beat this level of content. Without doubt this is his prime. Kudos for giving me a great childhood/adolescence

  • @mycgyver7532
    @mycgyver7532 3 года назад +80

    Watching this in 2021 is a real trip. I was obsessed with VR as a kid. All I can say is it's about time.

    • @xBaphometHx
      @xBaphometHx Год назад +5

      Now we can say we start to have proper VR.

  • @SunbroSquirrel
    @SunbroSquirrel 5 лет назад +976

    "Like DOOM"
    Now, in 2019 you can play the original 1993 doom and doom 2 in VR using a mod.

    • @SASTSimon
      @SASTSimon 5 лет назад +10

      hi

    • @fcon
      @fcon 5 лет назад +7

      wait you can???

    • @jozinek876
      @jozinek876 4 года назад +21

      That's nice ;) there's also a Duke Nukem mod for VR which actually looks decent.

    • @kylemarkley7170
      @kylemarkley7170 4 года назад +10

      Don't forget DOOM VFR

    • @AhmedGamil98
      @AhmedGamil98 4 года назад +3

      Just stick to DOOM 2016.
      Or DOOM Eternal in 2020.

  • @sirrender3690
    @sirrender3690 6 лет назад +572

    These videos age like wine.....

  • @YTWanderer
    @YTWanderer 4 года назад +464

    13:32
    "I`d rather drink Kevin Costner`s recycled piss-water."
    -James Rolfe, 2008

  • @TheLuse666
    @TheLuse666 4 года назад +295

    Originally published “february 19nd” oh ok

  • @poiuytrewq11422
    @poiuytrewq11422 6 лет назад +726

    Doom would have been the best launch title for this to be honest.

    • @jarkspore
      @jarkspore 5 лет назад +82

      Or Mortal Kombat, because blood. You could call it spit and people wouldn’t know the difference.

    • @thestwinner680
      @thestwinner680 5 лет назад +32

      RED DOOM would be its catch name by now. :P

    • @Spegrogy
      @Spegrogy 5 лет назад +3

      The !st Winner god of war would also be good but Sony would never give rights for Nintendo to use their game on the virtual boy

    • @phantomkitten73
      @phantomkitten73 5 лет назад +10

      And if that wasn't possible, AT LEAST WOLFENSTEIN!

    • @NickJerrison
      @NickJerrison 5 лет назад +17

      Rickandmorty Rulez1 I'm not even sure if this is a troll or not (sure looks like it is), but God of War did not exist in the '90s.

  • @ArztMerkwurdigliebe
    @ArztMerkwurdigliebe 7 лет назад +2809

    "But nobody really gives a shit about virtual reality anymore."
    I suppose in 2009 it was hard to predict the Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard.

  • @PsychoTrap
    @PsychoTrap 4 года назад +129

    after seeing them use the VB in Luigi's Mansion 3 I had to come back to this vid tbh

  • @Metanoia000
    @Metanoia000 Год назад +28

    I still revisit these videos every few years or so and they still bring me great joy

  • @onemorebonktonight
    @onemorebonktonight 5 лет назад +347

    I found a virtual boy in my attic. Tempted to go get it out.

  • @ChaunceyGardener
    @ChaunceyGardener 5 лет назад +454

    "If you play
    this long enough and go blind you can really become the Pinball Wizard" -AVGN

    • @willgregg1076
      @willgregg1076 5 лет назад +15

      You can’t be a true pinball if your not deaf.

    • @vivaldireal1741
      @vivaldireal1741 4 года назад +10

      Willgregg10 Or Dumb, or blind.

    • @nahcKE
      @nahcKE 4 года назад +16

      Sure plays a mean video game.

    • @Quantum_Magnus
      @Quantum_Magnus 3 года назад +12

      @@nahcKE he stands like a statue.

    • @adamfrisk956
      @adamfrisk956 2 года назад +8

      @@Quantum_Magnus becomes part of the machine...

  • @garibaldibritann1240
    @garibaldibritann1240 4 года назад +72

    Imagine playing Half-Life: Alyx with Virtual Boy, instead immersive it gives you massive confusion

    • @tux1468
      @tux1468 Месяц назад +1

      honestly thats a really funny idea for a port

  • @FloatingSunfish
    @FloatingSunfish 4 года назад +57

    I lost it when he ended up duct taping it onto his head. 😂
    Now *_that's_* dedication.

  • @andrewshao5402
    @andrewshao5402 8 лет назад +347

    "It's like puking on a pile of shit."
    Bubsy on Atari Jaguar.

  • @JohnsCoolVideos
    @JohnsCoolVideos 6 лет назад +300

    "...nobody really gives a shit about virtual reality anymore. And maybe, that's for the best."
    8 years later, and we're back here again.

    • @DeosPraetorian
      @DeosPraetorian 5 лет назад +7

      Not exactly

    • @kyle857
      @kyle857 5 лет назад +25

      Because it's actually amazing now. Flying a plan in IL-2 or fighting is Robo Recall us immersive as fuck.

    • @gideonmele1556
      @gideonmele1556 5 лет назад +7

      Some gimmicks just don’t want to die

    • @catmole
      @catmole 5 лет назад +13

      But this time it's good

    • @chaotixninja5
      @chaotixninja5 5 лет назад +3

      @@DeosPraetorian aww shit. Here we go again.

  • @noahcharles2571
    @noahcharles2571 2 года назад +118

    i am one of the people who played virtual boy when i was a kid!
    i loved virtual boy but my parents took it away from me because i was having blurred vision & terrible headaches!

  • @some_random_merc
    @some_random_merc 2 года назад +25

    3:18 i didnt even notice this was a transition

    • @GalaxyPolar
      @GalaxyPolar 2 года назад +5

      And that's how you do a perfect transition 👏

  • @jpeezyYT
    @jpeezyYT 6 лет назад +631

    its VIRTUALLY impossible to not get nauseous while playing this.

    • @pyro2274
      @pyro2274 5 лет назад +4

      Lol

    • @CeeEmJay
      @CeeEmJay 5 лет назад +4

      You got that joke from Nathaniel Bandy ;-;

    • @jozinek876
      @jozinek876 4 года назад +1

      Get outta here lmao

    • @MrLunch-ey4ot
      @MrLunch-ey4ot 4 года назад +2

      I don’t get it

    • @Shoe3003
      @Shoe3003 4 года назад +3

      portable color-screen technology would've still been too expensive back in '95, just look at the TurboExpress by NEC

  • @giuseppeianniello1998
    @giuseppeianniello1998 5 лет назад +556

    The only good game on Virtual Boy is Wario Land.
    Nintendo should remake this hidden gem for the Switch

    • @gamezilla345
      @gamezilla345 4 года назад +41

      nah man Jack Bros is the shit

    • @maxwelsh6121
      @maxwelsh6121 4 года назад +16

      Teleroboboxer

    • @Saben.C-Spoon
      @Saben.C-Spoon 4 года назад +1

      That game felt so smooth

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 года назад +4

      @@maxwelsh6121 that game is great too it should also be remade on switch

    • @XistoKente
      @XistoKente 4 года назад +12

      Would've been perfect for the 3DS.

  • @murphvienna1
    @murphvienna1 2 года назад +72

    13:27 "could you imagine, passing the Virtual Boy around the room to EIGHT other people?! I'd rather drink Kevin Costner's recycled pisswater!"
    THIS WAS AND IS PURE GOLD!!!

  • @jodiryan2047
    @jodiryan2047 4 года назад +28

    Virtua boy: When You play a game with Bray "The Fiend" Wyatt

  • @krunk9790
    @krunk9790 6 лет назад +280

    Terminator vision

  • @Raez_XL
    @Raez_XL 10 лет назад +37

    I had this console back in 1996. 10 years later I can still feel the neck and backache it caused.

    • @Raez_XL
      @Raez_XL 10 лет назад +2

      bret riley Maybe it did.
      Remember two things:
      It was a figure f speech and I didnt ask for your opinion.

    • @nightbane2
      @nightbane2 10 лет назад +1

      I think you mean 20.
      Well, rounded up it's 20.

    • @Raez_XL
      @Raez_XL 10 лет назад

      ***** Yeah yeah, whatever

    • @Raez_XL
      @Raez_XL 10 лет назад

      Nightbane I meant to say 20 :)

    • @sec1720
      @sec1720 5 месяцев назад

      9 years later…

  • @lucasgaudio3720
    @lucasgaudio3720 4 года назад +15

    So... this came out 10 years ago and i am watching it for the at least 9th time in that time. Congratulations james! You stood the test of time and come so far without loosing your touch. Just 10/10 all things considered.

  • @dmdeester
    @dmdeester 4 года назад +15

    8:52 "Why change what we grew up with? Why change what's been firmly planted in our brains since childhood?"
    Much like being taught in school that Pluto was a planet & now all of a sudden being told it's not.

  • @BigMacsDontNeedPickles
    @BigMacsDontNeedPickles 8 лет назад +341

    I bet it hurt like a bitch to take that duct tape off. wonder how how much hair came with it

  • @CommanderZaktan
    @CommanderZaktan 5 лет назад +296

    Well looks like the Virtual Boy is getting a successor, in labo form.

    • @mikepellegrino7917
      @mikepellegrino7917 5 лет назад +7

      Good. Long live the Virtual Boy!

    • @TrickyPJM752
      @TrickyPJM752 5 лет назад +5

      People said Wii U is the Virtual Boy 2.0

    • @edvance1030
      @edvance1030 4 года назад +20

      @@TrickyPJM752 No. Not even the Wii-U was as shitty as the Virtua Boy. The Wii-U was underrated.

    • @mysryuza
      @mysryuza 4 года назад +1

      TrickyPJM Except it's actually 3D with good games.

    • @shinymelon4610
      @shinymelon4610 4 года назад

      Killer queen

  • @handsomelildevil
    @handsomelildevil 4 года назад +15

    10 years after this video was made I just got done playing Lugi’s Mansion 3 and they are using the Virtual Boy as you map called the “Virtual Boo” just like in Lugi’s Mansion with the Gameboy

  • @ArroyoEnterprise
    @ArroyoEnterprise 3 года назад +27

    This dude is an legend and a huge part of my childhood

  • @Ohfishyfishyfish
    @Ohfishyfishyfish 6 лет назад +25

    "it's been about ten years..."
    That alarmed me.

  • @lelxrv
    @lelxrv 5 лет назад +419

    Virtual Boy is one of the most cyberpunk things I've ever seen.

  • @playingbandits3033
    @playingbandits3033 3 года назад +7

    oh boy, this is so nostalgia, im glad that you still continues this series

  • @mudkiplegendstreamsmemesan3690
    @mudkiplegendstreamsmemesan3690 4 года назад +16

    25 years later Nintendo hasn’t figured out how to add a strap to the virtual boy because of the Virtual Boo

  • @lincolnnoronha4128
    @lincolnnoronha4128 7 лет назад +151

    HOW DO YOU FUCK UP TETRIS?!! ITS TETRIS!

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 лет назад +7

      By putting it on the virtual boy. It ain't a bad game, it's just on a bad console.

    • @lincolnnoronha4128
      @lincolnnoronha4128 7 лет назад +3

      Tryo The Pyro
      Its from a jimquisition video. check it out! its fun

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 лет назад +2

      Lincoln Noronha Nah.

    • @XxRobloxPlayerxX1
      @XxRobloxPlayerxX1 7 лет назад +3

      Hehe. Jimquistion.

    • @emersonsawesome7629
      @emersonsawesome7629 7 лет назад +2

      Lincoln Noronha They didn't fuck up tetris, they fucked up putting it on the shitty console.

  • @R1ku994
    @R1ku994 8 лет назад +1234

    It's kinda ironic to hear the last few sentences with my VIVE on the desk nex to me...

    • @rat_the_chunk79
      @rat_the_chunk79 8 лет назад

      +R1ku994 ikr

    • @LordJorMagi
      @LordJorMagi 8 лет назад +35

      yeah and having bought a VR Box and preordered PS VR. But i understand, it wasn't its time yet. Like the Dreamcast.

    • @poopfart785
      @poopfart785 8 лет назад +12

      +Ed Wood yea the dreamcast is still irrelevant. I never though as a kid that I'd be living with mainstream VR, it fucking blows my mind.

    • @VeNoM0619
      @VeNoM0619 8 лет назад +11

      7 years ago when this was made, nobody did care about VR after the flops. It was difficult to do and hyped.
      Hell, how long did it take for VR to come out? We heard about the tech coming out over 1-2 years.

    • @dricsi07
      @dricsi07 8 лет назад +3

      PS VR can run on the PS4 right? I don't need to buy a NEO right away.

  • @guacamolefartsauce5934
    @guacamolefartsauce5934 4 года назад +70

    Did he just insult the LEGENDARY game known as Jack Bros at the end?

    • @EsPoReNg
      @EsPoReNg 4 года назад +4

      I would donate one of my kidneys to see the nerd do a review of SMT 1.

    • @mememan3447
      @mememan3447 4 года назад +1

      Signor Pomodoro he did. In the higher quality Virtual Boy video

    • @personamations5659
      @personamations5659 4 года назад +1

      OH HELL NO IVE HAD ENOUGH PERSONAAAAAA!!!!

    • @ackminecrer9165
      @ackminecrer9165 4 года назад +1

      Pankechi bruh your username is literally Pankechi

    • @personamations5659
      @personamations5659 4 года назад +1

      Jammorel Huntinghawk hehehe...so, you can read, a skill only the gods can handle!

  • @yungblossom8084
    @yungblossom8084 2 года назад +2

    Hey James if you see this I just wanna thank you for making my childhood great and memorable I remember getting back from elementary believe it or not I would just laugh and watch your videos. Coming back to it now is just so nostalgic

  • @OmniMitch
    @OmniMitch 7 лет назад +667

    "Nobody really gives a shit about virtual reality anymore, and maybe, that's for the best."
    *Sony, 7 years later* "Introducing, Playstation VR!

    • @ossie9995
      @ossie9995 7 лет назад +10

      i'm getting that for christmas lol

    • @ossie9995
      @ossie9995 7 лет назад +2

      Heisen The Berg chill out

    • @TheMCMinecraftSWE
      @TheMCMinecraftSWE 7 лет назад +19

      Yeah because it was Sony who made VR popular again, right?

    • @udemo5695
      @udemo5695 6 лет назад +1

      *Sony,1 year later* :HEEEYY....DO YU REMEMBER AIBOZ?? THEY ARE BACK!

    • @exxoticplayer3328
      @exxoticplayer3328 6 лет назад

      The Zeldaniac you just yelled the future there is a br PlayStation did you come from the future

  • @luisxd70
    @luisxd70 7 лет назад +632

    February 19nd, 2008 - No one gives a shit about Virtual Reality
    October 13th, 2016 - Virtual Reality is the way of the future.
    March 31st, 2017 - No one gives a shit about Virtual Reality NEVER AGAIN

  • @danhenry8163
    @danhenry8163 4 года назад +11

    12:46 by far has got to be one of the funniest lines and insult of all time I honestly can't stop laughing at that😂😂😂

  • @danverit783
    @danverit783 3 года назад +10

    14:37 it only took 9 years for him to predict Doom on VR, and it was released in December 1 of 2017.

  • @Kuzo53
    @Kuzo53 9 лет назад +108

    People should read the comments before posting, because every fucking person has already pointed out it resembles an Oculus Rift.

    • @tnlrapid4138
      @tnlrapid4138 9 лет назад

      So true

    • @user-og6ol2im7v
      @user-og6ol2im7v 9 лет назад +28

      it resembles the oculus rift

    • @ahok.168
      @ahok.168 9 лет назад +1

      Curtis Young The Oculus RIft has a headsrap though.

    • @Ragefeast95
      @Ragefeast95 9 лет назад +3

      Hey Curtis Young IDK if anyone else has said this, but the Virtual Boy totally looks like Oculus Rift!

    • @ChrissehCat
      @ChrissehCat 9 лет назад +6

      Don't they mean the Oculus Rift looks like a Virtual Boy?

  • @GreenNinjaTea
    @GreenNinjaTea 8 лет назад +1687

    Oh james how you were wrong about virtual reali-
    *OCULUS RIFT IS 599$*
    nevermind them james was still right.

    • @supermeowskers
      @supermeowskers 8 лет назад +40

      US DOLLARS

    • @frankymanky322
      @frankymanky322 8 лет назад

      ***** Exactly. Hell, I bet if the VB was full RGB, it would of sold better at a higher price point. Better =/= incredible sales btw.

    • @frankymanky322
      @frankymanky322 8 лет назад +3

      TheGreatYukon True, the progression of technology and how cheap it gets over time shouldn't be doubted. I still worry though about the audience VR is being introduced to though. Better LCD TVs had to of had people interested from the get go since it was an upgrade from CRT, but I'm not sure if a VR headset is really the same idea and has the same people interested in it.

    • @YukonHexsun
      @YukonHexsun 8 лет назад

      FrankyManky Sure, I can see how the interest is less. And, the scale in price is also less. There are monitors that cost $600, and even a decent one is around $250. That's not that much more. So it seems fair to me

    • @frankymanky322
      @frankymanky322 8 лет назад

      TheGreatYukon I just don't want to get my own hopes up is all.

  • @DJBlueX
    @DJBlueX Год назад +5

    “Mommy, can we get an Apple Vision Pro?”
    “No, we have an Apple Vision Pro at home.”
    Apple Vision Pro at home: 2:36

  • @gplgs4640
    @gplgs4640 10 месяцев назад +5

    Grand theft Auto V is as old now as the Virtual Boy was when James made this episode.

  • @GothitallicaALT
    @GothitallicaALT 7 лет назад +110

    The virtual boy is shit. But that's why I love Nintendo they're always willing to take risks and find new ways to play games. Some succeeded some failed.

    • @lumiaarnio3491
      @lumiaarnio3491 7 лет назад +3

      same

    • @scarletcat4735
      @scarletcat4735 7 лет назад +13

      Yes. Wii, Wii U, 3ds, they change how people play games, not only using a single joystick, but also motion control.
      What I feed sad is there are some good games on virtual boy but not be remade to 3DS with 3D or virtual reality.

    • @GothitallicaALT
      @GothitallicaALT 7 лет назад

      ***** hey to each their own

    • @ryanbruneau1197
      @ryanbruneau1197 7 лет назад

      XxStar TV It's still shit

    • @manchesterunitedno7
      @manchesterunitedno7 7 лет назад

      willing to take a risk but unwilling to spent big for R N D to back it up. Nintendo is notorious for their rather austerity approach of budget spending on their project.

  • @58jharris
    @58jharris 7 лет назад +322

    Okay people we all know about modern VR, no need to post 10000 more comments about it.

    • @MisterCatMan
      @MisterCatMan 5 лет назад +5

      Ironic

    • @nikketasnowden
      @nikketasnowden 5 лет назад +5

      exactly

    • @lukasr1166
      @lukasr1166 5 лет назад +8

      @@MisterCatMan he could stop others from commenting about VR, but not himself.

    • @lupsik1
      @lupsik1 5 лет назад +3

      The only reason VR is developing so fast right now is because of the possibility to have virtual sex and girlfriends in a realistic manner, change my mind.
      Honestly tho, check out human 3d scans if you have an oculus or vive, if we find a way to animate it realistically without texture tearing the future looks amazing. Im scared about social skills of future teenagers tho

    • @kingcrimson234
      @kingcrimson234 5 лет назад

      @@15-Peter-20 Is that a Genesis reference?

  • @smithsmithony5401
    @smithsmithony5401 Год назад +5

    "Most of the games are okay, but they're the same kind of games you might as well be playing on a regular TV screen"
    So nothing has changed with VR for about 30 years...

  • @KissedPuppet
    @KissedPuppet 4 года назад +269

    "Now it's been about ten years, the technology's gotten better, but nobody really gives a shit about virtual reality anymore, and maybe that's for the best." - Nerd
    Ten years later people are wearing cell phones on their faces, still trying to make VR work.

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 4 года назад +25

      VR works, it's just a tad bit expensive for most people. But dedicated consumers can afford it.

    • @PaganShagger
      @PaganShagger 4 года назад +14

      @@WingMaster562 That pretty much comes up VR. An expensive gimmick. I guess not much has changed. VR needs another 20 years to refine itself. I want VR to be like .//hack or SAO.

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 4 года назад +13

      @@PaganShagger I dunno, I can't really call it a gimmick because it has sense and can last long. Maybe the Virtual Boy, yes, that's a gimmick, but the modern VR aint. Have you tried playing Budget Cuts? Beat Saber?

    • @mortemsteam
      @mortemsteam 4 года назад +3

      WingMaster562 BONEWORKS?

    • @nikcile4034
      @nikcile4034 4 года назад +10

      an if you ever put on a oculus rift you know it fucking works

  • @amoledzeppelin
    @amoledzeppelin 7 лет назад +238

    "My ass is portable!" It would be strange if it wasn't.

    • @BeefyMeatington
      @BeefyMeatington 5 лет назад +2

      Im the 30th liker and im proud of it

    • @itskenneritsfun
      @itskenneritsfun 5 лет назад +1

      I'm the 130th liker, and I'm proud of it.

    • @furi7383
      @furi7383 5 лет назад +1

      I'm the 174th liker, and I'm proud of it.

    • @bfnvalley
      @bfnvalley 5 лет назад +2

      I’m the 204th liker, and honestly, I’m a little dissatisfied.

    • @towwong2822
      @towwong2822 5 лет назад +2

      I'm the 222nd liker and THE VIRTUAL BOY SUCKIN' FUCKS

  • @jmalmsten
    @jmalmsten 8 лет назад +27

    I just tried a Virtual Boy emulator on my Rift CV1.
    It's... surprisingly playable...
    if I could only get it to recognize my controller.
    The emulator I found has both standard head-locked 3D and an experimental "immersive" mode. The former simulates the basic way Virtual Boy played back in the day just like if you strapped a virtual boy to your head. No head-tracking or anything. The latter puts the graphics on a sort of holographic plane in front of you so you can move around it somewhat. It's like having a giant red tinted 3DS screen in mid air in front of you. I recommend trying out Immersive Mode because it solves some of the main issues of movement-based headaches.
    I guess they went for the strap-less design on the original because if you played it with a strap without the necessary head-tracking while feeding your brain sensory input that you are moving physically in one way and "virtually" in another... you end up with nausea. Having it on a stand on a table eliminated that part somewhat at least... and most LED's were tinted red at the time. That's what happens when you have to produce VR-tech with mid-nineties tech and price-expactations

  • @bangkokbert3440
    @bangkokbert3440 5 месяцев назад +7

    Anyone else think of this when they see the Apple Vision Pro? Lol

    • @oldschooldude8370
      @oldschooldude8370 5 месяцев назад

      Tried an occulus? Its pretty cool once you get over the disorientation. The wife has the Meta Quest 2 I believe.

  • @cluelessdragoon7052
    @cluelessdragoon7052 4 года назад +36

    2:37 - when you can't afford a Oculus or VIVE

  • @jaide1312
    @jaide1312 9 лет назад +9

    the virtual boy was black and white, but your eyes bleed when you look in it, so the white turns red.

  • @bastiaant1096
    @bastiaant1096 8 лет назад +411

    "Nobody really gives a shit about virtual reality anymore"
    That made me laugh.

    • @Zachkhat
      @Zachkhat 8 лет назад +58

      The episode was aired in 2008 and back then nobody really gave a shit about virtual reality

    • @bastiaant1096
      @bastiaant1096 8 лет назад +9

      Zacktt Yeah, I know. But because virtual reality became such a big deal a few years after this, I thought it was funny.

    • @YogurtRed
      @YogurtRed 8 лет назад +22

      not that anyone gives a shit about vr now.

    • @FPSSpartan666
      @FPSSpartan666 8 лет назад +30

      Pretty sure it's a trend and will die out like movies in 3D.

    • @bastiaant1096
      @bastiaant1096 8 лет назад

      LethalShade Might be. We'll know soon enough.

  • @lukaerd6258
    @lukaerd6258 4 года назад +13

    10 years later, VR seems to still live somehow.

    • @KeinNiemand
      @KeinNiemand 4 года назад +4

      Live again you mean it was dead for a long time, but then the oculus rift came out and revived VR

    • @travisalpasa
      @travisalpasa 4 года назад +1

      @@KeinNiemand And the PSVR.

  • @jackjensensplaythroughsrev49
    @jackjensensplaythroughsrev49 3 года назад +16

    Wario Land VB is the only game on Virtual Boy that is actually really great. Not enough to save the system though, because it’s only 1 of 22 games that is great.

  • @rknflr826
    @rknflr826 7 лет назад +151

    5:23
    ARMS
    -Nintendo Switch (2017)

    • @dimitriousdrake
      @dimitriousdrake 5 лет назад +16

      But you don't strap the Nintendo Switch to your face... Not yet...

    • @quote8743
      @quote8743 5 лет назад +3

      No punch out wii

  • @DarkScorpion64
    @DarkScorpion64 5 лет назад +211

    Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

    • @thestwinner680
      @thestwinner680 5 лет назад +10

      At least they got rid of the monocolor RED hahaha ;P

    • @thestwinner680
      @thestwinner680 5 лет назад +12

      So I guess, in this case, they _learned_ LOL.

    • @snekktikhays1780
      @snekktikhays1780 5 лет назад +7

      @@thestwinner680 why are you a constant smartass on comments

    • @niavellir7408
      @niavellir7408 5 лет назад +13

      Vr has became a lot better than it was.

    • @chaotixninja5
      @chaotixninja5 5 лет назад +4

      Let's all laugh at an industry that never learns anything! Tee hee hee!

  • @thesniper2352
    @thesniper2352 2 года назад +331

    "Nobody cares about virtual reality anymore"
    That line aged like milk

    • @genoxwastak3n
      @genoxwastak3n 2 года назад +5

      true

    • @Michael_Beanflip
      @Michael_Beanflip 2 года назад +12

      I just bought a oculus quest 2 yesterday

    • @DrNo64
      @DrNo64 2 года назад +55

      "That line aged like milk"
      that line aged like milk

    • @ModMax69
      @ModMax69 2 года назад +1

      @@Michael_Beanflip get walkabout golf it is AWESOME

    • @Michael_Beanflip
      @Michael_Beanflip 2 года назад +4

      @@ModMax69 is it a playable game or like a walk through?

  • @joegarza1528
    @joegarza1528 4 года назад +15

    I always find my way back to AVGN

  • @Halo3machenima
    @Halo3machenima 6 лет назад +198

    I guess you could say the virtual boy has James... seeing red XD

  • @AaronsGame
    @AaronsGame 10 лет назад +24

    They remade this and called it the Oculus Rift

  • @raphu2272
    @raphu2272 Год назад +17

    Its funny how over a decade after this video was made, VR is all the craze again

    • @ManOutofTime913
      @ManOutofTime913 11 месяцев назад +4

      Well, Beat Saber is anyway.

    • @TheDavidish
      @TheDavidish 10 месяцев назад +6

      Craze is an overstatement

  • @RNR11
    @RNR11 Год назад +3

    I’m 12 years old and I love this guy

  • @swagshoes6833
    @swagshoes6833 7 лет назад +38

    "Shoot everybody and rescue the people." That makes sense

  • @UltraKryptonian
    @UltraKryptonian 5 лет назад +30

    Luke Skywalker comments on the Virtual Boy: “What a piece of junk!”

  • @renaj9206
    @renaj9206 6 месяцев назад +3

    I like these episodes better than the extensive mini movies of later episodes

  • @letocoirausted
    @letocoirausted 2 года назад +5

    you my main youtuber since 2012

  • @tokyohanamura
    @tokyohanamura 6 лет назад +87

    They got some kickass homebrew that has system link cables that actually work for multiplayer now
    Hell, they made a patched version of Mario’s Tennis that actually has multiplayer now!

    • @Jackie535
      @Jackie535 6 лет назад +2

      Tokyo/Rin Enter Mario Ace Tennis on N-Switch.....

    • @Thornskade
      @Thornskade 5 лет назад +1

      There's also emulators now that allow you to play on VR headsets or in Google cardboard

    • @renato8473
      @renato8473 5 лет назад

      But why

    • @Brawler_1337
      @Brawler_1337 4 года назад

      Renato Because why not?

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 4 года назад +1

      @@renato8473 Hobbyists have their own reasons, like me with my 50s Hoover Vacuum Cleaner.

  • @GhalidiusTrident
    @GhalidiusTrident 5 лет назад +56

    >another ten years later
    >VR chat
    >Nearly everyone who plays virtual reality plays VR chat

  • @thecoolbaton8393
    @thecoolbaton8393 2 месяца назад +4

    2:14 holy cow he predicted Apple vision pro

  • @mattbonner12
    @mattbonner12 2 года назад +5

    Little did he realize that years later virtual reality would return.

  • @rampiked8635
    @rampiked8635 9 лет назад +275

    Basically a shitty oculus rift

    • @11e1cess3
      @11e1cess3 9 лет назад +2

      VB did it first. Oculus did it better.

    • @rampiked8635
      @rampiked8635 9 лет назад +56

      7supersonicfan I am aware I am just comparing, Can we not start a flame war though?

    • @rampiked8635
      @rampiked8635 9 лет назад +6

      Maka Albarn Yeah.

    • @DraculaCronqvist
      @DraculaCronqvist 9 лет назад +7

      Tautology, the Oculus Rift is already shitty.

    • @rampiked8635
      @rampiked8635 9 лет назад

      DraculaCronqvist Well, D2 vs Virtual boy is a big difference

  • @izzy1349
    @izzy1349 9 лет назад +69

    My dad had one as a kid and i need glasses

    • @Comment_User
      @Comment_User 9 лет назад +18

      David Smarjesse Was your dad a kid in 1995?

    • @izzy1349
      @izzy1349 9 лет назад

      I meant that when he was a teenager his younger brothers had one

    • @Comment_User
      @Comment_User 9 лет назад

      David Smarjesse How old is he now if he was teenager in 1995?

    • @LshowKnows
      @LshowKnows 9 лет назад

      Comment_User Yeah my mom is 40 something and she was born around 1970, my brother was born in 1995 and he is 20, I was born in 1999 and im 16, doing the maths his dad must be really young.

    • @the80sboss
      @the80sboss 9 лет назад +21

      Just because your dad played virtual boy, that doesn't mean you need glasses. The genetic code for his eyes were already predetermined when he was born, so when he played virtual boy only his eyes would be affected. You would have the same eyesight even if he didn't play virtual boy.

  • @ryanhutchinson4467
    @ryanhutchinson4467 2 года назад +17

    6:53 I know it’s supposed to be a thumbs up, but I like to pretend that Wario is flipping the player off here. 🖕

  • @drunclecookie216
    @drunclecookie216 4 года назад +152

    when I was in high school my parents tried to bribe me with one of these when it came out. they offered to buy me one if I went to homecoming and prom.... I declined. No RAGRETS LOL

    • @PolythenePam0451
      @PolythenePam0451 4 года назад +9

      Except for your spelling

    • @drunclecookie216
      @drunclecookie216 4 года назад +17

      @@PolythenePam0451 that's from "we're the Miller's "

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 года назад +4

      Rugrats is a cartoon

    • @DaveWraptastic
      @DaveWraptastic 3 года назад +28

      This is when you know others had privileged childhoods. They'd give you a console to go to a party...

    • @bigboysdotcom745
      @bigboysdotcom745 2 года назад +2

      Embarrassing comment, please tell me this was a joke

  • @XephitE
    @XephitE 8 лет назад +18

    "Yeah, Portable. My ass is portable!"

  • @maarten332
    @maarten332 5 лет назад +2099

    Roses are red,
    Violets are red,
    Everything is red,
    *I hate my life*

    • @jasonandriulaitis7885
      @jasonandriulaitis7885 5 лет назад +32

      M. vdW. Roses are red
      Violets are red
      Everything is red
      I’ve just been shot

    • @blteo8530
      @blteo8530 5 лет назад +1

      Me too

    • @twistedaxles9126
      @twistedaxles9126 5 лет назад

      *and so do i*

    • @KadenLovesGames
      @KadenLovesGames 5 лет назад +16

      Roses are red,
      Violets are blue.
      It's Virtual Boy, so actually...
      *They're both red.*

    • @LivingShadow35
      @LivingShadow35 5 лет назад +1

      And I burned down the entire neighbourhood.

  • @matthewcherrington2634
    @matthewcherrington2634 2 года назад +6

    The entire library should be a game on the 3ds

  • @Nphen
    @Nphen 2 года назад +3

    This video is as much a historical artifact in 2022 as the Virtual Boy was in 2009. Casual swearing. Campy video effects. I love it!