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|logo = Virtual-Boy-Set.png
 
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|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
 
|developer = [[:Nintendo]]
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|type = [[:Category:Luggable Consoles|Luggable]]
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|type = [[:Category:Consoles|"Handheld" game console]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
 
|generation = [[:Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles|Fifth generation]]
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|introductory price = {{Inflation|USD|179.95|1995}}
 
 
|release = 1995
 
|release = 1995
 
|discontinued = 1996
 
|discontinued = 1996
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|predecessor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy]]
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|predecessor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy/Color]]
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|successor = [[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]], [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
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|successor = [[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
 
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The '''[[gametech:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]''' is a supposedly fifth-generation handheld game console released by Nintendo and created by Game Boy creator [[wikipedia:Gunpei Yokoi|Gunpei Yokoi]] on August 14, 1995. It has a NEC V810 CPU. It was the first games console to utilize 3D effects, however, is notable for only displaying graphics in red and black, as well as requiring users to attach the console to their head, usually while rested on the included tripod. The product was pulled shortly after release due to the majority of users getting headaches from using it. Notably, it was rushed to market and was never meant to be released in its current form.
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The '''[[gametech:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]''' is a fifth-generation luggable game console released by Nintendo and created by Game Boy creator [[wikipedia:Gunpei Yokoi|Gunpei Yokoi]] on August 14, 1995. It has a NEC V810 CPU. It was the first games console to utilize 3D effects, however, is notable for only displaying graphics in red and black, as well as requiring users to attach the console to their head, usually while rested on the included tripod. The product was pulled shortly after release due to the majority of users getting headaches from using it. Notably, it was rushed to market and was never meant to be released in its current form.
 
  
 
==Emulators==
 
==Emulators==
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! scope="col"|<small>[https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=28 Retro<br/>Achievements]</small>
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Virtual Boy link cable that enables 2 player games between two VB's using the system's EXT (extension) port, located on the underside of the system below the controller port.">[https://www.virtual-boy.com/hardware/gamelink-cable/games/ VB Link]</abbr>
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Should not be confused with link-cable emulation.">[https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Netplay Netplay]</abbr>
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|[[Mednafen]]<br/><small>[https://docs.libretro.com/library/beetle_vb/ mednafen_vb_libretro]</small>
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|[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}]<br/>[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]
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|Rustual Boy
 
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|[https://git.virtual-boy.com/PVB/pvbemu Planet Virtual Boy emulator]
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|[https://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=7067 Planet Virtual Boy emulator]
 
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|[https://www.virtual-boy.com/tools/pvb-emulator/ 2019-03-27]
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|[https://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=42634#forumpost42634 20190327]
 
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|[https://www.virtual-boy.com/tools/red-dragon/ 0.38 Final]
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|[http://www.planetvb.com/modules/tech/?sec=emus&eid=rdragon 0.38 Final]
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|[http://perfectkiosk.net/ Planet Virtual Boy emulator]
 
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===Comparisons===
 
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;[[Mednafen]]: Has 100% compatibility with commercial games. Lets you change the Virtual Boy's '''color output''' to any hex color. For example, changing it to white shows all the games in greyscale instead of red, which really helps. 3D is enabled by default, but you can turn it off. To play it on platforms not supported by Mednafen use the [[libretro]] port which also supports SBS 3D by using glsl shaders, check this [https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4ibw0b/emulating_virtual_boy_in_3d_on_gear_vrgoogle/ Reddit post] for instructions. Doesn't seem to run at playable speeds on 3DS using the latest nightly build as of 2020-06-15. (Side by side 3D is now available built into the normal Beetle core options. A special shader is not necessary.)
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;[[Mednafen]]: Has 100% compatibility with commercial games. Lets you change the Virtual Boy's '''color output''' to any hex color. For example, changing it to white shows all the games in greyscale instead of red, which really helps. 3D is enabled by default, but you can turn it off. To play it on platforms not supported by Mednafen use the [[libretro]] port which also supports SBS 3D by using glsl shaders, check this [https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/4ibw0b/emulating_virtual_boy_in_3d_on_gear_vrgoogle/ Reddit post] for instructions.
 
;[[VBjin]]: Also has 100% compatibility with commercial games. Has a fork that [[VBjin#Downloads|supports the Oculus Rift]].
 
;[[VBjin]]: Also has 100% compatibility with commercial games. Has a fork that [[VBjin#Downloads|supports the Oculus Rift]].
 
;Rustual Boy: Claims [https://github.com/emu-rs/rustual-boy/blob/master/README.md#known-game-compatibility 100% compatibility], however, accuracy isn't as good as Mednafen or even VBjin, and speed is even worse.
 
;Rustual Boy: Claims [https://github.com/emu-rs/rustual-boy/blob/master/README.md#known-game-compatibility 100% compatibility], however, accuracy isn't as good as Mednafen or even VBjin, and speed is even worse.
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;[https://github.com/skyfloogle/red-viper Red Viper]: An updated fork of r3Ddragon, which itself is based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon. Runs all officially released Virtual Boy games at full speed on the original 3DS and has 3D support.
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;[https://github.com/mrdanielps/r3Ddragon r3Ddragon]:Supports 3D on the New 3DS. Is slow and not finished. Based on Reality Boy / Red Dragon.
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;Planet Virtual Boy emulator: A Virtual Boy emulator written in Java and it was first released in 2018. 3DS support was planned. [https://www.virtual-boy.com/forums/t/pvb-emulator/ Forum thread]
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;Planet Virtual Boy emulator: New VB emulator written in Java. Might get 3DS support in the future.
 
   
 
   
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[[Category:Consoles]]
 
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[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
[[Category:Nintendo consoles]]
 
[[Category:Fifth-generation video game consoles]]
 
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