Virtual Boy - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

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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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  • @lotr1979
    @lotr1979 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12633

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +841

      Yikes!

    • @WingMaster562
      @WingMaster562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +614

      what's the grading on those lenses?

    • @cjhs2006
      @cjhs2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +192

      I Would Think so

    • @MarcinKralka
      @MarcinKralka 4 ปีที่แล้ว +656

      Some say he still plays it to this day.

    • @maxisom2071
      @maxisom2071 4 ปีที่แล้ว +453

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

  • @Proclifo
    @Proclifo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4812

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

    • @yogerrry
      @yogerrry 4 ปีที่แล้ว +293

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

    • @PunakiviAddikti
      @PunakiviAddikti 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

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

    • @Quetzen
      @Quetzen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

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

    • @jakeconer
      @jakeconer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Make that 21 now

  • @brainlet6055
    @brainlet6055 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2327

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

    • @metalandmagic1424
      @metalandmagic1424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@tronesos3923 labo *COUGH COUGH*

    • @SteveRudzinski
      @SteveRudzinski 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

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

    • @travisalpasa
      @travisalpasa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@metalandmagic1424 *Laughs in PlayStation VR*

    • @chrismobiliophotography5743
      @chrismobiliophotography5743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      but not nintendo

  • @channel22902
    @channel22902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +744

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Man he's getting old

    • @alex.starostin
      @alex.starostin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@mr.glockhead9822 aren't we all

    • @Green24152
      @Green24152 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Make that 15.

    • @rgkong8783
      @rgkong8783 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@Green24152TH-cam says 13 years ago right now boy…

    • @V1nn798
      @V1nn798 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      ​@@rgkong8783the video was originally aired in 2008

  • @RandomBoo256
    @RandomBoo256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7581

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

    • @Mr.Atari2600
      @Mr.Atari2600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +627

      Virtual Boy 2, Now made out of Cardboard!

    • @renato8473
      @renato8473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +304

      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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +313

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

    • @jacetheboss5680
      @jacetheboss5680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      well, at least labo VR was actually GOOD

    • @jacetheboss5680
      @jacetheboss5680 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

  • @azurda7483
    @azurda7483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5127

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

  • @hankglidden1463
    @hankglidden1463 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1021

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

    • @Seroxm13
      @Seroxm13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Why?

    • @jacksonteller3973
      @jacksonteller3973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

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

    • @requiem165
      @requiem165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yo

    • @jaymethysell5111
      @jaymethysell5111 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      @@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 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

  • @draguladriver
    @draguladriver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2524

    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 2 ปีที่แล้ว +227

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

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      I was thinking the same thing

    • @terminator3000
      @terminator3000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

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

    • @davedarkstalker4650
      @davedarkstalker4650 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@101Volts badum tiss

    • @RogueShadow11375
      @RogueShadow11375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @megamodpod8731
    @megamodpod8731 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2616

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Megamodpod ! True

    • @joeljames2683
      @joeljames2683 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      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 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Omg I. Never thought of that

    • @magikman.
      @magikman. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      666 likes

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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.)

  • @johnarmenis2493
    @johnarmenis2493 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2687

    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 4 ปีที่แล้ว +196

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

    • @alaskagyal
      @alaskagyal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Bloxed Link? Cannot find it.

    • @alaskagyal
      @alaskagyal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Nvm, got it.

    • @mr.patriotjol
      @mr.patriotjol 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Alamkan Countryball where is it?

    • @makamio3867
      @makamio3867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

  • @tsimmons12
    @tsimmons12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +600

    "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 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @KentonMakings
      @KentonMakings ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because it's actually true.

  • @nick56677
    @nick56677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Definitely! I had it on gameboy!

    • @tom13king
      @tom13king 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Reminds me of Klonoa with the 2.5D perspective.

    • @DrJams
      @DrJams 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Should have put it on 3ds

    • @thema1998
      @thema1998 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@DrJams Talk about a missed opportunity!

  • @JoCoBrony
    @JoCoBrony 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2950

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

  • @Cteklite
    @Cteklite 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2615

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

    • @TheUltimateRiku
      @TheUltimateRiku 8 ปีที่แล้ว +103

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

    • @Gammera2000
      @Gammera2000 8 ปีที่แล้ว +134

      (Removed sunglasses) My god...

    • @wettsocc1531
      @wettsocc1531 8 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I was about to type that

    • @cronsax5277
      @cronsax5277 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      sems legit

    • @sweetspotendurance
      @sweetspotendurance 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @Spewa-em8cm
    @Spewa-em8cm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +585

    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 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

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

    • @thegreatandmightyseff7214
      @thegreatandmightyseff7214 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Blake Manor those games seem perfect for him to review

    • @DRKLCNS1
      @DRKLCNS1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      TheGreatAndMighty Seff imagine the rage and pain of playing Nocturne

    • @thegoldencoin2176
      @thegoldencoin2176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I want to play Mario clash

    • @kurtstark9966
      @kurtstark9966 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @bowenorcutt78
    @bowenorcutt78 4 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Space Kid

    • @legrandgougoulilumine6940
      @legrandgougoulilumine6940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Don't you ever speak of that movie again !

    • @Eye_Of_Odin978
      @Eye_Of_Odin978 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @bowenorcutt78
      @bowenorcutt78 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @TheDerpyDolphin
      @TheDerpyDolphin ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @TheTruestZero
    @TheTruestZero 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1273

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

    • @chaddoom7993
      @chaddoom7993 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ha!

    • @TotallyRadical
      @TotallyRadical 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If ljn made the water world game it whould suck twice

    • @supermariofan03
      @supermariofan03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @Lord_of_the_unmaking
      @Lord_of_the_unmaking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @ImmortalfireTheMod
    @ImmortalfireTheMod 9 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @mitrimind1027
      @mitrimind1027 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      gayfuckoffyoutub1000 From the comments I would say no.

    • @sibbywoo
      @sibbywoo 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @ByakurenEnjoyer
      @ByakurenEnjoyer 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      were*

    • @ashwilliams5109
      @ashwilliams5109 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You didn't know shit.

  • @YTWanderer
    @YTWanderer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +457

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

  • @theactualcanadian8300
    @theactualcanadian8300 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    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

  • @ArztMerkwurdigliebe
    @ArztMerkwurdigliebe 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2805

    "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.

    • @matthewcassar1395
      @matthewcassar1395 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

      And the PSVR

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

      Oculus Rift died. It's the VIVE now.

    • @matthewcassar1395
      @matthewcassar1395 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Tryo The Pyro And don't forget the PSVR

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Mario fan28 You already said it so I felt like I didn't have to.

    • @matthewcassar1395
      @matthewcassar1395 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Tryo The Pyro Oh sorry

  • @SunbroSquirrel
    @SunbroSquirrel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +971

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

    • @SASTSimon
      @SASTSimon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      hi

    • @fcon
      @fcon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      wait you can???

    • @jozinek876
      @jozinek876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @kylemarkley7170
      @kylemarkley7170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Don't forget DOOM VFR

    • @AhmedGamil98
      @AhmedGamil98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @mycgyver7532
    @mycgyver7532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Now we can say we start to have proper VR.

  • @PsychoTrap
    @PsychoTrap 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

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

  • @ChaunceyGardener
    @ChaunceyGardener 5 ปีที่แล้ว +454

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

    • @willgregg1076
      @willgregg1076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @vivaldireal1741
      @vivaldireal1741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Willgregg10 Or Dumb, or blind.

    • @nahcKE
      @nahcKE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sure plays a mean video game.

    • @Quantum_Magnus
      @Quantum_Magnus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@nahcKE he stands like a statue.

    • @adamfrisk956
      @adamfrisk956 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Quantum_Magnus becomes part of the machine...

  • @sirrender3690
    @sirrender3690 6 ปีที่แล้ว +568

    These videos age like wine.....

    • @asianshaggy8008
      @asianshaggy8008 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      They age more like milk

    • @rust2092
      @rust2092 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      @@asianshaggy8008 not really...

    • @emrahkochenkov1242
      @emrahkochenkov1242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Mr. Graves I think that was his point

    • @emrahkochenkov1242
      @emrahkochenkov1242 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mr. Graves yes

    • @snekktikhays1780
      @snekktikhays1780 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Not the “nobody gives a shit about vr anymore” claim

  • @TheLuse666
    @TheLuse666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Originally published “february 19nd” oh ok

    • @lucacordes5065
      @lucacordes5065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I didn`t notice it until you pointed it out. Made me laungh.

    • @donedwards5126
      @donedwards5126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Every knows it was really published on March the 2st

    • @kylefratini2833
      @kylefratini2833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes, on the nineteend

    • @houstonhelicoptertours1006
      @houstonhelicoptertours1006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "Uuuh...lousy Smarch weather."

    • @danitankmen8213
      @danitankmen8213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What happened in February

  • @Metanoia000
    @Metanoia000 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

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

  • @poiuytrewq11422
    @poiuytrewq11422 6 ปีที่แล้ว +725

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

    • @jarkspore
      @jarkspore 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

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

    • @thestwinner680
      @thestwinner680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @Spegrogy
      @Spegrogy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @NickJerrison
      @NickJerrison 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @JohnsCoolVideos
    @JohnsCoolVideos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    "...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 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Not exactly

    • @kyle857
      @kyle857 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @gideonmele1556
      @gideonmele1556 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Some gimmicks just don’t want to die

    • @catmole
      @catmole 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      But this time it's good

    • @chaotixninja5
      @chaotixninja5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DeosPraetorian aww shit. Here we go again.

  • @noahcharles2571
    @noahcharles2571 2 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    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!

    • @admiralstone2456
      @admiralstone2456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      You're parents were lifesavers.

    • @asahi5912
      @asahi5912 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Your parents are literal angel

    • @Eye_Of_Odin978
      @Eye_Of_Odin978 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Your parents probably saved your eyesight tbh.

    • @scottcharney1091
      @scottcharney1091 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@asahi5912 Not literally.

  • @murphvienna1
    @murphvienna1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    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!!!

  • @onemorebonktonight
    @onemorebonktonight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +348

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

    • @XxGorillaGodxX
      @XxGorillaGodxX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Go do it

    • @lupsik1
      @lupsik1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Just do it wtf

    • @andrewschannel4259
      @andrewschannel4259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jinnyboiii v69 I think you should do it!

    • @Kryogh
      @Kryogh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      How is your migraine?

    • @gamertygonl
      @gamertygonl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      U rich now

  • @andrewshao5402
    @andrewshao5402 8 ปีที่แล้ว +346

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

  • @FloatingSunfish
    @FloatingSunfish 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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

  • @thesniper2352
    @thesniper2352 2 ปีที่แล้ว +329

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

    • @genoxwastak3n
      @genoxwastak3n 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      true

    • @Michael_Beanflip
      @Michael_Beanflip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I just bought a oculus quest 2 yesterday

    • @DrNo64
      @DrNo64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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

    • @ModMax69
      @ModMax69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Michael_Beanflip get walkabout golf it is AWESOME

    • @Michael_Beanflip
      @Michael_Beanflip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @luisxd70
    @luisxd70 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      October 13st*
      March 31rd*

    • @TheGreyVids
      @TheGreyVids 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      what?

    • @giantsdrumroom
      @giantsdrumroom 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      haha what? xD

    • @autonomousguy9045
      @autonomousguy9045 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      luisxd70 You know, I don't know how no one else caught that.

    • @mattmolloy636
      @mattmolloy636 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Ah, February 19nd......

  • @R1ku994
    @R1ku994 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1235

    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 ปีที่แล้ว

      +R1ku994 ikr

    • @LordJorMagi
      @LordJorMagi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @garibaldibritann1240
    @garibaldibritann1240 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

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

  • @handsomelildevil
    @handsomelildevil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    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

  • @jpeezyYT
    @jpeezyYT 6 ปีที่แล้ว +630

    its VIRTUALLY impossible to not get nauseous while playing this.

    • @pyro2274
      @pyro2274 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lol

    • @CeeEmJay
      @CeeEmJay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You got that joke from Nathaniel Bandy ;-;

    • @jozinek876
      @jozinek876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get outta here lmao

    • @MrLunch-ey4ot
      @MrLunch-ey4ot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don’t get it

    • @Shoe3003
      @Shoe3003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @lelxrv
    @lelxrv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +420

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

  • @lucasgaudio3720
    @lucasgaudio3720 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @Raez_XL
    @Raez_XL 10 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @Raez_XL
      @Raez_XL 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** Yeah yeah, whatever

    • @Raez_XL
      @Raez_XL 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nightbane I meant to say 20 :)

    • @sec1720
      @sec1720 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      9 years later…

  • @CommanderZaktan
    @CommanderZaktan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +297

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

    • @mikepellegrino7917
      @mikepellegrino7917 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Good. Long live the Virtual Boy!

    • @TrickyPJM752
      @TrickyPJM752 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      People said Wii U is the Virtual Boy 2.0

    • @edvance1030
      @edvance1030 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @mysryuza
      @mysryuza 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @shinymelon4610
      @shinymelon4610 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Killer queen

  • @KissedPuppet
    @KissedPuppet 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    "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 ปีที่แล้ว +25

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

    • @PaganShagger
      @PaganShagger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      WingMaster562 BONEWORKS?

    • @nikcile4034
      @nikcile4034 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @jodiryan2047
    @jodiryan2047 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

  • @giuseppeianniello1998
    @giuseppeianniello1998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +557

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

    • @gamezilla345
      @gamezilla345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      nah man Jack Bros is the shit

    • @maxwelsh6121
      @maxwelsh6121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Teleroboboxer

    • @Saben.C-Spoon
      @Saben.C-Spoon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That game felt so smooth

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @XistoKente
      @XistoKente 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Would've been perfect for the 3DS.

  • @Ohfishyfishyfish
    @Ohfishyfishyfish 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

  • @gplgs4640
    @gplgs4640 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @playingbandits3033
    @playingbandits3033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @bastiaant1096
    @bastiaant1096 8 ปีที่แล้ว +411

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

    • @Zachkhat
      @Zachkhat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

    • @bastiaant1096
      @bastiaant1096 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @Yogurt_kek
      @Yogurt_kek 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      not that anyone gives a shit about vr now.

    • @FPSSpartan666
      @FPSSpartan666 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

    • @bastiaant1096
      @bastiaant1096 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      LethalShade Might be. We'll know soon enough.

  • @BigMacsDontNeedPickles
    @BigMacsDontNeedPickles 8 ปีที่แล้ว +341

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

    • @EndrCat
      @EndrCat 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      D:

    • @JaviandroStudios
      @JaviandroStudios 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      check out the avgn outtake collection to see his reaction!

    • @jamesshields9832
      @jamesshields9832 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Have a link for it?

    • @jensp.4505
      @jensp.4505 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      watch?v=p9yHHBXYyKg at 2:56

    • @errorbirdesther
      @errorbirdesther 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I bet he screamed to the point he broke glass

  • @ArroyoEnterprise
    @ArroyoEnterprise 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

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

  • @some_random_merc
    @some_random_merc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    3:18 i didnt even notice this was a transition

    • @GalaxyPolar
      @GalaxyPolar ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And that's how you do a perfect transition 👏

  • @amoledzeppelin
    @amoledzeppelin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +238

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

    • @BeefyMeatington
      @BeefyMeatington 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Im the 30th liker and im proud of it

    • @itskenneritsfun
      @itskenneritsfun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @furi7383
      @furi7383 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @bfnvalley
      @bfnvalley 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @towwong2822
      @towwong2822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @krunk9790
    @krunk9790 6 ปีที่แล้ว +281

    Terminator vision

  • @danhenry8163
    @danhenry8163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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😂😂😂

  • @yungblossom8084
    @yungblossom8084 2 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @jmalmsten
    @jmalmsten 8 ปีที่แล้ว +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

  • @OmniMitch
    @OmniMitch 7 ปีที่แล้ว +666

    "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 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      i'm getting that for christmas lol

    • @ossie9995
      @ossie9995 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Heisen The Berg chill out

    • @TheMCMinecraftSWE
      @TheMCMinecraftSWE 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

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

    • @udemo5695
      @udemo5695 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @exxoticplayer3328
      @exxoticplayer3328 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @danverit783
    @danverit783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @guacamolefartsauce5934
    @guacamolefartsauce5934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

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

    • @EsPoReNg
      @EsPoReNg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @mememan3447
      @mememan3447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @personamations5659
      @personamations5659 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OH HELL NO IVE HAD ENOUGH PERSONAAAAAA!!!!

    • @ackminecrer9165
      @ackminecrer9165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pankechi bruh your username is literally Pankechi

    • @personamations5659
      @personamations5659 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Kuzo53
    @Kuzo53 9 ปีที่แล้ว +108

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

    • @tnlrapid4138
      @tnlrapid4138 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      So true

    • @user-og6ol2im7v
      @user-og6ol2im7v 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      it resembles the oculus rift

    • @ahok.168
      @ahok.168 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Curtis Young The Oculus RIft has a headsrap though.

    • @Ragefeast95
      @Ragefeast95 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @ChrissehCat
      @ChrissehCat 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

  • @maarten332
    @maarten332 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2100

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

    • @jasonandriulaitis7885
      @jasonandriulaitis7885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @blteo8530
      @blteo8530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too

    • @twistedaxles9126
      @twistedaxles9126 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      *and so do i*

    • @KadenLovesGames
      @KadenLovesGames 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @LivingShadow35
      @LivingShadow35 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I burned down the entire neighbourhood.

  • @mudkiplegendstreamsmemesan3690
    @mudkiplegendstreamsmemesan3690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

  • @jackjensensplaythroughsrev49
    @jackjensensplaythroughsrev49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

  • @GreenNinjaTea
    @GreenNinjaTea 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1689

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

    • @supermeowskers
      @supermeowskers 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      US DOLLARS

    • @frankymanky322
      @frankymanky322 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** 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 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

    • @TheGreatYukon
      @TheGreatYukon 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tokyohanamura
    @tokyohanamura 6 ปีที่แล้ว +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 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Thornskade
      @Thornskade 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @renato8473
      @renato8473 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      But why

    • @Brawler_1337
      @Brawler_1337 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Renato Because why not?

    • @101Volts
      @101Volts 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @raphu2272
    @raphu2272 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

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

    • @ManOutofTime913
      @ManOutofTime913 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Well, Beat Saber is anyway.

    • @TheDavidish
      @TheDavidish 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Craze is an overstatement

  • @DJBlueX
    @DJBlueX 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +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

  • @AetherBranchChief
    @AetherBranchChief 7 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    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 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same

    • @scarletcat4735
      @scarletcat4735 7 ปีที่แล้ว +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.

    • @AetherBranchChief
      @AetherBranchChief 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      ***** hey to each their own

    • @ryanbruneau1197
      @ryanbruneau1197 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      XxStar TV It's still shit

    • @manchesterunitedno7
      @manchesterunitedno7 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @Halo3machenima
    @Halo3machenima 6 ปีที่แล้ว +198

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

    • @CoolguyCreeper45
      @CoolguyCreeper45 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      no

    • @lightningalex2235
      @lightningalex2235 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Deeper shade of red and there is nothing I could have said.

    • @kennylunacy
      @kennylunacy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Jaffacus You see red when you get angry. So, it was a play on words.

    • @KarateGirl999
      @KarateGirl999 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hell yeah.

  • @iambullet2011
    @iambullet2011 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Man I used to watch these in 07 and 08 all the time. There still the best on TH-cam.
    I could swear I remember me and my friends playing Mario tennis linked together though. He said the multiplayer cable wasn’t released but I remember differently.

  • @drunclecookie216
    @drunclecookie216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Except for your spelling

    • @drunclecookie216
      @drunclecookie216 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @fardeenawan1793
      @fardeenawan1793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Rugrats is a cartoon

    • @DaveWraptastic
      @DaveWraptastic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

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

    • @bigboysdotcom745
      @bigboysdotcom745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Embarrassing comment, please tell me this was a joke

  • @58jharris
    @58jharris 7 ปีที่แล้ว +322

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

    • @MisterCatMan
      @MisterCatMan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ironic

    • @nikketasnowden
      @nikketasnowden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      exactly

    • @lukasr1166
      @lukasr1166 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @lupsik1
      @lupsik1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @rknflr826
    @rknflr826 7 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    5:23
    ARMS
    -Nintendo Switch (2017)

    • @dimitriousdrake
      @dimitriousdrake 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @quote8743
      @quote8743 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No punch out wii

  • @Nphen
    @Nphen ปีที่แล้ว +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!

  • @lukaerd6258
    @lukaerd6258 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    10 years later, VR seems to still live somehow.

    • @KeinNiemand
      @KeinNiemand 4 ปีที่แล้ว +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 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@KeinNiemand And the PSVR.

  • @lincolnnoronha4128
    @lincolnnoronha4128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +151

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

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @lincolnnoronha4128
      @lincolnnoronha4128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @nonomen6665
      @nonomen6665 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lincoln Noronha Nah.

    • @XxRobloxPlayerxX1
      @XxRobloxPlayerxX1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hehe. Jimquistion.

    • @emersonsawesome7629
      @emersonsawesome7629 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @nowonmetube
    @nowonmetube 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man.. It has been over 10 years! I got back to the past by watching AVGN episodes. So much nostalgia!

  • @joegarza1528
    @joegarza1528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I always find my way back to AVGN

  • @cluelessdragoon7052
    @cluelessdragoon7052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @MarvelFan1995
      @MarvelFan1995 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or Playstation VR

    • @Persvicx
      @Persvicx 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MarvelFan1995 2

    • @MarvelFan1995
      @MarvelFan1995 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Persvicx that too

    • @Number1Tailsfan
      @Number1Tailsfan 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Persvicxor Apple Vision Pro

  • @UltraKryptonian
    @UltraKryptonian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

  • @thevarietybros2486
    @thevarietybros2486 8 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    "If you play this and go blind, you can REALLY become the Pinball Wizard!!" Who got that "Tommy"-The Who reference? That is one of my favorite albums but an even better movie!!

    • @thevarietybros2486
      @thevarietybros2486 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      +TheVarietyBros "Ever since I was a young boy, I played the silver ball"- Pinball wizard by THE WHO

    • @chuckbarrientos6848
      @chuckbarrientos6848 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      cool story

    • @Evan420
      @Evan420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      stop showing off your musical knowledge everyone knows that pinball wizard is by the who

    • @Eliel20117
      @Eliel20117 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      EvanPlayzGames Warcraft 3>WoW

    • @adielrrosas1980
      @adielrrosas1980 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      TheVari

  • @lashingrook7168
    @lashingrook7168 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    2020, and I still watch these videos, since we are in crazy times with covid and more

  • @CandisClassicGameShrine
    @CandisClassicGameShrine 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This friggin video (well when it was on GT) started my obsession with the Virtual Boy. Thanks, James.

  • @GhalidiusTrident
    @GhalidiusTrident 5 ปีที่แล้ว +57

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

  • @Ethan-xv2mc
    @Ethan-xv2mc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    GG to whoever put "February 19nd" in the intro

  • @renaj9206
    @renaj9206 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @jomon324
    @jomon324 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm here after playing Virtual Boy on 3DS through emulation, and I have to say: Red Alert is awesome and so is Galactic Pinball and VB Wario Land.

  • @JoeBee9
    @JoeBee9 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I watched this video using the 2D->3D conversion built into my Smart TV and surprisingly it restored the 3D effect even despite James having to film through the eye peice. The geometry is so simplistic that it's likely very easy for the software to determine how to draw the scene's depth.

  • @DarkScorpion64
    @DarkScorpion64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +212

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

    • @thestwinner680
      @thestwinner680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @thestwinner680
      @thestwinner680 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @snekktikhays1780
      @snekktikhays1780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@thestwinner680 why are you a constant smartass on comments

    • @niavellir7408
      @niavellir7408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Vr has became a lot better than it was.

    • @chaotixninja5
      @chaotixninja5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @ryanhutchinson4467
    @ryanhutchinson4467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    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. 🖕

  • @smithsmithony5401
    @smithsmithony5401 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "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...

  • @garyseven2308
    @garyseven2308 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When he duct taped the Virtual Boy to his head I lost it :)

  • @Egobyte83
    @Egobyte83 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ah, yes, the mid 90s. It was so exciting being a kid back then. The successes of the 16-bit consoles made us all look toward the future with hope. The gaming industry started to take off for real, and it was like we all knew that bigger and better things were coming. Those truly were the golden years and i feel both proud and extremely privileged to have grown up during that time. :)

  • @JbugGaming
    @JbugGaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I've watched this episode 15 times, and I just noticed it said "Feburary 19nd"

  • @bastardjustice
    @bastardjustice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "no one seems to care about virtual reality anymore."
    Sony: Hold my ps4 pro

    • @anndz4295
      @anndz4295 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      More like ps5 lol

    • @Jeansowaty
      @Jeansowaty 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anndz4295 and GTA fucking V on it.

    • @whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544
      @whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      PSVR is really bad tho, it was ok when it came out but not by now standards