📰 New article from RetroRGB
Virtual Boy For Switch Online Pre-Orders
https://retrorgb.com/virtual-boy-for-switch-online-pre-orders.html
You heard right: Nintendo’s finally letting us relive the glorious red-lit nightmare that was the Virtual Boy — and this time, it’s on Switch.
For $100, you can get a full plastic replica that looks like it crawled out of 1995. For $25, there’s a cardboard version that somehow still delivers the 3D “magic” (read: eye strain). Both require a paid Switch Online membership — no free trials allowed. Yep, you’ve got to shell out $20 just to play a 30-year-old console’s 10-game library. But hey, at least it’s not $300 for a working original VB.
The real win? Nintendo didn’t just cash in — they gave budget gamers a way in. And if you’re weirdly nostalgic for monochrome 3D, this is your moment.
But here’s the missed opportunity: Why no physical “Best Of Virtual Boy” cartridge? Or better yet — why not let indie devs release homebrew games with true 3D mode for this thing? Games like Tetris Attack VR or The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 3D (wait, that’s not real… yet) could make this accessory legendary.
Maybe next time, Nintendo won’t just resurrect the past — they’ll let us improve it. Until then, I’m pre-ordering both. And yes, I’ll be building a head strap. You’re welcome, future me.