A YouTuber known for console mods has done the impossible and turned Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy into a portable handheld. After a year and several custom-made parts, Shank Mods managed to fit the ...
On my desk is a Nintendo device that looks like equipment stolen from a cyberpunk optical shop. It's big, it's red and black, it sits on a tripod, it has an eyepiece, and it has a Nintendo Switch 2 ...
When looking back on classic gaming, there’s plenty of room for debate. What was the best Atari game? Which was the superior 16-bit console, the Genesis or the Super NES? Would the N64 have been more ...
Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy with Dr. Jose Zagal. In this exclusive excerpt, Benj and Jose take you back to Nintendo of the early ...
Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. February ...
The Virtual Boy is not underrated. In fact, 30 years after its launch, Nintendo’s tabletop oddity is on the short list of items from video game history that’s properly rated. It offered very few games ...
Update [Thu 5th Feb 2026, 1:45pm]: Well folks, it's a good job we reached out about this, because Nintendo UK has now confirmed that the Labo VR peripheral will in fact not be compatible with Virtual ...
The Virtual Boy went down as one of the biggest flops in gaming history and stayed on the market for a whopping twelve months after its release in July 1995. In Japan, production was even stopped ...
Of all of Nintendo's consoles, the Virtual Boy is one of the most fascinating due to being a rare hardware flop in the company's storied history. It might be the worst-selling Nintendo system ever ...