Planet Virtual Boy

I recently had the good fortune to stumble upon a boxed soft case reincarnated as a 32-Bit System Transporter. It's history is explained here: http://www.planetvb.com/modules/hardw ... accessories&sec=main&id=8

Boxed soft cases are pretty tough to find, but I've never seen one of these variants for sale until this one surfaced...and trust me, I've been looking. Even though the warranty card is the only thing that mentions the Virtual Boy, I thought it was still an interesting item considering the history.

I added some scans of the back and sides to help update what little info there is on this thing.

HA! At first, I thought that was just a mirror image, but no. That is ton of games and it makes for hell of a photo.

Reminds me of a lobster tank. They look so innocent just sitting there but have no idea of their true purpose...

Got mine today! I don't ever remember having such clear images. Finally, no more baking these in the oven...

Thanks again for your charitable work and for giving new life to my displays.

Just received my box and peripherals. As always, the box, manual, and artwork were all superb. The hint book is also especially interesting and a very nice compliment to the entire package. I'm very impressed and cant imagine a better result.

It's nice to see a few more branches on the VB family tree. Thanks again to everyone who put forth the time, effort, and money to make this happen.

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Great collection with a lot of variety!

...but watch who you're calling crazy... :P

Oh snap!

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I just got the error with the shipping calculator again like with BLOX. I'm going to PayPal you direct like last time. Let me know if that's enough to cover shipping.

P.S. WOOHOO! :D

Like John E Bravo, I too recall a pair of those glasses going for over $90 with bidders battling it out last year, so there are a lot of someones out there willing to pay for those things. Before I found mine, I messaged every seller that had that issue of Nintendo Power for sale, but every single one of them sounded like they had no idea what I was talking about. For months I searched. Luckily, mine finally came when I bought the full 1995 run as a bundle. Then I got another pair, and another until I had 5 sitting around. Seems like the first one was the hardest, then I couldn't get rid of the spares fast enough.

I say, dream for the stars. Maybe some Richie Rich type who was deprived as a child will simply BIN instead of wasting the time to research or hope a cheaper one turns up. It's more likely, some schmuck like myself, will decide to take up VB collecting and start grabbing everything he or she can as fast as they can and won't be able to find one of these. When all other options are exhausted, the best offer option becomes more attractive and prices rise.

Besides, now that Jack Bros. has sold for over $800 four different times in the past 10 months, I'd say anything is possible.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nintendo-Virt ... nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

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You're being too gentle with your VB. The "official" way is with the medallion facing the user, like the JP counter models which use the factory stand. My VBs all go on their stands backwards easier than frontwards for some reason. This is why I think most infer that it must be the right way. However, with the medallion facing the user, the VB can be positioned closer to the edge of the tabletop for a more natural experience. The weight also seems more balanced (...maybe that's just my OCD affecting my perception?). Mine always have the medallion facing me. Always!

There are a lot of printed materials such as, pamphlets, magazine ads, and most importantly, the user manual, all of which show the medallion towards the user. For me, that last one trumps all the naysayers and their Google/images with backwards stands.

There will still be those who prefer the other way around. For instance, left-handers might also benefit from a backwards stand as the tightening knob will then be on their dominant side. I say use whichever way floats your boat as long as it doesn't fall over. :)

Nice addition! That's great stuff! Thanks for taking high res photos, too. I'd like to one day add a proto to my collection, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. In the meantime, I'll just add this post to my favorites... :)

I'm with Ben. I'd love to have all 4, but I only have the two small counter displays. I likely won't have the opportunity to acquire the others either, lest I get kicked out of the house. :/