Planet Virtual Boy

I have a Japanese model with PLAYLINK on it with V10093028.

I also have a North American model with EXT on it with VN100200591.

Yes, I second the high probability of the display cable issue.
I bought a "used once, like new" Japanese VB CIB with broken display for cheap because of a single display cable that needed to be solder fixed.

It's a great deal for personal use, but probably not very much of a good deal for mass repairs and reselling.

That is, unless one goes in to buying, fixing and reselling with the mindset of saving as many VB's as possible from doom!

Did you perform a continuity test to see if there are any shorts between pins for the display cable?

I had lines, then blackness due to a few shorts from my first soldering job [a bit of solder between two pins as well as lifted tin when the plastic melted and receded], so I checked each pin and corrected each problem and it has been working perfectly since.

Not sure why there is no sound, however..

Ah! $40 would have been a wonderful deal, sorry to hear this!


I purchased two consoles, advertised as broken on ebay:
The first, I won for $20, coming in with just the unit and no controllers or games. While I was cleaning it, I flipped it on its side to get some dirt off, then when finished I plugged it back in and it worked just as normal! I think there is a loose solder connection between the two boards, but so far I haven't had any problems with it!

Searching hard for a controller, I saw prices go from $50 to $100 for a used one. I finally bit the bullet and purchased another broken Vectrex unit with controller for $75. That one has proved to be a problem to fix and I will need to discharge the CRT which I am afraid to do.

I picked up a VecMulti from the Atariage forums for $70usd, and it was worth every penny! Highly highly recommended! Works perfectly and I can play every game I throw at it. I just wish developers would release roms of all those amazing homebrew games.

I'm in the process of printing the manuals and am searching for a good local printing service to get the overlays printed as I feel like I am missing out on some of the experience.

Those sharp vector lines though, so amazing!

If there were two consoles I could keep out of my entire collection, it would be without a doubt the Vectrex and the Virtual Boy, my favorite underdogs of gaming history.

This board compelled me to finally purchase an R-Zone!

I won it for $13 USD shipped, and it came with the head unit, a NOS Star Wars: Jedi Adventure (with yellowed packaging that I am tempted to open..), and the game that I really wanted on the R-Zone, NiGHTS Into Dreams!

However, NiGHTS has bubbles on its LCD. I do know that this is not a unique issue based upon what I have seen with other carts for sale on ebay.

I'll post some pictures so as to make (potential) R-Zone collectors aware of it:

Here is a shot of the front:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j79/wazzal9/1-1_zps48628bdb.jpg

A shot of the back:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j79/wazzal9/2-2_zps67f929fc.jpg

A shot of the LCD directly:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j79/wazzal9/3-1_zpsc1ee3f3b.jpg

And a shot of the LCD through the reflective lens:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j79/wazzal9/4-1_zps67bef2cf.jpg

As you can see, it is not noticeable during game play.

I have done research online, but the nets have turned up dry with information.
Does anybody know what might cause this, or how to fix it, merely for optimal collecting purposes?

Definitely would not even ponder calling this hard work insulting. I don't thinks it's very mature..

From the screenshots, it looks like a faithful recreation!
Thank you for putting work into this game when it seemed hopeless the community would ever see it!


I went to flash it to my FlashBoy+, but noticed it wouldn't flash. Then I realized the file size was 0kb. So I downloaded it a few times on different browsers with the same results. I remember seeing a similar occurrence on the forum's in the past (might have been the first space pinball upload).

Can you re-upload it for us?

Just ran through a few levels on my FB+; it feels like a whole new experience having mario themed mazes.
Most importantly, it is rather enjoyable! Commendable work! :)

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That sounds most excellent! I am excited for its release and look forward to seeing what other updates might be added.
:)

The duration of all your VB reviews is as long as a full length movie!

On another note, do you have any plans to review future releases of homebrew games?

After hearing this I went back and flashed Game Hero to my flashboy and played the same track...needless to say, I also thought something like "Game Hero: Redux" would be phenomenal.

It sounds AMAZING!