VentureBeat

Virtual Boy VR emulator takes the pain out of playing those old games

In early 1995, I remember reading a letter in a video game magazine that talked about how much momentum Nintendo had with the upcoming Ultra 64 console and the futuristic Virtual Boy. When it launched ...
Savvy Gamer on MSN

The Virtual Boy: Nintendo's worst console back from the dead

Consult any list of Nintendo's worst releases—heck, any list of the worst consoles from any franchise—and you'll see one name repeated over and over again: the Virtual Boy. Billed as the future of ...

There is a structure where, by converting Virtual Boy games to a single screen and full color with optimal coloring, stereoscopic vision becomes unnecessary without chan…

VBoy Color, an emulator that allows Virtual Boy games to be played on a single screen and in full color, has been released, ...
Forbes

Nintendo’s Virtual Boy Is Coming Back, And It’s About Time

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about video games, technology and pop culture. I don’t think anyone had an official Virtual Boy revival on their 2025 ...
gizmodo

The Nintendo Virtual Boy Deserves Your Respect

The authors of an upcoming book on Nintendo's infamous video game console argue that the Virtual Boy was more than just a gimmicky failure. Reading time 7 minutes In 1995, Nintendo released the ...
Inverse

The Virtual Boy is now a gorgeous handheld thanks to this YouTuber

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 ...
The Gadgeteer

The Virtual Boy Is Back on Switch Online and Strangely Good

ARTICLE – Nobody buried the Virtual Boy. Nintendo’s red-and-black tabletop console from 1995 simply vanished on its own, barely lasting twelve months before becoming the company’s most talked-about ...
VICE

Nintendo’s Infamous Virtual Boy Returning as Switch 2 Accessory

possible thing. And for once in the history of that phrase, they did just that. Because Nintendo is spinning the block on one of the most infamous consoles of all time: The Virtual Boy. Wanna blow ...
notebookcheck

New Virtual Boy emulator available for Nintendo 3DS

A new emulator that mimics the Nintendo Virtual Boy is now available for software modded 3DS handhelds. The emulator includes support for the 3DS's 3D function, mimicking the faux-VR of the Virtual ...
Game Rant

Virtual Boy Games Are Coming to Nintendo Switch Online, But There's a Big Catch

Charming Holiday is a news article writer from the United States who has been working with GameRant since August 2023 and self-publishing since May 2025. He is a former cultural policy advisor who has ...
digitaltrends.com

If Virtual Boy can make it to Switch Online, maybe DS games can too

A few days ago, a Nintendo patent filing once again kickstarted rumors that a second-screen accessory might be on its way to the Nintendo Switch 2, specifically for Nintendo DS games. While it’s an ...