Nintendo Virtual Boy
Also known as VB
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Type
- Home console
- Generation
- 5th generation
- Released (North America)
- Aug 14, 1995
- Released (Japan)
- Jul 21, 1995
- Launch price
- $179.95
- Discontinued
- 1996
- Units sold
- about 770,000
About the Nintendo Virtual Boy
The Virtual Boy was Gunpei Yokoi's stereoscopic 3D console, a table-mounted headset that displayed games in red on black using scanning LED mirrors. It came out in 1995, was uncomfortable to play for long, and was discontinued within a year. Only 22 games were released worldwide, and North America got 14 of them.
Its short life makes it a popular console to complete. Mario's Tennis came packed in, and Wario Land, Red Alarm, Teleroboxer and Galactic Pinball are the best-known releases. Jack Bros. and Virtual Bowling (Japan-only) are among the more expensive carts.
Most units now have display problems caused by the ribbon cables that connect the screens, which are fixable but common. Ask the seller whether both displays work, and check that the stand and AC adapter or battery pack are included.
Nintendo Virtual Boy games by the numbers
Loose prices across 26 priced games
Most valuable Nintendo Virtual Boy games
![Space Invaders [Homebrew] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6epy.jpg)
![Virtual Fishing [Homebrew] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6ivx.jpg)
![Red Alarm [Not for Resale] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co987d.jpg)
![Wario Land [Not For Resale] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co1wol.jpg)
![Virtual Lab [Homebrew] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co500w.jpg)
![Hyper Fighting [Homebrew] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co4ll1.jpg)
![Innsmouth Mansion [Homebrew] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/ar60gb.jpg)
![Virtual Bowling [Homebrew] cover art](https://images.igdb.com/igdb/image/upload/t_cover_big/co6qqw.jpg)
Most valuable sealed Nintendo Virtual Boy games
Top rated Nintendo Virtual Boy games
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Nintendo Virtual Boy games by release year
By each game's original release year, so ports count under the year the game first came out.
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Game values from PriceCharting market data. Hardware specs and revisions from IGDB.