The Virtual Boy was a monochrome red-and-black LED display system, a tabletop-only device that was neither handheld nor ...

I was far too young to appreciate the original Virtual Boy when it was first released in 1995. I was far more concerned with learning fine motor functions, and conceptualising the nature of being.

I imagine most gamers who approach Nintendo’s new $100 Virtual Boy peripheral will be as skeptical as my brother. I loaded up the games for him, plugged the Switch 2 into the Virtual Boy’s awaiting ...

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 ...

You'll enjoy Nintendo's $100 Virtual Boy Switch 2 accessory if you look at it like a gaming archaeologist. Reading time 6 minutes The recreated Virtual Boy may represent a new era of Nintendo, or at ...

A big sign of emotional maturity is owning up to your most embarrassing failures. For Nintendo, that past mistake is the Virtual Boy, and for the better part of three decades, the company has mostly ...

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 ...