Virtual Boy
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 A Virtual Boy console wi its controller | |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Type | Video gemme console |
| Generation | Fift generation |
| Release date | |
| Retail availability | 1995–1996 |
| Discontinued | |
| Units sauld | 770,000[1] |
| Media | ROM cartridge |
| CPU | NEC V810 |
| Relatit airticles | Famicom 3D System Nintendo 3DS |
The Virtual Boy[lower-alpha 1] is a 32-bit table-tap video gemme console developit ani manufacturt bi Nintendo. Released in 1995, it wis mercatit as the first console capable o displayin stereoscopic 3D graphics. The player uises the console in a manner similar tae a heid-muntit display, placin their heid against the eepiece tae see a reid monochrome display. The gemmes uise a parallax effect tae create the illusion o deth. Sales failed tae meet targets, an bi early 1996, Nintendo ceased distribution an gemme development, anerly iver releasin 22 gemmes for the seestem.
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References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Blake Snow (May 4, 2007). "The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time". GamePro.com. Archived frae the oreeginal on May 8, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2007.
- "Virtual Boy Is Born at Shoshinkai November, 1994". Nintendo Power (68): 52–53. January 1995.
Further readin[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Yokoi, Gunpei; Makino, Takefumi (May 1997). Yokoi Gunpei Game House (横井軍平ゲーム館 Yokoi Gunpei Gēmu-kan). ASCII. ISBN 978-4-89366-696-3.
Freemit airtins[eedit | eedit soorce]
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Virtual Boy. |
- Virtual Boy at Nintendo.com (archived versions at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine)
- Leet o Virtual Boy games at GameFAQs
