Virtual Boy emulator?

[Blue Protoman]

Please don't flame the Virtual Boy for supposedly sucking; I've never had eye issues with it, and I can name drop a list of good games if you'd like me to.


Any chances of a Virtual Boy emulator for Pandora? Perhaps the 3D can be done with traditional glasses, or you can opt to only look at one side at a time. There are four decent ones, all with the source code available. I'll post links here, from best support to worst (all are open source);


Mednafen. Actually a multi-system emulator, but Virtual Boy support is really good. 100%, according to Planet Virtual Boy. Other platforms supported that aren't emulated on the Pandora include the PC-FX, Wonderswan/Color, and SuperGrafx.


Reality Boy. 86% of commercial games run well in it.


Red Dragon. This one's 82%.


Anything to say regarding this?

 

[craigix]

I think there was one for the GP2X, it might run via Ginge.

 

[Wrath Of Khan]

I think im getting a headache just talking about it.

 

[Blue Protoman]

I think there was one for the GP2X, it might run via Ginge.

Yes, but I heard it ran like crap.

 

[Tickles]

Maybe there'll be one for the 3DS

 

[Gruntfuggly]

Go on - name a good game on it.


I've got one too by the way...

 

[Blue Protoman]

Here goes. This list is off the top of my head, by the way;

• Mario Clash
  
• Mario's Tennis
  
• Galactic Pinball
  
• Red Alarm
  
• Golf
  
• Virtual Boy Wario Land
  
• Vertical Force
  
• Red Alarm
  
• 3D Tetris
  
• V-Tetris
  
• Jack Bros.
  
• Bound High (unreleased game, source code was released and compiled a while back)
  
• Virtual League Baseball
  
• Nester's Funky Bowling
  
• Panic Bomber
  

 

[Anihil8ion2199]

I think you named all of them, but four...

 

[Blue Protoman]

Close. I know of a few other games. I just named GOOD games.


The Virtual Boy is known for its extremely high good-bad game ratio.

 

[Gruntfuggly]

What? No Waterworld?

 

[Blue Protoman]

I said GOOD games.

 

[Poem58]

I believe Mednafen was the one I used on my PC. I had a pair of the red/green 3d glasses and once I put it into that mode it seemed to work fine. I hope that get's ported someday. Hey even if it's not peoples favorite system, there's never too many emulators to have on any system.

 

[craigix]

I own a couple of Virtualboys (getting one out for comedy effect when everyone was here).


When you use it it does sort of still feel like you're using some future technology, like VR should have happened.


If it had been a success can you imagine how different things would be now?

 

[Gerix]

Teleroboxer. If the visor had force feedback (and a strap), it would have been awesome.

 

[Blue Protoman]

I own a couple of Virtualboys (getting one out for comedy effect when everyone was here).


When you use it it does sort of still feel like you're using some future technology, like VR should have happened.


If it had been a success can you imagine how different things would be now?

?

 

[craigix]

Exactly, but with more CGI.

 

[Gruntfuggly]

Anybody got any spares? My right hand display has the usual problem with the ribbon cable - I've done the oven trick but it didn't last very long...

 

[craigix]

Come on Blue Protoman, I set the gag up for you, where is tron2 screen?

 

[Esn]

I'd be interested in one. The 3D can be done by placing the images side-by-side, then the player can cross his eyes or look "behind" the screen in order to make them come together and see the 3D effect. That's the least eye-straining method to see 3D.


That 3D method is explained here:


http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/128800

 

[Gerix]

Come on Blue Protoman, I set the gag up for you, where is tron2 screen?

Is that the same or different from Tron: Legacy? PS, picked up the soundtrack for $2.50. It's pretty amazing. Makes me wish I saw the movie.