Vroom! Vroom! Virtual Boy!

The two licensed games on the Virtual Boy are a mixed bag this month.  We are almost at the end here! Please remember to support your local library. You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Waterworld SD Gundam: Dimension War Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Waterworld SD Gundam: Dimension War Next Month's Games: Mario Clash Space Invaders: Virtual Collection Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

Three more episodes to the end of our journey, we encounter a pretty basic Tetris port and a strange curio in Nintendo's history of boxing games. What would Edward Maki Jr. think of Arms? And where exactly did the tradition of beating up on the developers' names during the credits come from? You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Teleroboxer V-Tetris Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Teleroboxer V-Tetris Next Month's Games: SD Gundam: Dimension War Waterworld Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

We kick off October with one of the rare horror games on the platform, which really impressed us both. Red Alarm also proves to be a technical masterpiece. And I can't stop talking about the dual D-Pads - they're good! You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Innsmouth no Yakata Red Alarm Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Innsmouth no Yakata Red Alarm Next Month's Games: Teleroboxer V-Tetris Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

We play a much better bowling game this month, and discover that 3D Tetris might not actually be much of a Tetris game at all.... You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: 3D Tetris Virtual Bowling Virtual Boy Game Manuals: 3D Tetris Virtual Bowling Next Month's Games: Innsmouth no Yakata Red Alarm Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

Highs and lows this month. I bet you can guess which is which. Also - go look at pictures of Tiny Wario. What a cutie. You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Virtual League Baseball Virtual Boy Wario Land Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Virtual League Baseball Virtual League Wario Land Next Month's Games: 3-D Tetris Virtual Bowling Songs in the Episode: Virtual League Baseball - "Intro Music" Virtual Boy Wario Land - "Level 1 Music" Virtual Boy Wario Land - "Intro Music" Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz Intro Song by Spaceport Johnson

Due to vacation we'll be back in about two weeks to talk Wario and Baseball. Thanks all!   Check out Red Viper - just pushed version 1.0.2 for the 30th anniversary of the Virtual Boy!

A mixed bag this month. On one hand, flying through a Techno Skeleton's mouth is rad as hell. Unfortunately, Nester and his twin sister fail to bring the funk. Join us as we talk Hudson Soft caravan events, Phantasy Star II, and Richard Scarry! You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Vertical Force Nester's Funky Bowling Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Vertical Force Nester's Funky Bowling Next Month's Games: Virtual Boy Wario Land Virtual League Baseball Songs in the Episode: Vertical Force - "Title" by Shōji Tomii and Minoru Endō Vertical Force - "Stage 2" by Shōji Tomii and Minoru Endō Nester's Funky Bowling - "Title" by Eric Nunamaker and Brent Lambert Nester's Funky Bowling - "Music B" by Eric Nunamaker and Brent Lambert  Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti History of Hudson Soft Caravans Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

It's leisure month here on V!V!VB! And how better to celebrate the start of summer and the great outdoors than sticking your head in a dark black box. We discuss the fundamentally broken Golf from the prolific T&E Soft, and ponder nature's mysteries after catching the mighty Japanese Huchen. You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Golf Virtual Fishing Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Golf Virtual Fishing (english translated) Next Month's Games: Vertical Force Nester's Funky Bowling Songs in the Episode: Golf - "Main Menu" by Hideo Sugiyama Golf - "Course Theme" by Hideo Sugiyama Virtual Fishing - "Title Screen" by Akiko Hida and Takashi Kumegawa Virtual Fishing - "Course Select" by Akiko Hida and Takashi Kumegawa  Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We needed to push the Virutal Fishing/Golf leisure month episode out a week. In the meantime, Kevin's here to do some solo musing on the Virtual Boy controller and its relationship to other Nintendo controllers of the time.  You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Songs in the Episode: "Panic Bomber" by Shinichi Sakamoto and Jun Chikuma Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

An absolute barnburner this month as Atlus brings SMT to America with the wonderful Jack Bros.! Then, a game many consider the worst on the system (though here on VVVB we see things differently). Bad Game Hall of Fame - "Interview: 'Virtual Lab' Developer, Megu-tan" (Content Warning: sexual assault) You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Jack Bros. Virtual Lab Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Jack Bros. Virtual Lab Next Month's Games: Virtual Fishing Golf Songs in the Episode: "Intro (Part 2)" by Hiroyuki Yanada "Level 3 (Temple of Nightmare)" by Hiroyuki Yanada "Puzzle Theme" by Megumi Ayase? (uncredited, undocumented) "Password Entry" by Hiroyuki Yanada Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We continue our journey deeper into the Virtual Boy library, and pose the question "Is Bomberman video games' greatest ambassador of fun?" (The answer is yes, of course). And Space Squash surprises us both!  You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Space Squash Panic Bomber Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Space Squash Panic Bomber Next Month's Games: Jack Bros. Virtual Lab Songs in the Episode: "The Sinister Forest (World 2)" by Shinichi Sakamoto and June Chikuma "Title" by Masahito Miyamoto and Hisatoshi Itō "Medal Won" by Shinichi Sakamoto and June Chikuma Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz

We begin our monthly game club playthrough of the Virtual Boy library with two interesting Nintendo time capsules. Just look at those background layers! DK Junior is about to take a long nap after this one. You can find past episodes at https://virtualboy.blog/.  RSS Feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/566110/rss Please send emails, questions, and recommendations to screenandbutton@proton.me Click here to see the full list of covered and future games Games Discussed: Mario's Tennis Galactic Pinball Virtual Boy Game Manuals: Mario's Tennis Galactic Pinball Next Month's Games: Space Squash Panic Bomber Songs in the Episode: "Moon Man Fandango" by Kenji Yamamoto & Masaru Tajima "Alien" by Kenji Yamamoto & Masaru Tajima "Results" by Hitoshi Fukushima and Morihiro Iwamoto Additional Links: Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy by José P. Zagal and Benj Edwards on MIT Press Ars Technica: "Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo's enigmatic red console" Planet Virtual Boy Virtual Boy Architecture: A practical analysis by Rodrigo Copetti Podcast Art by @ohmandaz