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Ep. 120: Nintendo's Virtual Boy

Ep. 120: Nintendo's Virtual Boy

Update: 2024-12-12
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In our very first episode of season two, university professor José Zagal and video game historian Benj Edwards, co-authors of Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy, join host Frank Cifaldi to educate us all on Nintendo’s Virtual Boy.  


Mentioned in the show:


Benj’s original article on VB:


https://www.fastcompany.com/3050016/unraveling-the-enigma-of-nintendos-virtual-boy-20-years-later


 


José’s original academic article on the VB (from 2009):


https://doi.org/10.1145/1690388.1690406


 


Jez San talking about his VR partnership with Nintendo and how it was cancelled in favor of the Virtual Boy:


https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/11/feature_the_game-changing_nintendo_vr_headset_that_never_was




See more from José Zagal:


Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=a4a3GTMAAAAJ&hl=en


Twitter/X: @josezagal


Division of Games (@University of Utah): games.utah.edu




See more from Benj Edwards:


Twitter: @benjedwards


Website: benjedwards.com




Video Game History Foundation:


Podcast Twitter: @gamehistoryhour


Email: podcast@gamehistory.org


Twitter: @GameHistoryOrg


Website: gamehistory.org


Support us on Patreon: /gamehistoryorg

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Ep. 120: Nintendo's Virtual Boy

Ep. 120: Nintendo's Virtual Boy

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