Virtual Boy shmups.
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SPACE HARRIER
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Virtual Boy shmups.
Since i own a VIRTUAL BOY there are 2 SHMUPS released for it.
2D shmups in a true THREE DIMESIONAL WORLD!!
VERTICAL FORCE http://www.vr32.de/spiele/released/vert ... ndex.e.htm
SPACE INVADERS http://www.vr32.de/spiele/released/spac ... ndex.e.htm
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2D shmups in a true THREE DIMESIONAL WORLD!!
VERTICAL FORCE http://www.vr32.de/spiele/released/vert ... ndex.e.htm
SPACE INVADERS http://www.vr32.de/spiele/released/spac ... ndex.e.htm
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Blue Lander
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Vertical Force is the shit, and along with Mario Tennis, Mario Clash, Wario World, and Teleroboxer its actually a damn good reason to own a Virtual Boy.
How many games WERE put on it anyways? I have:
Vertical Force
Teleroboxer
Some Bomberman Puzzle game
Wario World
Mario Tennis
Mario Clash
Tetris
Red Alert
How many games WERE put on it anyways? I have:
Vertical Force
Teleroboxer
Some Bomberman Puzzle game
Wario World
Mario Tennis
Mario Clash
Tetris
Red Alert
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!!!!
A co-worker brought his Virtual Boy and a ton of games last week, finally got to play Vertical Force and it is very good, like Star Soldier with a twist and very intense. Also had fun playing Wario Land VB and Red Alarm again. He is also a serious Metroid fan like me which is also a plus (since the one guy in the office who I hate had no idea what it was when I asked him to list his fave NES games, "What's Metroid?" )Blue Lander wrote:Vertical Force came out in the US. And it's a fantastic shmup! It's by Hudson, and it's very much in the vein of their Star Soldier games on the PC Engine. Even some enemies from the PC Engine games make an appearance. It's pretty much Star Soldier in everything but name.
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dave4shmups
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The Virtual Boy sounds like it'd be a neat system to own if it wasn't for the fact it's so bad for your eyes! Honestly, how does the short amount of time your supposed to use it so it doesn't cause damage even ALLOW you to complete a game?
"Farewell to false pretension
Farewell to hollow words
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Farewell, tomorrow burns"
Farewell to hollow words
Farewell to fake affection
Farewell, tomorrow burns"
It's no big deal. I myself am quite prone to headaches from long periods of gameplay on any system, but I always turn off the auto pause for Virtual Boy games, and I've probably gone for up to 1.5 hours without stopping, and no headaches. The only bad (not really bad, but more like awesome) thing is that when you stop, the whole world looks green! As long as you have the focus and inter-pupil distance thing calibrated properly, there should be no strain on your eyes whatsoever.
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StealthNinjaScyther
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Man, it sucks that the "VB is bad for your eyes" myth is still kicking. While it's true that it does give some people headaches, it doesn't do any damage. And like iatneH said, you just need to have everything adjusted right to reduce any possible strain.
Anyway, I must be in the minority here, I don't really care much for Vertical Force. Shots tend to get lost in the red, and it feels too much like an 8 bit shooter. Not that they're bad, I just generally prefer shmups that feel a little more modern. Now I do like the game, but it could have been much better in my opinion.
Now, Red Alarm, though it's a rail shooter and not a true shmup, is a much better game.
And Space Invaders, yeah, I don't have that much money... Can't recall if it's one of the undumped games or not, maybe I should check that out...
Anyway, I must be in the minority here, I don't really care much for Vertical Force. Shots tend to get lost in the red, and it feels too much like an 8 bit shooter. Not that they're bad, I just generally prefer shmups that feel a little more modern. Now I do like the game, but it could have been much better in my opinion.
Now, Red Alarm, though it's a rail shooter and not a true shmup, is a much better game.
And Space Invaders, yeah, I don't have that much money... Can't recall if it's one of the undumped games or not, maybe I should check that out...
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Wow. I would never imangine a version of Space Invaders being that expensive. Considering all the very good versions available on other systems, I think 300 dollars is a bit much for it.SPACE HARRIER wrote:SPACE INVADERS did get a limited release in Japan,today it sells on Ebay for about $300 or even more.
It's a real shame that the VIRTUAL BOY was a DEAD ON ARRIVAL system,and never had the chance to get more thirth party support.
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