Ars Technica AI Reporter and tech historian Benj Edwards has co-written a book on the Virtual Boy ... The philosophy led to the success of the Game & Watch and Game Boy platforms.

Nintendo released its ill-fated Virtual Boy in the United States on Aug. 14 ... Quite frankly, in the context of a magazine or TV spot, the red-LED graphics looked just plain bad.

The 90s Console Wars were wild with Sega, Nintendo, and the doomed Virtual Boy from Nintendo's ambitious venture. Virtual Boy fell short due to rushed development, a small game library ...

The Virtual Boy was a standalone console that retailed for $179.95—about twice the price of the hand-held Game Boy at its debut six years prior. Featuring a red-on-black LED display, the Virtual ...

With its two-legged stand, which led to many a bad back, and uncanny ability to induce eye strain, the Virtual Boy was gamble that never paid off. Released in August 1995, the Virtual Boy sold ...

Wired to the Virtual Boy was a full controller, the design of which strangely resembled the PlayStation's. To make matters worse, the game's screens were monochrome red and black, a set of LED ...

The Virtual Boy wasn't exactly Nintendo's finest hour. Despite this, the device was arguably ahead of its time and over the years has developed a cult following. In 2018, for example, an indie ...