Since the secretive and somewhat controversial release of Virtual Boy Hyper Fighting (Street Fighter II), those lucky enough to have acquired 2 carts have sought to test out the 2-player versus mode. The Virtual Boy Link Cable project was originally re-inspired after an official prototype VB link cable was discovered. However, the process of bringing a working prototype to life has remained an DIY project until now. The newest person to pick up the project has publicly announced that the release of a working VB 2-player link cable is closer than we think. This news does come with a caveat, 2 carts are required for 2-player gaming. Thankfully this too may no longer be an issue as the creator of the FlashBoy [Richard Hutchinson] has just posted that a cart-only, 2nd printing of Virtual Boy Hyper Fighting is well in the works.

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[Sonic Angel Knight]

So there was a street fighter to game for Virtual boy? I never knew that. Now I wanna try.

 

[CeeDee]

So there was a street fighter to game for Virtual boy? I never knew that. Now I wanna try.

It's homebrew. Which is much cooler.

 

[Sonic Angel Knight]

It's homebrew. Which is much cooler.

Wait is not official by capcom? Hmm well I guess i could see it not being a thing, I heard no reports for it being official.

 

[Another World]

So there was a street fighter to game for Virtual boy? I never knew that. Now I wanna try.

you can grab the demo from here: https://filetrip.net/oldies-downloa...hyper-fighting-virtual-boy-demo-1-f32317.html

there is also a recent hack floating about that unlocks characters in the demo.

the CIB release consisted of 75 carts which sold for $150 ea. everyone interested was allowed the option to buy 2 carts (because of the 2-player mode), and no more. since then they have popped up on eBay and at gaming events. I've seen them from $500-$1200 ea. the game was a commission by Ben Stevens, and it is a "homebrew" and not an official Capcom release. I've played it, it is pretty amazing. even the 3D depth of field came out really well.



-another world

 

[VinsCool]

This is nice to see these sort of unofficial things coming on dead platforms

Too bad I don't own a Virtual Boy, nor do I plan to get one, for now.

 

[seam]

how is this secretive? ive had the demo for like 4 years

 

[zoogie]

This makes me curious to know what status VB emulation is at on the 3ds right now.

 

[jt_1258]

huh, neat

 

[The Catboy]

Seeing Another World's thread on the main page is a very welcomed blast from the past. I am happy to see you are still around.
As for the news on hand, I am also happy to see the VB still has a following.

 

[Vipera]

This post has been removed due to the staff's corruption to money and other people.

 

[codezer0]

And then sony copied this console and created the PS VR.

Just like how they used Adobe premiere to copy Xbone X footage to claim it as their own.

 

[Kioku]

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On topic? Watching the game play video is actually impressive. It seems to work fairly decently, even on such limited hardware.

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This is nice to see these sort of unofficial things coming on dead platforms

Too bad I don't own a Virtual Boy, nor do I plan to get one, for now.

Can't say that even this entices me to consider it. That's mostly because the glaring red always gave me a bad headache.

 

[Todderbert]

I remember wanting one of these on release day, the store had a display running. Gave me a headache after a few minutes. That was that. Still cool they are developing for it.

 

[Alex4U]

Holy shit! I'm shocked!

 

[Smoker1]

This makes me curious to know what status VB emulation is at on the 3ds right now.

Same here. I think it is still not a Priority with RetroArch. But it has been a while since I Updated it on my N3DS. Could be better now hopefully.

 

[BARNWEY]

Same here. I think it is still not a Priority with RetroArch. But it has been a while since I Updated it on my N3DS. Could be better now hopefully.

There already is a Virtual Boy emulator. Albeit, it's not that good....

 

[Smoker1]

RetroArch Mednafen VB is still running at 12-20FPS but mostly at 19.50ish FPS

 

[supergamer368]

So when console makers screw up a console we have to make it better...? Why even bother making homebrew for the thing, i wonder. I can still feel the red inside my eyelids.

 

[VitaType]

The Virtual Boy has a flashcard? Then there is hope for all consoles.