Launched approximately one million years ago – in the ancient year of 1995 – the Virtual Boy was Nintendo’s ill-fated early attempt to kickstart 3D gaming, long before the immensely more successful Nintendo 3DS. Infamous for almost instantly causing splitting headaches, the console is the stuff of industry legend, a commercial disaster that was discontinued less than a year after launch.
But time heals all migraines. Nintendo has just brought a library of Virtual Boy classics to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack service, marking the first time these titles have been officially playable since the console was swept under the rug over 30 years ago.
