I Love The Stupid Virtual Boy Thing

In 1995, Nintendo released it’s biggest failure, the Virtual Boy. It’s a pair of goggles with two screens, one for each eye, that created the illusion of depth, not dissimilar to how modern VR sets work. Unlike those sets though, games were only displayed in one color, red. The goggles also sat on a stand rather than being strapped to your face, forcing you to sit in kind of a hunched position to fit your head in properly. But here’s the thing you probably wouldn’t expect, I legitimately love the Virtual Boy.

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Quest 64 Check-In Week 1

When I first started this blog so many years ago, one of the main recurring features was the “Check-In” series. This was a weekly feature where I played a few hours of a long game every week and then talked about my experience. I always compared it to a “let’s play” video, but in written form. In the past, I played games that would go on to be some of my all time favorites, like Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE and Xenoblade Chronicles X. Will that be the case this time?

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I’m Back!

If you’ve been following my blog, you’ve probably noticed that there’s been an exteme lack of posts so far this year. My life got really busy and the fact of the matter is, I don’t make any money of this site, so it has to be a thing I do for fun when I find time rather than a priority. The good news is, things are finally starting to calm down, so I’m recommitting to putting out the same amount of content that I used to!  Continue reading