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A Quick guide to buying an virtual boy

11-01-2011 12:22PM

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Since VBs are all the talk,If you plan to buy an virtual boy,take the account into the following-

VB parts are scarce,so if you plan to buy,make sure its the complete unit,as VB are popular for the parts themselves.

Check the listing and make sure the seller states the item works fine,failing that,walk away with your cash,reason being,given their age they are prone to failure and suffer from glitchy display,which is repairable with this guide-

http://www.projectvb.com/displayfix.html

You wont need a step down converter either,a snes/nes psu will work fine..

A psu adaptor for the controller can be got here-
http://www.gamebaz.com/?se=virtual+boy&c=&a=se&x=0&y=0

http://www.japangamestock.com/buy_video_games.php?currency=USD&products_id=7964

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#2 11-01-2011 01:03PM

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Great posts lately Stone, keep it up - handy to have those guides too :cool:

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#3 11-01-2011 01:37PM

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I never knew that about the psu, and me using batteries!

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#4 11-01-2011 01:38PM

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Cheers for that, I have the AC adaptor which came with my VB, wasn't aware it could take a (S)NES power supply!

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#5 11-01-2011 01:45PM

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Racket boy/project vb also confirmed the psu in his guide-

http://www.racketboy.com/retro/nintendo/2010/03/nintendo-virtual-boy-101-a-beginners-guide.html

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/hardware/?type=accessories&sec=main&id=2

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#6 16-01-2011 05:15PM

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EnterNow wrote: »

Great posts lately Stone, keep it up - handy to have those guides too :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_iz9fuOZI

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#7 16-01-2011 05:53PM

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Allen Odd Hippy wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ_iz9fuOZI

Sympathy, me?, nah! Have you been dancing with...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tjKe3nPpL4

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#8 16-01-2011 06:06PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9hdZmaYIT0

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#9 16-01-2011 06:07PM

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Allen Odd Hippy wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9hdZmaYIT0

Surely the days of me & o1s1n being the only GNR nuts here arn't over? :P

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#10 16-01-2011 06:08PM

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Theres more to me than being a part time ignorant bastard .

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#11 16-01-2011 06:10PM

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Allen Odd Hippy wrote: »

Theres more to me than being a part time ignorant bastard .

There's more to us than retro obsessed geeks too, for one, GNR simply rocks :cool::D

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#12 16-01-2011 06:11PM

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You mean the former gnr...

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#13 16-01-2011 06:15PM

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Allen Odd Hippy wrote: »

You mean the former gnr...

Touche my good sir. Not the tribute band we have today o1s1n will testify to that fact, after his attendance in the o2 last year.

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#14 16-01-2011 06:25PM

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You've just reminded me, we still haven't gotten our money back over that. Time for small claims court methinks.

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#15 16-01-2011 06:26PM

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFbujpjmTzs

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