This chip allowed the console to produce higher quality graphics - at least for a "portable" console at the time - comparable to what you would expect to see coming from a standard home console. It was powered by a customized NEC V810, a 32-bit RISC Processor clocked at 20 Mhz. The Virtual Boy was Nintendo's first 32-bit game console. Like most Nintendo consoles of the time, the Virtual Boy came with one game out of the box, Mario's Tennis, which would be the first taste of VR technology for home users.įor 1995, the Virtual Boy was very ambitious and took a lot of risks showcasing an idea that had not yet been explored by home console makers. The Virtual Boy was officially released in two markets Japan received the console on Jwhile North America received it almost a month later on August 14, 1995. It would later come to be known as the Virtual Boy, the first home VR device for gaming. We've since revised and bumped it as part of our #ThrowbackThursday initiative.Īt the 1995 Consumer Electronics Show, Nintendo unveiled a device known as the VR-32 and claimed it allowed players to be immersed into the game they were playing.
Note: This feature was originally published on December 7, 2015. During the wait for the Nintendo 64, the company produced a new console hoping it would tide people over until the N64 was ready and bring a new experience to the home console experience.
We can find plenty of examples in the add-ons for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) like the Power Pad, Power Glove, and Zapper - all enabling new ways to play games.īy mid-90's the Super Nintendo was becoming obsolete and newer consoles were still a year away from release. But why is it that the idea of VR at home never took off before and now it seems like it'll finally come to fruition?ĭuring the 80's and 90's, Nintendo experimented with many different ways to make the home console better, add to the user experience, and keep consoles fresh and fun.
Virtual reality has become something of a fascination once again as consumer devices like the Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR have hit the scene along with other competitors.
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