Jeremy Parish, Chris Kohler
After Nintendo achieved world-shaking success with its Game Boy handheld system, a next-generation follow-up seemed inevitable. Yet few could have predicted the form it would take—or how poorly it would fare with critics and consumers alike. That device, Virtual Boy, stands as a rare black mark on Nintendo’s long legacy of console hardware: An abject commercial failure, retired after only half a year of life. But was it really as bad as all that? 25 years after Virtual Boy’s rocky launch, this book provides a comprehensive and open-minded exploration of the Virtual Boy and its library from start to finish.
Packed with history, critiques, direct-feed screenshots, and complete packaging photography for the console’s entire library (and then some), this is the definitive chronicle of Virtual Boy’s history.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Hardcover | | 9781945908712 | 2018 | 320 |
English | Hardcover | 2nd Edition | N/A | 2022 | 320 |
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Authors: #ChrisKohler #JeremyParish
Publishers: #LimitedRun (Limited Run)
Languages: #English
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Year: #Year2018
Genres: #Compendium
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#Golf (Golf)
#Gundam (SD Gundam: Dimension War)
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#Mario (Mario Tennis, Mario Clash, Virtual Boy Wario Land)
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