Yesterday, I reached a small milestone in regards to video game collecting. With the arrival of Waterworld for the Nintendo Virtual Boy, my collection for that system is now complete. Everything you see in the following photos is factory sealed and in mint condition.
First a little background information. The Nintendo Virtual Boy was released on 14 AUG 95 in North America at a price of around $180. Several price cuts were made in an effort to boost sales, but the console never caught on. The following year... Nintendo discontinued sale of the Virtual Boy in Japan and North America, it was never released in Europe or Australia. Approximately 700,000 Virtual Boys were sold in North America, and 14 games were released.
The list of North American released games is... 3D Tetris, Baseball, Galactic Pinball, Golf, Jack Bros., Mario Clash, Mario Tennis, Nester's Funky Bowling, Panic Bomber, Red Alarm, Teleroboxer, Vertical Force, Waterworld and Wario Land. Mario Tennis was packed in with the Virtual Boy Console.
Only one official peripheral was ever released in North America... the AC Adapter.
These are two different demo cartiridges for use in the store display models. These weren't for sale to the public, but were "loaned" out by NOA to retailers while the Virtual Boy was on display.

The Virtual Boy was available for a short while as a console rental from Blockbuster Video. This is the case (complete with instructions) used to transport the rental in. This item wasn't for sale to the public.
My Virtual Boy sunglasses... these weren't for sale to the public, but given away as a promotional product.

The quality of the pictures is a little off here in the blog, probably because of the size. If you look under the Image section of my Profile, you'll find better quality pictures.