Virtual Boy Question
 

So recently one of the screens has gone haywire, the other screen still works fine but it's not in 3-D anymore with just the one screen, is there any hope of repairing this?

I don't really want to buy a used unit b/c people on e-bay are always packing in games I already have and that drives up the price, also I'm not really big on whole used by others thing.

Honestly, I doubt it. I would doubt they make replacement parts for it. As much as I know you hate the idea of it, just go ahead and buy a replacement unit.

By the way, glad I'm not the only one with a Virtual Boy.

:D

Try contacting Nintendo CS. Couldn't hurt.

Maybe the forums at these fan-sites could have some useful info:
http://www.vr32.de/ (there's an english option)
http://www.virtual-boy.org

Don't worry. I as well own a Virtual Boy.

The problem with calling Nintendo's Customer Service is that the website specifically says that Virtual Boy is too old for them to offer repair service on and they would likely say the same thing if you called them. This is what it says on the site:

"Virtual Boy, Other Products

Repair is No longer available

Due to the age of the system, we are unable to offer factory repair directly from Nintendo.

Although factory repair is no longer available, finding a replacement of your older product may still be a possibility, as some stores and auction sites offer used products. Click here to read some tips on where to start."

They also recommend auction sites and that's honestly probably the only solution. I was lucky enough to have a friend willing to sell his so I got a good deal but I still hit up eBay for the AC Power adapter accessory.

You can usually find just the head unit for about $10-15 on ebay.

Yeah but how sketchy does that look
http://cgi.ebay.com/NINTENDO-VIRTUAL...QQcmdZViewItem
I asked for a non-blury pic and he didn't reply

My bigger concern there is that it doesn't say something along the lines of "works great, I just tested it."

well they don't have the power cord, They did eventually send me some gross looking pics (it needed the blury shot)

In other words, Nintendo would like to forget that the Virtual Boy ever existed. :p Who can blame them though considering it ranks as one of the biggest failures in the history of video gaming right alongside the 3DO and Jaguar. Heck, even the Dreamcast lasted longer and did better.

I wish I could have bought the Virtual Boy. I remember trying it out at Blockbuster, and thinking it was really fun. However, being at the mercy of my parents' wallets, I did not get to have one.

I nearly bought a VB, but after 15 minutes of playing the demo unit at Toy R Us I had a headache that lasted hours. I have enough trouble playing Quake II without puking. No way I could handle the VB.

By now though you would think they could make it alot more interesting. Say high res 2D snes animation, that would so rule.