Should You BUY a Nintendo VIRTUAL BOY? A Buying Guide 

Everybody else doing SWITCH videos?! I do a VIRTUAL BOY video! #DroptheMic

"It is actually a pretty good game, damn good! Only one problem - IT'S ON VIRTUAL BOY!" - AVGN, 2009.

This is perfect since Kelsey and the Virtual Boy both use a stand.

I will never forgive Nintendo for not releasing Virtual Boy games on the 3DS Virtual Console. With the 3DS probably being Nintendo's last ever 3D console, it was the one chance to get Virtual Boy games on a more accessible platform, and that chance is pretty much gone.

I've always played the virtual boy laying down. Anyway else would be uncivilized.

I literally found one in the trash. That was a great day.

If you emulate the virtual boy, you can change the colors from black/red to gameboy colors.

AVGN had a great mod to this system so he can wear it on his head.

am I the only one glad to that this isn't a switch video? everyone today is uploading switch videos. Thanks Metal Jesus for being different :)

When he said "big and solid like me" I think he was referring to his body size yah nasties lol

*Metal Jesus Gear: Big And Solid*

You forgot to answer the real question on everyone's mind. How do the cartridges taste!?

Got my Virtual Boy for $40 last year. It has a scratch on the lens but... I have a Virtual Boy!

Great guide! I picked up a Virtual Boy and a flash cartridge awhile back, looking forward to having some time to play with it soon!

"It was marketed as a portable game system! Yeah, portable. My ass is portable!"

Kelsey is looking very 90s.

Kelsey is a plethora of knowledge, I always love when she is on the show!

I remember way back in the day when my parents bought me a Virtual Boy, I thought it was the coolest thing around. I didn't have alot of friends and only had an NES at the time, which I was kind of to dumb to really know how to play, so I played alot of my Virtual Boy. In fact I still have that same Virtual Boy sitting with my Other games with almost all the US games inside the old Blockbuster rental case, Who remembers Rental Stores renting consoles Good times, and ever now and then then I still play it, bit hard some times since my legs are broken and have been broken fro ages. I know its not the greatest thing but its a part of who I am and I have fun with it and really I think thats all that matters is that you have fun.

Cool video as usual! And it's always great when you have Kelsey on. Keep up the good work sir!

does it include a Kelsey?

Big and solid.........yep that looked awkward.

poor kelsey standing on a box :P

I discovered this channel and these videos the other day and love them. Even started listening to a few episodes of Game Blitz. Kelsey is really knowledgeable.

I remember playing this when I was really young. A family friend had one about six months after its release. It's quite a memorable device.

Have a great weekend everyone

I have really wanted a Virtual Boy for years. I have great memories of playing VB Wario Land back in the 90’s.

Your buying guide videos are really good, I do enjoy them and seeing your opinion's on what to buy and what you think's best for said system.

I still have mine, had pretty fun times back in the day. I was around 7 y.o. and I remember it was my dad the one who told me to buy it and I saved half the price and he put the other half. Nostalgia, by Veidt.

Kelsey, don't forget to look at metal jesus.

Kels got a taller box to stand on!

How many phonebooks is she standing on?

That awkward moment was epic 😂😂😂 you guys are hilarious 😂😂 great video

I love the VB, awesome homebrew community as well. I have a complete US set and Fishbone, and Hyper Fighting too.

awkward moment at 7:50 lol

great job mj, love the chemistry u have with your guests

I remember loving the Wario game on the Virtual Boy. I hope Nintendo releases these games for cheap on the 3DS for the Virtual Console. Mario Tennis was okay, Teleroboxer was cool because it felt "virtual," and I'll admit I beat Red Alarm so many times (probably because there weren't many games, so I played the same ones over and over). Anyways, great video Metal Jesus and Kelsey!!

Hey Metal Jesus. You should make a review of all the Sierra and Lucas arts classics like leisure suit Larry, Sam and Max etc. You have nice pc boxes.

When I was a kid, I saw a large spider crawl into one of the cracks of my virtual boy. i never wanted to use it anymore after that for fear of a spider crawling onto my face when I played it, then my mom threw it out after i went away to college. Years later I think it's time I get it again.

I just found your Channel like 2 days ago and i had a blast. I love your videos and I probably watched to much of them in this 2 days😉 but look forward to see even more

Channel content just keeps getting better and better.

Metal Jesus uses proper dynamic compression on his audiotracks. Be like Metal Jesus.

I think kelsey is turning into my favorite guest on the show.

I finally got to check one of these out at a vintage computer show last year. It was actually a LOT better than I had expected! I plan to add one of these to my collection, as soon as I get settled. Thanks also for the replacement stand info, I had no idea that anyone was offering modern replacements for those!?

Only ever tried this once, at a retro gaming expo, and was pretty impressed with the system. I wish I'd added one to my collection a few years ago when they were dirt cheap. Unfortunately, today the system and the good games are more expensive than I'd be willing to pay for them. Thanks to the both of you for the cool video. It was very informative while also being entertaining.

I was so torn between getting a Switch or a Virtual Boy, this video came out just in time! For real though, good detail in this :D

I have all this Nintendo Switch Stuff on my subscriptions and then I see: Should you buy a Virtual Boy?!😂

Witchaven in the back! love that game, allways got scared as a kid when playing it. Great video Metaljesus!

I dig the new intro, excellent editing man!

She's cute and knowledgeable, I like! Thanks for bringing her on Metal Jesus.

Kelsey's hair is on point

I recently re-watched your Virtual Boy retrospective a few minutes ago then a notification come up about this video and I was like: Whaddya know.. great timing 😆

10:40 Sprites are the term I believe you're looking for. They were very common in early 3D games, because they provided a 3D "feel" while not as demanding as full 3D models.

Virtual Boy, the first video game console, to cause eye cancer in under an hour.

It's a shame the bigger youtubers when talking about Virtual Boy never have the more interesting japanese games like Insmouse no Yakata or Space Squash, so the mainstream people are always left with the same view of the console. Not that the japanese games would be enough to sway a hater but it would help a little bit at least.

Great video and contribution from kelsey

Lots of great memories of this console. I bought mine at Sears. I remember Teleroboxer being awesome! I also remember how weird everything looked when you took your head away from it. Haha

You should do a video with the Angry Video Game Nerd

I can't push it out of my head that shes standing on a box XD

Growing up my friend had one of these, it was terrible. But man it looks so cool as a collectible. I love your videos Metal Jesus and your sidekicks!

Great video MJR! the virtual boy has a few great games with vertical force being one of my favs :)

Kelsey is so lovely

LMAO WTF 7:54 OMG

Hehe I love your videos. There's always something awkward, but loveable about them!

Awesome video MJR! I used to have a Virtual Boy but I traded it off it since it was just in a box not doing anything for years.

I see Kelsey and I watch

It's horrible. A dumb portable gimmick that nobody wanted, crappy graphics, weak processor, limited range of games and over-priced for what it is. But enough about the Switch. What's this Virtual Boy thing all about?

Keep up the awesome Videos Metal Jesus!

awesome guest this episode! she really knew her stuff. nice upload!

So is the virtual boy basically the Wii U of the 90s but worse ?

I'm still waiting for the Virtual Boy II.

just played a virtual boy in super potato with my son for the first time in my life today.. played teleroboxer... and was pleasantly surprised! it was great and my six year old loved it. now he wants one for christmas :D

Mjr your shirts are rad, keep up the awesome videos!

So youre "Big and Solid" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! well played brother well played

She is so cute. Smart of him to use her as thumbnails. :)

I got mine at a pawn shop I was working at in '98. Had the BLockbuster rental case and 5 games. There was one in the system, too. Jack Bros. Hehe. I still enjoy Teleroboxer and Wario Land, though.

MetalJesusRocks you should totally come to Toronto, Canada! We have lots of cool game stores and i'd love to show you them!

Jeez, that awkward "big and solid like me" moment. Lol. Kelsey was soooo not sure what to say :)

Who clicked only to watch Kelsey?

Awesome video! When the Virtual Boy came out I thought there must have been something about it that I just wasn't getting. The ads looked like something Bart Simpson would see in an acid flashback, so it had to be cool?

Always fun to see your video's. Just keep making them. But I have a question. I understand that you grew up with the 80's - 90's games machines, so dit I, so it is kinda normal to feel some nostalgia. But what about Kelsey ? Where and how did she get her interest in these 80's - 90's games/consoles/...?

The real question is. Does the Virtual Boy come bundled with a Kelsey ?

Kelsey is wife material.

On the eye blocker you can peel off the outer silky layer and then it will be much nicer looking and easier to clean. It peels off 100% clean and looks great.

Unfortunately I didn't really grow up in a gamer household as a kid, remember having an Atari when I was real young, then probably because it was cheap but my parents got me a Virtual Boy for Christmas one year, had all of those games you featured except the pin ball one and the First one you showed, remember enjoying Mario Tennis and Warioland a lot, Red Alert was near impossible to play, lol and I just never got the timing down on the boxing game, lol thanks for the trip down memory lane! Wonder what ever happened to mine? Hmm...

To be honest, stay away from this abomination...

Kelsey actually looks a bit like Tamara from Channel Awesome and the "Tamara's never seen" series of videos.

I used to have one of these. When I worked at Best Buy as the media manager, I was lucky enough to take home the display unit when they went on clearance. I wish I still had mine.

Mine is CIB and so are the 3 games I own outside of the pack-in. I also have the AC Adapter CIB. All of it works perfectly. It's a great showpiece in my collection!

this lady gets taller every episode

KELSEY, NOTICE ME!

I love your videos! Keep them coming

Love me some Kelsey. Really hoping she posts to her channel more often

She's the girl on the box buried in my games won't you come and play them? play them...

Man hair vs. woman hair

Good video. Completed U.S. collection 10 years ago-(carts only). I feel it is a good collectors purchase since there are only 14 games and as such it's something that most people can do and complete a collection wheras most would lose patience while attempting to complete other systems with 100s of games to complete.

i just watched your atari jaguar video, thanks for doing that one lol

You can tell Metal Jesus wants Kelsey to sit on his face 10/10

Woohoo, first one here!!

Recently downloaded a virtual boy emulator on the oculus quest and it was really fun. Surprising to see this video and see how similar in design the quest is to virtual boy. Cut the virtual boy controller in half and the controllers are similar in shape and layout to the oculus touch controllers.

I love all these episodes. I remember my cousin got one for Xmas and I did get to play a couple games I think one was flying and I’m positive one was tennis. Other than that watching these I know I could take you guys in almost any game I swear I’m coming from Canada and gonna challenge you at the Portland retro in drinking and gaming. Lol take care metal Hey-Zeus love your vids