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Play Virtual Boy Games Online

4 games playable in your browser · Also known as VB

The Virtual Boy is Nintendo’s most famous failure: a 1995 tabletop headset that rendered stereoscopic 3D in red monochrome, caused eye strain, and was discontinued within a year with barely two dozen games released.

The short library is worth looking at precisely because so few people saw it. Virtual Boy Wario Land is a genuinely good platformer, Jack Bros. is a cult favourite, and Mario’s Tennis shows what the depth effect was actually for.

Most popular Virtual Boy games

  1. 1Virtual Boy Wario Land
  2. 2Mario's Tennis
  3. 3Mario Clash
  4. 43D Tetris

Frequently asked questions

Can I see the 3D effect in a browser?

The player renders a single eye view by default, which is how most people play these games today. Anaglyph modes are available in the settings if you have red-cyan glasses.

Why is everything red?

The hardware used red LED arrays rather than a colour screen, so red-on-black is the console’s native and only palette.