This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display
Last year, we reported on Red Viper, a Virtual Boy emulator that added a splash of Super Game Boy-style color to Nintendo's famously failed red-on-black…
Ars Technica reports: Last year, we reported on Red Viper, a Virtual Boy emulator that added a splash of Super Game Boy-style color to Nintendo's famously failed red-on-black "portable" 3D headset from the '90s.
Now, a new emulation experiment, VBoy Color, has taken the concept to a higher level, using a tile-based palette system that allows for many more distinct colors in each individual Virtual Boy frame.
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Nintendo’s Virtual Boy, Virtual Boy and VBoy Color.
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