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[KarishBHR]

During the ICONS episode of Game Boy, one of the commentators said he was dissapointed with the Virtual Boy because Nintendo had another product in the wings that was much better, but never released because of the Virtual Boy. Anyone know what he was alluding to?

 

[KiNeSiS]

The Original Specs for Ultra 64

 

[jooey]

Color VB?
Project Atlantis?
Megaton Alpha?

 

[Hollywood]

During the ICONS episode of Game Boy, one of the commentators said he was dissapointed with the Virtual Boy because Nintendo had another product in the wings that was much better, but never released because of the Virtual Boy. Anyone know what he was alluding to?

As I understand it, the original concept for Virtual Boy was a full color VR thing you put on your head. That was way too expensive though, and eventually it got scaled down and down to the point all it had was red lines and you had to sit it on something to look in. The VB was never meant to be what it was, and Nintendo was better off just not releasing it after so much stuff was cut out and scaled down.

 

[Blackcherry]

http://hn.iodized.net/p/mario05.jpg
nice, weird yes but nice ava!

 

[CO_Andy]

Light Boy.

 

[jarrod]

During the ICONS episode of Game Boy, one of the commentators said he was dissapointed with the Virtual Boy because Nintendo had another product in the wings that was much better, but never released because of the Virtual Boy. Anyone know what he was alluding to?

Nintendo and Bandai co-developed a handheld Super Famicom that got shelved... maybe that was it?

 

[Azure Dream]

My bet's on Project Atlantis. That one was talked about quite a bit around the VB era.

 

[jarrod]

My bet's on Project Atlantis. That one was talked about quite a bit around the VB era.

Project Atlantis became GBA.

 

[KarishBHR]

Project Atlantis became GBA.

Yea. This guy made it seem like something really cool could have come out but never did

 

[GDGF]

It was Jez San who said this, btw. He actually posted on this board some years ago. Argonaut guy.

 

[God's Hand]

Jez San is a great guy.

 

[GDGF]

I like his work. He should do some stuff for the NDS. A nice shooter, or something. I bet he could really push some polys.