I’ve been thinking about getting a Virtual Boy for several years now. I know it’s a completely pointless console to have, since you can really only play it for about 10 minutes at a time before getting a headache, but it looks neat and I wanted one. My husband bought it for me about a week and a half ago at the Cleveland Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show.

It can be a gamble buying Virtual Boys because they are prone to many different problems and most are sold “as is.” My Virtual Boy looks just like new. The dealer we bought it from had it completely refurbished with new LEDs inside.

I got three games at the show: Wario Land, Mario’s Tennis, and Teleroboxing. I’ve also ordered V-Tetris from eBay, which should arrive in a couple days. Teleroboxing is the only game of these that could be considered “virtual reality.” It is also my least favorite of these games because I have no idea what I am doing.

Everyone claims that you can only play the Virtual Boy for about 10 minutes before getting a headache. I played all three of the games I bought at the show the day I bought them for about 10-15 minutes each, back to back, and didn’t experience a headache.

That’s all I have to say about the Virtual Boy right now. I may write a more in-depth article about this console later.