Virtual boy items unreleased.

I'm pretty sure there is uncirculated coins, and unreleased coins. e.g struck and saved from the melter. :applause:

 

To reiterate what retro said, it seems you know a lot about VB stuff. I'd love to see your collection.

You aren't going to win in a fight over semantics, let alone change your opinion. Never happens in fights

 

I have not yet made scans or taken pictures of every single item in my collection, but the large majority of my collection can be found on my profile page at Planet Virtual Boy:

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/usercenter/?section=collection&uid=1643

The profile page there only allows 6 images of limited size, and I'm still trying to decide how I am going to fill them up most efficiently, so as I mention in the "Comment:" section of my profile page, I posted more images of higher quality in this thread there:

http://www.planetvb.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=21127#forumpost21127

You are likely right, which is why I still plan to use this thread in the future to post about Virtual Boy items that I regard as "unreleased." The Virtual Boy sure has a lot of them, and I've created a list of such for clarification purposes:

All of the following are tangible Virtual Boy items that were never released for sale to the public, making them very rare and obscure; notwithstanding, a number of these tangible items found their way into the hands of a select few:

Hardware:
VUE-Debugger
Video Boy
Flash Gang Writer
Virtual Boy EPROM Cartridges
Virtual Boy FLASH ROM Cartridges
Shoshinkai 1994 Prototype Virtual Boy system
2 known pre-production model Japanese Virtual Boy systems
1 known pre-production model North American Virtual Boy system
For Interactive Display Virtual Boy system (North American, white box version)
For Interactive Display Virtual Boy system (Japanese, mosaic box version)
Adjustable Virtual Boy stand [any in private hands?]
Virtual Boy GameLink Cable [any in private hands?]
Virtual Boy Rechargeable Battery Adapter [any in private hands?]
Virtual Boy shoulder harness [any in private hands?]
Floor Model Virtual Boy store display
Counter version Virtual Boy store display
Platform Virtual Boy display
2.5 times actual size Virtual Boy prototype model [who in the world has this?]

Software:
North America:
Red Alarm (Not for Resale-Demo Only)
VB Wario Land (Not for Resale-Demo Only)
Japan:
Galactic Pinball (Sample for Demonstration)
Mario Clash (Sample for Demonstration)
Mario's Tennis (Sample for Demonstration)
Red Alarm (Sample for Demonstration)
Teleroboxer (Sample for Demonstration)
VB Wario Land (Sample for Demonstration)
[Any more that I might be missing?]

Miscellaneous:
"Demo Virtual Boy Here" Banner
3D Light-up Virtual Boy sign
3D Virtual Boy Specs
Virtual Boy Alarm Clock
VB Cap (Black with red "VIRTUAL BOY" logo on front and standard red "Nintendo" logo on back)
VB Cap (Black with red "VIRTUAL BOY" logo and standard red "Nintendo" logo on front)
VB Cap (Black top, purple lip; red "VIRTUAL BOY" logo on front and standard red "Nintendo" logo on back)
Hudson Soft Virtual Boy Button
Denim Shirt with embroidered Virtual Boy system on back
Mario's Tennis Playing Cards (Japanese promo-only item)
Nester's Funky Bowling Ceiling Hanger display
Nintendo 3D Button
Promotional Virtual Boy Slides
Virtual Boy Pen (red/black)
Virtual Boy Pen (black/red)
Virtual Boy Special Value Button
Virtual Boy Store Vinyl Banner
Virtual Boy Sunglasses
Virtual Boy T-Shirt (Black)
Virtual Boy T-Shirt (Red/Blue)
Virtual Boy T-Shirt (White)
Virtual Boy Jacket
Virtual Boy Vest
Virtual Boy Key Chain
Virtual Boy VidPro Cards
Virtual Boy E3 1996 Presskit
Certain Virtual Boy flyers

Then, of course, there are the Virtual Boy games/digital items, which are intangible items, that were never released for sale to the public.

3D Tank
Bound High!
Donkey Kong Country 2
Doraemon
Dragon Hopper
Faceball/NikoChan Battle
GoldenEye
Interceptor
J-League 3D Stadium
Mansion of Insmouse (North American version)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Night Landing
Out of the Deathmount
Polygo Block
Proteus Zone
Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling
Signal Tatto
Sora Tobu Henry
Space Pinball
Star Seed
Strange Animal School
Sundays Point
VB Mario Land
Virtual Block
Virtual Bomberman
Virtual Dodgeball
Virtual Double Yakuman
Virtual Fishing (North American version)
Virtual Gunman
Virtual Jockey
Virtual League Baseball 2
Wangan Sensen Red City
Worms
Zero Racers

In a thread that deals with the very broad topic of "unreleased items" for the Virtual Boy, I conclude that any of the above items or games are open for discussion.

 

Good going, I needed to wipe the drool off my monitor. My VB collection is paltry, I do have all USA boxed games except for Waterworld and Jack Bros (coincidentally the 2 most valuable USA games), boxed Performance VB bag (bag is crap though), boxed VB power adapter, the adapter is labeled for use with SNES and VB only. The only USA released item I am missing is the Blockbuster case.

I used to have the tall VB store kiosk with Red Alarm demo label and matching key for the lock but had to sell it. I think I still have pictures saved somewhere (12 years of digital pictures, 112GB, 28,000 pictures)

edit: found it using file search:


I loved the lighted sign on top:

 

A member here has a pre-production unit with the Virtual Boy text being purple-ish on the unit, missing those FCC/patent/whatever is found on the bottom of the console engravings with a controller with the text saying Virtual Boy being slightly thicker. Also on the console the black part of case seemed blacker and nice and smooth. Not sure if that is what you were referring to.

EDIT: found the thread: http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?40149-Virtual-Boy-Prototype-console

 

wilykat: I don't know if you still keep track of the VB market, but the boxed Performance VB bag is by far the hardest-to-find Virtual Boy accessory these days, even much harder than the TravelMaster hard case (which should also be regarded as a USA released item, if the Blockbuster one is to be regarded as such). There might be one CIB soft case that pops up in an online auction per year, if even that. That VB store kiosk that you used to have is also known as the counter version VB store display. It looks like you even had both original ad inserts to go along with the still working light-up sign. No collector could have asked for more than that!

MSX: Based on the comparison pictures that DiamondDave provided here:

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?40149-Virtual-Boy-Prototype-console&p=596548&viewfull=1#post596548

I would say that he has the one known model of the pre-production, North American Virtual Boy system.

 

I haven't really looked at the collector market in a few years, not since I sold the display. So my boxed bag is worth a lot? How do I un-crapyfy the bag? Lots of white residue that smells funky but it is not mold. I think the previous owner had cat with bladder problem. Found it in box at Goodwill around 10 years ago for 99 cents.

 

I am not an expert in how to clean things properly without ruining the colors, so I won't give any suggestions there, but the worth of your boxed soft case will largely depend on the condition of your box. The more minty the box is, the more serious a bidding war on it would be.

Don't make me hate you. ;-)