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The Virtual Boy is often panned as being Nintendo's greatest failure, but what did it look like if you were one of the few who bought the console brand new back in the day? In this video we crack open the packaging of the Nintendo Virtual Boy and unbox the contents that are inside, taking a deep look at everything from the actual console itself to the included instruction manuals along the way!

With less than 800,000 consoles sold, finding a Virtual Boy with all of its packaging intact is certainly no easy task. Even rarer is to find a box that is still in good condition, especially considering the poor quality of some of the inserts included with the unit. With all of the paperwork also still inside the box, we can take a good look at how exactly Nintendo intended for the Virtual Boy to be used, and pinpoint where many people likely go wrong while playing their games!

Speaking of games, a copy of Mario's Tennis was included with every single Virtual Boy console sold in North America. While a very bare bones Super Mario sports games by today's standards, it was meant as a way for first time buyers to immediately experience virtual reality functionality that the Virtual Boy provided. Of course it's nothing compared to the PlayStation VR that people have come to expect from consoles such as the PlayStation 4, although with it's 32-bit processor and nothing but black and red graphics, I think it does a decent job of making you feel like you truly in the game!

The Virtual Boy's biggest blunder, and a big mistake made by Nintendo is definitely the stand included with the console. By removing any possibility of playing the Virtual Boy portable and confining all gaming to a flat table while using the flimsy included stand, the experience that one has while playing the VB is severely dampened. It doesn't help that the height of the stand is not adjustable, resulting in almost a guaranteed sore back along with the sore eyes and headache that many people report after playing the console for only a short period of time. The Angry Video Game Nerd taping the Virtual Boy to his head in order to play seems impractical, yet it's still likely more comfortable than trying to play the console the way Nintendo thinks you should.

Combine all of this with the fact that Nintendo expects the player to take a break after playing a game for only 10 minutes, it's clear why the Virtual Boy failed at providing the 3D gaming environment that was promised. So was the AVGN right to tear the Virtual Boy a new one? Hopefully this unboxing of the console will help shed some light on just what the Nintendo Virtual Boy is all about!

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