The following is an article originally published by Abra Kapocus at ThoseGuys.tv!

Are you a fan of alternate realities? Well, of course you are. You must be a gamer, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. It’s 1995. Enter the Virtual Boy, one of many maligned pieces of Nintendo history. With its numerous glaring flaws; such as a monochrome black and red display, an epic fail in portability (even though it was marketed as a “handheld system”), its tiny and mediocre game library, and its tendency to leave its users with splitting headaches and seizures, it’s easy to see why Nintendo pulled the plug as soon as it did.
Suppose that this weren’t the case, however. What if the planets aligned in favor of this ill-fated boondoggle? What if, instead of being the tumor on the timeline to 3D effects in games the Virtual Boy was a crucial milestone? What if, instead of serving as a cautionary tale it was able to lead by example? What if I stopped asking so many damn questions and got to the freaking point already?
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