22nd March 2011, 1:14 AM
Yep, just don't move it out of dead center and it's great! You know, don't move the portable, in your hands? I kid, I want to see it in action soon enough when the store demos come along.
The Virtual Boy was interesting... Honestly it's just a fluke that I actually got one back then. I only got 3 games for it: Mario Tennis, Red Alarm, and Wario Land. Of those, Wario Land is certainly the best, and I'd wager the best on the whole system. Hmm, considering the 3DS is... 3D and all, I wonder if they'll be emulating VB games on it? That'd be nice. At least Wario Land VB should get a release. One issue with emulating is that the VB controller had two d-pads on both sides as well as A/B/Start/Select (and two shoulder buttons). Wario Land never used the right d-pad, but other games did for things like controlling aim and movement (just like duel analog sticks do today). Red Alarm would be trouble. I'm not sure how well that could control... Actually the VB had a very solid controller. That's the best thing you can say about the system. It was comfortable with easy and intuitive button placement. In fact I still say the VB's shoulder buttons make the most sense of any shoulder buttons ever, being placed on the BACK of the controller instead of the top.
The Virtual Boy was interesting... Honestly it's just a fluke that I actually got one back then. I only got 3 games for it: Mario Tennis, Red Alarm, and Wario Land. Of those, Wario Land is certainly the best, and I'd wager the best on the whole system. Hmm, considering the 3DS is... 3D and all, I wonder if they'll be emulating VB games on it? That'd be nice. At least Wario Land VB should get a release. One issue with emulating is that the VB controller had two d-pads on both sides as well as A/B/Start/Select (and two shoulder buttons). Wario Land never used the right d-pad, but other games did for things like controlling aim and movement (just like duel analog sticks do today). Red Alarm would be trouble. I'm not sure how well that could control... Actually the VB had a very solid controller. That's the best thing you can say about the system. It was comfortable with easy and intuitive button placement. In fact I still say the VB's shoulder buttons make the most sense of any shoulder buttons ever, being placed on the BACK of the controller instead of the top.
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