Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy

Bys: Zagal, Jose P. and Edwards, Benj

The curious history, technology, and technocultural context of Nintendo's short-lived stereoscopic gaming console, the Virtual Boy.

With glowing red stereoscopic 3D graphics, the Virtual Boy cast a prophetic hue: Shortly after its release in 1995, Nintendo's balance sheet for the product was "in the red" as well. Of all the innovative long shots the game industry has witnessed over the years, perhaps the most infamous and least understood...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262045060
• ISBN13: 9780262045063
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"