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Wasn't the Virtual Boy created by Gumpei Yokoi, the guy who basically created the Game Boy? Maybe it got through based on his reputation alone? I recall readin
by slantyyz 10y ago
Wasn't the Virtual Boy created by Gumpei Yokoi, the guy who basically created the Game Boy? Maybe it got through based on his reputation alone?
I recall reading (unconfirmed) stories in the gaming press that after the Virtual Boy failed, Yokoi was basically relegated to an office where he basically did nothing.
- leoc 10y agoApparently https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virtual_Boy&oldid=765361493#Development https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Virtual_Boy&oldid... Yokoi didn't really choose to ship the product that actually came out: like many another long-drawn-out, ambitious project Virtual Boy ended up being basically thrown out the door as-was once senior management lost patience with it.