List of Virtual Boy games

Nintendo's Virtual Boy console

The Virtual Boy was released by Nintendo on July 21, 1995 in Japan and on August 14, 1995 in North America with the launch titles Mario's Tennis, Red Alarm, Teleroboxer, and Galactic Pinball.^[1] The last official title to be released for the Virtual Boy was 3D Tetris, released on March 12, 1996.^[2] In total, 22 Virtual Boy games were released; only 14 made it to North America.^[3] Several additional titles were announced to be released for the Virtual Boy as well, but they were canceled after Nintendo discontinued the system.^[4] The top games released for the Virtual Boy, according to Nintendo Power, included Virtual Boy Wario Land, Galactic Pinball, Mario's Tennis, Nester's Funky Bowling, and Red Alarm.^[5]

The following list contains all games released on the Virtual Boy, including all games released either in Japan or in North America only. The Virtual Boy was released in North America and in Japan but it was never released in the PAL markets.^[6] Both the English and Japanese titles, as well as both the North American and Japanese release dates, are given when applicable.

Released games

English title	Japanese title (English / Kana / Romaji)	Genre	Developer	Publisher	Regions released/Release date
						North America (NA)		Japan (JP)
3D Tetris[7]	Polygo Block ポリゴブロック Porigo Buroku[8]	Puzzle	T&E Soft	Nintendo	✔	March 22, 1996		Unreleased
Bomberman: Panic Bomber[7]	Tobidase! Panibomb とびだせ！ぱにボン Tobidase! Panibon[9]	Puzzle	Hudson Soft	Nintendo	✔	December 1995	✔	July 21, 1995
Galactic Pinball[7]	Galactic Pinball ギャラクティックピンボール Gyarakutikku Pinbōru[10]	Pinball	Intelligent Systems	Nintendo	✔	August 14, 1995	✔	July 21, 1995
Golf[7]	T&E Virtual Golf T＆Ｅバーチャルゴルフ[11]	Sports	T&E Soft	Nintendo (NA) T&E Soft (JP)	✔	November 1995	✔	August 11, 1995
—	Insmouse no Yakata インスマウスの館[12] "Innsmouth Mansion"	First-person shooter	Be Top	I'Max		Unreleased	✔	October 13, 1995
Jack Bros.[7]	Jack Brothers no Meiro de Hīhō! ジャック・ブラザースの迷路でヒーホー! Jakku Burazāzu no Meiro de Hīhō[13]	Action	Atlus	Atlus	✔	October 1995	✔	September 29, 1995
Mario Clash[7]	Mario Clash マリオクラッシュ Mario Kurasshu[14]	Platformer, action	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	✔	October 1995	✔	September 28, 1995
Mario's Tennis[7]	Mario's Tennis マリオズテニス Mariozu Tenisu[15]	Sports	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	✔	August 14, 1995	✔	July 21, 1995
Nester's Funky Bowling[7]	—	Sports	Saffire Corporation	Nintendo	✔	February 26, 1996		Unreleased
Red Alarm[7]	Red Alarm レッドアラーム Reddo Arāmu[16]	Shooting	T&E Soft	Nintendo	✔	August 14, 1995	✔	July 21, 1995
—	SD Gundam Dimension War SDガンダムディメンションウォー SD Gandam Dimenshon Uō[17]	Turn-based strategy	Locomotive Corporation	Bandai		Unreleased	✔	December 22, 1995
—	Space Invaders Virtual Collection スペースインベーダーバーチャルコレクション Supēsu Inbēdā Bācharu Korekushon[18]	Shooting		Taito		Unreleased	✔	December 1, 1995
—	Space Squash スペーススカッシュ Supēsu Sukasshu[19]	Sports	Tomcat System	Coconuts Japan		Unreleased	✔	September 29, 1995
Teleroboxer[7]	Teleroboxer テレロ ボクサー Tererobokusā[20]	Fighting	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	✔	August 14, 1995	✔	July 21, 1995
—	V-Tetris Ｖ－テトリス V-Tetorisu[21]	Puzzle	Bullet-Proof Software	Bullet-Proof Software		Unreleased	✔	August 25, 1995
Vertical Force[7]	Vertical Force[22]	Shoot 'em up	Hudson Soft	Nintendo	✔	December 1995	✔	August 12, 1995
—	Virtual Bowling バーチャルボウリング Bācharu Bouringu[23]	Sports	Athena	Athena		Unreleased	✔	December 22, 1995
Virtual Boy Wario Land[7]	Virtual Boy Wario Land: Awazon no Hihō バーチャルボーイワリオ・ランドアワゾンの秘宝 Bācharu Bōi Wario Rando Awazon no Hihō[24]	Platforming	Nintendo R&D1	Nintendo	✔	November 27, 1995	✔	December 1, 1995
—	Virtual Fishing バーチャルフィッシング Bācharu Fisshingu[25]	Sports	Pack-In-Video	^JP Pack-In-Video ^NA THQ		Unreleased	✔	October 6, 1995
—	Virtual Lab/バーチャルＬＡＢ Bācharu LAB[26]	Puzzle	Nacoty	J-Wing		Unreleased	✔	December 8, 1995
Virtual League Baseball[7]	Virtual Pro Yakyū '95 バーチャルプロ野球'95 Bācharu Puro Yakyū '95[27]	Sports	Kemco	Kemco	✔	September 11, 1995	✔	August 11, 1995
Waterworld[7]	—	Action	Ocean of America	Ocean of America	✔	December 21, 1995		Unreleased

Unreleased games

English title	Japanese title (English / Kana / Romaji)	Genre	Developer
—	Bound High[28]	Puzzle	Japan Supply System
—	Doraemon[28]	Platformer	Epoch
Dragon Hopper	Jump Dragon	Action	Intelligent Systems
Faceball; also known as MIDI Maze[28]	NicoChan Battle	Shoot 'em up	Bullet-Proof Software
Goldeneye 007[28]	—	Rail shooter	Nintendo
—	Interceptor[28]	Shoot 'em up	Coconuts
—	J League 3D Stage[28]	Sports	J-Wing
—	Mahjong[28]	Puzzle	Vap
Mario Adventure[28]	—	Platformer	Nintendo
Mario Kart Virtual Cup[28]	—	Racing	Nintendo
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers[28]	—	Action	Bandai
—	Night Landing[28]		POW
—	Niko-Chan Battle[28]	Action	Bullet-Proof Software
—	Out of Deathmount[28]	Shoot 'em up	J-Wing
—	Protious Zone[28]		Coconuts
—	Puyo Puyo Tsu	Puzzle	Compile
—	Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling[28]	Sports	Tomy
—	Sundays Point[28]		Coconuts
VI Racer[28]	—	Racing
—	Virtual Battle Ball[28]		Hect
—	Virtual Block[28]	Puzzle	Bottom Up
—	Virtual Bomberman	Action	Hudson Soft
Virtual Boy StarFox[29]	—	Shooter	Nintendo
—	Virtual Double[28]	Puzzle	Vap
—	Virtual Gunmen[28]	Shoot 'em up	Victor Games
Worms[28]	—	Puzzle
—	Zero Racers[28]	Racing	Nintendo

References

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2. "3-D Tetris for VBOY". GameSpot. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
3. Kolan, Patrick (2008-01-14). "IGN Retro: Virtual Boy's Best Games". IGN. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
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5. "Virtual Boy Top 5". Nintendo Power (82). March 1996. p. 8.
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9. "Panic Bomber Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
10. "Galactic Pinball Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
11. "Golf Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
12. "Innsmouse No Yakata Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
13. "Jack Bros. Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
14. "Mario Clash Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
15. "Mario's Tennis Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
16. "Red Alarm Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
17. "SD Gundam Dimension War Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
18. "Space Invaders Virtual Collection Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
19. "Space Squash Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
20. "Teleroboxer Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
21. "V–Tetris Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
22. "Vertical Force Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
23. "Virtual Bowling Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
24. "Virtual Boy Wario Land Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
25. "Virtual Fishing Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
26. "Virtual Lab Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
27. "Virtual League Baseball Release Information for VirtualBoy". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
28. Big N Magazine. p.19. July–August 2000.
29. "Virtual Boy StarFox release information for VirtualBoy". Unseen64. Retrieved 2008-12-21.

External links

• List of Virtual Boy games at GameFAQs