Virtual Boy Games That Were Innovative and/or Ahead of Their Time
1995:
Red Alarm (VB, 1995) - Space Combat Sim; Wireframe 3D engine
-Pretty good framerate
Virtual Boy Wario Land (VB, 1995) - Action Platformer/Maze Platformer w/ 2.5D elements
-Good variation, bump into+carry and throw enemies (WL1), bonus games, somewhat different endings depending on your collection rate (WL1), upgraded bird/dragon/viking combo helmet (shoot through blocks like the ring in Alex Kidd and through walls as well, long flight and stomp in one helmet), re-balanced bird helmet (long flight without tackle or short flight with), better control of the dragon helmet's flame, pretty good bosses, mini-bosses, very good animation, smooth sprite scaling, some new gimmicks (the sideways fans (MW4?), the clocks which spawn an enemy or item if you wait), can replay beaten levels but have to backtrack through them to do it?
Innsmouth no Yakata (VB, 1995) - FP Survival Horror/Maze Action/FPS (corridors are as wide as you are), 2D, Light Gun/Gallery Shooter style aiming, Tile-based movement; Map system (touch the black and white orbs - item placements and level layout respectively), branching paths between levels and four different endings, time limit, randomly placed items
Vertical Force (VB, 1995) - Vertical Shoot 'em up w/ 2.5D elements
Mario's Tennis (VB, 1995) - Sports, TP View; Pretty smooth sprite scaling
Teleroboxer (VB, 1995) FP Boxing/Super Punch-Out!-like; Sci-fi theme
SD Gundam Dimension War (VB, 1995) - TBS w/ Real-time TPS/2.5D battles;
Space Squash (VB, 1995) - Sports/Action; 2.5D
Mario Clash (VB, 1995) - Single Screen Action w/ 2.5D elements
Golf (VB, 1995) - Sports; 3D course map
Waterworld (VB, 1995) - Free-roaming Shooter, Vehicle-based; Pre-rendered sprites
Jack Bros. (VB, 1995) - Maze Action
Galactic Pinball (VB, 1995) - Pinball; 2.5D
Panic Bomber (1994 port/VB, 1995) - Matching Puzzle
Virtual League Baseball (VB, 1995) - Sports; Digitized actor sprites
Space Invaders: Virtual Collection (VB, 1995) - Cabal-like variation
Virtual Fishing (VB, 1995) - Sports; 2.5D visuals
Virtual Bowling (VB, 1995) - Sports
V-Tetris (VB, 1995) - Falling Block Puzzle
Virtual Lab (VB, 1995) - Linking Puzzle
1996:
3-D Tetris (VB, 1996) - Rotating 3D playfield
Nester's Funky Bowling (VB, 1996) - Sports
Red Alarm (VB, 1995) - Space Combat Sim; Wireframe 3D engine
-Pretty good framerate
Virtual Boy Wario Land (VB, 1995) - Action Platformer/Maze Platformer w/ 2.5D elements
-Good variation, bump into+carry and throw enemies (WL1), bonus games, somewhat different endings depending on your collection rate (WL1), upgraded bird/dragon/viking combo helmet (shoot through blocks like the ring in Alex Kidd and through walls as well, long flight and stomp in one helmet), re-balanced bird helmet (long flight without tackle or short flight with), better control of the dragon helmet's flame, pretty good bosses, mini-bosses, very good animation, smooth sprite scaling, some new gimmicks (the sideways fans (MW4?), the clocks which spawn an enemy or item if you wait), can replay beaten levels but have to backtrack through them to do it?
Innsmouth no Yakata (VB, 1995) - FP Survival Horror/Maze Action/FPS (corridors are as wide as you are), 2D, Light Gun/Gallery Shooter style aiming, Tile-based movement; Map system (touch the black and white orbs - item placements and level layout respectively), branching paths between levels and four different endings, time limit, randomly placed items
Vertical Force (VB, 1995) - Vertical Shoot 'em up w/ 2.5D elements
Mario's Tennis (VB, 1995) - Sports, TP View; Pretty smooth sprite scaling
Teleroboxer (VB, 1995) FP Boxing/Super Punch-Out!-like; Sci-fi theme
SD Gundam Dimension War (VB, 1995) - TBS w/ Real-time TPS/2.5D battles;
Space Squash (VB, 1995) - Sports/Action; 2.5D
Mario Clash (VB, 1995) - Single Screen Action w/ 2.5D elements
Golf (VB, 1995) - Sports; 3D course map
Waterworld (VB, 1995) - Free-roaming Shooter, Vehicle-based; Pre-rendered sprites
Jack Bros. (VB, 1995) - Maze Action
Galactic Pinball (VB, 1995) - Pinball; 2.5D
Panic Bomber (1994 port/VB, 1995) - Matching Puzzle
Virtual League Baseball (VB, 1995) - Sports; Digitized actor sprites
Space Invaders: Virtual Collection (VB, 1995) - Cabal-like variation
Virtual Fishing (VB, 1995) - Sports; 2.5D visuals
Virtual Bowling (VB, 1995) - Sports
V-Tetris (VB, 1995) - Falling Block Puzzle
Virtual Lab (VB, 1995) - Linking Puzzle
1996:
3-D Tetris (VB, 1996) - Rotating 3D playfield
Nester's Funky Bowling (VB, 1996) - Sports
