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Virtual Boy

VUE-001 · 1995–1996 · tabletop stereoscopic console

Specifications

Cpu: NEC V810 (32-bit RISC), 20 MHz
Gpu: Custom Reality Lab display controller driving twin monochrome (red LED) scanning-mirror displays
Ram: max: 128 KB, no expansion offered · base: 128 KB (main system RAM, plus 1 KB cache)
Media: Game Pak cartridge
Output: None (no TV output, dedicated eyepiece viewer only)
Battery: 6x AA batteries, roughly 5-8 hours depending on brand and play
Display: Twin 384x224 monochrome red LED displays viewed through a stereoscopic eyepiece, fixed on a tabletop stand
Release Price: $179.95

Upgrade paths

battery

No upgrade path, standard AA cells only · No rechargeable battery pack was ever officially sold; third party AA rechargeable sets work fine but don't extend runtime meaningfully.

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display

No upgrade path, fixed red-only LED stereoscopic pair · The scanning-mirror LED displays are the whole reason the unit exists and were never revised; failing units are typically repaired rather than modded, since replacement mirror motors are scarce.

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