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Virtual Boy Works #19: Virtual Lab (Patreon)

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2019-06-05 16:00:01

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2026-06

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Folks, this game ain't good. It also ain't cheap. It's one of those unhappy cases where completist collectors have to dig deep and spend tons on something no one would realistically want to pay any amount of money for.

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Virtual Lab retrospective: Scientific progress goes boink | Virtual Boy Works #19

The second of Virtual Boy's big-ticket Japan-only rarities, Virtual Lab stands out from the rest by virtue of being the absolute worst. It's a disaster of a puzzle game, riddled with derivative yet ill-conceived mechanics, terrible visuals and sound, and a lack of quality that permeates every aspect of this overpriced cartridge. Do not engage. Thanks as always to Chris Kohler for lending this game to the project.