Virtual Boy Wario Landis one of the most underrated gems of Nintendos golden age.
But, times have changed.
Weve seenplenty of emulators arriveon Apples devices since May, but few work specifically on Apples visionOS.
The VirtualFriend app on Apple Vision Pro is the best way to experience Nintendo’s forgotten console, despite the headset’s obscene cost..Screenshot: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Other Virtual Boy emulators likeVirtual Boy Goalreadywork wellfor headsets like theMeta Quest 3.
Still, VirtualFriend is intuitive and seamless, perhaps more so than other current iOS emulation apps.
It needs to be said, that these near-30-year-old games look especially sharp on the AVPs micro-OLED displays.
You don’t get the full 3D effect through screenshots, but it’s very obvious during gameplay. Gif: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Once you look behind the scenes, its pretty clear why the emulator took so long.
The project required Gastineau gettier 3 Rust targetson Vision Pro, meaning the codebase supports the hardware.
At the very least, all the effort seems worth it in the end.
Gif: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
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