Popular games for platform Virtual Boy
Yikes!!! Get ready for a devious treasure hunt with the infamous scheming Wario. Capture the shining gold and vast treasures locked deep inside a hidden cave. But, beware of poison ponds, perilous prisons, endless walls and creepy woods! Make a quick change into Sea Dragon Wario, Eagle Wario or Bull Wario and utilize their mighty strengths. Blow away enemy cave defenders with body attacks and power actions. Succeed in this greedy plot to seize the riches of this underground world and find this key to freedom!
Mario's Tennis is a tennis game that was released as a launch title for the Virtual Boy. It is the first tennis-related Mario game, and would later be followed by the Mario Tennis series. You get to choose from seven different characters, all with different ability levels, to play against each other in either singles or doubles matches. You can also play in an exhibition or tournament mode.
A James Bond game for the Virtual Boy was in development by an unknown studio (possibly T&E Soft), during the years when Nintendo held the publishing rights for the James Bond franchise. Only one screenshot of the game exists from a brochure, and first-hand accounts of the game are scarce. The game appears to have been a racing/shooting game.
J.League 3D Stadium is an unreleased soccer game for the Virtual Boy from J-Wing. It was slated for release in Japan on March 20th, 1996, but was ultimately cancelled when the Virtual Boy was discontinued. Not much is known about the game, as the only ever mention of it was when it was announced at Space World ’95.
Doraemon: Nobita no Doki-doki! Obake Land is a cancelled 1996 action Virtual Boy game based on the popular manga/anime Doraemon by Fujiko Fujio. The game was developed by Epoch and planned to released in March 1996. The game would have Doraemon go through each stage by riding roller-coasters or bungee-jumps. Doraemon would also have to search for hidden tools and rescue his friends who were captured by ghosts. The game would also have five characters as playable characters, each with a unique attack.
Developed by Intelligent Systems, and known as Jump Dragon in Japan, Dragon Hopper was largely complete and due for release in 1996, but went unreleased until 2026 as part of the Nintendo Classics collection. You control Dorin, the prince of Dragons from the kingdom of Celestia. The evil Prime Minister has kidnapped the King and Queen of Dragons, as well as Dorin's princess, Diana. Dorin escaped but fell into the Land of Faeron. Now he must escape Faeron, collecting fairy spirits and learning spells if he is to return home and rescue his family. The action is viewed from a birds-eye perspective, but you navigate the stages by jumping on increasingly higher platforms. On each stage you have to collect all of the stars and find the elemental fairies who will give you special powers. There were seven stages in total, with a boss character to battle in each.
“Chris’s Casino” is a casino game for the Virtual Boy that includes three games: Roulette, Blackjack and a Slot Machine.
The Mansion of Innsmouth is an Action game, developed by Betop and published by I'Max, which was released in Japan in 1995. Loosely based on the H.P Lovecraft novel "The Shadow over Innsmouth". On the cover and in the manual, the name is incorrectly rendered as "Insmouse". In 2026, the game was announced to be part of Nintendo Classics - Virtual Boy, under the new localized title.
Mario Kart: Virtual Cup is a homebrew fan game for the Virtual Boy.
Virtual Mahjong is a cancelled game for the Virtual Boy.
Big fish eat small fish! In Fishbone you play as a fish called Bubbles and go for Highscores in a total of 4 levels by eating as many smaller fish as you can, while avoiding the ones bigger than you, bombs and other harmful things.
VB Mario Kart is an unreleased Mario Kart game for the Virtual Boy. The game was cancelled during development due to the failure of the Virtual Boy. Nothing is known about the game, with the only evidence to prove it's existence being a magazine from Germany called "The Big N", which focuses on Nintendo products.
A homebrew made for the Virtual Boy in 2010.
VB Racing is a homebrew Outrun clone for the Virtual Boy.
You control a space ship that's equipped with a cannon. Your mission is to destroy as many USA-serving ships as possible, and get out alive while getting as many points as possible.
A cancelled action Virtual Boy game that was in development by Tomy and planned to released in December of 1995.
"A Yume Nikki Fan Game for the Nintendo Virtual Boy, with programming by Kresna and graphics by Nyrator. A submission created in six weeks for the 2019 Dream Diary Jam. Play as Nina and explore her dreams, collecting various effects along the way. The ending will become available once Nina has collected all four effects. This game is written entirely in NEC V810 assembly and is made to be compatible with actual Virtual Boy hardware. Hardware compatibility has been tested by a third party. The game doesn't feature any sound, as there was not enough time to write an assembly sound driver during the Jam. There is also no saving in the game itself."