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Virtual Boy
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J-Wing Co.
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Nacoty

Year:
1995

Game Genre:
Puzzle

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Virtual Lab

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Rating: 5.8
(5 votes)
Plays: 70
M:89%
F:11%
Filesize: 50kb

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Virtual Lab Review by: Mistress - 3.8/10

This game is intestine popping.
Virtual lab, the last game to be released on the Virtual Boy, is considered the worst for the system. With that said, I decided to play the game myself to see how bad it is rumored to be.

From my research, Virtual Lab was developed by J-Wing in 1995 and is a Japan-only release. It is also known for its very rushed production; having ‘Nintendo’ misspelled twice (one being spelt ‘NINTENNDO’ on the box, and the other being spelt ‘NINNTENNDO’ on the cartridge) and an inaccessible password input menu.


Gameplay

The concept of Virtual Lab is similar to Tetris; there will be falling pieces that can be shifted and placed in different positions. Unlike Tetris, the game doesn’t involve filling in the gaps, but rather enclosing the pieces. Don’t get it? To put it simply, the pieces have holes that are able to connect with other pieces. The goal of the game is to connect as many pieces as possible until all sides are closed off. Once that is done, the pieces will pop and the score will be added depending on how many pieces popped. The next level will be accessed if no other pieces are left. In the later levels, multiple pieces occasionally drop at the same time.

[Breakdown]
-Similar to Tetris, sort of.
-Connect the pieces to get a high score.
-Higher levels sometimes drop more than one piece.
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Graphics - 5

I suppose for a Virtual Boy game, the visuals are okay. However, the graphics can be quite…conflicting.

First of all, the pieces resemble little chunks of intestines. The intestines even go as far as throbbing throughout the game. With the name being ‘Virtual Lab’, I guess it seems to be very fitting for the image. But it sounds kind of gross when we have a cute girl on the side that accompanies the gameplay. She doesn’t really help the player; all she does is a cheerful dance when pieces are popped and cries when it’s game over. Otherwise, she just stands there and watches the player. It’s rather disturbing that she would encourage intestine popping to take place. Finally, there’s this cupid-like fairy holding a pickaxe that appears occasionally. Its job is to get rid of the intestines at the bottom-most level with its pickaxe.

Let’s see…popping intestines is the only way to play the game, a cute girl encourages them to be popped, and a cupid fairy will happily get rid of some of the intestine pieces with its pickaxe. Sounds like an adorable game, right?

[Breakdown]
-Decent graphics for the Virtual Boy.
-Odd contents included. (pulsating intestines, moe-moe girl, cupid with a pickaxe, etc.)
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Sound - 4

As far as I know, the game has two themes and several sound effects. The first theme is when the Virtual Boy is opened; it gives off a robotic rhythm that sounds like a contraction site is taking place. The second theme is when the game is actually being played; it’s the type of thinking music that most players will approve of…in the beginning. Technically, there isn’t anything wrong with the second theme, but it does get repetitive. I got a headache after several minutes of playing the game. The music tends to be more annoying if the player makes a mistake in placing the intestine parts. Other than that, the sound effects are okay; at the least, it makes the game more engaging to play with its little 8bit beeps and boops.

[Breakdown]
-It gets kudos for trying.
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Addictiveness - 3

Unless the person playing this game is stuck in a solitary institution with no other means of entertainment or a sadist, this game isn’t really fun at all. I have to admit that I was interested in finding out how the game is played, since the manual isn’t available to decipher the instructions for me. But after that, it got too tedious to play. All there is to do is connect intestine pieces to make them pop for a high score, then move on to the next level and pop intestines some more.

[Breakdown]
-Might be interesting to figure out how the game works without the manual.
-Too boring to be considered fun.
__________


Story - N/A

I’m not even sure if there is even a story in this game. If there is, it’s definitely not presented at all. Although, I can conclude that the story is based on being in a laboratory and the mission is to (supposedly) repair as many intestine parts as possible.

It is said that the Japanese manual includes a backstory for the game; however, nobody has even bothered to actually translate it. It could be that the manual is just as hard to find as the game itself, though.

[Breakdown]
-No obvious story presented.
-Japanese manual has a backstory, but has never been translated.
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Depth - 1

There really isn’t much to do except pop intestines. Perhaps watching the moe-moe girl could be counted as something interesting, but the depth of Virtual Lab is very shallow.

I looked into some information about the game, and there are apparently 99 levels in it. Once the final level is completed, level 99 will be restarted to its beginning. So basically, it’s level 99 forever after completion.

There seems to be passwords after certain levels. There will be English wordings that say ‘TAKE A BREAK’ and the Japanese characters after it being the password. But since it’s impossible to input the password, I have no idea what they do.

[Breakdown]
-Not much depth.
-99 levels.
-Passwords don’t work.
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Difficulty - 6

I don’t believe there is any way to set the difficulty level for this game. If anything, it lets the player choose the game speed. However, I found that the speed doesn’t make much of a difference in terms of gameplay.

Aside from that, the game itself may depend of some luck. Mainly because the pieces that are being dropped will determine if an intestine can finally be popped or not. The pieces occasionally increase after each level, making the higher levels more challenging than the lower ones.

When I think about it, the game may be easier than expected. This is because the surrounding areas (which are beating walls) are being counted in closing off holes in the intestine parts. So if a piece that only has one hole is being closed off by the boarder, then the piece will pop and be counted as points. However, other intestines cannot block holes, so it’s easy to get confused while playing.

[Breakdown]
-Able to select game speed, but doesn’t make a difference.
-Unable to select difficulty mode.
-Depends on luck (pieces that are being dropped).
-Rules are sort of confusing to understand.
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Overall - 3.8

To recap; Virtual Lab is similar to Tetris in terms of gameplay. The graphics are okay for its system, but very eccentric. Its music makes it a little more bearable to play. The game is too boring to be considered fun. There isn’t a noticeable story, but there is a backstory in the Japanese manual. There are about 99 levels in the game, which can be attained by grasping the concept of how it is played.

In all honesty, this game is great to play if you’re literally dying of boredom! Otherwise, it’s not worth anyone’s time. Since the developers rushed it, one can’t expect the game to be something amazing. Being the last game to be produced for the Virtual Boy, this leaves a very bad impression of the system. Not that it was ever great to begin with.

[Summary]
-I don't recommend this, play at your own risk.
  Graphics 5   Sound 4   Addictive 3   Depth 1   Difficulty 6

Virtual Lab Reviews

Overall 5.8    Graphics 5    Sound 4    Addictive 3    Depth 1    Difficulty 6


3.8
This game is intestine popping.   Mistress
Virtual lab, the last game to be released on the Virtual Boy, is considered the worst for ...
  Graphics 5   Sound 4   Addictive 3   Depth 1   Difficulty 6

      Review Rating: 5/5     Submitted: 09-22-13     Review Replies: 1

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