Jeremy Parish

Virtual Boy Works #07: Jack Bros. (Patreon)

Published:

2019-02-12 21:55:59

Imported:

2024-04

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virtual boy virtual boy works

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Hi everyone! Sorry it's been a while since the last video upload, but I've been using a different workflow for the past few weeks—rather than producing a single episode start-to-finish each week, I've been stockpiling scripts and footage. I have a month's worth of that material in the bag now, so over the next week or so I intend to edit together those episodes—which will, astonishingly, take us to the midway point of the Virtual Boy library. Wowzers.

So now I have a question for you: Would you prefer to receive this streak of videos as I create them, even if it means there might be a gap of a few weeks as I move into the next batch? Or would you rather I space out the Patreon posts to fall more into line with the public posts, so you're getting videos here about a week before the public release? Let me know!

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Jack Bros. retrospective: Devil with a red dress | Virtual Boy Works #07

It's one of the Virtual Boy's holy grails... or should that be "unholy grails"? Jack Bros. holds an odd place in history, being Atlus's sole release for Virtual Boy, as well as the stealth debut of the long-running Shin Megami Tensei series in the U.S. But this is no RPG—no, it's something far more unique, and equally enjoyable. All of this makes a rare case of a game whose price has soared into the stratosphere but actually has appeal to more than just collectors.