HyperFlash32 - Virtual Boy eInk ROM Cart

[@dreamcastfan]

Love the eInk screen, I always wanted a SNES flash cart with a LCD screen so it could display the correct label of the game being played.

[@KhairiHamed]

That would make the cart cost at least $300

[@mellott124]

@@KhairiHamed Volume plays a big role in cost, as you might imagine. SNES would likely have volumes much higher than VB. Could be cheaper than HF32 given enough interest.

[@indatubesurfer]

That would be cool!!

[@cameron6262]

Can't wait to try it out :) Kevin's stuff is always top notch!

[@NotesandNerds]

I JUST WANT MY DAMNED AIR FRIED CHICKEN!

[@ClintTheriault]

I ROTFLed so hard when I heard him go on that rant. Then just continues on as if nothing happened.

[@NotesandNerds]

@@ClintTheriault How it should be. LOL

[@iCach0]

Very cool stuff! Loved the e-Ink display idea.

[@RussLyman]

This looks awesome, I am definently picking this bad boy up. Thanks for the unboxing and review

[@Slydog43UTube]

Damn, wish there were more available. Thanks for the info, this product is just soooo cool. Loving the E-Ink and the whole concept of picking the rom "outside" of the game console. So unique, seems perfect.

[@ModzvilleUSA]

I really dig that the cart itself has the image of the rom. Super nice!

[@AdrianDX]

Has to be the coolest flash cart to date. I just got my VB in October. REALLY want one of these❤️

[@zekossss]

OH MY GOD, eInk display on a cart, this is genius!

[@o1phoenix79]

I know I've said this a few times now, but the 3 tones merging into one with the matching animation is by far my favourite introduction of all time. If you only did that part, it would be as iconic to me as the TV show "Lost" and its brief intro. I cannot help but love it 👏👏👏👏👏

[@Lumalee]

Awwwwww i liked the old intro so much better. It was my favorite intro of any youtuber

[@RetroRGB]

Thanks, but I'm still keeping the old one for the weekly roundup and using this for "features".

[@Lumalee]

@@RetroRGB okay

[@39zack]

Yea this one is too much rgb and too metal. Feels like something belonging to MJR

[@CollinKenny]

Thanks Bob, this was great. Hope to see more humor like this in the future!

[@karmatose]

Super excited to get my HyperFlash32.

[@TiBiAstro]

:O I've never wanted anything VirtualBoy-related so badly!

[@dreamworldtony]

my family and I HATED the Virtual Boy Air Fryer when I was growing up.

[@Deltax5]

The LCD showing box art is a wicked idea. Hope to see a everdrive to do this in the future. It's still cool even thou it's black and white. Will be easy to see what game your playing on a top loader system. Cool little flash cart. I don't even have a virtual boy or played one. Hope to see a mister core of it one day in the future.

[@DrClaw77]

I love how the new intro comes out for deep dive videos like these.

[@extremawesomazing]

Aw snap! So hype! Much flash! Very ink!

[@smartroadbiker]

I LOVE that eink display! I'd so buy one for a GameBoy!

[@mellott124]

I'll likely do Wonderswan next. Then I may try GB.

[@choco_easty]

love the intro!!

[@snizzytown5217]

I love this intro 👍👍👍

[@UNOxDExELLOS]

"I just want my damn air-fried chicken!" LMAO

[@DarkusObscurius]

Now i want an NES version of it.

[@Medachod]

Imagine the potential if someone could create the link cable. I mean, you'd have to travel far across the globe to find someone to play a multiplayer Virtual Boy game with, but it sure would be incredible. Maybe even just jam Pokémon into it and have it link up with an unofficially made link cable.

[@RetroRGB]

The link cable was already made. We did a livestream with it last year: www.retrorgb.com/virtual-boy-live-event.html

[@mellott124]

Yep. I still make VB link cables.

[@Medachod]

Oh, better yet. Teleroboxer with multiplayer, but the only issue with that is that Harry does not have a third-person sprite with its own animations. They would instead have to convert one of the existing robots into a first-person perspective, which would be easier, excluding the fact that Harry is the character known for their lightning fists. Therefore, seeing other robots use it wouldn't make sense. Well, I'm sure they will find a way to make multiplayer work in that game. And it will be a glorious day when it does.

[@jay9058]

Now only if terraonion starts selling flash carts with OLED screens 😂

[@indatubesurfer]

Wish I could order one!! Always sold out!

[@Super_Bros.]

That’s because he hand makes them and the parts aren’t easy to come by. It’s likely they won’t be making more of them, but you can still get a FlashBoy+ or a HyperBoy.

[@Elrinth]

Excite mode deluxe! Hopefully the buttons for the menu works as decent as you show in this video. Wonder when they will start shipping out to us who "pre-ordered".

[@mellott124]

I'm already shipping. I have been since the beginning of November. You can always ping me with your Paypal email to check your order number and current estimate of when it will ship.

[@rudyvasquez4512]

@@mellott124 hello mellott, I just got my virtual boy back and running... I'd be interested in one of these soon... how could we reach you??

[@thegambles4217]

where do you get the eink labels from?

[@RetroRGB]

Check this post for all the info you'll need: www.retrorgb.com/hyperflash32-new-artwork-and-updated-hyperflasher-app.html

[@thegambles4217]

@@RetroRGB awesome thank you

[@Dark_Jaguar]

If the developer is listening, I am willing to pay extra for a deluxe version that has a on-system menu, uses a faster processor for much quicker loading of certain games, and has a color e-ink display. Other than that, I absolutely love this thing just from this video. The virtual boy gets a lot of flack and most of it is deserved, but it's not a bad system to play if you can find a comfortable position. Frankly, I still absolutely love the system's controller. Why don't more systems use that "bike handle" style grip with shoulder buttons on the back instead of on top?

[@mellott124]

I am listening. :-) I can do most of those. Color eInk is too slow though. HF32 was originally color eInk but updates to final image are around 10 seconds. The requests for on screen interface didn’t work with that. Now if it’s all on VB screen, it may come back as an option.

[@Dark_Jaguar]

@@mellott124 Oh that makes a lot of sense, thank you for listening! I'm content using a VB displayed menu personally, but I have to admit the option to use the cart itself to make my selection is appealing... Hmm- I suppose for me personally what clinches it in favor of the slower color (if it WERE up to me that is) is the USB cable requirement to use the menu on-cart.

[@MarioPfhorG]

@@Dark_Jaguar trouble is where would it get power from? Can’t imagine there’s a lot of room to fit an internal battery to power the screen. I also love the idea of using a screen to display the art of the game you’re playing, just such a cool idea! But yes would ultimately like to have the option to just use an in-VB menu to select games.

[@Dark_Jaguar]

@@MarioPfhorG eInk doesn't need power to maintain an image, just to change it, and that goes for color eink too.

[@FoxyAnimater]

quick question, why can't we have both for consoles like the N64 or consoles that have the cartridge sticking out of the system? that way when you load the rom, it's associated cartridge art is displayed while you play? and esspecially with a color eink display, I think it would look really neat, not to mention that it will also reduce wear on thoes older N64, SNES, NES(the top loading ones) etc. systems while looking nice at the same time.

[@RetroRGB]

The one and only reason: Cost. How many people would pay double for a flash cart with that feature? I mean, I ABSOLUETLY would for SNES and Genesis...but not any other console. Maybe I'm wrong though and Kevin should work with Krikzz on eInk versions of the Everdrives: www.retrorgb.com/romcarts.html

[@MousePounder]

Yes please.

[@relo999]

I really hate that it doesn't have an menu system like a everdrive, not only does it only add cost it makes it more of a hassle to switch games and the eink you not much of anyway when in use. It's a good looking gimmick, but that's it. I wish there was a virtualboy flashcart that didn't try to reinvent the wheel or is uses an extremely dated method of loading roms.

[@jengelenm]

Did you do the guitar playing yourself actually, on the new intro? Very cool btw! But also the previous, more punky one, was one of my favourites of all the YT channels i follow.

[@RetroRGB]

Yup, that's a song I wrote for a band I was in a few years ago! I keep meaning to do some music / guitar videos too.

[@smartroadbiker]

One other question, does anyone know of a VGB emulator for VR? I have a Vive headset and would love to experience the VGB considering the hardware is super hard to find.

[@Mario00064]

If you had an Oculus Go or Quest you could use VirtualBoyGo. It’s excellent and regularly updated.

[@mjc0961]

2:44 - As someone who also hates capacitive buttons, THANK YOU!!! My microwave has this crap too, and it's such a pain getting it to do anything. You have to go out of your way when shopping now to make sure you don't accidentally buy an inferior product with inferior capacitive buttons. Just give me real buttons!

[@blizzardjesus]

Cost?

[@andrespardo5389]

200$

[@Plywood]

Don't own a VB but this device is bad ass

[@tails64dsntchannel8]

make an e-ink cart for the gameboy with custom artwork support and i'm sold

[@tom940]

this makes me wonder what it would be like to have a DMG with an e-ink display

[@bengmo64]

I agree capacitive touch buttons suck, give me real clicky buttons any day. Like that stupid touch power button on the xbox 360 I hated that thing. buttons that don't push are so unsatisfying

[@mellott124]

Yes, tactile feedback is a big thing that is taken for granted. That's the main reason for the haptic inside, which is also a game phones play. Unfortunately there's only 3mm of height in the HF32 cart so not much room for tactile buttons. It's a compromise but I think it came out OK on HF32.

[@AviatorArcade]

This is great- do we know if/when they may be back in stock at all?

[@RetroRGB]

Yes, but I forgot when. Kevin talks about it in this recent livestream though: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZKwpYBpfJZoaKc

[@Metaphor9696]

I'll bet dollars to donuts that air fryer has more processor capabilities than the Virtual Boy did!

[@SolidSonicTH]

How much are they?

[@axelkusanagi4139]

The virtual boy consolizer is a planned future project of mine, the only thing that's missing is the ability to make it 3d either by Red/Cyan glasses or shutter technology (like the SMS/FAMICOM). Any ideas?

[@RetroRGB]

If your goal is to play in 3D, I strongly suggest just refurbishing a Virtual Boy and using it like that.

[@TheCoolDave]

Did I miss it ? How much ? I don't use my VB too much, sad to say. I do have 2 of them and about 10 carts... but, one cart would make it much easier...

[@toastrave7820]

what is the max SD card size usable

[@RetroRGB]

I don’t think there is a max size, as long as you format it FAT32: www.retrorgb.com/sdformat.html

[@dogeymon83]

I have to say, not any old USB charger did the trick for me. I used apple’s iPhone charger (their tiniest lowest power one) and I had issues flash loading a game. When I used another wall charger it worked fine. Maybe it doesn’t like Apple

[@SatoshiMatrix1]

What's the price though?

[@zackpetrovic3029]

Prices?

[@andrespardo5389]

200$

[@Hugocraft]

estimated cost or price?

[@andrespardo5389]

200$

[@ImportGamingFTW]

I feel like that air fryer segment ruined the integrity of RetroRGB.

[@Dark_Jaguar]

I'm suddenly reminded of another favorite channel of mine. kzbin.info/door/y0tKL1T7wFoYcxCe0xjN6Q Marvel in awe at the best toaster ever created... decades ago. I think just recently he covered details on a shockingly advanced microwave from the 90's that blows modern "smart" microwaves away.

[@perpetualcollapse]

Aight then.

[@akiriki97]

7:06 - 7:15 *cough* FigureItOut!!!

[@looselycollected7505]

Looks awesome. But I can't afford or justify buying one at this time.

[@tv4184]

lol I have the same air fryer...

[@henriquebeira]

Thumbnails!

[@RickyMcSpanish]

I have the same airfyer altho mine is the smart version of it. Tbh that thing is the tits. Cooks everything amazing 😂

[@mluna]

Why wouldn't they just make a menu within the console when you turn it on and select the game you want to play instead going through all of this just to say a game?. The flashcart is unique and pretty cool but I find it so impractical.

[@jocool7370]

GIMME MY CHICKEN!!!!!!!!! >-D

[@rorykurek643]

I'm conflicted. On the one hand, this thing seems way over-engineered. On the other, some of the ideas on display are really cool and innovative!

[@ardentdrops]

A shame it doesn't use usb c

[@mellott124]

I looked. It’s too tall by a few points of a millimeter. It’s tight in the cart.

[@miasuke]

Question: Once it have a screen, this flash cart runs DOOM? LOL 😂

[@mellott124]

You might like this: cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/656602800855318542/779225237337538570/image0.jpg

[@eprushan1289]

Looks like you put a lot of effort into it, but the new intro is way too overwhelming for your content