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Re: Nintendo Announces 3DS
Old 04-07-2010, 03:54 PM   #58
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Also, if I recall - didn't the Virtua Boy fail miserably?
It did but it's not really a fair comparison. The 3D was so different then, using the anaglyph 3D technique with alternating black and red patterns for the left and right eye (similar to old movies using the blue/red glasses). The 3D was terrible, monochromatic, and caused massive headaches. The effect doesn't work nearly as well as say, the parallax barrier screens that the DS is supposed to use. Newer polarized 3D glases (with shutters) can still cause headaches but they're much more usable for longer periods of time. It will be interesting to see how your head will feel with the new (glasses free) 3D.

If the 3D looks great, that's fine and dandy. I'm more worried about what they'll leave out in focusing on the 3D functionality.
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