Nintendo Virtual Boy

The Nintendo Virtual Boy was Nintendo’s bold and ill-fated 1995 experiment with stereoscopic 3D — a table-top headset that displayed red monochrome graphics in two viewports to create depth. It sold poorly and was discontinued within a year, producing only 22 commercial games. That rarity makes the library a fascinating collector’s target, and titles like Wario Land and Galactic Pinball hold up as genuinely good games.

Provenance emulates the Virtual Boy through the Mednafen core, displaying the iconic red-on-black graphics on your iPhone screen.

Supported File Formats

• .vb — Standard Virtual Boy ROM format
• .vboy — Alternative Virtual Boy ROM extension

Features

• Mednafen Core — Accurate Virtual Boy emulation covering the full commercial library
• Display Modes — Red/black classic display or colorized modes for easier viewing
• Save States — Snapshot and restore at any point
• Controller Support — Full MFi, Xbox, and PlayStation wireless controller support with proper D-Pad support for the Virtual Boy’s dual D-pad layout

iCloud Sync with Provenance Plus

Provenance Plus syncs your Virtual Boy save states and library across all your Apple devices via iCloud.

How to Get Started

1. Download Provenance from the App Store — it’s free.
2. Add your Virtual Boy ROM files via the Files app or Wi-Fi import.
3. Start playing — your Virtual Boy games appear in your library automatically.

For detailed setup instructions, visit the Provenance wiki.