Virtual Boy Go offers high-quality visuals that faithfully recreate the original device's vibrant red, depth-based graphics, with customizable color palettes, viewing modes, and button mappings, providing a more comfortable headset experience.

Before the official release, Virtual Boy enthusiasts can access Virtual Boy Go, an open-source app for Quest VR headsets that allows playing Virtual Boy games in 3D, although it requires sideloading through SideQuest and involves a complex setup.

Despite the legal gray area, the author prefers Virtual Boy Go, citing it as the best way to enjoy Virtual Boy games on a headset, driven by nostalgia and affection for the original console.

While emulation raises legal concerns, users with original cartridges can legally back up and play their games, but downloading ROMs without ownership infringes copyright.

Setting up Virtual Boy Go involves enabling Developer Mode on the Quest, installing SideQuest, and transferring games, making the process technically involved and somewhat tedious.

Nintendo announced that Virtual Boy games will be available on the Nintendo Switch in February 2026 through a special accessory, enabling players to experience 14 US Virtual Boy titles in stereoscopic 3D.