The Hobbyists Making the Hottest New Virtual Boy and Atari Jaguar Games 6-minute read
Hamburgers En Route To Switzerland. Described as
R-Type if
R-Type starred a flying burger, the solo indie production ranks among 2020’s most obscure games. And that’s largely because it was released for the Virtual Boy.
Nintendo’s infamous flop console receives a trickle of homebrew titles every year, and
Hamburgers creator Chris Read is one of its most prolific developers. Titles like
Craig the Cranberry and
3D Crosswords aren’t complex, but are clearly made with care. Read’s motivation is simple: “I just make games because I can. I think the fact that the Virtual Boy failed is interesting. I was a kid when it was released, and I wanted one, but my parents never got me one.”