That year, the company released the Virtual Boy console, which didn't technically count as virtual reality. It offered gamers a 3D experience ... a 3-D game for a 3-D world! Graham Flanagan ...

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and some surprise virtual gear. The game, at launch, will feature ten real-world locations, most of which Newell has visited and photographed himself, basing the 3D scenes on his own travel images.