Beta emulator adds custom colour palettes to Nintendo’s Virtual Boy games

VBoy Color is a beta emulator that gives Nintendo’s red-and-black Virtual Boy games a fuller range of colour. Its tile-based palettes can make objects easier to distinguish, improving visibility in games where the original display’s similar red shades blurred characters and backgrounds.

The emulator includes colour packs for 15 games, with tools for users to edit palettes and apply them to individual screens. Some tiles can flicker or remain uncoloured, and its tile-based method does not suit wire-frame games such as 3-D Tetris and Red Alarm; those instead have palette and depth-based gradient options. It also supports stereoscopic play on VR headsets and 3D monitors.