Nintendo · 1995–1996 · ~770,000
Nintendo's tabletop stereoscopic console displayed red monochrome 3D graphics and caused headaches and eye strain, selling fewer than 800,000 units before being quietly discontinued.
Designed by Gunpei Yokoi — creator of the Game Boy — the Virtual Boy used a red LED display with a parallax effect to simulate depth. The result caused headaches and eye strain, particularly for children, and required users to press their face into a visor while the unit sat on a tabletop. Nintendo of America's aggressive marketing failed to find an audience and the system was discontinued after just 14 months, with only 22 games released in North America. Yokoi resigned from Nintendo shortly after.