Puzzle 11 · October 22, 2026 · Video games · level hard

Virtual Boy: would you have recognised it under the tiles?

This photo was Unvil’s mystery photo of the day. It was fully hidden under a mosaic of tiles: every close word knocked some down until the answer, “Virtual Boy”， was found.

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A red and black headset-like device on a tripod, connected by a cable to a black controller. — Virtual Boy · Photo : Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Virtual Boy in a few words

Nintendo console released in 1995 and designed by Gunpei Yokoi: a headset on a tripod showing 3D games in red on black. It was pulled after a year, having sold about 770,000 units.

The hints

It is an electronic device.
To use it, you press your face against it.
Released in 1995, it was one of its maker’s biggest flops.
It shows 3D images, only in red on black.

Theme : Video games.

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