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Which Nintendo console, released in 1995, prompted the company to add mandatory break warnings in its manual over eye strain fears?
Answer
Virtual Boy
The Virtual Boy's red-and-black stereoscopic 3D display caused headaches and eye discomfort for many users, leading Nintendo to include health warnings and recommended play breaks in the manual.
💡 Did you know?
The Virtual Boy caused so much eye strain that Nintendo included mandatory break warnings in the manual to avoid lawsuits.
Other options people guess
- Game Boy Color
- Nintendo 64
- Sega Saturn
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- nintendo
- virtual-boy
- 1990s
- consoles
- nostalgia
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