Emulator settings

• Note: Changing any Non-Sync setting will affect your movie's GreenZone file. If you don't want to lose it, don't change it neither outside of TASing!
• Note: A savestate is 1.00 MB, make sure to increase it when using TAStudio if you would like more savestates than 510!

Non-Sync settings

• You can customize ThreeDeeMode and the anaglyph colors.
• Advised to change the red shade to avoid any potential eye problems in the long run.

Sync settings

• Leave them on False

Missing emulator features

• Debugging tools (trace logger and debugger)

Input combinations

L+R+A+B+Select+Start = BAlrsS = Reset game

• Cyorter's list of reset input per titles

2nd pad Left, B, Down, Up, A = l,B,d,u,A = Alignment Grid

• Doesn't useful in a TAS
• Usually only possible after Virtual Boy logo and before Game menus

Start, Select / Start / A = Virtual Boy logo

• This screen is used for setting IPD and Focus, irrelevant for a TAS.
• Game dependent combination
• According to the manual, you won't lose your progress in the game. However you also don't progress while you are in this state.

Game workflow

• The following amazing list made by Cyorter. Original format available here
• A few (~7) games are able to press Right and A at the same frame to avoid losing time. Only relevant if your TAS is going to be longer than 15~30 minutes (game dependent).

• 3-D Tetris
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 4 - 109.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 129.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 149 (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 284, 369, 371.
  • Time to automatic pause: 25 minutes.

• Galactic Pinball
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 150.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 249.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right on frame 301 - 347, then A or Start on 348.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 449.

• Golf / T&E Virtual Golf
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 207.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 210.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right on frame 213 - 214, then A or Start on 215.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 270, 376 and 563 (U); 273 and 383 (J).

• Insmouse no Yakata
  • Important note: Press A on frame 104.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press Start on frame 106.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right on frame 108, then Start on 109.
  • Title screen: Press Start on frame 149, 187 and 230.

• Jack Bros. (no Meiro de Hiihoo!)
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 144 (U); frame 134 (J).
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 151 (U); frame 141 (J).
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 156 (U); on 146 (J) (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 237, 293 and Start on 329 (U); A or Start on 227 and Start on 264 (J).
  • Time to automatic pause: 30 minutes.

• Mario Clash
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 174.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 231.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right on frame 288, then A or Start on 289.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 355, then Start on 519.

• Mario's Tennis
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 134.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 147.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 160.
  • Title screen: Press A on frame 176, then Start on 178 (or viceversa).

• Nester's Funky Bowling
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 105.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 108.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 114 (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 266, then Start on 373.
  • Time to automatic pause: 15 minutes.

• Panic Bomber / Tobidase! Panibomb
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 117.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 137.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 158.
  • Title screen: Press Start on frame 179 and 321 (U); 179 and 221 (J).

• Red Alarm
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 205.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 241.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 258 (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 276 - 344, 458 and 483.
  • Time to automatic pause: 15 minutes and after death.
  • Note: applies the same for both Japan and USA Version.

• SD Gundam Dimension War
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 255.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 389.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 645 and 646.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 803 and 858.

• Space Invaders Virtual Collection
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 164.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 170.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 177 (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 234 and 297.
  • Time to automatic pause: 30 minutes.

• Space Squash
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 344.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 350.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 353 (on).
  • Title screen: Press Start on frame 418.
  • Time to automatic pause: 20 minutes

• Teleroboxer
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 128.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 182.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 240 (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 268, 345 and 439.
  • Time to automatic pause: 30 minutes? (not sure).
  • Note: in automatic pause, if pressed A, in system arquitecture screen (frame 268) press Start (or viceversa).

• Vertical Force
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 105.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 107.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 110.
  • Title screen: Press A on frame 124, 126 and 128.

• Virtual Bowling
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 68.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 101.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 134.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 240, 296 and 301.

• Virtual Boy Wario Land (Awazon no Hihou)
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 105.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 199.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right on frame 254 - 303, then A or Start on 304.
  • Title screen: Press A on frame 436, then Start on 437 (or viceversa).

• Virtual Fishing
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 121.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 122.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 123.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 159, then Start on 241.
  • Note: If pressed Start in Important, press A in VB logo (or viceversa).

• Virtual Lab
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 11.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 13.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 17.
  • Title screen: Press Start (+ Up or Down optional) on frame 419.

• Virtual League Baseball / Virtual Pro Yakyuu '95
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 181 (U); frame 151 (J).
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 231 (U); frame 201 (J).
  • Automatic pause: Press Right on frame 281, Start on 283 (U); Right on 251, Start on 253 (J).
  • Title screen: Press Start on frame frame 489 (U); 311 (J).

• V-Tetris
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 133.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 178.
  • Automatic pause: Press A or Start on frame 223 (on).
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 275, 344 and 355.
  • Time to automatic pause: 30 minutes

• Waterworld
  • Important note: Press A or Start on frame 116.
  • Virtual Boy Logo: Press A or Start on frame 217.
  • Automatic pause: Press Right + A or Start on frame 234.
  • Title screen: Press A or Start on frame 383.

Links

• Wikipedia Virtual Boy
• GameFAQs Virtual Boy
• Planet Virtual Boy documents - Collection of great technical documentations, I recommend to read the VB Sacred Tech Scroll under "Inofficial" ones

Miscellaneous notes

• Games might poll input multiple times within a single frame.
  • TODO: test it out.
• Cart swapping not investigated at all.
• No "cart lock" (plastic piece preventing cart swapping).