Emulator apps have been filling the App Store since this year. There are many ways to play classic games on your iOS devices, but the new VirtualFriend app has a special place in my heart. It’s a Vision Pro emulator that brings Nintendo’s Virtual Boy back to life.

From VirtualFriend’s App Store listing:

Relive the unique red and black world of Nintendo’s most ambitious console of the 90s. Whether you’re experiencing these classics for the first time or reliving fond memories, VirtualFriend offers the ultimate Virtual Boy experience on Apple Vision Pro and iOS devices.

For those unfamiliar, the Virtual Boy was Nintendo’s short-lived attempt at creating a virtual reality-like gaming experience… in 1995.

The hardware wasn’t a full-fledged VR headset, but it worked pretty much like one. The only difference is that instead of wearing it on your head, you leaned forward and put your face in it. Similar to an eye test at the optician.

Nintendo uses red and black graphics to simulate a 3D gaming experience. In VirtualFriend, you can play in the classic red and black or expand the color palette as you wish.

The Virtual Boy wasn’t a huge success for Nintendo, reportedly selling just 140,000 units in the US and about half a million in Japan. But it’s well remembered by ’90s kids for its radically innovative approach to gaming.

VirtualFriend also works on the iPhone and iPad, but if you really want to relive the glory days of the Virtual Boy, it’s best suited for the Vision Pro.

You can download VirtualFriend from the App Store.