The Virtual Boy is partly to blame for 'hurting' the virtual reality industry, apparently.
Nintendo's short-lived console shouldn't even be categorised as a VR device, according to Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey.
"Not really a VR device, IMO," Luckey said on Reddit when asked to share his thoughts on the Virtual Boy.
"No head tracking, low field of view, essentially a monochrome 3DTV. A real shame, too, because the association of the Virtual Boy with VR hurt the industry in the long run."
Luckey did have something other than criticism to say, particularly about the device's display.
"It did have the first LED display in a consumer device, though," he added, "probably the best contrast of any display up to that point!"
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Luckey recently claimed that Sony's PlayStation VR is 'not quite as high end' as the Rift.
Pre-orders for the Rift opened last week. It was announced that the device costs £499 and will start shipping at the end of March.
The entire day-one stock of the virtual reality headset reportedly sold out in just 14 minutes.
