It was pixelated, it was nowhere near the power of the home consoles. It sits between the Game Boy color & Game Boy advance.
It had an LED display in the mid 90's, hence the monochrome. Making it full color would have been cost prohibitive, as they would have had to add in 4 more displays (two for each eye), and triple the storage for games as everything would have to be rendered 3 times.
His arc goes from zero to a million over the course of the Discworld series; even when he just has a slight Cameo he steals the scene because you get to see how terrified people are of him.
Law enforcement is one of the last careers that still offers a pension, has a union that fights for its members, and is a good source of income without going into massive college debt.
Seems like something the left would be in love with, but systemic issues have demonized the entire profession. I think an influx on left-leaning officers would be great, but like politics- people who would be good at the job stay away from it.
Couple things about the virtual boy: