Cyber Troopers Virtual-On

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Cyber Troopers Virtual-On
System(s): Sega Model 2B CRX, Sega Saturn, Windows PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega AM3, CRI
Release Date RRP Code
ESRB Sega ELSPA USK Tectoy

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On (電脳戦機バーチャロン M.S.B.S. Ver.3.3s) is a 1995 video game initially created for the Sega Model 2B CRX arcade platform by Sega AM3. It is a versus fighting game with robots known as "virtuaroids" who are armed with a variety of weapons. All virtuaroids are powered by Sega Saturns.

Virtual-On was ported to the Sega Saturn with significant cutbacks, and later to Windows with extra additions such as higher resolution graphics. It was also released as part of the Sega Ages 2500 series in Japan with improved graphics, a better quality soundtrack and various other extra features. Two player online versions of the game were also released for the Sega Saturn version in America and Japan for the Sega NetLink and XB∀ND services.

The game was followed up by a sequel in Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram.

Production Credits

Arcade Version

Programming: Yoshihiro Sonoda, Masahiko Kobayashi, Takeshi Yamazaki, Kenji Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Ishihata
Character Design: Hajime Katoki
Graphics: Takeshi Sano, Hiroshi Yoshida, Koji Ono, Koichi Ozaki, Yasuhito Tanaka, Nobukazu Naruke, Kunio Watanabe, Michinari Terada, Atsushi Saitoh, Hiromi Itoh, Satoshi Kitahara
Music & Sound Effects: Kentaro Koyama
Mechanics: Yasuo Ishikawa, Masayoshi Yamada, Hidemi Takabayashi
Electric Works: Mitsuru Kawamura, Hiroki Koyama, Hideki Inoue
Cabinet Design: Yutaka Okumura, Minoru Matsuba
Product Promotion: Kazuko Hayasaka, Nobutaka Ari
Product Design: Koichi Ozaki
Game Design: Juro Watari
Directors: Juro Watari, Manabu Washio
Producer: Hisao Oguchi
Special Thanks to: Hisaki Nimiya, Kazunari Shimamura, Shinichi Nakagawa, Takashi Hasegawa, Junichiro Tanabe, Publicity Section AM#2, Staff of "Ikebukuro Gigo", "Kamata Cinemagic", "Shinjuku Sportsland #3", "Hi-Tech Sega Shibuya", All Members of AM R&D Dept. #3, and All The Players of "Virtual-On"
Presented by: Sega

Saturn Version

~In-game credits~

Staff

Chief Programmer: Toru Kujirai
Programmers: Hironobu Tsujikawa, Masayoshi Iwai, Kazunori Masuda, Yukinori Kaneko, Hajime Take, Takuo Kaneko
Chief Designer: Norihito Omoda
Designers: Masakazu Yanagida, Satoshi Fujinuma, Hiroko Katoh, Kazuya Suzuki
Planner: Yasuhiro Nishimoto
Music & Effects: Naoshi Kunisawa
Special Thanks: Hiroshi Aso, Hisao Oguchi, Masayuki Hasegawa, Nobutaka Arii, Jun Kasahara, Yoshimi Fujii, Hiroyuki Kashima, Yuuri Ohtake
Producer: Makoto Oshitani, Keisuke Chiwata
Director: Katsuhiro Hasegawa
Character Design: Hajime Katoki
Program Technical Advisor: Yoshihiro Sonoda
Design Technical Advisor: Hiroshi Yoshida, Kohichi Ozaki, Nobukazu Naruke
Music Advisor: Kentaro Koyama
Supervisor: Juro Watari

SEGA U.S. Credits

Producer: Steve Hutchins
SOJ Liaison: Ryoichi Hasegawa
Product Manager: Andrew Stein
Asst. Producer: Michael S. Jablonn
Lead Tester: Tony Lynch
Assistant Leads: Lance Nelson, Fred Selker, Alan Tan
Thanks To: Granillo, Stolar, Taka, Lindstrom & SEEDY
Reprogrammed by: CSK Research Institute Corp. (CRI)
Presented by: Sega

~Other credits~
Testers: Rey Alferez, Nicolas J. Azizian, Anthony Borba, Jesse Caceres, Anthony Chau, Marc Dawson, John Diamonon, David Dodge, Jeff Hedges, Jeff B. Junio, Lloyd Kinoshita, Michael Kwan, Dennis Lee, Christopher Lucich, Grant Luke, Dan Madar, Marcus Montgomery, Mark Paniagua, Dave Portera, Sean Potter, Todd Slepian, Carl Street, Fernando Valderrama, Ferdinand Villar, Polly Villatuya, Peter Young, Michael Weavil
Packaging Design: Robert Schonfisch, Eric Smith, Sarah Wittmer
Manual: Doulas Sipp
Thanks to: Matt Dunbar, Manny Granillo, Mark Lindstrom, Anne Moellering, SEEDY, Undyne Stafford, Bernard Stolar, Tak

PC Version

Chief Programmer: Toshinori Suzuki
Programmers: Takahiro Nagata, Hitoshi Ohta, Noritaka Yakita, Yoshihiko Toyoshima, Kei Takashima
Graphic Designers: Katsufumi Yoshimori, Tomoharu Tanaka, Hisayoshi Yoshida, Tomonori Saguchi
Director and Planner: Jun-etsu Kakuta
Sound Data Convert Engineer: Masaru Setsumaru
Producer: Shun Arai, Toshinori Asai
Publicity: Hiroyuki Otaka
Marketing: Yasuo Koike, Yasuhide Nagasawa, Ryosuke Kaji
Character Design: Hajime Katoki
Program Technical Adviser: Yoshihiro Sonoda
Design Technical Adviser: Hiroshi Yoshida, Koh-ichi Ozaki, Nobukazu Naruke
Music Adviser: Kentaro Koyama
Supervisor: Juro Watari
Testers: Youichiro Inoue, Tomohisa Nakayasu, Kazuyuki Hagiwara, Noriko Hori
Special Thanks: Original "Virtual-On" Staff, Sega AM#3 Dept., "Virtual-On" Saturn Version Staff, Sega Digital Media Planning & Development Dept., Human Interface Communications (HIC), Yasushi Nagumo, Jun Kasahara, and ALL The Players of "Virtual-On"
Presented by: Sega

Gallery

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  Twin Cabinet

Physical Scans

Model 2 Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 80 №169

	80
Based on 1 review

Saturn Version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source Computer & Video Games (UK) 100 №182

	100
Based on 1 review

Saturn, US
Cover

Saturn, US (NetLink Edition)
Cover

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover

Saturn, JP (SegaNet)
Cover

Saturn, South Korea
Cover

PC Version

PC, JP
Cover

External Links

• Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese)