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{{stub}}'''''Virtua Fighter 3''''' is the third entry in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, and a direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]''. It was released in 1996 for [[Sega Model 3 Step 1.0]] arcade hardware - one of the first games to hit the system along with ''[[Scud Race]]''.  
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{{stub}}'''''Virtua Fighter 3''''' (バーチャファイター3) is the third entry in the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, and a direct sequel to ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]''. It was released in 1996 for [[Sega Model 3 Step 1.0]] arcade hardware - one of the first games to hit the system along with ''[[Scud Race]]''.  
  
''Virtua Fighter 3'', like its predecessor, adds two new playable characters to the roster, in this case, Aoi Umenokoji (a Japanese student) and Taka-Arashi (a sumo wrestler). It also takes improvements in the graphics and sound department, as Model 3 hardware has superior processing and graphical power to the [[Sega Model 2]] hardware running ''Virtua Fighter 2''. ''Virtua Fighter 3'' adds new innovations such as multi-level play areas and dodge button.
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''Virtua Fighter 3'', like its predecessor, adds two new playable characters to the roster, in this case, Aoi Umenokoji (a Japanese student) and Taka-Arashi (a sumo wrestler). It also makes predictable graphical and audio improvements over its predecessor, ''Virtua Fighter 2''. ''Virtua Fighter 3'' adds new innovations such as multi-level play areas and dodge button.
  
''Virtua Fighter 3'' was due to be released on the [[Sega Saturn]], albeit with vastly reduced graphics. The decision was later made to bring the game to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] instead, however delays meant that it was substituted for the improved ''[[Virtua Fighter 3tb]]''.
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==History==
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===Development===
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''Virtua Fighter 3'' was due to be released on the [[Sega Saturn]], albeit with vastly reduced graphics. A trailer was released during 1996 which made it onto numerous promotional videos and was featured in many magazines, although no gameplay footage of a Saturn version has ever emerged. The decision was later made to bring the game to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] instead, however significant delays meant that it was substituted for the improved ''[[Virtua Fighter 3tb]]''.
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Reportedly Sega AM2 were working on a 3D accelerator cartridge for the Sega Saturn to boost the performance of a Saturn ''Virtua Fighter 3''. This would have plugged into the Saturn's cartridge port to give the game extra resources at run-time, although the idea had been scrapped by mid-1997.
  
 
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'''Program:''' [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]<br>
 
'''Program:''' [[Hiroshi Kawaguchi]]<br>
'''Compose, SE:''' [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Fumio Ito]], [[Hidenori Shoji|Hidenori Syoji]]<br>
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'''Compose, SE:''' [[Takenobu Mitsuyoshi]], [[Fumio Ito]], [[Hidenori Shoji|Hidenori Syoji]]<br><br>
 
'''Supervisor:''' [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]]<br>
 
'''Supervisor:''' [[Toshihiro Nagoshi]]<br>
 
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'''Scroll Design:''' [[Yukinobu Arikawa]], [[Kazuhiro Izaki]]<br>
 
'''Scroll Design:''' [[Yukinobu Arikawa]], [[Kazuhiro Izaki]]<br>
 
'''Character Design:''' [[Akihito Hiroyoshi]], [[Daisuke Sato]]<br>
 
'''Character Design:''' [[Akihito Hiroyoshi]], [[Daisuke Sato]]<br>
'''Taka-Arashi Design:''' [[Tetsunari Iwasaki]]<br>
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'''Taka-Arashi Design:''' [[Tetsunari Iwasaki]]<br><br>
 
'''Publicity:''' [[Yasushi Nakajima]], [[Yoshifusa Hayama]]<br>
 
'''Publicity:''' [[Yasushi Nakajima]], [[Yoshifusa Hayama]]<br>
 
'''Special Thanks:''' [[AM4|AM R&D Dept. #4]], AM Hardware R&D, [[AM2|AM R&D Dept. #2]] Technical Research Section, 81 Produce, Action Team AAC, [[Yasuyuki Hattori]], Terushige Watanabe, Yuko Ota<br>
 
'''Special Thanks:''' [[AM4|AM R&D Dept. #4]], AM Hardware R&D, [[AM2|AM R&D Dept. #2]] Technical Research Section, 81 Produce, Action Team AAC, [[Yasuyuki Hattori]], Terushige Watanabe, Yuko Ota<br>
 
'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]<br>
 
'''Presented by:''' [[Sega]]<br>
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Virtua Fighter 3
System(s): Sega Model 3 Step 1.0
Publisher: Sega
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Distributor: Deith Leisure (UK)
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
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Virtua Fighter 3 (バーチャファイター3) is the third entry in the Virtua Fighter series, and a direct sequel to Virtua Fighter 2. It was released in 1996 for Sega Model 3 Step 1.0 arcade hardware - one of the first games to hit the system along with Scud Race.

Virtua Fighter 3, like its predecessor, adds two new playable characters to the roster, in this case, Aoi Umenokoji (a Japanese student) and Taka-Arashi (a sumo wrestler). It also makes predictable graphical and audio improvements over its predecessor, Virtua Fighter 2. Virtua Fighter 3 adds new innovations such as multi-level play areas and dodge button.

History

Development

Virtua Fighter 3 was due to be released on the Sega Saturn, albeit with vastly reduced graphics. A trailer was released during 1996 which made it onto numerous promotional videos and was featured in many magazines, although no gameplay footage of a Saturn version has ever emerged. The decision was later made to bring the game to the Sega Dreamcast instead, however significant delays meant that it was substituted for the improved Virtua Fighter 3tb.

Reportedly Sega AM2 were working on a 3D accelerator cartridge for the Sega Saturn to boost the performance of a Saturn Virtua Fighter 3. This would have plugged into the Saturn's cartridge port to give the game extra resources at run-time, although the idea had been scrapped by mid-1997.

Production Credits

Producer: Yu Suzuki
Program Director: Tetsuya Kaku
Design Director: Kazuhiro Izaki
Game Director: Daichi Katagiri

Programmers

Game System, Undulation: Tetsuya Kaku
Game System: Daichi Katagiri
Game System, CPU Battle: Kota Matsumoto
Cloth, Motion System: Yuichiro Mine
Polygon Management: Yoichi Nakazato, Naohiro Hirao
Camera: Takashi Ono
Stage Collision: Norio Haga
Stage & Character Effects: Shigeru Yoshida
Stage Effects: Tsuyoshi Nishida
Replay, Ending: Syuji Takahashi
Advertise, Ending: Hiroshi Masui
Scroll, Hand Motion: Takeshi Yamanouchi
Main Motion Set: Masataka Daigo
Motion Set: Kazuhiro Shigekuni, Masaya Takeshige

Designers
Motion Designers

Main Motion Design, Direction: Kazuhiro Izaki
Motion Design, Advise: Toshiya Inoue, Naotake Nishimura
Motion Design: Kasyo Oda, Akira Morimoto
Assistant Motion Design: Daichi Katagiri, Manabu Tsukamoto

Character Designers

Character Modeling Direction: Toshihiro Nagoshi
Main Character Design, Modeling: Mika Kojima
Character Design, Modeling: Ringo Manabe

Stage Designers

Stage Design Direction: Naotake Nishimura
Main Stage Design, Modeling: Hideaki Kato
Stage Design, Modeling: Gaku Nakatani, Shinichiro Shimano, Naoaki Tasaka, Masaaki Somaki

Planner

Planning Support: Manabu Tsukamoto

Sound Designers

Program: Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Compose, SE: Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Fumio Ito, Hidenori Syoji

Supervisor: Toshihiro Nagoshi

Assistant Programmers

Reflection Mapping, Model3 Base: Takuji Masuda
Collision, Pin Point Light, Utility: Takashi Fujimura
Polygon Converter: Kazuhiko Takata
Sound, I/O Utility: Koki Koiwa
Test Mode, Coin Utility: Kazutoshi Tozawa

Assistant Designers

Stage Design: Yasuo Kawagoshi, Junichi Yamanaka, Kazufumi Ohashi, Hidenobu Miyakita, Mitsugu Tsuchida
Assistant Stage Design: Shinya Inoue
Effect Design: Makio Kida
Scroll Design: Yukinobu Arikawa, Kazuhiro Izaki
Character Design: Akihito Hiroyoshi, Daisuke Sato
Taka-Arashi Design: Tetsunari Iwasaki

Publicity: Yasushi Nakajima, Yoshifusa Hayama
Special Thanks: AM R&D Dept. #4, AM Hardware R&D, AM R&D Dept. #2 Technical Research Section, 81 Produce, Action Team AAC, Yasuyuki Hattori, Terushige Watanabe, Yuko Ota
Presented by: Sega

Physical Scans

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Virtua Fighter series
Virtua Fighter (Remix | PC) (1993-1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive | Sega Ages 2500 Series) (1994-1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 (3tb | 3tb Online) (1996-1997) | Virtua Fighter 4 (Evolution | Final Tuned) (2001-2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 (R | Final Showdown | Ultimate Showdown) (2006-2021)
Spin-offs
Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) | Virtua Fighter Animation (1997) | Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary (2003) | Virtua Quest (2004)
Cross-overs
Fighters Megamix (Game.com) | Dead or Alive 5 (5+ | Ultimate | Last Round) (2012-2015)
Portrait series
Virtua Fighter CG Portrait Series: (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | The Final) (1995-1996) | GG Portrait: Yuuki Akira (1996) | GG Portrait: Pai Chan (1996)
Others
Virtua Fighter (LCD) (1995) | Electronic Virtua Fighter (199x) | Virtua Fighter (R-Zone) (199x) | Virtua Fighter 3 Win-PC-Collection (1996) | Virtua Fighter (2007) | CR Virtua Fighter (2008) | Virtua Fighter Mobile (2008) | Pachinko CR Virtua Fighter Revolution (2012) | Virtua Fighter Cool Champ (2012) | Virtua Fighter Fever Combo (2014) | Virtua Fighter Pachislot (2014) | Virtua Fighter Battle Genesis (2019)
Unlicensed
Virtua Fighter 2 vs. Tekken 2 (199x)
Demo discs
Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids (1996)
Albums
Music
Virtua Fighter: Saikyou no Senshi (1994) | Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter Maximum Mania (1994) | Virtua Fighter "Sega Saturn" Image by B-univ Neo Rising (1994) | Virtua Fighter 2 Dancing Shadows (1995) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 1: Shinshou Hassei (1995) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 2: Ryuuko Kaikou (1996) | Ai ga Tarinaize (1996) | Virtua Fighter Soundtrack Vol. 3: Koubou Banjou (1996) | Virtua Fighter Complete Vocal Collection (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Sound Tracks (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks (1996) | Fighters Megamix Sound Tracks (1997) | Virtua Fighter 3 On The Vocal (1997) | Kimi ga Inai Yoru (1997) | Virtua Fighter 4 Official Soundtrack (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Original Sound Tracks (2002) | Yuuki (2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 Original Sound Track (2011) | Virtua Fighter 5 R Official Sound (2012) | Virtua Fighter 5 Official Sound (2012) | Virtua Fighter Best Tracks + One (2015) | Virtua Fighter esports Premium Music Collection (2021) | Virtua Fighter (2023) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Online Premium Music Collection (2023)
Books
Book
Virtua Fighter Maniax (1994) | V Jump Books Game Series: Sega Saturn Virtua Fighter (1994) | Virtua Fighter Maniax Replays (1994) | Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 1 for Novice (1994) | Virtua Fighter Ougi no Sho (1995) | Virtua Fighter Maniax for Windows (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.1 (1995) | Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 2 for Expert (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Maniax Replays (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter Remix Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Complete (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Maniax (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 1 for Novice (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Act.3 (1995) | Arcade Game Hisshou Hou Special: Virtua Fighter Kids (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Command Game Guide (1996) | Virtua Fighter Legend of Sarah (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Perfect Guide (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Fighter's Bible (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Game Guide Book (1996) | Virtua Fighter Graphics "Model 2" (1996) | Tokyo Virtua Monogatari (1996) | Virtua Fighter 2 Sega Saturn Fighting Manual Vol. 2 for Expert (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Fan Book (1996) | Virtua Fighter Honoo no Maki: Pai Chan Bukyou Gaiden (1996) | Virtua Fighter Ryuu no Maki: Touken Kairou (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Sega Saturn Fighting Manual (1996) | Virtua Fighter Kids Kyuukyoku Hon (1996) | Virtua Fighter Relax (1996) | Virtua Fighter: Arashi no Maki (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act. 0.5 (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act.1 (1996) | Virtua Fighter 3 Act.2 (1996) | Fighters Megamix Fighting Master's Guide (1997) | Fighters Megamix Official Guide (1997) | Virtua Fighter 2: Ten Stories (1997) | Fighters Mega Books (1997) | Fighters Megamix Comic Anthology (1997) | Virtua Fighter 3 Official Playing Guide (1998) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Kanzen Kouryaku Dokuhon (1998) | Virtua Fighter 3tb Perfect Guide (1998) | Virtua Fighter 4 Perfect Guide (2001) | Virtua Fighter 4 Yoku Wakaru Haoh Yousei Dojo (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Kanzen Kouryaku Guide PS2 Ban (2002) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 The Complete (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Perfect Guide (2002) | Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution: Yokuwakaru Hisshou Senjutsu Shinan (2003) | PS2 Ban Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution Complete Guide (2003) | Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary: Memory of Decade (2003) | Virtua Fighter 2 Technical Archive (2004) | Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned Master Guide (2004) | Virtua Fighter Cyber Generation: Judgement Six no Yabou Kouryaku Navigation (2004) | Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned Orange Book: Junkies' Last Stand (2004) | Virtua Fighter 5 Technical Book (2006) | Virtua Fighter 5 White Book: Keep It Real (2006) | Virtua Fighter 5 Black Book: Keep It Moral (2007) | Virtua Fighter 5 for PlayStation 3 Complete Guide (2007) | Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown Masters Guide (2010) | Virtua Fighter no Neppa (2018)
TV and Film
Virtua Fighter CGMV (1994) | CGMV Virtua Fighter 2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Eternal Battle (1995) | Virtua Fighter (1995) | Virtua Fighter Special Training Pack (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Wheel of Fortune (1995) | Virtua Fighter 2 Wheel of Fortune The Best Bout (1996) | Sega Official Video Library Vol. 2: Virtua Fighter Kids (199x) | Virtua Fighter 3 (Columbia video series) (1996) | CGMV Special Virtua Fighter 3: Shippuu no Shou "System" (1996) | CGMV Special Virtua Fighter 3: Geki no Shou "Battle" (1996)