Virtua Fighter Animation

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Virtua Fighter Animation
System(s): Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher:
Sega Game Gear
Sega
Sega Master System
Tec Toy
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Licensor: TV Tokyo
Peripherals supported:
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Fighting/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)[1], Action[2][3]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥4,8004,800 G-3380
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Game Gear
US 		2570
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Game Gear
EU 		MK2570-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Game Gear
DE 		DM 69.9569.95[6] MK2570-50
Sega Game Gear
UK 		MK2570-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Master System
BR 		R$39.9939.99 030020
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Virtua Fighter Animation, known in Japan as Virtua Fighter Mini (バーチャファイターＭｉｎｉ), is a fighting game released for the Sega Game Gear in 1996. It is based off the Virtua Fighter anime series, which in turn was based off the video game with the same name. It is one of the few Game Gear fighting games, and the only Virtua Fighter game to date to be released for a handheld console. It is also one of the only Virtua Fighter games not to be presented in 3D (apart from the Sega Mega Drive port of Virtua Fighter 2).

Tec Toy, Sega's Brazilian distributor, brought the game to the Sega Master System in 1997. Though there is some color loss, the Master System version offers a larger screen resolution.

History

Development

While it had already been released in Japan at this point, the North American version of Virtua Fighter Animation was announced at E3 1996, alongside a Sega Mega Drive version. While ready and playable on the Game Gear, Sega had only artwork to show for the Mega Drive port; a project that very likely became its version of Virtua Fighter 2.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Virtua Fighter Animation Virtua Fighter Animation
English (US) Virtua Fighter Animation Virtua Fighter Animation
Japanese バーチャファイターＭｉｎｉ Virtua Fighter Mini

Production credits

Game Gear version

Source:
In-game credits
Virtua Fighter Animation GG credits.pdf
[7]


Source:
US manual
Virtua Fighter Animation GG US Manual.pdf
[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Fighter Animation/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Physical scans

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Computer & Video Games (UK)
50
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
53
[10]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
88
[11]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
63
[12]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
89
[13]
Player One (FR)
40
[14]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
76
[15]
Sega Game Gear
 66
Based on
7 reviews

Virtua Fighter Animation

Game Gear, JP
VFA GG JP Box Back.jpgNospine.pngVFA GG JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
VFA GG JP Cart.jpg
Cart
Game Gear, US
VFA GG US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngVFA GG US Box Front.jpg
Cover
VFA GG US cart.jpg
Cart
Virtua Fighter Animation GG US Manual.pdf
Manual
Game Gear, EU
VFA GG EU Box Back.jpgVirtuaFighterAnimation GG EU BoxSpine.jpgVFA GG EU cover.jpg
Cover
VirtuaFighterAnimation GG EU Cart.jpg
Cart
VirtuaFighterAnimation GG EU Manual.jpg
Manual

Master System version

Master System, BR
VFA SMS BR Box.jpg
Cover
VFA SMS BR cart.jpg
Cart
Vfanimation sms br manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 57f1545b
MD5 fdc90edb44d2a2236ab9c29d2f073d3c
SHA-1 ee24af11f2066dc8ffbefb72a5048a2471576229
1MB Cartridge (BR)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 c05657f8
MD5 8f31e2b715d06b960fa294746e8bd1de
SHA-1 b0622ef2e58fc38af35ead0a632babc4bfe49e86
1MB Cartridge (JP)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 d431c452
MD5 db315b11c28f8be4ecdac77759e889de
SHA-1 222f3e49f595ceb4263af329c4021d64fc4772e6
1MB Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. ↑ File:VFA GG JP Box Front.jpg
  2. ↑ File:VFA GG EU Box Back.jpg
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/gamegear/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-07 04:57)
  4. ↑ http://riehlspot.simplenet.com/vgame/new/gear.html (Wayback Machine: 1998-01-31 04:05)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sega Magazin, "November 1996" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 83
  6. ↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1996" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 85
  7. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter Animation GG credits.pdf
  8. ↑ File:Virtua Fighter Animation GG US Manual.pdf, page 16
  9. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 80
  10. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 38
  11. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 116
  12. ↑ Mega Fun, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-16), page 61
  13. ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "June 1996" (UK; 1996-05-03), page 84
  14. ↑ Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 126
  15. ↑ Sega Power, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-06-06), page 50


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