- Back to: Virtua Racing Deluxe (prototype; 1994-08-22).
The classic "Sega" chant is played when booting the game.
Virtually all of the camera angles are different during the attract screen.
The "blinds" screen transition is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the game either fades to black or abruptly cuts to the next scene.
The main menu is more simplistic, lacking a title and icons. The "Virtua Racing" mode has six 3D cars rotating and no "V.R." drawn underneath.
Time Attack has one car on its own, but the centre of rotation is slightly different.
"2 players VS" is much the same as above.
The 3D cup (with incorrect lighting) for "Records" is joined by a bottle of champagne and a driver's helmet.
"Options" is similar to the final, just without the music notes drawn on the "floor". The actual options screen is missing, however, and selecting the button just fades to and from black.
The car select screen is similar to the main menu, with a different background and missing icons. The text for automatic and manual transmissions are also aligned differently.
In the prototype, the 3D courses are zoomed in. Highland (or "High Land") and Sand Park don't have course icons, and their 3D models are different, reflecting the incomplete nature of these two tracks.
Simpler menus again for 2 player VS.
All of the default records are different. In the final game, each of the different car types has its own set of records, while here only the fastest laps are recorded.
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| 1994-08-22 prototype (prototype)
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All vehicles share the same rev counter design.
Tracks
The sky background of Bay Bridge is less detailed in this prototype.
This sign in Acropolis reads "7th" rather than "32X". In the arcade version it is "7 seas".
The scenery for the Highland track isn't finished. Most of the buildings are just grey boxes at this point.
The sand in Sand Park is more orange in the prototype.
"SEGA" is not written into the grass yet.
The track splits into two to avoid a body of water in this prototype. In the final, it's a rocky area with signs.
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