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Model 2
Saturn

Fighting Vipers

System(s): Sega Model 2B CRX, Sega Saturn, PlayStation Network, Xbox 360, PlayStation Now

Publisher:

Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (JP)

Samsung (KR)

Sega of America (US)

Sega Europe (EU)

Sega Corporation

Sega Games

Developer:

Sega AM2

Distributor:

Deith Leisure^[1] (UK)

Ecofilmes (PT)

Licensor:

PepsiCo (JP)

Sound driver:

SCSP/CD-DA (18 tracks)

Peripherals supported:

Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Fighting Action/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)^[2], Action^[3]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-11^[4]^[5]	¥?	?
US	1995	$?	?
UK	1996-02^[6]	£?	?

JP	1996-08-30^[3]	¥6,8006,800	GS-9101
US	1996-10-29^[7]^[8]	$49.9949.99^[7]	81041
EU	1996-11-07		MK81041-50
DE	1996-11-07	DM 9090^[11]	MK81041-50
PT	199x
UK	1996-10-31^[9]	£44.9944.99^[10]	MK81041-50
LT	1996^[12]	Lt 299299
PL	1996-12	219zł219
AU	199x		FFIG00SSC
BR	199x		193446
KR	1996		MK-81041-08
JP ▼	2012-11-28^[13]	400MSP400^[13]
JP ▼ (Otameshiban)	2012-11-28^[13]	FREEfree
US ▼	2012-11-28^[14]	400MSP400^[15]
US ▼ (Trial Game)	2012-11-28^[15]	FREEfree
EU ▼	2012-11-28^[17]	400MSP400^[17]
EU ▼ (Trial Game)	2012-11-28^[17]	FREEfree
DE ▼	2012-11-28^[18]	400MSP400^[18]
DE ▼ (Trial Game)	2012-11-28^[18]	FREEfree
UK ▼	2012-11-28^[16]	400MSP400^[16]
UK ▼ (Trial Game)	2012-11-28^[16]	FREEfree
AU ▼	2012-11-28^[19]	400MSP400^[19]
AU ▼ (Trial Game)	2012-11-28^[19]	FREEfree
JP ▼	2012-11-28^[20]	¥762 (800)762 (800)^[20]	NPJB-00252
US ▼	2012-11-27^[21]	$4.994.99^[21]	NPUB-30929
EU ▼	2012-12-05^[21]	€4.494.49^[21]	NPEB-01164
DE ▼	2012-12-05^[22]	€4.494.49^[22]	NPEB-01164
UK ▼	2012-12-05^[21]	£3.693.69^[21]	NPEB-01164
AU ▼	2012-12-05^[23]	$6.756.75^[23]	NPEB-01164
KR ▼	2012-12-18^[24]	₩6,3006,300^[24]	NPHB-00516
TW ▼	2012-12-18^[25]	NT$160160^[25]	NPHB-00516
JP	2015-09-16^[26]

Fighting Vipers (ファイティングバイパーズ) is a 3D fighting game developed by Sega AM2 for the Sega Model 2B CRX in 1995. It was ported the same year to the Sega Saturn with significantly reduced graphics. A version of the game was released for the PlayStation 2 as part of the Sega Ages series in Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers.

Story

Hyper-adrenal combatants in full-body armour, battling night and day in back-alley rings - only such young gurba warriors have earned the right to be called VIPERS...

Now in Armstone City, the mayor has formally announced a fighting tournament on a grand scale, with the final bout to be held atop the staggering City Tower in the centre of town.

With City Tower as their ultimate goal, eight young VIPERS start down the path to victory, a path which only one will see the end...

Gameplay

Fighting Vipers features a similar style of gameplay to Sega AM2's more renowned Virtua Fighter series, specifically Virtua Fighter 2, using a simply Guard, Punch and Kick attack buttons with a focus on combo moves (the Saturn version using its three extra buttons for three smaller combos).

The game is set apart with two unique features. Most notably, each of the 9 characters featured in the game sports armor of some kind or another, this armor can be broken off by opponents leaving characters much more vulnerable and able to take much more damage, a human shaped meter in the top corners of the screen monitors the damage to your armor. Secondly walls surround each arena, caging the combatants in, allowing for attacks in conjunction with them (bouncing off etc), if the correct combination is hit at the round's finale, characters can punch their opponent straight through the walls.

Characters

	Grace
	Grace is a 19 year old African-American born in Armstone City whose armor is themed after the protective gear for In-Line Skating, including the skates themselves. Grace is making her living as a fashion model, though she once dreamed of becoming a professional figure skater, though her lover and coach betrayed her, leaving her disillusioned.
	Bahn
	Despite only being a 17 year old High School Student from Nishino Machi, Bahn is a powerful and imposing fighter in a long coat and hat, who has come overseas to find and fight his father, whom he has never met and abandoned him and his mother when they were small, he has declared himself 'Gengis Bahn III'.
	Raxel
	The narcissistic lead singer and guitarist for a hair metal band called 'Death Crunch' with KISS-styled armour (pretty much looking like Ace Frehley's outfit) and carrying a red Gibson Flying-V electric guitar, Raxel is the son of an Armstone City councilman, a drop out who left home after a fight with said father, Raxel has simply entered the tournament to heighten his own profile and become further famous. Note: Raxel's name is strikingly similar to Guns N' Roses' frontman Axl Rose. There is no official confirmation however that he is in any way based on him, as he doesn't really look like Rose, but more like ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach or Poison's vocalist Bret Michaels.
	Tokio
	A 16 year old pretty boy rebelling against a strict kabuki actor's household, Tokio is a former leader of a street gang called 'Black Thunder' but left after feeling responsible for another gangmember's death. He has entered the tournament for a challenge and for thrills.
	Sanman
	A mysterious fat oriental-looking man about whom nothing is known, other than his birthday (3rd of March) and an obsession with the number 3, hence the name for which he goes (san in the Japanese for "three"). Sanman drives a large customised scooter.
	Jane
	A butch and muscled 18 year old part-time construction worker, Jane trained her whole life to join the Navy, but did not make it past training. She was discharged after repeatedly losing control of herself during fights and injuring fellow seamen. Jane now wants to test just how tough she is, hence entering the Fighting Vipers tournament.
	Candy/Honey
	A petite 16 year old Fashion Student with a pleasant nature, Candy designed her trademark plastic fairy suit herself, and has entered the tournament to promote her original fashion line. Candy became, by far, the most popular of the characters, and remains so, particularly in Japan.
	Picky
	A 14 year old stereotypical skateboarder, Picky's armour is styled after protective gear for skateboarders, he carries his skateboard on his back, and hits opponents with it. Picky began skateboarding to impress his first love, but later on he left her for Candy.
	Mahler
	The ninth character, not selectable, and unlockable in the Sega Saturn port, Mahler is a 20 year old mystery with a grudge against the Mayor of Armstone City [who has organised the tournament] wearing poisonous armour resembling a snake. He isn't officially registered as a member of the tournament.
	B.M.
	B.M. is boss of the game and is a powered up version of Mahler.
	KumaChan
	Background Character on Sanman stage. He is playable in the Sega Saturn port by playing 50 games. 2 Player character is Pandachan.
	Pepsiman
	Pepsiman is the mascot for Pepsi and Pepsi related products in Japan. He rescues those in need of thirst by delivering Pepsi, and often gets inflicted with pain from unforeseen consequences. He is only available in the Japanese version of the Sega Saturn version. To face him, you start the game in Arcade mode, and allow the CPU to attack you without fighting back. Before your HP reaches 0, the game will issue a "New Challenger" to which the game will return to the character select screen and slowly scroll to Pepsiman's position, while playing his theme song. Defeating Pepsiman allows you to play as him through the regular game. A new Option menu item will appear upon unlocking the character that allows you to revert the secret, causing the player to have to unlock him again.

The game also features the Pepsi logo in the background and on certain characters (such as Picky's skateboard).

Achievements

Main article: Fighting Vipers/Achievements.

History

Development

Template:MainPage

Release

The Sega Saturn version was recalled a few weeks after its Japanese launch due to a bug which could potentially wipe all game saves^[27]. Later releases of the game (including Western versions) were fixed.

Honey (or Candy as she became known) presented a problem for US retailers, as one of the rewards for finishing the game as her is a render of the character in a suggestive pose. Given that the character is only 16 years of age, Sega of America took steps to censor the more risqué content from the game, also removing her schoolgirl outfit due to fears retailers would not stock the title. The PAL version remains uncensored^[28].

Sega Logistics Service announced it would end service on Fighting Vipers arcade machines on March 31, 2017.^[29]^[30]

Versions

Fighting Vipers continues the steady progression of first-party Sega Saturn fighting games become more like their arcade counterparts, this time using version 2.1 of the Sega Graphics Library^[31]. By rendering the the 3D cage (or walls) surrounding the playfield, it was one of the first games of its type to technically render 3D backgrounds (although these walls are promptly removed when showing the character's finishing pose).

The Saturn Fighting Vipers took roughly eight months to produce^[32], with roughly half of the development time used to perfect the rendering system^[33]. Much of the core engine was carried over from the Saturn Virtua Fighter 2^[33], though collision detection routines were re-worked^[32].

The high resolution of Virtua Fighter 2 was dropped in favour of mimicking the arcade version's lighting system (the Saturn version of Virtua Fighter 2 has no lighting, though most of the game takes place in direct sunlight anyway). This was not always the case, however - early screenshots of Fighting Vipers prior to the '96 Tokyo Toy Show opted for a similar look to Virtua Fighter 2. Also in play is gouraud shading, absent in the arcade version but possible on the Saturn due to the lower number of polygons.

The Saturn Fighting Vipers offers versus, playback and training modes. Players can save their matches and play them again in playback Mode, while in training mode the player is talked though the moves of each character one-by-one. The Saturn version also includes a full motion video introduction, similar to its port of Virtua Fighter 2.

As with all Sega's Model 2-to-Saturn fighting game ports, backgrounds once rendered as (simple) 3D objects in the arcade are replaced with large, 2D backdrops on the Saturn. While every stage takes a hit, Tokio's is perhaps the most notable, as it is missing the plane taking off on the runway the characters are fighting on. That being said, unlike Virtua Fighter 2, the floor surrounding the arena is modelled in 3D, reducing some of the problems caused by these clashing perspectives.

In Japan Fighting Vipers is sponsored by Pepsi Cola and has several billboards, Picky's skateboard (and playable Pepsiman) advertising the product. All of this content was removed from international releases.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Fighting Vipers	Fighting Vipers
English (US)	Fighting Vipers	Fighting Vipers
Japanese	ファイティングバイパーズ	Fighting Vipers
Korean	파이팅바이퍼즈	Fighting Vipers

Production credits

Main article: Fighting Vipers/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Fighting Vipers/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Fighting Vipers/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Model 2 version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[6]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[34]

	75
Based on 2 reviews

Fighting Vipers

Model 2, US

Model 2, JP

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 KByte (HU)

89

^[35]

CD Consoles (FR)

PAL

100

^[36]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[10]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-J

80

^[37]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

66

^[38]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

93

^[39]

Freak (IL)

94

^[40]

Fun Generation (DE)

NTSC-J

90

^[41]

Gambler (PL)

93

^[42]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[43]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[44]

Game Informer (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[45]

Gry Komputerowe (PL)

95

^[46]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

90

^[47]

Intelligent Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[48]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

80

^[49]

Joypad (FR)

91

^[50]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

87

^[51]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

90

^[52]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

88

^[53]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

95

^[54]

Next Generation (US)

100

^[55]

Player One (FR)

82

^[56]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[57]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

81

^[58]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

90

^[59]

Secret Service (PL)

90

^[60]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

84

^[61]

Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)

100

^[62]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[63]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

90

^[64]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

88

^[65]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

95

^[66]

Strana Igr (RU)

100

^[67]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

93

^[68]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

93

^[69]

Ultra Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

94

^[70]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-J

82

^[71]

	90
Based on 38 reviews

Fighting Vipers

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc Manual Inlay

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, PT
Cover
Disc

Saturn, PL (Comat)
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, BR
Cover

Saturn, KR
Cover

XBLA version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Fighting Vipers

Technical information

Main article: Fighting Vipers/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

399,837,648

CD-ROM(EU)

MK81041-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

406,935,984

1996-08-18

CD-ROM(JP)

GS-9101 V1.010

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

406,935,984

CD-ROM(JP)

GS-9101 (Alt) V1.013

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

399,837,648

CD-ROM(KR)

MK-81041-08 V1.002

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

394,042,320

CD-ROM(US)

81041 V2.000

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1996-07-05

CD-R

Page

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

1996-09-06

CD-R

Page

Track list

1. Data track

2. Fallen (An' I Can't Get Up) (2:29)
From: Training
Composed by: David Leytze

3. Let it Ride/All Bets Off (0:22)
From: Continue
Composed by: David Leytze

4. Game Over (0:06)
From: Game Over
Composed by: David Leytze

5. Choose Your Weapon (0:47)
From: Character select
Composed by: David Leytze

6. Pepsiman (0:22)
From: Pepsiman
Composed by: James Shimoji

7. Pepsiman Win (0:06)
From: Pepsiman Win
Composed by: James Shimoji

8. To Tell the Truth (1:31)
From: Name Entry
Composed by: David Leytze

9. Sundance Kids (2:22)
From: Bahn Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

10. The City by Night (2:57)
From: Grace Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

11. Occam's Razor (2:37)
From: Picky Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

12. Look to the Skies (2:50)
From: Tokio Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

13. Thirty-30 (2:22)
From: Sanman Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

14. Bay Side Blues (1:58)
From: Honey Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

15. The Trouble with Raxel (2:09)
From: Raxel Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

16. Look Out Below (2:29)
From: Jane Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

17. King of the Mountain (2:22)
From: B.M. Stage
Composed by: David Leytze

18. Viper Venom (1:22)
From: Opening
Composed by: David Leytze

19. Hills Like the Snake (1:25)
From: Ending
Composed by: David Leytze

► Running time: 30:36

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File	Type	Size	description
README.DOC	TXT	8,178	Messages from the developers.
SSFV_ABS.TXT	TXT (Abstract)	22	About this game.
SSFV_BIB.TXT	TXT (Bibliographiced)	25	About original game
SSFV_CPY.TXT	TXT (Copyright)	41	Copyright

External links

Sega of America webpage: Saturn
Fighting Vipers on Xbox Marketplace: JP, US, UK, AU
Fighting Vipers on PlayStation.com: JP, US, KR
Fighting Vipers on PlayStation Store: JP, JP (PS Plus), US, UK, AU, KR
Fighting Vipers Digital Collection – Part 1 article by Benjamin at It's Fantastic!

References

↑ Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 72
↑ File:Fightingvipers sat jp backcover.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 08:13)
↑ http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=24577 (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-04 10:28)
↑ Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 138
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 74
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Press release: 1996-10-29: FIGHTING VIPERS -- THE SECOND WAVE OF SEGA SATURN'S BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS EPIDEMIC TAKES OVER THE NATION
↑ http://sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/fvipers.htm (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-15 06:09)
↑ File:DailyMirror UK 1996-10-31 45.png
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 52
↑ Sega Magazin, "November 1996" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 80
↑ https://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (ja-JP; Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d) (Wayback Machine: 2012-12-01 00:31)
↑ http://blogs.sega.com/2012/11/20/am2-fighting-games-headed-to-xbla-and-psn (Wayback Machine: 2012-11-30 01:59)
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-US; Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d) (Wayback Machine: 2012-11-30 23:13)
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 ^16.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-GB; Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d) (Wayback Machine: 2012-12-02 05:22)
↑ ^17.0 ^17.1 ^17.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (fr-FR; Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d) (Wayback Machine: 2012-12-01 00:30)
↑ ^18.0 ^18.1 ^18.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (de-DE; Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d) (Wayback Machine: 2012-12-01 00:27)
↑ ^19.0 ^19.1 ^19.2 Xbox LIVE Marketplace (en-AU; Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d) (Wayback Machine: 2012-12-29 14:51)
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↑ ^21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 ^21.4 ^21.5 http://blogs.sega.com/2012/11/20/am2-fighting-games-headed-to-xbla-and-psn/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-27 12:05)
↑ ^22.0 ^22.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-NPEB01164_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00) (Wayback Machine: 2018-11-27 19:43)
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPEB01164_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00) (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-30 15:24)
↑ ^24.0 ^24.1 PlayStation Store (ko-kr; HP0177-NPHB00516_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00) (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-30 15:26)
↑ ^25.0 ^25.1 https://psdeals.net/tw-store/game/731630/fighting-vipers-full-game (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-18 05:45)
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↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf
↑ File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf
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Fighting Vipers

Books: Fighting Vipers Technical Manual (1996) | Fighting Vipers 4 Koma Gag Battle (1996) | Fighting Vipers: Crimson Angel (1996) | Fighting Vipers: My Sweet Honey (1996) | Fighting Vipers Perfect Guide (1997)
Music: Fighting Vipers Original Soundtrack (1996) | Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Original Soundtrack (1996)
Videos: Sega Official Video Library Vol. 1: Fighting Vipers (199x)

Demos: Fighting Vipers Taikenban (1996)

Prototypes: 1996-07-05 | 09-06

Games in the Fighting Vipers Series
	Fighting Vipers (1995) \| Fighting Vipers 2 (1998)
	Fighting Vipers (1996) \| Fighters Megamix (1996)
	Fighting Vipers 2 (2001)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers (2005)
	Fighting Vipers (2012)
Fighting Vipers related media
	Fighting Vipers Original Soundtrack (1996) \| Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Original Soundtrack (1996) \| Fighting Vipers 2 The Sound Album (1998)
	Fighting Vipers Technical Manual (1996) \| Fighting Vipers: Crimson Angel (1996) \| Fighting Vipers Sega Saturn Manual 2: Biting the Vipers (1996) \| Fighting Vipers: My Sweet Honey (1996) \| (1997) Fighting Vipers Perfect Guide (1997) \| Fighters Mega Books Mix Ultimate Guide (1997) \| Fighting Vipers 2 Official Guide (1998)
	Sega Official Video Library Vol. 1: Fighting Vipers (199x)

[:File:CVG_UK_169.pdf_p72-1] Computer & Video Games, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-10), page 72

[:File:Fightingvipers_sat_jp_backcover.jpg_p-2] File:Fightingvipers sat jp backcover.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200304081325.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Fhistory.2Fhard.2Fsegasaturn.2Fsoftware.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-04 08:13)

[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20160404102838.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.famitsu.com.2Fcominy.2F.3Fm.3Dpc.26a.3Dpage_h_title.26title_id.3D24577-4] ttp://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=24577 (Wayback Machine: 2016-04-04 10:28)

[:File:Sega_Arcade_History_JP_EnterBrain_Book-1.pdf_p138-5] Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 138

[:File:CVG_UK_172.pdf_p74-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Computer & Video Games, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-02-09), page 74

[Press_release:_1996-10-29:_FIGHTING_VIPERS_--_THE_SECOND_WAVE_OF_SEGA_SATURN.27S_BLOOD.2C_SWEAT_.26_TEARS_EPIDEMIC_TAKES_OVER_THE_NATION-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Press release: 1996-10-29: FIGHTING VIPERS -- THE SECOND WAVE OF SEGA SATURN'S BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS EPIDEMIC TAKES OVER THE NATION

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F19961215060911.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fsega-saturn.com.2Fsaturn.2Fsoftware.2Ffvipers.htm-8] ttp://sega-saturn.com/saturn/software/fvipers.htm (Wayback Machine: 1996-12-15 06:09)

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[:File:CVG_UK_180.pdf_p52-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Computer & Video Games, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-09), page 52

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_36.pdf_p80-11] Sega Magazin, "November 1996" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 80

[12] ttps://www.vz.lt/archive/news.php/id=388558

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[http:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180427120559.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fblogs.sega.com.2F2012.2F11.2F20.2Fam2-fighting-games-headed-to-xbla-and-psn.2F-21] 21.0 ^21.1 ^21.2 ^21.3 ^21.4 ^21.5 http://blogs.sega.com/2012/11/20/am2-fighting-games-headed-to-xbla-and-psn/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-27 12:05)

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20180330152440.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fstore.playstation.com.2Fen-au.2Fproduct.2FEP0177-NPEB01164_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00-23] 23.0 ^23.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPEB01164_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00) (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-30 15:24)

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[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20231218054549.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fpsdeals.net.2Ftw-store.2Fgame.2F731630.2Ffighting-vipers-full-game-25] 25.0 ^25.1 https://psdeals.net/tw-store/game/731630/fighting-vipers-full-game (Wayback Machine: 2023-12-18 05:45)

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20150918104656.2Fhttp:.2F.2Fwww.jp.playstation.com:80.2Fsoftware.2Ftitle.2Fjp0177npjb00252_00fightingvipers00.html-26] ttp://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00252_00fightingvipers00.html (Wayback Machine: 2015-09-18 10:46)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p11-27] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 11

[:File:MeanMachinesSega50UK.pdf_p12-28] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-01), page 12

[:File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement_2016-11_JP.pdf_p-29] File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf

[:File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement_2016-12.pdf_p-30] File:SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf

[:File:SSM_UK_11.pdf_p33-31] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 33

[:File:SSM_UK_13.pdf_p59-32] 32.0 ^32.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 59

[:File:SSM_UK_13.pdf_p58-33] 33.0 ^33.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 58

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p205-34] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 205

[:File:576KB_HU_1996-12.pdf_p11-35] 576 KByte, "December 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 11

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_22.pdf_p102-36] CD Consoles, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 102

[:File:Edge_UK_038.pdf_p60-37] Edge, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-09-20), page 60

[:File:EGM_US_088.pdf_p76-38] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76

[39] Famitsu, "1996-09-06" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 1

[40] Freak, "10/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-11.pdf_p76-41] Fun Generation, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 76

[42] Gambler, "2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:GameFan_US_0411.pdf_p20-43] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamePro_US_099.pdf_p142-44] GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 142

[:File:GameInformer_US_043.pdf_p46-45] Game Informer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 46

[46] Gry Komputerowe, "1-2/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_063.pdf_p60-47] Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 60

[:File:IntelligentGamer_US_06.pdf_p98-48] Intelligent Gamer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 98

[:File:Joypad_FR_057.pdf_p68-49] Joypad, "Octobre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 68

[:File:Joypad_FR_058.pdf_p96-50] Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 96

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-11.pdf_p78-51] MAN!AC, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 78

[:File:MegaForce_FR_54.pdf_p72-52] Mega Force, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 72

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-10.pdf_p40-53] Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 40

[:File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p58-54] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 58

[:File:NextGeneration_US_24.pdf_p266-55] Next Generation, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-19), page 266

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_069.pdf_p104-56] Player One, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 104

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-18_19960906.pdf_p189-57] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 18" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 189

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-21_19961018.pdf_p62-58] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 21" (JP; 1996-10-04), page 62

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_04.pdf_p12-59] Saturn+, "Issue 4" (UK; 1996-10-24), page 12

[:File:SecretService_42_PL.pdf_p18-60] Secret Service, "Styczeń 1997" (PL; 1997-01-01), page 18

[:File:SegaPower_UK_85.pdf_p42-61] Sega Power, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-09-26), page 42

[62] Świat Gier Komputerowych, "1/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:SSM_UK_12.pdf_p66-63] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-09-18), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19960913_1996-15.pdf_p240-64] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-15 (1996-09-13)" (JP; 1996-08-23), page 240

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p11-65] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11

[66] Sonic the Comic, "6 January 1997" (UK; 1996-12-24), page 10

[67] Strana Igr, "Iyul 1997 2/2" (RU; 1997-xx-xx), page 88

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_03.pdf_p53-68] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Three" (UK; 1996-11-29), page 53

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p27-69] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 27

[:File:UltraGamePlayers_US_091.pdf_p96-70] Ultra Game Players, "December 1996" (US; 1996-11-05), page 96

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-10.pdf_p88-71] Video Games, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-25), page 88

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Difference between revisions of "Fighting Vipers"

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Latest revision as of 22:35, 12 November 2024

Contents

Story

Gameplay

Characters

Achievements

History

Development

Release

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Model 2 version

Saturn version

XBLA version

Technical information

ROM dump status

Track list

Extra content

External links

References

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+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ファイティングバイパーズ) is a 3D fighting game developed by [[Sega AM2]] for the [[Sega Model 2B CRX]] in 1995. It was ported the same year to the [[Sega Saturn]] with significantly reduced graphics. A version of the game was released for the PlayStation 2 as part of the Sega Ages series in ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]''.
-'''''Fighting Vipers''''' (ファイティングバイパーズ) is a 3D fighting game developed by [[Sega AM2]] for the [[Sega Model 2B CRX]] in 1995. It was ported the same year to the [[Sega Saturn]] with significantly reduced graphics. A version of the game was released for the PlayStation 2 as part of the Sega Ages series in ''[[Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 19: Fighting Vipers]]''.
+==Story==
+Hyper-adrenal combatants in full-body armour, battling night and day in back-alley rings - only such young gurba warriors have earned the right to be called VIPERS...
+Now in Armstone City, the mayor has formally announced a fighting tournament on a grand scale, with the final bout to be held atop the staggering City Tower in the centre of town.
+With City Tower as their ultimate goal, eight young VIPERS start down the path to victory, a path which only one will see the end...
 ==Gameplay==
-Fighting Vipers features a similar style of gameplay to [[Sega AM2]]'s more renowned Virtua Fighter series, specifically [[Virtua Fighter 2]], using a simply Guard, Punch and Kick attack buttons with a focus on combo moves (the Saturn version using its three extra buttons for three smaller combos).
+Fighting Vipers features a similar style of gameplay to [[Sega AM2]]'s more renowned ''Virtua Fighter series'', specifically ''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'', using a simply Guard, Punch and Kick attack buttons with a focus on combo moves (the Saturn version using its three extra buttons for three smaller combos).
 The game is set apart with two unique features. Most notably, each of the 9 characters featured in the game sports armor of some kind or another, this armor can be broken off by opponents leaving characters much more vulnerable and able to take much more damage, a human shaped meter in the top corners of the screen monitors the damage to your armor. Secondly walls surround each arena, caging the combatants in, allowing for attacks in conjunction with them (bouncing off etc), if the correct combination is hit at the round's finale, characters can punch their opponent straight through the walls.
-When ported, Fighting Vipers offered other modes besides Arcade and Vs. Playback Mode and Training Mode both of which are now used widely in the genre, by games such as Tekken and Soul Calibur. Players could save their matches and play them again in Playback Mode, while Training Mode talked you though the moves of each character one-by-one.
+===Characters===
+{{InfoTable|imagewidths=100|
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Grace
+| image=FightingVipers Grace portrait.png
+| desc=Grace is a 19 year old African-American born in Armstone City whose armor is themed after the protective gear for In-Line Skating, including the skates themselves. Grace is making her living as a fashion model, though she once dreamed of becoming a professional figure skater, though her lover and coach betrayed her, leaving her disillusioned.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Bahn
+| image=FightingVipers Bahn portrait.png
+| desc=Despite only being a 17 year old High School Student from Nishino Machi, Bahn is a powerful and imposing fighter in a long coat and hat, who has come overseas to find and fight his father, whom he has never met and abandoned him and his mother when they were small, he has declared himself 'Gengis Bahn III'.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Raxel
+| image=FightingVipers Raxel portrait.png
+| desc=The narcissistic lead singer and guitarist for a hair metal band called 'Death Crunch' with KISS-styled armour (pretty much looking like Ace Frehley's outfit) and carrying a red Gibson Flying-V electric guitar, Raxel is the son of an Armstone City councilman, a drop out who left home after a fight with said father, Raxel has simply entered the tournament to heighten his own profile and become further famous.
-==Story==
+Note: Raxel's name is strikingly similar to Guns N' Roses' frontman Axl Rose. There is no official confirmation however that he is in any way based on him, as he doesn't really look like Rose, but more like ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach or Poison's vocalist Bret Michaels.
-Hyper-adrenal combatants in full-body armour, battling night and day in back-alley rings - only such young gurba warriors have earned the right to be called VIPERS...
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Tokio
+| image=FightingVipers Tokio portrait.png
+| desc=A 16 year old pretty boy rebelling against a strict kabuki actor's household, Tokio is a former leader of a street gang called 'Black Thunder' but left after feeling responsible for another gangmember's death. He has entered the tournament for a challenge and for thrills.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Sanman
+| image=FightingVipers Sanman portrait.png
+| desc=A mysterious fat oriental-looking man about whom nothing is known, other than his birthday (3rd of March) and an obsession with the number 3, hence the name for which he goes (san in the Japanese for "three"). Sanman drives a large customised scooter.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Jane
+| image=FightingVipers Jane portrait.png
+| desc=A butch and muscled 18 year old part-time construction worker, Jane trained her whole life to join the Navy, but did not make it past training. She was discharged after repeatedly losing control of herself during fights and injuring fellow seamen. Jane now wants to test just how tough she is, hence entering the Fighting Vipers tournament.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Candy/Honey
+| image=FightingVipers Honey portrait.png
+| desc=A petite 16 year old Fashion Student with a pleasant nature, Candy designed her trademark plastic fairy suit herself, and has entered the tournament to promote her original fashion line. Candy became, by far, the most popular of the characters, and remains so, particularly in Japan.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Picky
+| image=FightingVipers Picky portrait.png
+| desc=A 14 year old stereotypical skateboarder, Picky's armour is styled after protective gear for skateboarders, he carries his skateboard on his back, and hits opponents with it. Picky began skateboarding to impress his first love, but later on he left her for Candy.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Mahler
+| image=
+| desc=The ninth character, not selectable, and unlockable in the Sega Saturn port, Mahler is a 20 year old mystery with a grudge against the Mayor of Armstone City [who has organised the tournament] wearing poisonous armour resembling a snake. He isn't officially registered as a member of the tournament.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=B.M.
+| image=FightingVipers BM portrait.png
+| desc=B.M. is boss of the game and is a powered up version of Mahler.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=KumaChan
+| image=FightingVipers SS Kuma portrait.png
+| desc=Background Character on Sanman stage. He is playable in the Sega Saturn port by playing 50 games. 2 Player character is Pandachan.
+}}
+{{InfoRow
+| title=Pepsiman
+| image=FightingVipers SS Pepsi portrait.png
+| desc=Pepsiman is the mascot for Pepsi and Pepsi related products in Japan. He rescues those in need of thirst by delivering Pepsi, and often gets inflicted with pain from unforeseen consequences. He is only available in the Japanese version of the Sega Saturn version. To face him, you start the game in Arcade mode, and allow the CPU to attack you without fighting back. Before your HP reaches 0, the game will issue a "New Challenger" to which the game will return to the character select screen and slowly scroll to ''Pepsiman's'' position, while playing his theme song. Defeating ''Pepsiman'' allows you to play as him through the regular game. A new Option menu item will appear upon unlocking the character that allows you to revert the secret, causing the player to have to unlock him again.
+}}
+}}
-Now in Armstone City, the mayor has formally announced a fighting tournament on a grand scale, with the final bout to be held atop the staggering City Tower in the centre of town.
+The game also features the Pepsi logo in the background and on certain characters (such as Picky's skateboard).
-With City Tower as their ultimate goal, eight young VIPERS start down the path to victory, a path which only one will see the end...
+===Achievements===
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Achievements}}
-==Characters==
+==History==
-*Grace: the game's major 'sex symbol' Grace is an attractive 19 year old African-American born in Armstone City whose armor is themed after the protective gear for In-Line Skating, including the skates themselves. Grace is making her living as a fashion model, though she once dreamed of becoming a professional figure skater, though her lover and coach betrayed her, leaving her disillusioned.
+===Development===
+{{mainPage|{{PAGENAME}}/Development}}
-*Bahn: despite only being a 17 year old High School Student from Nishino Machi, Bahn is a powerful and imposing fighter in a long coat and hat, who has come overseas to find and fight his father, whom he has never met and abandoned him and his mother when they were small, he has declared himself 'Gengis Bahn III'.
+===Release===
+The Sega Saturn version was recalled a few weeks after its Japanese launch due to a bug which could potentially wipe all game saves{{magref|mms|49|11}}. Later releases of the game (including Western versions) were fixed.
-*Raxel: the narcissistic lead singer and guitarist for a hair metal band called 'Death Crunch' with KISS-styled armour (pretty much looking like Ace Frehley's outfit) and carrying a red Gibson Flying-V electric guitar, Raxel is the son of an Armstone City councilman, a drop out who left home after a fight with said father, Raxel has simply entered the tournament to heighten his own profile and become further famous.
+Honey (or Candy as she became known) presented a problem for US retailers, as one of the rewards for finishing the game as her is a render of the character in a suggestive pose. Given that the character is only 16 years of age, Sega of America took steps to censor the more risqué content from the game, also removing her schoolgirl outfit due to fears retailers would not stock the title. The PAL version remains uncensored{{magref|mms|50|12}}.
-*Note: Raxel's name is strikingly similar to Guns N' Roses' frontman Axl Rose. There is no official confirmation however that he is in any way based on him, as he doesn't really look like Rose, but more like ex-Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach or Poison's vocalist Bret Michaels.
+[[Sega Logistics Service]] announced it would end service on ''Fighting Vipers'' arcade machines on March 31, 2017.{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-11 JP.pdf}}{{fileref|SegaProductsTerminationAnnouncement 2016-12.pdf}}
-*Tokio: a 16 year old pretty boy rebelling against a strict kabuki actor's household, Tokio is a former leader of a street gang called 'Black Thunder' but left after feeling responsible for another gangmember's death. He has entered the tournament for a challenge and for thrills.
-*Sanman: a mysterious fat oriental-looking man about whom nothing is known, other than his birthday (3rd of March) and an obsession with the number 3, hence the name for which he goes (san in the Japanese for "three"). Sanman drives a large customised scooter.
+==Versions==
+''Fighting Vipers'' continues the steady progression of first-party Sega Saturn fighting games become more like their arcade counterparts, this time using version 2.1 of the [[Sega Graphics Library]]{{magref|ssm|11|33}}. By rendering the the 3D cage (or walls) surrounding the playfield, it was one of the first games of its type to technically render 3D backgrounds (although these walls are promptly removed when showing the character's finishing pose).
-*Jane: a butch and muscled 18 year old part-time construction worker, Jane trained her whole life to join the Navy, but did not make it past training. She was discharged after repeatedly losing control of herself during fights and injuring fellow seamen. Jane now wants to test just how tough she is, hence entering the Fighting Vipers tournamet. Due to all these flagrant traits, Jane is widely believed to be lesbian.
+The Saturn ''Fighting Vipers'' took roughly eight months to produce{{magref|ssm|13|59}}, with roughly half of the development time used to perfect the rendering system{{magref|ssm|13|58}}. Much of the core engine was carried over from the Saturn ''Virtua Fighter 2''{{magref|ssm|13|58}}, though collision detection routines were re-worked{{magref|ssm|13|59}}.
-*Candy (Honey in Japan): a petite 16 year old Fashion Student with a pleasant nature, Candy designed her trademark plastic fairy suit herself, and has entered the tournament to promote her original fashion line. Candy became, by far, the most popular of the characters, and remains so, particularly in Japan, with, for instance, people regularly dressing as her (Cosplay) for Video Game conventions.
+The high resolution of ''Virtua Fighter 2'' was dropped in favour of mimicking the arcade version's lighting system (the Saturn version of ''Virtua Fighter 2'' has no lighting, though most of the game takes place in direct sunlight anyway). This was not always the case, however - early screenshots of ''Fighting Vipers'' prior to the [['96 Tokyo Toy Show]] opted for a similar look to ''Virtua Fighter 2''. Also in play is gouraud shading, absent in the arcade version but possible on the Saturn due to the lower number of polygons.
-*Picky: a 14 year old stereotypical skateboarder Picky's armour is styled after protective gear for skateboarders, he carries his skateboard on his back, and hits opponents with it. Picky began skateboarding to impress his first love, but later on he left her for Candy.
+The Saturn ''Fighting Vipers'' offers versus, playback and training modes. Players can save their matches and play them again in playback Mode, while in training mode the player is talked though the moves of each character one-by-one. The Saturn version also includes a [[full motion video]] introduction, similar to its port of ''Virtua Fighter 2''.
-*Mahler: the ninth character, not selectable, and unlockable in the Sega Saturn port, Mahler is a 20 year old mystery with a grudge against the Mayor of Armstone City [who has organised the tournament] wearing poisonous armour resembling a snake. He isn't officially registered as a member of the tournament. B.M. is boss of the game and is a powered up version of Mahler.
+As with all Sega's Model 2-to-Saturn fighting game ports, backgrounds once rendered as (simple) 3D objects in the arcade are replaced with large, 2D backdrops on the Saturn. While every stage takes a hit, Tokio's is perhaps the most notable, as it is missing the plane taking off on the runway the characters are fighting on. That being said, unlike ''Virtua Fighter 2'', the floor surrounding the arena is modelled in 3D, reducing some of the problems caused by these clashing perspectives.
-===Pepsiman===
+In Japan ''Fighting Vipers'' is sponsored by Pepsi Cola and has several billboards, Picky's skateboard (and playable Pepsiman) advertising the product. All of this content was removed from international releases.
-[[File:Pepsiman.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Pepsiman]]
-Pepsiman is the mascot for Pepsi and Pepsi related products in Japan. He rescues those in need of thirst by delivering Pepsi, and often gets inflicted with pain from unforeseen consequences. He is only available in the Japanese version of the Sega Saturn version. To face him, you start the game in Arcade mode, and allow the CPU to attack you without fighting back. Before your HP reaches 0, the game will issue a "New Challenger" to which the game will return to the character select screen and slowly scroll to ''Pepsiman's'' position, while playing his theme song. Defeating ''Pepsiman'' allows you to play as him through the regular game. A new Option menu item will appear upon unlocking the character that allows you to revert the secret, causing the player to have to unlock him again.
-The game also featured the Pepsi logo in the background and on certain characters (Such as Picky's skateboard)
+===Localised names===
+{{aka
+|en_name=Fighting Vipers
+|us_name=Fighting Vipers
+|jp_name=ファイティングバイパーズ
+|jp_trans=Fighting Vipers
+|kr_name=파이팅바이퍼즈
+|kr_trans=Fighting Vipers
+}}
-==Production Credits==
+==Production credits==
-{{multicol|
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
-===Arcade Version===
-'''Director:''' [[Hiroshi Kataoka]]<br>
-'''Game Coordinator:''' [[Daichi Katagiri]]<br>
-'''Programmers:''' [[Daichi Katagiri]], [[Susumu Morii]]<br>
-'''D.S.P. Programmer:''' [[Katsunori Itai]]<br>
-'''Character Designers:''' [[Masahiro Sugiyama|Masahiro "T" Sugiyama]], [[Kazunori Oh|Kaznori O]]<br>
-'''Stage Designers:''' [[Yasuko Suzuki]], [[Hiroshi Kataoka]]<br>
-'''Background Designer:''' [[Takako Kawaguchi]]<br>
-'''Motion Designers:''' [[Daichi Katagiri]], [[Susumu Takatsuka]], [[Hiroki Iwasaki]]<br>
-'''Sound Designers:''' [[David Leytze]], [[Kazuhiko Kouchi|Kazuhiro Kouchi]]<br>
-'''Assistant Programmers:''' [[Eiji Ikuta]], [[Hiroshi Masui]], [[Norimasa Yoshizawa]]<br>
-'''Assistant Designer:''' [[Manabu Sato]]<br>
-'''Publicity by:''' Kanae Tomikawa, [[Akira Yamanaka]]<br>
-'''Special Thanks:''' VirtuaFighter Team, VirtuaCOP2 Team, and All Members of AM R&D #2<br>
-'''Producer:''' [[Yu Suzuki]]<br>
-'''Presented by:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises, Ltd]]<br>
-}}
-===Saturn Version===
+==Magazine articles==
-{{multicol|
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Magazine articles}}
-~In-game credits~<br>
-'''Director:''' [[Hiroshi Kataoka]]<br>
-'''Chief Programmers:''' [[Tetsuya Sugimoto]], [[Hideya Shibazaki]]<br>
-'''Programmers:''' [[Masatoshi Shibata]], [[Arata Hanashima]], [[Masaru Nakamura]], [[Susumu Morii]], [[Shinji Ohshima]], [[Yutaka Ito]]<br>
-'''Chief Graphic Designer:''' [[Youji Kato|Yoji Kato]]<br>
-'''Character Designers:''' [[Manabu Sato]], [[Kentaro Nishimura|Kentarow Nishimura]], [[Kaoru Nagahama]]<br>
-'''Movie Staff:''' [[Masahiro Sugiyama]], [[Shin Kataoka]], [[Wataru Kawashima]]<br>
-'''Assistant Graphic Designers:''' [[Takako Kawaguchi]], [[Kazufumi Ohashi]], [[Kazunori Oh|Kaznori O]]<br>
-'''Music:''' [[David Leytze]]<br>
-'''Sound Designers:''' [[Makito Nomiya]], [[Tetsuya Kawauchi]]<br>
-'''Jacket Designer:''' [[Akira Yamanaka]]<br>
-'''Publicity by:''' [[Fumio Kurokawa]], Kanae Tomikawa<br>
-'''Exhibition Player:''' [[Motoki Shinohara]] (Bunbunmaru), Hisashi Obara (Ikebukuro Raxel), Kouichi Hirane (Daikumachi-Dark-Honey)<br>
-'''Guest Voice Actor:''' Hideki Kuroda (Pepsiman)<br>
-'''Special Thanks:''' [[Daichi Katagiri]], Arcade "Fighting Vipers" Team, and All Staff of AM R&D #2<br>
-'''Producer:''' [[Yu Suzuki]]<br>
-'''Presented by:''' [[Sega|Sega Enterprises, Ltd.]]<br>
-~Other credits~<br>
+==Promotional material==
-: '''US Staff'''
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Promotional material}}
-'''Producer:''' Steve Hutchins<br>
-'''Product Manager:''' Seth Gerson<br>
-'''Assistant Localization Producer:''' Osamu Shibamiya<br>
-'''Marketing Manager:''' Anne Moellering<br>
-'''Production Manager:''' Eileen Sacman<br>
-'''Art Director:''' Eric Smith<br>
-'''Art Designers:''' Scott Allen, Masud Husain<br>
-'''Special Thanks to:''' Arvin Carlson, Matt Dunbar, Manny Granillo, Mike Needham, John Orantes, Undyne Stafford, Andrew Stein, Mark Subotnick, The SEEDY Crew<br>
-'''Lead Tester:''' Jeff B. Junio<br>
-'''Assistant Leads:''' Lorne Asuncion, Rick Greer, Peter Young<br>
-'''Testers:''' Rey Alferez, Jason Bartholomew, Stephen Bourdet, Michael Dobbins, Essie Hamadani, Len Jung, Cesar Lemus, B. Lee, Dennis Lee, Christopher Lucich, Tony Lynch, Mark McCunney, Abraham Navarro, Sean Potter, Fred Selker, Timothy Spengler, Steve Thompson<br>
-}}
-==Physical Scans==
+==Physical scans==
-===Model 2 Version===
+===Model 2 version===
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-===Saturn Version===
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+}}
+===XBLA version===
+{{Ratings
+| icon=XBLA
+| oxmuk=80
+| oxmuk_source=''March 2013, p85''
+}}
+==Technical information==
+{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Technical information}}
+===ROM dump status===
+{{romtable|
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=399,837,648|date= |source=CD-ROM(EU)|comments=MK81041-50 V1.000|quality=good|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=406,935,984|date=1996-08-18|source=CD-ROM(JP)|comments=GS-9101 V1.010|quality=good|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=406,935,984|date= |source=CD-ROM(JP)|comments=GS-9101 (Alt) V1.013|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=399,837,648|date= |source=CD-ROM(KR)|comments=MK-81041-08 V1.002|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1= |md5= |crc32= |size=394,042,320|date= |source=CD-ROM(US)|comments=81041 V2.000|quality=|prototype=}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1996-07-05|source=CD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes|protoname=Saturn prototype; 1996-07-05}}
+{{rom|SAT|sha1=|md5=|crc32=|size=|date=1996-09-06|source=CD-R|comments=|quality=|prototype=yes|protoname=Saturn prototype; 1996-09-06}}
 }}
-[[Category:Model 2 games]]
+===Track list===
-[[Category:1995 Model 2 games]]
+{{multicol|
+{{tracklist|
+{{track|data}}
+{{track|Fallen (An' I Can't Get Up)|from=Training|composer=David Leytze|time=2:29}}
+{{track|Let it Ride/All Bets Off|from=Continue|composer=David Leytze|time=0:22}}
+{{track|Game Over|from=Game Over|composer=David Leytze|time=0:06}}
+{{track|Choose Your Weapon|from=Character select|composer=David Leytze|time=0:47}}
+{{track|Pepsiman|from=Pepsiman|composer=James Shimoji|time=0:22}}
+{{track|Pepsiman Win|from=Pepsiman Win|composer=James Shimoji|time=0:06}}
+{{track|To Tell the Truth|from=Name Entry|composer=David Leytze|time=1:31}}
+{{track|Sundance Kids|from=Bahn Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:22}}
+{{track|The City by Night|from=Grace Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:57}}
+{{track|Occam's Razor|from=Picky Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:37}}
+{{track|Look to the Skies|from=Tokio Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:50}}
+{{track|Thirty-30|from=Sanman Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:22}}
+{{track|Bay Side Blues|from=Honey Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=1:58}}
+{{track|The Trouble with Raxel|from=Raxel Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:09}}
+{{track|Look Out Below|from=Jane Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:29}}
+{{track|King of the Mountain|from=B.M. Stage|composer=David Leytze|time=2:22}}
+{{track|Viper Venom|from=Opening|composer=David Leytze|time=1:22}}
+{{track|Hills Like the Snake|from=Ending|composer=David Leytze|time=1:25}}
+}}
+}}
+===Extra content===
+{{ExtraTable|console=SAT|region=JP|
+{{ExtraTableRow|README.DOC|TXT|8,178|Messages from the developers.}}
+{{ExtraTableRow|SSFV_ABS.TXT|TXT (Abstract)|22|About this game.}}
+{{ExtraTableRow|SSFV_BIB.TXT|TXT (Bibliographiced)|25|About original game}}
+{{ExtraTableRow|SSFV_CPY.TXT|TXT (Copyright)|41|Copyright}}
+}}
+==External links==
+* Sega of America webpage: [https://web.archive.org/web/19980223124446/http://www.sega.com:80/products/games/00143.html Saturn]
+*''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Xbox Marketplace: [http://marketplace.xbox.com/ja-JP/Product/Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d JP], [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d US], [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d UK], [http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-AU/Product/Fighting-Vipers/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841129d AU]
+* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on PlayStation.com: [http://www.jp.playstation.com:80/software/title/jp0177npjb00252_00fightingvipers00.html JP], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/fighting-vipers-ps3/ US], [http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/2998 KR]
+* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on PlayStation Store: [https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-jp/%e3%82%b2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0/fighting-vipers/cid=JP0177-NPJB00252_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00 JP], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-jp/%e3%82%b2%e3%83%bc%e3%83%a0/fighting-vipers/cid=JP0177-NPJB00252_00-PSPLUSFREEPLAY00 JP (PS Plus)], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/games/fighting-vipers/cid=UP0177-NPUB30929_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00 US], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/games/fighting-vipers/cid=EP0177-NPEB01164_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00 UK], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-au/games/fighting-vipers/cid=EP0177-NPEB01164_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00 AU], [https://store.playstation.com/#!/ko-kr/%ea%b2%8c%ec%9e%84/fighting-vipers-%ec%a0%9c%ed%92%88%ed%8c%90/cid=HP0177-NPHB00516_00-FIGHTINGVIPERS00 KR]
+*''[https://itsfantastic.moe/fighting-vipers-digital-collection-part-1/ Fighting Vipers Digital Collection – Part 1]'' article by Benjamin at ''[https://itsfantastic.moe/ It's Fantastic!]''
+==References==
+<references/>
+{{FightingVipersOmni}}
+{{FightingVipers}}
 [[Category:Model 2B CRX games]]