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For the Windows PC version, originally known as Virtua Fighter Remix, see Virtua Fighter PC .
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Virtua Fighter Remix
System(s): Sega Titan Video , Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega , Samsung (KR)
Developer: Sega AM1 [1] , Sega AM2
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (18 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Sega Saturn Modem
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
1995-06[1]
¥?
?
US
1995
$?
?
JP
1995-07-14[3]
¥3,4003,400
GS-9039
JP (SegaNet )
1996-07-27
¥14,80014,800
GS-7103
US
1995-09-28[4]
$69.9969.99
81023
US (Sleeve)
1995
81028
EU
1995-10-06
MK81083-50
DE
1995-10-06
DM 70.0070.00[7]
MK81083-50
UK
1995-10-06[5]
£29.9929.99[6]
MK81083-50
PL
1996
199zł199
BR
199x
193016
KR
1995
GS-9503J MK-81023-08
Virtua Fighter Remix (バーチャファイター リミックス) is an update to Virtua Fighter , and was first released on the Sega Saturn in 1995 just months after the Saturn release of the first game.
Gameplay
For the most part, Virtua Fighter Remix acts as a visual upgrade over the original Virtua Fighter , with the core gameplay remaining unchanged from the Saturn's earlier incarnation.
History
Development
Virtua Fighter had been released on the Saturn in a less-than-impressive state. Being created in conjunction with the hardware, the game suffers from often severe 3D rendering issues, with flickering (and sometimes disappearing) polygons and occasional animation glitches. Its choice to act as an accurate port of the Sega Model 1 arcade version also failed to do the game many favours in the eyes of the Western press, with untextured (and lower polygon) models comparing poorly to PlayStation launch title Battle Arena Toshinden . Although it offers a CD quality soundtrack, many claim it to be even worse than the Sega 32X version, thanks to the added CD loading times.
Virtua Fighter Remix was created to address many of these flaws, and was quietly launched in the Winter of 1995 as a replacement pack-in title for the Saturn console. In Remix models have a slightly higher polygon count (though still less than the Model 1 version) and are now completely texture-mapped, leading to a more modern looking game. Sega also claimed controller response time was improved.
The enhanced visuals are countered by some trade-offs, such as the removal of the original lighting system, making characters appear unnaturally bright in dark stages such as Sarah's (a stage which incidentally loses the smooth transition of its lit floor thanks to the new textures). Loading times are also slightly longer in Remix , and polygon glitching is not removed entirely. Other areas of the game, such as stage backgrounds, haven't changed at all.
Release
In the West, a CG Portrait Collection Disc was also included in the Saturn bundle. North American owners would get Virtua Fighter Remix for free if they registered their Saturns before September 30, 1995[8] [9] , while Japanese customers would later receive a SegaNet compatible version. Sega would also bring Virtua Fighter Remix to Sega Titan Video arcade hardware.
Legacy
The PC game Virtua Fighter PC derives from Virtua Fighter Remix .
Versions
Localised names
Also known as
Language
Localised Name
English Translation
English
Virtua Fighter Remix
Virtua Fighter Remix
English (US)
Virtua Fighter Remix
Virtua Fighter Remix
Japanese
バーチャファイター リミックス
Virtua Fighter Remix
Korean
버쳐파이터리믹스
Virtua Fighter Remix
Production credits
Main Programmer: Keiji Okayasu
Programmers: Tetsuya Sugimoto , Hiroaki Shoji , Motoi Kaneko , Jun-ichi Ishito
Designers: Yoshinao Asako , Youji Kato , Ryoya Yui
Sound Designers: Takayuki Nakamura , Takenobu Mitsuyoshi , Kazuhiko Kouchi
Thanks: Yutaka Nishino , Hideya Shibazaki , Takayuki Yamaguchi , Kazuo Otani , Sega Digital Studio
Remixed by: V.F. Remix Team
Producer: Yu Suzuki
Source : In-game credits (JP) [10]
Producer: Eric Rawlins
Marketing Zealot: Tim Dunley
Marketing Crusader: Doria Sanchez
Product Specialist: Clint Dyer
Lead Testers: Joe Cain , Jeff Loney
Asst. Leads: Morgan Weiss, Matt Ironside
Testers: Joel Breton , Jeff Junio , Mike Baldwin, Sean Potter , Marc Dawson , Sako Bezdjian, Kris Lester, Craig Drummond, Mark Fabela, Dadif Mefford, Stephen Perez, Shari Shanklin, David Wood , Rob Predeaux, Jeff Hedges , Seth Carbon, Chris Debol, Anthony Bourba, Lous Dribin, Stephen Wong , Mike Callahan , Jim L. Shea, Arnold Feener , Len Jong, Lloyd Kinoshita
ESRB Coodinator: Gregg Vogt
Special Thanks: Yu Suzuki , Yukimi Shimura , Osamu Shibamiya , Motoshi Takabe , Larry Loth
Manual: Wendy Dinsmore , Eric Rawlins
Virtua Fighter produced by: AM R&D Dept.#2
Source : US manual Error creating thumbnail: /bin/bash: line 1: 1939874 Done '/usr/bin/gs' '-sDEVICE=jpeg' '-sOutputFile=-' '-dFirstPage=1' '-dLastPage=1' '-dSAFER' '-r150' '-dBATCH' '-dNOPAUSE' '-q' '/home/sonicret/domains/segaretro.org/public_html/images/5/5c/Vfremix_sat_us_manual.pdf' 1939875 Segmentation fault | '/usr/bin/convert' '-depth' '8' '-quality' '95' '-resize' '2187' '-' '/home/sonicret/domains/segaretro.org/public_html/images/temp/transform_967bfa50b961.jpg'
[11]
Magazine articles
Main article: Virtua Fighter Remix/Magazine articles .
Promotional material
PDF
ST-V US flyer
Artwork
Physical scans
Sega Titan Video version
Sega Titan Video, JP
"Long" instructions
Cart
Instuction card(s)
Saturn version
Saturn, JP
Cover
Saturn, US
Cover
Disc
Manual
Saturn, EU (cardboard)
Disc
Manual
Jewel Case
CG Portrait Collection disc
Saturn, EU
Disc
Manual
CG Portrait Collection disc
Saturn, DE (cardboard)
Disc
Jewel Case
CG Portrait Collection disc
Saturn, BR
Cover
Disc
Manual
Technical information
ROM dump status
System
Hash
Size
Build Date
Source
Comments
?
575,663,760
CD-ROM (EU)
MK81083-50 V0.001
✔
578,500,272
1996-06-17
CD-ROM (JP)
GS-7103 V1.000
✔
575,943,648
1995-05-18
CD-ROM (JP)
GS-9039 V0.001
✔
575,953,056
CD-ROM (US)
81023, 81028 V0.003
Track list
External links
Sega of America webpage: Saturn
Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Saturn
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History , Enterbrain, page 136
↑ File:VFRemix Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ 3.0 3.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/segasaturn/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-30 22:53)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/mnB1NUD7ARc/m/a5bIWOgzVpkJ
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/JzHO19siSFc/m/WDh31PaANxkJ
↑ 6.0 6.1 Sega Saturn Magazine , "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 94
↑ 7.0 7.1 CD Player , "1/96" (DE; 1996-xx-xx), page 37
↑ GamePro , "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 178
↑ Press release: 1995-08-02: Sega "Knocks Out" Sega Saturn owners with free Virtua Fighter Remix giveaway
↑ File:VirtuaFR_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ File:Vfremix sat us manual.pdf, page 26
↑ GamesMaster , "October 1995" (UK; 1995-08-31), page 61
↑ CD Consoles , "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-09-08), page 134
↑ Consoles + , "Septembre 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 122
↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-08-28 )
↑ Edge , "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 75
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly , "November 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 46
↑ Famitsu , "1995-07-21" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 31
↑ Freak , "3/96" (IL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
↑ GameFan , "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Game Players , "Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 58
↑ GamePro , "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 74
↑ GamePro , "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-04), page 34
↑ GamePro , "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-28), page 40
↑ Gamers , "November 1995" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 32
↑ GamesMaster (UK) "Series 5, episode 4" (1995-10-12, 24:00) (+18:40)
↑ Hobby Consolas , "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Joypad , "Septembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 30
↑ Joypad , "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-11-03), page 86
↑ MAN!AC , "11/95" (DE; 1995-10-11), page 71
↑ Maximum , "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 143
↑ Mega Fun , "10/95" (DE; 1995-09-20), page 68
↑ Mean Machines Sega , "September 1995" (UK; 1995-07-27), page 76
↑ Mean Machines Sega , "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-30), page 92
↑ Next Generation , "October 1995" (US; 1995-09-19), page 115
↑ Player One , "Novembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 122
↑ Saturn Fan , "1995 October" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 64
↑ Saturn+ , "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 56
↑ Sega Magazine , "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-12), page 58
↑ Sega News , "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-1x-xx), page 20
↑ Sega Pro , "October 1995" (UK; 1995-09-07), page 56
↑ Sega Megazone , "Summer '95/'96" (AU; 1995-xx-xx), page 24
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "August 1995" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 148
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine , "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 11
↑ Super Juegos , "Octubre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 80
↑ Todo Sega , "Noviembre 1995" (ES; 1995-1x-xx), page 38
↑ Top Consoles , "Octobre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 88
↑ Ultimate Future Games , "September 1995" (UK; 1995-08-01), page 74
↑ Última Generación , "Septiembre 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 76
↑ Videogame Advisor , "Volume 1, Number 4: August 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 34
↑ Video Games , "9/95" (DE; 1995-08-30), page 95