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The Arcade mode has the player race five laps against fifteen computer-controlled opponents. Each track is broken into multiple timed segments, and the player is given more time for passing a checkpoint marker. The player is retired from the race if time runs out. Only the F-1 car and the three tracks from the original arcade game (Big Forest, Bay Bridge, and Acropolis) are available to play. | The Arcade mode has the player race five laps against fifteen computer-controlled opponents. Each track is broken into multiple timed segments, and the player is given more time for passing a checkpoint marker. The player is retired from the race if time runs out. Only the F-1 car and the three tracks from the original arcade game (Big Forest, Bay Bridge, and Acropolis) are available to play. | ||
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===Cars=== | ===Cars=== |
Revision as of 00:09, 15 January 2024
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System(s): Sega Saturn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Time Warner Interactive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Sega Model 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (40 tracks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer, Saturn Backup Memory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Racing[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing is a port of Virtua Racing, released in 1995 for the Sega Saturn. The port was produced by Time Warner Interactive rather than Sega. The VR is considered part of the game's name, as evidenced in the in-game copyright screen. In Japan, the port is called Virtua Racing Sega Saturn (バーチャレーシング セガサターン).
The game is an enhanced port of the original game, expanding the number of tracks and vehicle types and introducing a Grand Prix mode. It does not contain any of the additional content from the Sega 32X game, Virtua Racing Deluxe (although both contain prototype cars).
Contents
Gameplay
The game is a racing game that plays similarly to the arcade original but with more vehicles, tracks, and modes.
The car steers with and . It accelerates with and brakes with . If the player chooses the manual transmission option, downshifts and upshifts. The game supports the Arcade Racer.
Modes
The Arcade mode has the player race five laps against fifteen computer-controlled opponents. Each track is broken into multiple timed segments, and the player is given more time for passing a checkpoint marker. The player is retired from the race if time runs out. Only the F-1 car and the three tracks from the original arcade game (Big Forest, Bay Bridge, and Acropolis) are available to play.
The Practice mode lets the player can race on any of the tracks with or without opponents. The player can pick any car and any team colors. In this mode, there is no time limit. The player can choose to race 4, 5, or 10 laps or can choose "Free Run," where the race lasts until the player decides to stop. This is the only mode that can be played with a second player in split-screen.
The Grand Prix mode puts the player through a season tour consisting of all ten tracks and all five vehicles. The player starts with the Go Kart and graduates to the next vehicle after earning enough points. Points are awarded depending on the player's placement at the end of each race:
Placement | Points awarded |
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1st | 10 |
2nd | 6 |
3rd | 4 |
4th | 3 |
5th | 2 |
6th | 1 |
7th or worse | 0 |
Car class | Points required |
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Go Kart | 0 |
Coupe | 20 |
F-160 | 30 |
Proto | 40 |
F-1 | 50 |
Cars
F-1 | |
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A Formula One-style race car, the same car available in the arcade original and all other versions of the game. | |
Go Kart | |
A small, low-powered go-kart. | |
Coupe | |
A fastback sports car, resembling a Porsche 911. | |
F-160 | |
A tube-shaped race car resembling those used in early Grand Prix motor racing. | |
Proto | |
A sports prototype race car, similar to those used in 24 Hours of Le Mans. | |
F-200 | |
A higher-powered version of the F-1 car with a 14-cylinder engine. This car is hidden and unlocked by placing first in the Grand Prix mode with every vehicle or by inputting a cheat code. |
Views
The player can switch between four different perspectives at any point during the race.
Tracks
The game includes the three original arcade tracks along with seven additional tracks not available in any other version of the game. The tracks are arranged in order of increasing difficulty.
Amazon Falls | |
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Surfers Speedway Oval | |
Big Forest | |
From the arcade game. | |
Alpine | |
Bay Bridge | |
From the arcade game. | |
Surfers Speedway Road | |
Diablo Canyon | |
Acropolis | |
From the arcade game. | |
Metropolis | |
Pacific Coast | |
Versions
While graphically closer to the arcade version than the Sega Mega Drive version of Virtua Racing and Virtua Racing Deluxe, the game continues to run with a lower screen resolution and with simplified level and vehicle geometry.
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing | Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing |
English (US) | Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing | Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing |
Japanese | バーチャレーシング セガサターン | Virtua Racing Sega Saturn |
Production credits
- Programming: Michael Alexander, Tim Crossman, Charles Tolman
- Graphics Lead: Manuel Laguatan
- Graphics: Jose Erazo, Ace Miles, Lindsay Dawson
- Audio: Doug Brandon (Sweet Willy), M. Stevens, Earl Vickers
- Tools: Chris Ebert
- Tuning: Robert Boone
- Test Manager: Curtis Soldano
- Testing: Robert Boone, John Arvay, Brian Corey
- Manual: Bill Hindorff, Curtis Clarkson
- Producer: Bill Hindorff
Magazine articles
- Main article: Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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Technical information
References
- ↑ File:VirtuaRacing Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 195
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Press release: 1995-11-06: TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE'S(TM) 'V.R. VIRTUA RACING(TM)' NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SEGA SATURN(TM)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 21
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- ↑ File:Virtuaracing sat us manual.pdf, page 21
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- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 81
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 72
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 90
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Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994) | |
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Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 8: Virtua Racing FlatOut (2004) | |
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