Difference between revisions of "References to Sega/Film and television"

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Mindgame - Features a scene with hand-drawn Virtua Fighter animation.^[1]
The Crimson Rivers - In this movie Cassel had a lengthy fight scene in it beating up several bad guys. And in the same area yet at a safe distance away from the fight was a boy playing VF3. The movie kept alternating between Cassel landing blows on real guys and the boy doing the same against his opponents on VF3.^[1]

Skins - Episode where one of the characters was wearing a pink shirt with Wolf's Virtua Fighter model on it.^[1]
Charlie Brooker on The Culture Show - In his description of the reality TV show "Any Dream Will Do" he mentions the show's "epic quest to uncover the chosen one in a stomach-churning weekly sing-off which, to all intents and purposes, is basically the gay equivalent to Virtua Fighter.^[1]
- Both of these are on the Wiki already.

Hajime no Ippo - Volume 34, Chapter 298, Page 5 to 9 feature a Virtua Fighter reference.^[1]
Houshin Engi - VF is also referenced in Chapter 1 of the manga Houshin Engi. The main character gets reprimanded by his teacher, who does Lion's f,f P+G on him. The artist goes as far as adding the sound effect "Iiin!" and adding the commands above the name of the move. This manga is from the 90's, so it would have been during the VF2 or 3 era.^[1]
Hayate the Combat Butler - In Volume 8, when the title character Hayate asked Nagi (his master) about how she trained her pet tiger Tama, this is her response: (image in ref)^[1]

Super Robot Wars (games unknown) - Ryuusei Date, member of the SRX Team and pilot of the Personal Trooper R-1, has adapted some of Virtua Fighter's Akira's lines in his battle phrases. The character is voiced by the same voice actor as Akira.^[1]
Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn - There's a scene with the character Washuu in polygons doing Pai's crane stance win pose from VF1 and saying Akira's "Juu Nen Hayaindayo." The background in that scene looks a lot like Jacky stage from VF1.^[1]
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA - One of Megurine Luka's costumes is called "VF Suit" (which is Sarah's original costume).^[1]
Breath of the Wild - Zero wing easter egg (the pedestal which updates Link's Sheikah Slate is covered with runes reading "All your base are belong to us" in the in-game language.
SMTV - Segata III game console, CX-1000 II game console
Saint's Row IV - Streets of Rage^[2]

Silver Spoon - Season 2 Episode 9, "The Last Milk", apparently features a Puyo Puyo appearance.
Solar Opposites - Apparently features a Saturn appearance.
Dream Team - Apparently features the members of the Harchester United F.C. playing a Dreamcast.
London's Burning - Apparently features firefighters occasionally browsing the internet on a Dreamcast.
Two Guys and a Girl - Apparently features a Dreamcast in a character's apartment.
Cheaters - Apparently features a Dreamcast appearance.
Bodacious Space Pirates - Apparently features a Dreamcast appearance.

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 *''[[Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn]]'' - There's a scene with the character Washuu in polygons doing Pai's crane stance win pose from VF1 and saying Akira's "Juu Nen Hayaindayo." The background in that scene looks a lot like Jacky stage from VF1.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104840/https://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-references-in-pop-culture.15419/}}
 *Hatsune Miku Project DIVA - One of Megurine Luka's costumes is called "VF Suit" (which is Sarah's original costume).{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210123104840/https://virtuafighter.com/threads/virtua-fighter-references-in-pop-culture.15419/}}
-*Futurama - Zero Wing easter egg
 *Breath of the Wild - Zero wing easter egg (the pedestal which updates Link's Sheikah Slate is covered with runes reading "All your base are belong to us" in the in-game language.
 *SMTV - Segata III game console, CX-1000 II game console