Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing

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Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer Joystick
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

The Sega Saturn port of Virtua Racing was not produced by Sega, but rather by Time Warner Interactive, who released it in 1995 as Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing (for some reason they considered VR part of the game's name, as evidenced in the in-game copyright screen). In Japan the port is called Virtua Racing SEGASATURN (バーチャレーシング セガサターン).

This port adds several new tracks and vehicle types and rearranged CD audio music. It does not contain anything from Virtua Racing Deluxe, and the graphics quality was not raised far above the Sega Model 1 original's.

New Tracks

New Vehicles

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

Promotional Material

  • VirtuaRacing Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

    US print advert

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №13
65 №50, p122
75
61
40 №3, p145
86 №39, p82/83[1]
40 №60, p117
91 №73, p38/39/40
77 №3, p88/89
42 №15, p81
Sega Saturn
 66
Based on
10 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
65
[2]
Electronic Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
63
[3]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[4]
Fun Generation (DE)
60
[5]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
85
[6]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[8]
GamePro (UK)
91
[9]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
59
[10]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
61
[11]
Maximum (UK)
25
[12]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
14
[13]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
57
[14]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
86
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[15]
Player One (FR)
40
[16]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[17]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
85
[18]
Sega Magazin (DE)
49
[19]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[20]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
77
[22]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[23]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[24]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
42
[25]
Ultimate Gamer (US) NTSC-U
80
[26]
Última Generación (ES)
52
[27]
Sega Saturn
 64
Based on
27 reviews

Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing

Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
Virtuaracing sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
VirtuaRacing saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc



Virtua Racing series of games
Arcade
 Virtua Racing (1992) | Virtua Formula (1993)
Sega Mega Drive
 Virtua Racing (1994)
Sega 32X
 Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994)
Sega Saturn
 Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing (1995)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 8: Virtua Racing FlatOut (2004)
Nintendo Switch
 Sega Ages Virtua Racing (2019)
Virtua Racing related media
Music
 Virtua Racing & OutRunners (1993) | Yu Suzuki Produce G-LOC/R360/Virtua Racing (1998)
Book
 Virtua Racing Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1994) | Virtua Racing: Official Racing Guide (1994)
Film
 Virtua Racing: Virtua Video (?)
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 83 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p83" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 122
  3. ↑ Electronic Entertainment, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 174
  4. ↑ Famitsu, "1995-12-29" (JP; 1995-12-15), page 37
  5. ↑ Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 62
  6. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
  7. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 67
  8. ↑ GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
  9. ↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 43
  10. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 107
  11. ↑ MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 84
  12. ↑ Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 145
  13. ↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 79
  14. ↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
  15. ↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 183
  16. ↑ Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117
  17. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 5" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 68
  18. ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 29
  19. ↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 76
  20. ↑ Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 38
  21. ↑ Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 56
  22. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 88
  23. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 204
  24. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
  25. ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 81
  26. ↑ Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 72
  27. ↑ Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
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