Virtua Fighter Kids

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Virtua Fighter Kids
System(s): Sega Titan Video, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Sound driver:
Sega Saturn
SCSP/CD-DA (19 tracks)
Genre: Fighting

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code

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Virtua Fighter Kids (バーチャファイター　キッズ) is a spin-off of the Virtua Fighter series. It was released for Sega Titan Video arcade hardware in 1996 before being ported to the Sega Saturn.

Virtua Fighter Kids is effectively a re-worked version of Virtua Fighter 2 with super-deformed characters, likely designed to advertise the Japanese Sinvino beverage, Java Tea (ジャワティー). All Java Tea references were removed from Western versions.

Of note is the Kids version of Dural, in which a goldfish can be seen swimming around her head. The Kids versions of Akira Yuki and Sarah Bryant are unlockable characters within Fighters Megamix.

Production credits

Arcade version

Director: Makoto Osaki
Main Program & Programming Direction: Takayuki Yamaguchi
Scroll & Console Program: Takashi Isowaki
Texture & Animation Program: Takeshi Masuda
Command & Test mode Program: Shinji Ohshima
Enemy & Effect Program: Norihiro Sekine
Motion Program (Many many Thanks): Hiroaki Shoji
Character Design & Design Direction: Masataka Aochi
Stage & Scroll Design: Ryoya Yui
Stage & Effect Design: Saori Nishikawa
Stage & Title Design: Masumi Uchida
Sound Compose: Kazuhiko Kouchi
Publicity: Koji Umeda
Special Thanks: Takayuki Ota, Takashi Isono, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Koji Ooto (Sega AM1 R&D), SegaSaturn V.F.2 Team, VF3 Motion Designers
Producer: Yu Suzuki

Saturn version

~In-game credits~[2]

Director: Makoto Osaki (大崎 誠)
Main programmer: Takayuki Yamaguchi (山口 貴之)
Programmers: Takashi Isowaki (磯脇 隆), Takeshi Matsuda (松田 武志), Norihiro Sekine (関根 紀裕), Takeshi Iwasaki (岩﨑 剛)
Main Designer: Ryoya Yui (油井 亮弥)
Designers: Saori Nishikawa (西川 さおり), Masumi Uchida (内田 真澄)
Sound Composers: Takayuki Nakamura (中村 隆之), Takenobu Mitsuyoshi (光吉 猛修), Maki Morrow (茂籠 真樹)
Thanks: Fumio Kurokawa (黒川 文雄), Yasushi Nakajima (中島 靖支), Akira Yamanaka (山中 公), Atsushi Uehara (上原 淳)
Special Thanks: Takako Kawaguchi (川口 貴子), Masahiro Sugiyama (杉山 真浩), Wataru Kawashima (河島 渉), Hiroki Iwasaki (岩﨑 弘樹)
Special Thanks: Sega Digital Media Dept. (セガ・デジタルメディア制作部), 81 Produce, Yu Suzuki (鈴木 裕)

Track list

1. [data track] (17:27) 
2. Lau Chan (02:30) 
3. Sarah Bryant (02:19) 
4. Shun Di (02:20) 
5. Pai Chan (02:18) 
6. Lion Rafale (02:45) 
7. Jeffry Mcwild (02:19) 
8. Kage-Maru (02:15) 
9. Jacky Bryant (02:32) 
10. Wolf Hawkfield (02:35) 
11. Akira Yuki (02:33) 
12. Dural (02:32) 
13. Chicago (02:24) 
14. Virtua Fighter Kids (01:03) 
15. Stage Clear (00:06) 
16. Game Over (00:17) 
17. Tokosie no Hitotoki (00:47) 
Japan とこしえのひととき
18. Kyu (00:08) 
Japan 級
19. Dan (00:09) 
Japan 段
20. Meijin (00:12) 
Japan 名人
► Running time: 49:31

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Fighter Kids/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

  • ST-V JP flyer

  • VirtuaFighterKids Saturn US PrintAdvert.jpg

    Saturn US print advert

  • Saturn JP flyer 1

  • Saturn JP flyer 2

  • Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) Print advertisement

Physical scans

Sega Titan Video version

Sega Titan Video, JP
Sega Titan Video,
VFK STV Cart.jpg
Cart

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №178, p70/71[3]
78 №398, p31
80 №47, p36/37
83 №57, p78[4]
88 №1996/10, p79[5]
92 №48, p52-55[6]
91 №68, p96/97[7]
68 №84, p44/45
91 №11, p62/63[8]
87 №1996-12, p219[9]
79
Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "'".
95 №92, p11
87 №90
Sega Saturn
 Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
576 KByte (HU)
89
[11]
Alaab Alcomputtar (SA)
78
[12]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[3]
Digitiser (UK)
86
[13]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
63
[14]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
78
[15]
Fun Generation (DE) NTSC-J
80
[16]
Gambler (PL)
89
[17]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
84
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
73
[19]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
80
[20]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
75
[21]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
90
[22]
Intelligent Gamer (US) NTSC-U
83
[23]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
40
[24]
Joypad (FR) PAL
83
[4]
LeveL (CZ)
71
[25]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
88
[26]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
88
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-J
88
[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
92
[6]
Next Generation (US)
75
[29]
Player One (FR)
91
[7]
Power Up! (UK)
87
[30]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
77
[31]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
76
[32]
Secret Service (PL)
75
[33]
Sega News (CZ)
75
[34]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
68
[35]
Świat Gier Komputerowych (PL)
80
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
87
[38]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
79
[10]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
95
[39]
Strana Igr (RU)
73
[40]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
89
[41]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
82
[42]
Ultra Game Players (US) NTSC-U
87
[43]
Ultra Player (FR)
83
[44]
Video Games (DE) PAL
78
[45]
Sega Saturn
 81
Based on
40 reviews

Virtua Fighter Kids

Saturn, US
VFK Saturn US Box Back.jpgVFK Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Vfkids sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
VFK Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
VFK Saturn EU Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
VFK Saturn JP Box Back.jpgVFK Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
VirtuaFighterKids Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
VirtuaFighterKids Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Virtua Fighter Kids Sega Saturn Japan Manual.pdf
Manual
VirtuaFighterKids Saturn JP Box Inlay.jpg
Inlay
Virtua Fighter Kids Sega Saturn Japan MoveSheet.pdf
Move Sheet
Saturn, BR
VirtuaFighterKids Sat BR cover.jpg
Cover
Saturn, KR
VirtuaFighterKids Saturn KR Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngVirtuaFighterKids Sat KR cover.jpg
Cover
VirtuaFighterKids Saturn KR Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard

References

  1. ↑ http://mamedb.com/game/vfkids
  2. ↑ File:VirtuaFK_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 File:CVG UK 178.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 178.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 File:Joypad FR 057.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joypad FR 057.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ File:MegaFun DE 1996-10.pdf, page 79
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega48UK.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega48UK.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 068.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
  8. ↑ File:SSM_UK_11.pdf, page 62
  9. ↑ File:SSM_JP_19960726_1996-12.pdf, page 221
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 13 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p13" defined multiple times with different content
  11. ↑ 576 KByte, "November 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 42
  12. ↑ Alaab Alcomputtar, "" (SA; 1996-xx-xx), page 22
  13. ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1996-10-04)
  14. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
  15. ↑ Famitsu, "1996-08-02" (JP; 1996-07-19), page 1
  16. ↑ Fun Generation, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-11), page 71
  17. ↑ Gambler, "3/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  18. ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 18
  19. ↑ GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 148
  20. ↑ GamesMaster, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 36
  21. ↑ Game Informer, "November 1996" (US; 1996-1x-xx), page 47
  22. ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Noviembre 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 80
  23. ↑ Intelligent Gamer, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 68
  24. ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
  25. ↑ LeveL, "Prosinec 1996" (CZ; 1996-12-01), page 83
  26. ↑ MAN!AC, "09/96" (DE; 1996-08-14), page 54
  27. ↑ MAN!AC, "11/96" (DE; 1996-10-09), page 86
  28. ↑ Mega Fun, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-18), page 62
  29. ↑ Next Generation, "November 1996" (US; 1996-10-22), page 274
  30. ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, October 12, 1996" (UK; 1996-10-12), page 1
  31. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 16" (JP; 1996-07-19), page 158
  32. ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 19" (JP; 1996-09-06), page 80
  33. ↑ Secret Service, "Styczeń 1997" (PL; 1997-01-01), page 63
  34. ↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 16
  35. ↑ Sega Power, "October 1996" (UK; 1996-08-29), page 44
  36. ↑ Świat Gier Komputerowych, "5/1997" (PL; 1997-xx-xx), page 1
  37. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-08-20), page 62
  38. ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-12 (1996-07-26)" (JP; 1996-07-12), page 221
  39. ↑ Sonic the Comic, "10 December 1996" (UK; 1996-11-27), page 11
  40. ↑ Strana Igr, "Oktyabr 1996" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
  41. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 48
  42. ↑ Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 63
  43. ↑ Ultra Game Players, "November 1996" (US; 1996-10-08), page 109
  44. ↑ Ultra Player, "Novembre/Décembre 1996" (FR; 1996-10-31), page 76
  45. ↑ Video Games, "10/96" (DE; 1996-09-25), page 90



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