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:
Developer(s) of original games: Sega
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (40 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer Joystick
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥5,8005,800 T-4803G
Sega Saturn
US
T-4801H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-4801H-50

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.

Gameplay

New Tracks

(TODO)

New Vehicles

(TODO)

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 advertSSM_JP_19960112_1996-01.pdf¦page#198-199¦JP print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-01: "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (1995-12-22)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №13
65 №50, p122
70 №24, p172
75
70 №367, p37
85
80
83 №75, p50
76 July 12, 2006
61
40 №3, p145
86 №39, p82/83[1]
40 №60, p117
91 №73, p38/39/40
77 №3, p88/89[2]
60 №1995-14, p202[3]
64 №, p13[4]
42 №15, p81
Sega Saturn
69
Based on
18 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
65
[5]
Electronic Entertainment (US) NTSC-U
63
[6]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
70
[7]
Fun Generation (DE)
60
[8]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
85
[9]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
80
[10]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[11]
GamePro (UK)
91
[12]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
59
[13]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
61
[14]
Maximum (UK)
25
[15]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
14
[16]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
57
[17]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
86
[1]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[18]
Player One (FR)
40
[19]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
62
[20]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
85
[21]
Sega Magazin (DE)
49
[22]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
91
[23]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
80
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
77
[25]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
60
[26]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
64
[4]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
42
[27]
Ultimate Gamer (US) NTSC-U
80
[28]
Última Generación (ES)
52
[29]
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
VirtuaRacing Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
VirtuaRacing saturn eu cd.jpg
Disc
Saturn, JP
VirtuaRacing Saturn JP Box Back.jpgVirtuaRacing Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
TWIVirtuaRacing Saturn JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
TWIVirtuaRacing Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

References

  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. File:SSM_UK_03.pdf, page 88
  3. File:SSM_JP_19951222_1995-14.pdf, page 204
  4. 4.0 4.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
  5. Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 122
  6. Electronic Entertainment, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 174
  7. Famitsu, "1995-12-29" (JP; 1995-12-15), page 37
  8. Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 62
  9. GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
  10. Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 67
  11. GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
  12. GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 43
  13. Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 107
  14. MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 84
  15. Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 145
  16. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 79
  17. Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
  18. Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 183
  19. Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117
  20. Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 5" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 68
  21. Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 29
  22. Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 76
  23. Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 38
  24. Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 56
  25. Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 88
  26. Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 204
  27. Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 81
  28. Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 72
  29. Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 90



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 (?)