Virtual Open Tennis

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Virtual Open Tennis
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment, Imagineer (JP)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (11 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Saturn 6 Player Adaptor
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥7,8007,800 T-15007G
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9949.99[1] T-8129H
Sega Saturn
EU
T-8129H-50

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Virtual Open Tennis (バーチャルオープンテニス) is a tennis game for the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

  • Executive Producer: Takayuki Kamikura
  • Director: Ichiro Honma
  • Marketing Director: Seiji Tashiro, Shuhei Iida, Hideyuki Kashimura
  • Advertising Director: Kohichiro Sakurai, Masahiro Uramoto
  • Supervisor: Shoichi Iida
  • Planner: Shinya Kawamura, Munehiro Terayama
  • Main programmer: Shinji Kimura
  • Sub Programmer: Makoto Shiozumi, Koichi Nishino
  • Designer: Koji Noguchi, Yoshinori Ono, Chie Tsubota
  • Assistant Designer: Yoko Inou, Megumi Nakamura, Daisuke Ishiwatari
  • Sound Creator: Katsuhiro Hayashi, George Iijima, Koichi Namiki
  • Voice Recording Staff: Hideyuki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Shibue, Masatsugu Kokubun
  • Radio Actor: Mic Bond
  • Imagineer Debuggers: Takanori Hanabusa, Atsuki Takeda, Yoshihisa Ohmaki, Masayoshi Nagai, Norio Kobayashi, Yumiko Tazawa, Naoyo Tamagawa, Mizuka Takahashi
  • Special Thanks: Junichi Tsuchiya, Noboru Machida, Hideki Katagiri, Nobuo Matsushima, Takashi Matsuda, Hiroshi Oka, Atsushi Ohsuga, Naoko Shida, Yoji Sato, Takeshi Motoki, Toshihide Ozeki, Mitsuru Kenmoku, Fin.

Presented by: Imagineer

Source:
In-game credits[3]

Track list

1. [data track]  
2. (BGM00) (00:33) 
3. (BGM01) (00:27) 
4. (BGM02) (05:06) 
5. (BGM03) (04:22) 
6. (BGM04) (04:48) 
7. (BGM05) (04:50) 
8. (BGM06) (02:47) 
9. (BGM07) (04:36) 
10. (BGM08) (04:30) 
11. (BGM09) (05:09) 
12. (BGM10) (04:39) 
Running time: 41:47

Promotional material

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Print advert in Next Generation (US) #18: "June 1996" (1996-05-21)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #9: "July 1996" (1996-06-20)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
66 №15, p90/91[8]
86 №49, p118
68 №359, p32
61 №45, p52
77 №48, p30 (international)
66 №1996/06, p74[9]
82 №39, p76/77[10]
78 №45, p91[11]
70 №62, p101
31 №82
75 №53, p58
68 №9, p78/79[12]
63 №1995-11, p192[13]
35 №, p15[14]
Sega Saturn
66
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
60
[8]
Consoles + (FR)
86
[15]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[16]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[17]
GameFan (US)
78
[18]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[1]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[19]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
77
[20]
Joypad (FR)
80
[21]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
80
[22]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
66
[9]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
82
[10]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
78
[11]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[23]
Player One (FR) PAL
70
[24]
Power Unlimited (NL)
73
[25]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[26]
Sega News (CZ)
71
[27]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
54
[28]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
75
[29]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[30]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
68
[31]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[32]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
35
[14]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
74
[33]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
74
[34]
Ultra Game Players (US)
64
[35]
Última Generación (ES)
70
[36]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
69
[37]
Video Games (DE) PAL
38
[38]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
60
[39]
Sega Saturn
69
Based on
31 reviews

Virtual Open Tennis

Saturn, US
VOT Saturn US Box Back.jpgVOT Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Virtualopentennis sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
VOT Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
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Disc
Saturn, JP
VOT Saturn JP Box Back.jpgVOT Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
VirtualOpenTennis Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 File:GamePro US 096.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 096.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  2. File:CVG UK 176.pdf, page 48
  3. File:VirtualOpenTennis_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  4. GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
  5. Next Generation, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 88
  6. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 7
  7. Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-20), page 33
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:CDConsoles FR 15.pdf, page 90 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CDConsoles FR 15.pdf_p90" defined multiple times with different content
  9. 9.0 9.1 File:MegaFun DE 1996-06.pdf, page 74 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaFun DE 1996-06.pdf_p74" defined multiple times with different content
  10. 10.0 10.1 File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf, page 77 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p77" defined multiple times with different content
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:MeanMachinesSega45UK.pdf, page 91 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega45UK.pdf_p91" defined multiple times with different content
  12. File:SSM_UK_09.pdf, page 78
  13. File:SSM_JP_19951101_1995-11.pdf, page 194
  14. 14.0 14.1 Saturn no Game wa Sekai Ichi~i~i~i!: Satamaga Dokusha Race Zen Kiroku, SoftBank Publishing, page 17 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p17" defined multiple times with different content
  15. Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 118
  16. Famitsu, "1995-11-03" (JP; 1995-10-20), page 32
  17. Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 64
  18. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 2: February 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
  19. Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
  20. Joypad, "Décembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 30
  21. Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 42
  22. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 75
  23. Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 152
  24. Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 101
  25. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 4/April 1996" (NL; 1996-0x-xx), page 51
  26. Saturn Fan, "1995 12-22" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 78
  27. Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 23
  28. Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 55
  29. Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 48
  30. Sega Pro, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 22
  31. Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 78
  32. Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (JP; 1995-10-07), page 194
  33. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 40
  34. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 64
  35. Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 118
  36. Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 88
  37. Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 67
  38. Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 91
  39. VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 77