Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing

n/a

Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Time Warner Interactive

Developer: Time Warner Interactive

Original system(s): Sega Model 1

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
JP	1995-12-22	¥5,8005,800	T-4803G
US	1995-11-06^[1]	$49.9549.95^[1]	T-4801H
EU	1995		T-4801H-50
AU	199x

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

OFLC

This short article is in need of work. You can help Sega Retro by adding to it.

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).

Gameplay

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

(TODO)

New Vehicles

(TODO)

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing	Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing
English (US)	Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing	Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing
Japanese	バーチャレーシングセガサターン	Virtua Racing SEGASATURN

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

Magazine articles

Main article: Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #11: "November 1995" (1995-10-24)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)^[3]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-09: "September 1995" (1995-08-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-10: "October 1995" (1995-09-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-11: "November 1995" (1995-10-07)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-12: "December 1995" (1995-11-08)

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1996-01: "1996-01 (1996-01-12,26)" (1995-12-22)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

65

^[10]

Electronic Entertainment (US)

NTSC-U

63

^[11]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[12]

Fun Generation (DE)

60

^[13]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

85

^[14]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[16]

GamePro (UK)

91

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

59

^[18]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

61

^[19]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[5]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-J

14

^[20]

Mega Fun (DE)

NTSC-U

57

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

86

^[2]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[22]

Player One (FR)

40

^[6]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[23]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

85

^[24]

Sega Magazin (DE)

49

^[25]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

91

^[26]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[27]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

77

^[7]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

64

^[9]

Ultimate Future Games (UK)

PAL

42

^[28]

Ultimate Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

80

^[29]

Última Generación (ES)

52

^[30]

	64
Based on 27 reviews

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

310,661,568

CD-ROM (EU)

T-4801H-50 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

310,659,216

1995-09-13

CD-ROM (JP)

T-4803G V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

310,659,216

CD-ROM (US)

T-4801H V1.000

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Press release: 1995-11-06: TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE'S(TM) 'V.R. VIRTUA RACING(TM)' NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SEGA SATURN(TM)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 83
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 151
↑ GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 145
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 88
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 204
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 122
↑ Electronic Entertainment, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 174
↑ Famitsu, "1995-12-29" (JP; 1995-12-15), page 37
↑ Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 62
↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 67
↑ GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52
↑ GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 43
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 107
↑ MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 84
↑ Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 79
↑ Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70
↑ Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 183
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 5" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 68
↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 29
↑ Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 76
↑ Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 56
↑ Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 81
↑ Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 72
↑ Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

Virtua Racing series of games
	Virtua Racing (1992) \| Virtua Formula (1993)
	Virtua Racing (1994)
	Virtua Racing Deluxe (1994)
	Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing (1995)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 8: Virtua Racing FlatOut (2004)
	Sega Ages Virtua Racing (2019)
Virtua Racing related media
	Virtua Racing & OutRunners (1993) \| Yu Suzuki Produce G-LOC/R360/Virtua Racing (1998)
	Virtua Racing Hisshou Kouryaku Hou (1994) \| Virtua Racing: Official Racing Guide (1994)
	Virtua Racing: Virtua Video (?)

[Press_release:_1995-11-06:_TIME_WARNER_INTERACTIVE.27S.28TM.29_.27V.R._VIRTUA_RACING.28TM.29.27_NOW_AVAILABLE_ON_THE_SEGA_SATURN.28TM.29-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Press release: 1995-11-06: TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE'S(TM) 'V.R. VIRTUA RACING(TM)' NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SEGA SATURN(TM)

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p83-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 83

[:File:EGM_US_077.pdf_p151-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 151

[:File:GamePro_US_075.pdf_p50-4] GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 50

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_03.pdf_p145-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Maximum, "January 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 145

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_060.pdf_p117-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Player One, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 117

[:File:SSM_UK_03.pdf_p88-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-12-15), page 88

[:File:SSM_JP_19951222_1995-14.pdf_p204-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Sega Saturn Magazine, "1995-14 (1995-12-22)" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 204

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SnGwSISDRZK Book JP.pdf_p15" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_050.pdf_p122-10] Consoles +, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 122

[11] Electronic Entertainment, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 174

[12] Famitsu, "1995-12-29" (JP; 1995-12-15), page 37

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1996-01.pdf_p62-13] Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 62

[:File:GameFan_US_0309.pdf_p15-14] GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 9: September 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0812.pdf_p67-15] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 67

[:File:GamePro_US_075.pdf_p52-16] GamePro, "October 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:GamePro_UK_03.pdf_p43-17] GamePro, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-09-xx), page 43

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_053.pdf_p107-18] Hobby Consolas, "Febrero 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 107

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-02.pdf_p84-19] MAN!AC, "02/96" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 84

[:File:MegaForce_FR_46.pdf_p79-20] Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p70-21] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 70

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p183-22] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 183

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-05_19960301.pdf_p68-23] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 5" (JP; 1996-02-16), page 68

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p29-24] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 29

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_27.pdf_p76-25] Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 76

[:File:SegaPower_UK_73.pdf_p38-26] Sega Power, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-10-19), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_54.pdf_p56-27] Sega Pro, "February 1996" (UK; 1995-12-28), page 56

[:File:UltimateFutureGames_UK_15.pdf_p81-28] Ultimate Future Games, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-03), page 81

[:File:UltimateGamer_US_05.pdf_p72-29] Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 72

[:File:UltimaGeneracion_ES_10.pdf_p90-30] Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 90

[1]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[2]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

New Tracks

New Vehicles

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References