Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing
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System(s): Sega Saturn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Time Warner Interactive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Time Warner Interactive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Sega Model 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer(s) of original games: Sega | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (40 tracks) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: Arcade Racer, Saturn Backup Memory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Racing[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Sega Saturn (バーチャレーシング セガサターン).
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Gameplay
Time Warner Interactive's VR Virtua Racing is an enhanced port of the original game, expanding the number of tracks and vehicle types and introducing a "grand prix" mode. It does not contain anything from the Sega 32X game, Virtua Racing Deluxe (although both contain prototype cars). Also included is are different coloured teams to race under, and a CD audio soundtrack.
While graphically closer to the arcade version than the Sega Mega Drive version of Virtua Racing and Virtua Racing Deluxe, it continues to run with a lower screen resolution and with simplified level and vehicle geometry.
Tracks
Amazon Falls | |
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Surfers Speedway Oval | |
Big Forest | |
From the arcade game. | |
Alpine | |
Bay Bridge | |
From the arcade game. | |
Surfers Speedway Road | |
Diablo Canyon | |
Acropolis | |
From the arcade game. | |
Metropolis | |
Pacific Coast | |
Vehicles
F-1 | |
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Go-Kart | |
Coupe | |
F-160 | |
Proto | |
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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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 Sega Saturn |
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
Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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310,661,568 | CD-ROM (EU) | T-4801H-50 V1.000 | ||||||||||
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310,659,216 | 1995-09-13 | CD-ROM (JP) | T-4803G V1.000 | |||||||||
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310,659,216 | CD-ROM (US) | T-4801H V1.000 | ||||||||||
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1995-10-30 | Page |
References
- ↑ File:VirtuaRacing Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 195
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Press release: 1995-11-06: TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE'S(TM) 'V.R. VIRTUA RACING(TM)' NOW AVAILABLE ON THE SEGA SATURN(TM)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ', "" (; ), page 38
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 ', "" (; ), page 83
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- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 81
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 72
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 90
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Virtua Racing series of games | |
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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 | |
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