References to Sega/Film and television

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Film

  • Mindgame - Features a scene with hand-drawn Virtua Fighter animation.[1]
  • The Crimson Rivers - In this movie Cassel had a lengthy fight scene in it beating up several bad guys. And in the same area yet at a safe distance away from the fight was a boy playing VF3. The movie kept alternating between Cassel landing blows on real guys and the boy doing the same against his opponents on VF3.[1]

Print

  • Hajime no Ippo - Volume 34, Chapter 298, Page 5 to 9 feature a Virtua Fighter reference.[1]
  • Houshin Engi - VF is also referenced in Chapter 1 of the manga Houshin Engi. The main character gets reprimanded by his teacher, who does Lion's f,f P+G on him. The artist goes as far as adding the sound effect "Iiin!" and adding the commands above the name of the move. This manga is from the 90's, so it would have been during the VF2 or 3 era.[1]
  • Hayate the Combat Butler - In Volume 8, when the title character Hayate asked Nagi (his master) about how she trained her pet tiger Tama, this is her response: (image in ref)[1]

Video games

  • Super Robot Wars (games unknown) - Ryuusei Date, member of the SRX Team and pilot of the Personal Trooper R-1, has adapted some of Virtua Fighter's Akira's lines in his battle phrases. The character is voiced by the same voice actor as Akira.[1]
  • Tenchi Muyou! Ryououki Gokuraku CD-ROM for Sega Saturn - There's a scene with the character Washuu in polygons doing Pai's crane stance win pose from VF1 and saying Akira's "Juu Nen Hayaindayo." The background in that scene looks a lot like Jacky stage from VF1.[1]
  • Hatsune Miku Project DIVA - One of Megurine Luka's costumes is called "VF Suit" (which is Sarah's original costume).[1]
  • Shin Migami Tensei V - The game features a number of fictional in-universe video game consoles, such as the Segata III and CX-1000 II.
  • Saint's Row IV - Streets of Rage[2]

To investigate

  • Silver Spoon - Season 2 Episode 9, "The Last Milk", apparently features a Puyo Puyo appearance.
  • Solar Opposites - Apparently features a Saturn appearance.
  • Dream Team - Apparently features the members of the Harchester United F.C. playing a Dreamcast.
  • London's Burning - Apparently features firefighters occasionally browsing the internet on a Dreamcast.
  • Two Guys and a Girl - Apparently features a Dreamcast in a character's apartment.
  • Cheaters - Apparently features a Dreamcast appearance.
  • Bodacious Space Pirates - Apparently features a Dreamcast appearance.

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