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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バーチャファイター PC) is a fighting game released as part of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series for Windows PCs. It is essentially a port of ''[[Virtua Fighter Remix]]'' for the [[Sega Saturn]], but unlike that game also features a switch to revert the aesthetics back to the original ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'', making it the closest official means of playing the original title on PC too. | {{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (バーチャファイター PC) is a fighting game released as part of the ''Virtua Fighter'' series for Windows PCs. It is essentially a port of ''[[Virtua Fighter Remix]]'' for the [[Sega Saturn]], but unlike that game also features a switch to revert the aesthetics back to the original ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'', making it the closest official means of playing the original title on PC too. | ||
− | ''Virtua Fighter | + | ==Versions== |
+ | At least two distinct versions of the game exist. The first, released in the US as '''''Virtua Fighter Remix''''' in November 1995, was optimised for [[NV1]] graphics chipsets and was not sold as a stand-alone product. Instead, it was bundled exclusively with Diamond EDGE 3D (NV1-compatible) graphics cards{{intref|Press release: 1995-11-08: Sega delivers arcade gaming action on the PC}} (the 2120, 2200 and 3240 variants) alongside other software. ''Remix'' on the PC is written directly for the NV1 specification, so will not run on any other types of card without help. | ||
− | + | The second, now titled ''Virtua Fighter PC'', was released in September 1996{{intref|Press release: 1996-08-26: Sega Entertainment kicks off fall line-up with free PC games promotions}} and was designed to function with Microsoft's then-new multimedia standard, DirectX. This version of the game is thought to be identical in terms of content, but is rendered entirely in software (ignoring any installed NV1 cards). As such, the game requires at least a Pentium-class processor to run (the older ''Virtua Fighter Remix'' could be made to run on 486-class machines (running Windows 95)). | |
− | Though the game | + | Music in ''Virtua Fighter PC'' was designed to be streamed off the disc, however this feature breaks if running the game in Windows 2000 or any subsequent version of the OS. A community-made patch exists to force the game to use local copies of the music ripped from the CD. |
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+ | Though both versions of the game operate at a higher resolution than the [[Sega Model 2]] version of ''Virtua Fighter'', like the Saturn conversions, ''Virtua Fighter PC'' uses fewer polygons than its arcade counterpart, and is capped at 30FPS. In the arcade for example, each of the characters' fingers are individually modelled, while here the whole hand is animated as one. | ||
==Production credits== | ==Production credits== | ||
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Virtua Fighter PC (バーチャファイター PC) is a fighting game released as part of the Virtua Fighter series for Windows PCs. It is essentially a port of Virtua Fighter Remix for the Sega Saturn, but unlike that game also features a switch to revert the aesthetics back to the original Virtua Fighter, making it the closest official means of playing the original title on PC too.
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Versions
At least two distinct versions of the game exist. The first, released in the US as Virtua Fighter Remix in November 1995, was optimised for NV1 graphics chipsets and was not sold as a stand-alone product. Instead, it was bundled exclusively with Diamond EDGE 3D (NV1-compatible) graphics cards[6] (the 2120, 2200 and 3240 variants) alongside other software. Remix on the PC is written directly for the NV1 specification, so will not run on any other types of card without help.
The second, now titled Virtua Fighter PC, was released in September 1996[1] and was designed to function with Microsoft's then-new multimedia standard, DirectX. This version of the game is thought to be identical in terms of content, but is rendered entirely in software (ignoring any installed NV1 cards). As such, the game requires at least a Pentium-class processor to run (the older Virtua Fighter Remix could be made to run on 486-class machines (running Windows 95)).
Music in Virtua Fighter PC was designed to be streamed off the disc, however this feature breaks if running the game in Windows 2000 or any subsequent version of the OS. A community-made patch exists to force the game to use local copies of the music ripped from the CD.
Though both versions of the game operate at a higher resolution than the Sega Model 2 version of Virtua Fighter, like the Saturn conversions, Virtua Fighter PC uses fewer polygons than its arcade counterpart, and is capped at 30FPS. In the arcade for example, each of the characters' fingers are individually modelled, while here the whole hand is animated as one.
Production credits
- Main Programmer: Keiji Okayasu
- Programmers: Tetsuya Sugimoto, Hiroaki Shoji, Motoi Kaneko, Jun-ichi Ishito
- Designers: Yoshinao Asako, Youji Kato, Ryoya Yui
- Sound Designers: Takayuki Nakamura, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Kazuhiko Kouchi
- Thanks: Yutaka Nishino, Hideya Shibazaki, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Kazuo Otani, Sega Digital Studio
- V.F. PC By: V.F. PC Team
- Producer: Yu Suzuki
Magazine articles
- Main article: Virtua Fighter PC/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Physical scans
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press release: 1996-08-26: Sega Entertainment kicks off fall line-up with free PC games promotions
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Press release: 1997-06-20: Sega chooses Expert Software for PC distribution agreement
- ↑ Press release: 1996-09-09: VIRTUA FIGHTER PC DELIVERS ARCADE ACTION ON THE PC
- ↑ File:CVG UK 176.pdf, page 40
- ↑ File:MeanMachinesSega47UK.pdf, page 91
- ↑ Press release: 1995-11-08: Sega delivers arcade gaming action on the PC
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 File:CVG UK 178.pdf, page 80 Cite error: Invalid
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tag; name ":File:CVG UK 178.pdf_p80" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 576 KByte, "December 1996" (HU; 1996-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ Arcade, "August 1999" (UK; 1999-06-30), page 99
- ↑ Gambler, "10/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 76
- ↑ Gry Komputerowe, "12/1996" (PL; 1996-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ LeveL, "Září 1996" (CZ; 1996-09-03), page 47
- ↑ PC Zone, "February 1996" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 56
- ↑ Random Access (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 28
- ↑ Svet Kompjutera, "Novembar 1996" (YU; 1996-xx-xx), page 82
- ↑ Ultra Game Players, "November 1996" (US; 1996-10-08), page 100
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