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Virtua Fighter - Sega Saturn SS NTSC-J JAPAN Game *Disc only
Virtua Fighter - Sega Saturn SS NTSC-J JAPAN Game *Disc only
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Virtua Fighter Sega Saturn.
**Please note: This is for the Japanese Sega Saturn console or region free mod consoles!
Virtua Fighter (バーチャファイター) is a fighting game developed by Sega AM2 and published by Sega for Sega Model 1 arcade hardware in 1993. It is the first game in the Virtua Fighter series. It is often cited as being the first fully 3D fighting game released to the general public, and is a basis for almost all subsequent games in the genre.
It was an influential game in the development of 3D polygon graphics, popularizing it among a wider audience (along with Virtua Racing), demonstrating 3D human character models effectively, with realistic movement and physics, creating the basic template for 3D fighting games (such as Tekken, Soul and Dead or Alive), and playing a key role in the development of early fifth-generation consoles (the Sega Saturn and PlayStation). It was followed by a 1994 sequel, Virtua Fighter 2.
Story
While much of the first Virtua Fighter's story would be retroactively filled in by newer games and merchandise, the basic premise of the first game is that martial artist Akira Yuki, specialising in the forgotten art form of "Hakkyoku-ken" enters the World Fighting Tournament, in an attempt to be recognised as the greatest fighter in the world.
Gameplay
Virtua Fighter is a versus fighting game, pitting two of nine characters against each other in a three-dimensional arena to fight until one is "knocked out" (over the best of three fights, or "sets"). The game utilises an eight-way control stick and three buttons, Block ("Defense" (guard/block)), Punch ("Punch") and Kick ("Kick"). Simple button combinations will trigger special attacks - players win if their opponent's life bar is depleted, falls off the edge of the ring, or has less health when the in-game timer reaches 0.
Virtua Fighter takes a more realistic approach to combat than many of its popular 2D rivals from the likes of Capcom or SNK, with characters using real world fighting techniques (as opposed to genre-defining Street Fighter II which arms characters with fictional chi-based special attacks and projectiles). It is a slower-paced game as a result, though with hundreds of moves and a computer able to adapt to the player's fighting powers, a more tactical fighter than others on the market. Where this does not apply in the original Virtua Fighter (and its sequel) is the jumping mechanics, with characters being able to jump twice their body height (as was the case in other fighting games of the time).
While fights take place in a 3D arena, players can only manipulate their characters in two dimensions. Movement on the third dimension is dictated by the movesets of opposing characters, however regardless of orientation on the ring, fighters will always face each other head-on and the control scheme will never change. While considered a milestone in real-time 3D graphics, the 3D has limitations, with every arena being a flat square and backgrounds 2D in nature. It also operates with a refresh rate of only 30FPS - half that of Virtua Racing (and Virtua Fighter 2).
Unique to Virtua Fighter upon release was the concept of characters receiving "damage". If hit with a barrage of attacks, loose items of clothing (for example, Pai's hat or Kage's mask) will fall off and lie on the arena floor until the match is over. This feature makes no difference to gameplay, but would become a staple in many of Sega's fighting games going forward.
In the original arcade mode, the player must fight against (in order), Jacky, Jeffry, Sarah, Kage, Pai, Wolf, Lau, Akira and finally Dural.
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Seller notes
“**Please note: This is for the Japanese Sega Saturn console or region free mod consoles!”
Region Code
NTSC-J (Japan)
Platform
Sega Saturn
Features
Multiplayer
Publisher
SEGA
Genre
Arcade, Fighting
Game Name
Virtua Fighter
Country/Region of Manufacture
Japan
UPC
4974365090012
Br133.110623.n
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