[ARCADE] Virtua Racing 1992 SEGA (Widescreen Mode) FullHD 1080p

Virtua Racing or V.R. for short, is a Formula One racing arcade game, developed by Sega-AM2 and released in October 1992. Virtua Racing was initially a proof-of-concept application for exercising a new 3D-graphics platform under development, the "Model 1". The results were so encouraging, that Virtua Racing was fully developed into a standalone arcade title. Although Atari's Hard Drivin' had introduced polygonal characters and environments to the racing genre 4 years earlier, VR had vastly improved visuals in terms of polygon count, frame rate, and overall scene complexity, which all contributed to a greater sense of immersion.

The original arcade game has three levels, designated into difficulties. Beginner is "Big Forest", intermediate is "Bay Bridge" and expert is "Acropolis". Each level has its own special feature, for example the amusement park in "Big Forest", or the "Bay Bridge" itself, or the tight hairpin of "Acropolis".

VR introduced the "V.R. View System" by allowing the player to choose one of four views to play the game. This feature was then used in most other Sega arcade racing games (and is mentioned as a feature in the attract mode of games such as Daytona USA). It was later ported to home consoles, starting with the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994. (by wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtua_Racing

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• 1992
• ARCADE
• VIRTUA
• RACING
• SEGA
• MODEL1
• Yu
• Suzuki
• 3D
• Racing
• WIDESCREEN
• HQ

[roubagalinhas]

if you like virtua racing you should try the PS2 version/"remake". it was releasead in one of those sega ages 2500 compilation (vol 8, if i'm not mistaken)

[PadixTUBE]

@roubagalinhas I had tried, but I prefer the original

[PadixTUBE]

119 plus plus!

[CssTechdawnify]

oh that track looks alike gran turismo high speed ring O.o

[moccalou]

Oh darn... I want the song at 2:00! XD

[Nostalgichopes]

I noticed that the rom is setup in 16:9; I can't figure out for the life of me how to change the initial settings for that rom in Mame Plus!. Any suggestions? Thanks

[Jeet27]

i remember this being like 3 quid a go in the arcades....complete rip-off.

[barret777]

Nice vid and driving, games tend not to blow you away like they used to.

[theMaikol1995]

i flippin' love this arcade game

[Uhurus1]

not so virtua

[LatisARG]

i remember this one from my childhood!



[1simo93521]

This was an astonishing game at the time. A friend of mine bought a megadrive just own this! the game cost £70 alone!