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Sega Year: 1992 Class: Wide Release Genre: Racing Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2 Maximum number of Players: 2 Gameplay: Competitive Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel) |
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Virtua Racing DescriptionA two-player sitdown racing game. Compete against other opponents on three different tracks. Before Gran Turismo, Ridge Racer, but not before Rad Racer lies Virtua Racing. Virtua Racing was Sega's first "Virtua" game (by AM2) and the one of the select few games at that time to use polygons. Based on Sega first 3D hardware (Model 1), Virtua Racing's popularity was unmatched, largely due to the massive advance in graphics, force feedback and realistic sound. Many of todays popular arcade racers lend much to the success of VR and as a result it has earned it place in arcade history. Sega went to General Electric Aerospace (who made the first 3D simulators for NASA in the 1960's) in 1991-92 for assistance to develop a CG platform architecture for their new experimental 3D system, which later became known as Model 1. Virtua racer was the game being written to find out how viable hardware 3D games were, it was never designed to be released, but it was such a success internally they decided to actually release it. Unfortunately, seeing as it was so expensive to manufacture it was never a stunning financial success for Sega, but it did cement their place in the history books as the world leader in 3D arcade technology, a title which they still hold to this day, and it led to possibly the most popular platform ever, Model 2. Virtua Racing is set in a formula one scenario, it has 3 tracks in 3 difficulties: easy, medium and hard. The deluxe version boast a large formula one style cockpit with pneumatically controlled force feedback steering and seat. It is the only VR version that has a a 16:9 36 inch widescreen. As with the upright and twin versions, the deluxe model can be linked with up to 7 others (Deluxe/ Twin/ upright), via a fibre optic link. Specifications Hardware : Sega Model 1 Main CPU : 32bits RISC NEC v60 uPD-70616, 16Mhz (2.5 MIPS) Graphics Co-Processor : Fujitsu TGP MB86233 FPU 32bits 16M flops Co-Processor Abilities : Floating decimal point operation function, Axis rotation operation function, 3D matrix operation function Sound CPU : 16bits 68000 @ 10Mhz Sound chip : 2 x Custom 28 channel PCM chips, 1 for Music and 1 for Effects (Can access up to 8meg sample rom *per chip*) Sound Timing Chip : YM3834 @ 8MHz (only used for its timers) Video resolution : 496x384 in 65536 colors Geometry : 180,000 polygons/sec, 540,000 vectors/sec Video : Shading Flat Shading, Diffuse Reflection, Specula Reflection, 2 Layers of Background Scrolling, Alpha Channel Display : 36" 16:9 widescreen CRT (EGA) Audio : Two channel Stereo Feedback systems : Nuematic force feedback seat and steering. Two button control pnematic adjusting seat. Multiplayer : Master / Slave link system with Fibre optic link cable. (1 master + 7 slaves max.) Power : 220-240v 800-1000WKnow anything more about this game? Cabinet InformationThe game was released in three different cabinets:
VAPS Arcade CensusGAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETYCommon - There are 40 known instances of Virtua Racing owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 34 of them are original dedicated machines, and 6 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. Wanted - There are 5 VAPS members currently looking for Virtua Racing. For Sale - There are 5 VAPS members with Virtua Racing machines for sale. There is one VAPS member with an extra Virtua Racing circuit board for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Virtua Racing Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Sega. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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