Virtua Racing

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Description

Virtua Racing is Sega's first ever 3D, polygon-based racing game. The game consists of racing Formula-1-looking cars around a beginner, intermediate, or expert track, competing against a second player or computer drivers. Despite having Formula-1 cars, the game controls are very "arcadey" and players can see the leap they made from here to Daytona.

The Megadrive/Genesis version of Virtua Racing is of note as it is the only game for the system which features the SVP chip (Sega Virtua Processor). The chip is a 3D processor built into each cartridge (the console itself had no 3D capability) and is very similar to the SNES's SuperFX chips, used in games such as Starfox and Stunt Race FX.

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Alternate Titles

• "バーチャ レーシング" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Group

• Virtua Racing series

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Genesis

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The Press Says

The Video Game Critic	Genesis	Apr 24, 2004	A	100
GamePro (US)	Genesis	Jun, 1994	5 out of 5	100
Player One	Genesis	May, 1994	99 out of 100	99
Joypad	Genesis	Apr, 1994	96 out of 100	96
Consoles Plus	Genesis	Jun, 1994	94 out of 100	94
Power Unlimited	Genesis	May, 1994	9.1 out of 10	91
Mega Fun	Genesis	Mar, 1994	88 out of 100	88
High Score	Genesis	Aug, 1994	4 out of 5	80
FLUX	Genesis	Apr, 1994	7.9 out of 10	79
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Genesis	Jun, 1994	7.8 out of 10	78

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Trivia

This game caused a quite intresting problem for owners of phones. The SVP chip had a frequency that was so high it was picked up by the phones and they rang like crazy. It was enough to sure cause headaches!

Related Web Sites

• Sega's SVP Chip: The Road not Taken? (A feature article on the fansite Sega-16, which discusses the history of the SVP chip and its use in Virtua Racing, as well as the unused potential that the chip offered to Sega. The article also provides a comparison between the SVP, the 32x peripheral, the Sega Saturn, and Nintendo's SuperFX chip (Marc. 17th, 2006).)