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Virtua Racing

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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 limited 3D capability) and is very similar to the SNES's SuperFX chips, used in games such as Starfox and Stunt Race FX.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Third person

Players

8 offline

Languages (1)

Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English

Game details

Input Devices Supported/Optional

6-button Controller

Number of Players Supported

1-2 Players

Box art

Also known as

SEGA AGES: Virtua RacingNintendo Switch title

Virtua FormulaChained version of multiple units with hydraulics

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Facts

Developer

Sega AM2

Publisher

Sega

Released

1992

Series

Virtua Racing

Platforms

GenesisArcadeNintendoSwitch

Age ratings

VRCGA

Standing

Top 24% by visits

Tags

1st-personBehind viewReal-timeArcade