I wish Sega would bring back Virtua Tennis

Jimrpg · Oct 16, 2018

I don't think there's anywhere for Tennis to go as a video game as I think they've done just about everything they can from a gameplay perspective.

From a viability perspective, no because Tennis is difficult to market and doesn't get the audiences like a football or basketball game would. It travels the world year round and is only in the news when its actually played in the country. Then there are the licenses for players and tournaments that make it difficult to negotiate.

VT1 and 2 were great though.

bxsonic · Oct 16, 2018

Any chance of getting the original Virtua Tennis as a Sega Ages release? It's still my favorite tennis game ever.

Kyussons · Oct 16, 2018

Virtua Tennis, Beach Spikers, Virtua Fighter & Out Run... Fantastic series that need a new entry or at least current gen ports... : /

Emick81 · Oct 16, 2018

Virtua tennis was a great game. It looked really good in the arcade back in the day.
I still remember my friend who was not even a gamer being addicted to that cabinet during our holiday.

I would definitely buy a 5th version. Imagine it in 4k on a big screen.

The 2 tennis games that came out this year are horrific.

QuinchoOsito · Oct 16, 2018

MikeProtagonist said:
Virtua Tennis was the best tennis game since NES Tennis. I have the Vita version but it's not quite the same thing.

Arklite said:
Why's that? Been thinking about picking it up.

Hot Shots Tennis was also fun, wish that would come back.

liocrane said:
Still playing it on my Vita

Kapryov said:
Me too.
I put a lot of time into the career mode on the Vita version (VT4).

And I don't even care about tennis, it was just a good game.

Ponchito said:
Agree. This or Top Spin.

Last I played was on PS Vita also.

Indelible said:
I would definitely be into a new Virtua Tennis, the one on Vita was great.

KennyLinder said:
Yup. The last one I played was the Vita one and it was fantastic. Would absolutely love another VT.

And whilst we are here, SEGA, Virtua Fighter 6 would be welcome too ;)

Kresnik said:
My first exposure to this series was 4 on Vita which I loved (before that I was a Smash Court Tennis kinda guy) so yeah, I'd definitely be down for more.

Can't see much of a market existing for tennis games at the moment though.

It makes me so sad that VT4 isn't on the PS Store for Vita (maybe just a NA thing?)... oh well back to Hot Shots Tennis I go for more 5-set exhibition matches against Suzuki

Raide · Oct 16, 2018

Give me a Virtua Tennis on all formats with crossplay.

Waxyresidude · Oct 16, 2018

I would love more Virtua anything, Tennis was definitely a high class title in the series. IIRC, Sega Superstars Tennis started out at Sumo Digital as a Virtua Tennis game for the Wii up until a Sonic character model was added.

darkwing · Oct 16, 2018

sad to think Mario Tennis was a false prophet , online is basically dead

Zvonimir Boban · Oct 16, 2018

As long as Tommy Haas and his red baseball cap come back

345 · Oct 16, 2018

love VT and VR but i don't want VTVR at all. the core insight and fundamental genius of virtua tennis is that tennis games are infinitely more fun and competitive when you mostly take shot timing out of the equation.

Virtua Sanus · Oct 16, 2018

A bit of a forgotten game at this point considering it's age, but SEGA Superstars Tennis is a great little game based on Virtua Tennis. Great minigames and a really challenging campaign mode.

I was hoping by now we would get a followup to SEGA Superstars Tennis but I am certain all of the racing titles sell better. Hopefully if Sumo Digital ever makes a new one it is not like 80% Sonic Team stuff again too.

arbok26 said:
I don't think there's anywhere for Tennis to go as a video game as I think they've done just about everything they can from a gameplay perspective.

From a viability perspective, no because Tennis is difficult to market and doesn't get the audiences like a football or basketball game would. It travels the world year round and is only in the news when its actually played in the country. Then there are the licenses for players and tournaments that make it difficult to negotiate.

VT1 and 2 were great though.

So? Most people just want another one, not some revolutionary experience of some kind. And they probably have tons of ideas for minigames they never implemented yet.

snipes 4 short said:
It makes me so sad that VT4 isn't on the PS Store for Vita (maybe just a NA thing?)... oh well back to Hot Shots Tennis I go for more 5-set exhibition matches against Suzuki

The game has been delisted from all digital storefronts. It should be fairly cheap and easy to find physically though.

Marble · Oct 16, 2018

I broke my Vita due to the extreme rage Virtua Tennis caused in online matches. Never played online again ever since.

Tailzo · Oct 16, 2018

Virtua Tennis 2 for Dreamcast was a blast, absolutely amazing! I also loved the Vita game.

xianren · Oct 16, 2018

ReyVGM said:
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat

HAHAHAH...This response makes zero sense but I love it so much....Had a nice chuckle out of it.

MistaTwo · Oct 16, 2018

Not before Virtua Fighter dammit.
Maybe we can get VT arcade machine in the next Yakuza game.

Saoshyant · Oct 16, 2018

Like 13 years ago I used to do a LAN party for the first Virtua Tennis game on PC. After that, we would get people to come to my house just to play VT2 with four controllers on the Dreamcast. Good times.

I think I own all versions of Virtua Tennis (including the PSP one). Years later, I still think this is the ultimate party game that is just casual enough to be easy to pick up with a gentle learning curve for those who want to dominate the sets.

The biggest hurdle preventing a return is that the licenses for the players aren't cheap (and you can say, hey, I'd play with generic mooks, but the real players have always been part of the selling point of the game) and to add to that, very few people these days would buy an arcade sports game. It's sadly a market that has been on the decline for years.

Marble said:
I broke my Vita due to the extreme rage Virtua Tennis caused in online matches. Never played online again ever since.

Wow. I think you got some issues to sort out, man. Any competitive experience can get frustrating but enough to make you throw an expensive gadget at a wall?

Soupbones · Oct 16, 2018

bxsonic said:
Any chance of getting the original Virtua Tennis as a Sega Ages release? It's still my favorite tennis game ever.

Good call - I think it's likely. They already announced Virtua Racing, so I wouldn't be surprised if they keep bringing more Virtua series games if the Ages series does well.

Marble · Oct 16, 2018

Saoshyant said:
Like 13 years ago I used to do a LAN party for the first Virtua Tennis game on PC. After that, we would get people to come to my house just to play VT2 with four controllers on the Dreamcast. Good times.

I think I own all versions of Virtua Tennis (including the PSP one). Years later, I still think this is the ultimate party game that is just casual enough to be easy to pick up with a gentle learning curve for those who want to dominate the sets.

Wow. I think you got some issues to sort out, man. Any competitive experience can get frustrating but enough to make you throw an expensive gadget at a wall?

Haha wow, people read whatever they want these days. Where did you read the words "throw" and "wall", if I may ask? I have never throwed my Vita (nor PS controllers).

pswii60 · Oct 16, 2018

ReyVGM said:
I wish I was a little bit taller
I wish I was a baller
I wish I had a girl who looked good, I would call her
I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat

And a six four Impala

Atolm · Oct 16, 2018

arbok26 said:
I don't think there's anywhere for Tennis to go as a video game as I think they've done just about everything they can from a gameplay perspective.

From a viability perspective, no because Tennis is difficult to market and doesn't get the audiences like a football or basketball game would. It travels the world year round and is only in the news when its actually played in the country. Then there are the licenses for players and tournaments that make it difficult to negotiate.

VT1 and 2 were great though.

Tennis games have a huge advantage over soccer/basketball though.

They're mostly pick 'n play, you can have fun with little to no knowledge.

Lux86 · Oct 16, 2018

yeah, but in general we really need a good tennis game

Marble · Oct 16, 2018

pswii60 said:
And a six four Impala

Until this day, I always thought he said "And a six foot baller".

Zool · Oct 16, 2018

Kresnik said:
My first exposure to this series was 4 on Vita which I loved (before that I was a Smash Court Tennis kinda guy) so yeah, I'd definitely be down for more.

Can't see much of a market existing for tennis games at the moment though.

The port was also done brilliantly. One of the best ports Vita got.

Jimrpg · Oct 16, 2018

Virtua Sanus said:
So? Most people just want another one, not some revolutionary experience of some kind. And they probably have tons of ideas for minigames they never implemented yet.

Atolm said:
Tennis games have a huge advantage over soccer/basketball though.

They're mostly pick 'n play, you can have fun with little to no knowledge.

'Most people' doesn't equate to a big enough market for developers to care. That's why we're always seeing B tier developers with tennis games.

Anyways I guess you could say I'm a jaded videogame tennis fan, because they're getting a bit samey for me.

I do want to try out Tennis Elbow, but I've been waiting on the new one but the dev has gone dark and the previous version is 2013. I'll try out Tennis World Tour when they inevitably give it away on humble.

Also football and basketball games are not that hard to play!

bxsonic · Oct 16, 2018

Soupbones said:
Good call - I think it's likely. They already announced Virtua Racing, so I wouldn't be surprised if they keep bringing more Virtua series games if the Ages series does well.

I hope so. There're so many Sega arcade games that would be perfect for playing on the go on the Switch.

crazillo · Oct 16, 2018

How would there be a market for tennis games when two of them released in 2018 just were so bad that the market can simply not be there...

Back to Tennis Elbow then.

khamakazee · Oct 16, 2018

On PC I recommend this,

https://store.steampowered.com/app/779430/Full_Ace_Tennis_Simulator/

Takes awhile getting used to the controls .

sandworms · Oct 16, 2018

Agreed, nothing has come close to the feel of the Virtua Tennis series for me. I'm not a tennis fan, and I don't even know what pushed me to start buying them on Dreamcast, but I'm glad I did. Virtua Tennis 4 is tied to Games For Windows Live on steam, but thankfully there is a workaround that will allow you play it. Unfortunately it was delisted quite some time ago so that only matters if you already own it.

Leithkorias · Oct 16, 2018

I still play the one that came out on ps3. I agree I'd love an update.

GamePnoy74 · Oct 16, 2018

I felt the original Virtua Tennis on DC was like a spiritual successor to Super Tennis on the SNES.

Good times.

Kresnik · Oct 16, 2018

snipes 4 short said:
It makes me so sad that VT4 isn't on the PS Store for Vita (maybe just a NA thing?)... oh well back to Hot Shots Tennis I go for more 5-set exhibition matches against Suzuki

Can't you just grab a physical copy? But yeah, it's been delisted in digital stores for both regions.

Zool said:
The port was also done brilliantly. One of the best ports Vita got.

Yep, it looks gorgeous and plays so smoothly too.

fiendcode · Oct 16, 2018

It really is time for Virtua Tennis 5.

Also OutRun 3, Sega Rally 4, Virtua Fighter 6, Beach Spikers 2, Super Monkey Ball 3 and Cosmic Smash 2.

Tomma18 · Mar 29, 2019

crazillo said:
How would there be a market for tennis games when two of them released in 2018 just were so bad that the market can simply not be there...

Back to Tennis Elbow then.

How does having a market release to 2 budgeted tennis games being released........just an FYI, one of those said bad games sold 500K at launch( not including physical copies, switch sales and next to no promo outside of Europe). So if anything there IS a market, but the consumers have standards and won't be fooled by garbage.

Glio · Mar 29, 2019

Tennis licenses nowadays are too expensive for the potential buyers they have.

(And Mario Tennis Aces is great)

low-G · Mar 29, 2019

I enjoyed Virtua Tennis but it's hard for me to think positively of any racket sport game now that we have VR versions. Can't compare.

Tomma18 · Mar 29, 2019

Glio said:
Tennis licenses nowadays are too expensive for the potential buyers they have.

(And Mario Tennis Aces is great)

They are no more expensive now than before....heck 2 BUDGET games last year got 30 licensed professional, and a several of the Grand Slam arenas for their titles.

Glio · Mar 29, 2019

Tomma18 said:
They are no more expensive now than before....heck 2 BUDGET games last year got 30 licensed professional, and a several of the Grand Slam arenas for their titles.

And how much budget was left to make the games?

Tomma18 · Mar 29, 2019

Glio said:
And how much budget was left to make the games?

Enough to put them out. One of the games came from a team with ZERO tennis experience, and it showed. the other project came from a team who's publisher rushed them to release to meet a deadline( that's the game that sold 500K at launch).

So the clear take away-

*There's a market
*There's potential for strong revenue
*Licensing isn't as big a holdout as it seems- just imagine what a company WITH a budget could manage

Nyx · Mar 29, 2019

I love Mario Tennis Aces (simple mode) but would definitely welcome a new Virtua Tennis.

We need more tennis games in general.

SapientWolf · Mar 29, 2019

low-G said:
I enjoyed Virtua Tennis but it's hard for me to think positively of any racket sport game now that we have VR versions. Can't compare.

Local multiplayer on a VR setup seems like it would be impractical at the moment, so VT could still scratch that itch.

IronicSonic · Mar 29, 2019

RestEerie said:
I want a Virtua Striker...Virtua Fighter...Virtua Cop....Virtua...............

Joanot said:
Virtua Tennis, Beach Spikers, Virtua Fighter & Out Run... Fantastic series that need a new entry or at least current gen ports... : /

Yeah, Sega has a lot of great sports IPs that could make a comeback. Sure Virtua Tennis would be a highlight.

I mean I don't even care for real players, just scan CS2 own devs and make Virtua Tennis 5 with a great World Tour Mode!!

Make some Sega legends as Suzuki and Nagoshi DLC and we are set

Deleted member 11832 · Mar 29, 2019

Virtua Tennis 2 was soooo good.

Deleted member 48897 · Mar 29, 2019

fiendcode said:
It really is time for Virtua Tennis 5.

Also OutRun 3, Sega Rally 4, Virtua Fighter 6, Beach Spikers 2, Super Monkey Ball 3 and Cosmic Smash 2.

Would also love to see a home port of that new[ish] Daytona game. Wouldn't exactly be hard to put it on PC if you know what I mean

erlim · Mar 29, 2019

Co-sign, this series is great.

Tomma18 · Mar 30, 2019

Grimmy11 · Mar 30, 2019

I was just this afternoon playing Virtua Tennis 2 on PS2 and gameplay wise it still holds up great. I'd love to see it come back. along with just about every other Virtua game

Green Yoshi · Mar 30, 2019

Bought Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition a few weeks ago. Still a great game and the best tennis game for mobile devices.

sugar bear · Mar 30, 2019

Loved it on PSP, PS3 and Vita. Would fit in great on Switch.

Ponchito · Mar 30, 2019

Yes yes yes. I only prefer Top Spin but Virtua Tennis would be great.

GasProblem · Mar 30, 2019

Good memories of playing Virtua Tennis in an arcade during a holiday in France. Would play a match almost every evening.

Come back Virtua Tennis :(

I wish Sega would bring back Virtua Tennis

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