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Sega Ages Virtua Racing announced for Switch (out now)
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That was 10 years ago, and it hasn't been ported to anything since. I would love to have that on PC or Switch.
It's worth remembering that Virtua Racing is pretty much the only Sega arcade racer from the 90's/00's that doesn't have one or more licences attached.
Toyota have been incredibly awkward about licensing their cars recently and both Sega Rally games feature their cars so I'd say it's very unlikely we'll be seeing either of those.
Oh ok thanks, yeah forgot about licenses, really complicates old re-releases.
I wish Sega had expanded 3D classics to their early 3D era titles. This would have looked amazing with 3D. Hopefully this means Daytona is around the corner.
Apparently M2 attempted this game but proved difficult without the source code, which they now have
That didn't stop Sonic though.
There's the Sega Genesis Ultimate Collection, the Christian Whitehead port, and then M2's AGES collection and 3D Classics collection.
JSR with 60fps by M2 would be a real godsend.
Lol! Yeah I'm floored by all of these great games coming out. I think what's awesome is my kids will get to experience the arcade I grew up with on a handheld a fraction of the size!
Oh man this is heart breaking. I want Sega Rally on a handheld so much.
I will keep hoping Nintendo makes another 3D handheld (either a succesor of Switch or 3DS) in the future. Can you imagine a Nintendo handheld with a 720p (or higher) 3D display? *Drool*
I don't know if it still exists by name but Sega Shanghai's R&D division is run by the same people and is basically the continuation of that studio.
I remember hearing those guys had a lot of trouble with headhunters and it hampered a lot of their plans because they were constantly losing valuable personnel and were in a constant flux of having to train newbies.
If they ever do SA1 again it needs to be a ground-up port, not the current Frankenstein version that's on Steam.
No wonder that game has such a bad reputation, every modern version has dropped graphical features and introduced even more bugs over time. The Dreamcast version is literally the best version to play.
Eh...SEGA Ages Sonic 2 was also announed but since everyone expected that =P
Also they showed the results from the twitter poll
translation from someone in the chat :
1- Jet Set Radio Series
2 - Shenmue 1 & 2
3- Panzer Dragoon Saga
4- Virtua Fighter
5 - Shining series
6- Panzer Dragoon Series
7- Sakura wars
8- puyo series
9- Virtual on
10 - Burning Rangers
11- skies of Arcadia
12- NiGHTS
13- Golden Axe
14 - Bug King Series (?)
15 - Phantasy Star Online
16- Space Channel 5
17 - Outrunners
18 - Sonic Adventure series
19- DAYTONA USA
20- SPikeout
21- Dynamite Deka series
22 - Sonic 3&K
23- Virtua Racing
24- Fantasy Zone
25 - Dragon Force
26 - Sega Rally
27- Phantasy Star series
28 - Guardian Heroes
29 - Outrun 2 SP
30 - Wing War (?)
These results kind of suck considering which already have modern ports and which don't.
I want Panzer Dragoon games, Dragon Force, Guardian Heroes, etc
I agree, but that doesn't mean it's what we'll get, if at all. I'll be happy to be proven wrong but I really think games beyond a certain level of complexity probably aren't happening.
Because Sega Ages Phantasy Star is coming out instead.
They're taking their time to make each release high quality!
They've confirmed split-screen, at the very least, but they haven't yet ascertained how many screens they can support per system. Beyond that, I don't think they've said anything either way.
Alright, chaps. The game is out on the Japanese Eshop. Just downloaded. I welcome what you think of it for any of you who has bought it
Damn. That's a good list of games. I want them all.SEGA Ages Sonic 2 was also announed but since everyone expected that =P
Also they showed the results from the twitter poll
translation from someone in the chat :
1- Jet Set Radio Series
2 - Shenmue 1 & 2
3- Panzer Dragoon Saga
4- Virtua Fighter
5 - Shining series
6- Panzer Dragoon Series
7- Sakura wars
8- puyo series
9- Virtual on
10 - Burning Rangers
11- skies of Arcadia
12- NiGHTS
13- Golden Axe
14 - Bug King Series (?)
15 - Phantasy Star Online
16- Space Channel 5
17 - Outrunners
18 - Sonic Adventure series
19- DAYTONA USA
20- SPikeout
21- Dynamite Deka series
22 - Sonic 3&K
23- Virtua Racing
24- Fantasy Zone
25 - Dragon Force
26 - Sega Rally
27- Phantasy Star series
28 - Guardian Heroes
29 - Outrun 2 SP
30 - Wing War (?)
Oh wow.
So what is the best way to purchase Japanese eShop credit?
I never got into virtua racing in the arcade or on any of the home versions, but I absolutely LOVE all the m2 ports, so I'm super hyped for this!
Currently have a bunch of other stuff to play, so don't need to snag the j version, but I'll be day one when it releases in english.
Currently have a bunch of other stuff to play, so don't need to snag the j version, but I'll be day one when it releases in english.
Looks like it's only the 3 arcade tracks. Would have been cool to get the tracks from other versions (32x, Saturn, PS2?), but pretty happy just to have arcade perfect version with online play.
Also, this guy is streaming now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKY4PJJWOM
I'll have impressions soon enough. Work got me distracted
Make sure to follow these instructions to create an account and link it to the japanese eshop https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...buy-switch-games-from-the-japanese-eshop-4548
You can buy Credit off play-asia . Cost $12.95 for the points needed for the game (999 yen)
Make sure to follow these instructions to create an account and link it to the japanese eshop https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...buy-switch-games-from-the-japanese-eshop-4548
You can buy Credit off play-asia . Cost $12.95 for the points needed for the game (999 yen)
Thanks. I already had a JP account.
Some other ERA member recommended buying on SEAGM, which is a bit cheaper than Play Asia.
SEGA Ages Sonic 2 was also announed but since everyone expected that =P
Also they showed the results from the twitter poll
translation from someone in the chat :
1- Jet Set Radio Series
2 - Shenmue 1 & 2
3- Panzer Dragoon Saga
4- Virtua Fighter
5 - Shining series
6- Panzer Dragoon Series
7- Sakura wars
8- puyo series
9- Virtual on
10 - Burning Rangers
11- skies of Arcadia
12- NiGHTS
13- Golden Axe
14 - Bug King Series (?)
15 - Phantasy Star Online
16- Space Channel 5
17 - Outrunners
18 - Sonic Adventure series
19- DAYTONA USA
20- SPikeout
21- Dynamite Deka series
22 - Sonic 3&K
23- Virtua Racing
24- Fantasy Zone
25 - Dragon Force
26 - Sega Rally
27- Phantasy Star series
28 - Guardian Heroes
29 - Outrun 2 SP
30 - Wing War (?)
Wait...is dynamite deka, dynamite cop????
Please say yes. Would kill to have this on Switch.
Pity its only the arcade tracks, but 60FPS looks so damn nice. Totally buying this when I get home. And I still got more Outrun and Phantasy Star to play. These M2 releases have been amazing so far, so darn good.
60FPS is awesome!
Hope we also get a 30FPS mode (and also an option for the original rendering resolution) as well to make it accurate to the arcade original. Would be so cool to have a perfectly accurate Model 1 arcade experience too!
Hope we also get a 30FPS mode (and also an option for the original rendering resolution) as well to make it accurate to the arcade original. Would be so cool to have a perfectly accurate Model 1 arcade experience too!
Outrun let you unlock the 30FPS mode as a bonus mode, I can see VR having the same as well.
The most recent AGES releases took many months to come to the West.
You're better off just buying the JP release now, and download (for free) the Western version whenever it releases.