Sega Invents 3D Fighting Games! Virtua Fighter! The Arcade Fighting Game Origin Story
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I have been teasing this series for a very long time...ever since I did the Sega Arcade Racing Retrospective last year...and that's because it took a VERY LONG TIME to make...a thirty episode retrospective on every Sega Model 1, Sega Model 2 and Sega Model 3 arcade game ever made that isnt a racing title! Because Sega is the undisputed (in my opinion) king of retro gaming in arcades whether it be 2D or 3D!
Just don't expect Daytona USA, Scud Race or Sega Rally...as that already happened back in 2023! Check the playlists!
But the Sega Model series of arcade boards are filled to the bring with some of the best Sega games of all time...as well as some Sega Hidden Gems!
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Up next: Virtua Fighter ! The game that kicked off the ENTIRE 3D fighting game genre! There was no Tekken, no Street Fighter EX...or any other 3D fighting game franchise before the original Virtua Fighter on the Sega Model 1 arcade board. Oh and don't forget the Sega Saturn version and the PC Gaming ports!
While I love the original Virtua Fighter its definitely the roughest of the entire franchise and thats because it was the first! But you need to get started somewhere and most of the iconic Virtua Fighter characters start here! A simple fighting game three button setup and some flat shaded polygons kicked off an entire franchise. It's really a triumph of video game development that Sega managed to invent an entire genre...and also make an amazing game!
It's just such a classic arcade fighting game and it paved the way for titles such as Last Bronx, Fighting Vipers and Sonic the Fighters as well!
Plus it got a really decent Sega Saturn port and was brought over to PS2 as well!
and the best part is you can use MAME emulation to play the arcade original if you don't have an original arcade PCB!
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