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Virtua Fighter 3 (Revision A)

  1. Game infos
  2. Parent and Clones
  3. Sound
  4. Driver
  5. Inputs
  6. Controls
  7. Display
  8. Roms list
  9. Chips list
  10. Serie
  11. Categories
  12. History
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Game infos

Description Virtua Fighter 3 (Revision A)
Name vf3a
Manufacturer Sega
Year 1996
Runnable yes
System arcade /
Number of players 2P sim
Added to MAME .126
Romset size 0 B
Romset file files
Romset zip 0 B
Language English
Genre Fighter

Parent and clones

Parent vf3 : Virtua Fighter 3 (Revision D) (1996)

Sound infos

Sound_channels 2

Driver infos

Driver status preliminary
Driver emulation preliminary
Driver color good
Driver sound imperfect
Driver graphic imperfect
Driver cocktail
Driver protection
Driver savestate yes

Inputs infos

Input service yes
Input tilt no
Input players 1
Input buttons
Input coins 2

Controls infos

type ways minimum maximum sensitivity keydelta reverse
joy 8 no

Display infos

type rotate flipx width height refresh pixclock htotal hbend hbstart vtotal vbend vbstart
raster 0 no 496 384 60 12288000 512 0 496 400 0 384

Roms list

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arcade epr-19229a.19 524288 5f1404b8 434b0900a33704190285a6db45e9391b2bda2152 user1 600002 good no
arcade epr-19230a.20 524288 4dff78ed 4d687479fc1fcce10ed7417555c003a546f64390 user1 600000 good no
arcade epr-19231.21 524288 b416fe96 epr-19231.21 b508eb6802072a8d4f8fdc7ca4fba6c6a4aaadae audiocpu 80000 good no
arcade mpr-19193.1 4194304 7bab33d2 mpr-19193.1 243a09959f3c4311070f1de760ee63958cd47660 user1 800006 good no
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Chips list

name tag type clock
M68000 audiocpu cpu 12000000
PowerPC 603e maincpu cpu 66000000
SCSP scsp2 audio
Speaker rspeaker audio

Serie

Serie : Virtua Fighter
  1. Virtua Fighter (1993)
  2. Virtua Fighter (Euro) (1995)
  3. Virtua Fighter (Euro) (1995)
  4. Virtua Fighter 2 (Version 2.1) (1995)
  5. Virtua Fighter 2 (Revision A) (1995)
  6. Virtua Fighter 2 (Revision B) (1995)
  7. Virtua Fighter 2 (1995)
  8. Virtua Fighter Remix (JUETBKAL 950428 V1.000) (1995)
  9. Virtua Fighter Remix (Euro) (1995)
  10. Virtua Fighter Remix (JUETBKAL 950428 V1.000) (1995)
  11. Virtua Fighter 3 (Revision D) (1996)
  12. Virtua Fighter 3 (Revision A) (1996)
  13. Virtua Fighter 3 (Revision C) (1996)
  14. Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle (1996)
  15. Virtua Fighter Kids (JUET 960319 V0.000) (1996)
  16. Virtua Fighter Kids (Euro) (1996)
  17. Virtua Fighter Kids (JUET 960319 V0.000) (1996)
  18. Virtua Fighter 2 - Genesis (Euro, USA) (1997)
  19. Virtua Fighter 2 (Euro, v1.001) (1997)
  20. Virtua Fighter 2 - Genesis (Euro, USA, Alt PCB) (1997)
  21. Virtua Fighter 2 (Euro, v1.000) (1997)
  22. Virtua Fighter 4 Version C (GDS-0012C) (2001)
  23. Virtua Fighter 4 (Rev B) (GDS-0012B) (2001)
  24. Virtua Fighter 4 (GDS-0012) (2001)
  25. Virtua Fighter 4 (World) (2002)
  26. Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (Version B) (Japan) (GDS-0024B) (2002)
  27. Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (Japan) (GDS-0024A) (2002)
  28. Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (World) (2002)
  29. Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (Ver. B) (GDS-0036F) (2004)
  30. Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (GDS-0036A) (2004)
  31. Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (Ver. A) (GDS-0036D) (2004)
  32. Virtua Fighter 5 (Export) (2005)

Categories

History


Arcade Video game published 23 years ago:

Virtua Fighter 3 (c) 1996 Sega.

Virtua Fighter 3 is the 3rd in the Virtua Fighter series.

The game adds a 4th button, the Dodge button, that lets you dodge your opponent's attacks. You can move into the screen (by pressing the Dodge button with the joystick in neutral) or out of the screen (by pressing the Dodge button with the joystick held down).

Virtua Fighter 3 also adds undulations in the stages - knowing how to use these to your advantage is key to winning the game (by moving to higher ground, for instance).

- TECHNICAL -

Runs on the Sega "Model 3" Hardware.

Screen Orientation: Horizontal

Players: 2
Control: 8-Way Joystick
Buttons: 4
=> Guard, Punch, Kick, Dodge

- TRIVIA -

Virtua Fighter 3 (or VF3 for short) was released in September 1996. It was the first game to run on the Sega Model 3 hardware. It serves 1,000,000 polygons per second! VF3 is three times faster than "Virtua Fighter 2".

Some of the less apparent graphical improvements in VF3 include (but not limited to) : transparent water effects in Jeffry's stage; motion blur effects in certain moves, such as Pai's high-kick, and specular reflection on Dural's body.

Notable for being the only game in the series, Until Virtua Fighter 5 R to feature Taka-Arashi, a Sumo wrestler character.

Toshiba EMI released a limited-edition soundtrack album for this game (Virtua Fighter 3 Sound Tracks - TYCY-5522) on 23/10/1996.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Ranking Mode : Insert your coin(s), hold all four buttons (A+B+C+D) and press Start. When the game begins, your attacks will be illustrated on the screen and your rank will be displayed when the game is over.

* Alternate Costume : At the character selection screen, Highlight the character you wish to select, hold Start and press any button.

* Winning Pose Select : When you win a match, you can select a specific winning pose by holding down Punch, Kick, Guard or Dodge button each one corresponds to a different pose. Some characters-like PAI- have more than four victory poses, and each fighter has a special pose and saying which only appear after a PERFECT VICTORY.

- SERIES -

1. Virtua Fighter (1993)
2. Virtua Fighter 2 (1994)
3. Virtua Fighter Remix [Model 610-0373-02] (1995)
4. Virtua Fighter Kids [Model 610-0373-14] (1996)
5. Virtua Fighter 3 (1996)
6. Virtua Fighter 3 Team Battle (1997)
7. Virtua Fighter 4 [GDS-0012] (2001)
8. Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution (2002)
9. Virtua Fighter 4 Final Tuned (2004)
10. Virtua Fighter 5 (2006)
11. Virtua Fighter 5 Version B (2006)
12. Virtua Fighter 5 Version C (2006)
13. Virtua Fighter 5 Version D (2006)
14. Virtua Fighter 5 R (2008)
15. Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (2010)

- STAFF -

Composed by : Takenobu Mistuyoshi, Fujio Itou

- CONTRIBUTE -

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