I love this game. The graphics are bright, colorful and clearly defined making high-speed racing super enjoyable. The handling, sounds and music also excellent. We miss you 90's Sega.

Sega dominated the racing scene before Virtua Racing in my opinion. Hang On, Out Run, Super Monaco GP, etc.

I must've spent 200USD playing this game when it came out. Back when it was the hottest game going, eight players could play it. The competition was fierce!.

I remember playing Virtua Racing in the arcade when it first came out. It was so advanced with the "new 3D polygon" graphics, and the active airbladders that simulated g-forces on turns. It really was innovative and revolutionary, and look at all the incredible polygon racers we have now that can only point to one game (Virtua Racing) as their roots, influence and history. And the game still stands the test of time, as an excellent racer. Thank you SEGA.

If I recall, the extra tracks on the PS2 version are from Virtua Formula, the arcade sequel to Virtua Racing. Also I swear the 32X Desert track is also used in Daytona USA Championship Editon on the Saturn.

This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for taking the time to make such an in-depth review and comparison of all the versions.

I love the Genesis version the most. It ran great for me and at the time, it was awesome to see an Arcade game like Virtua Racing on my Genesis.

I recall buying the Saturn port of Virtua Racing when I bought my Saturn back in 95, and I recall thinking it was awesome, especially compared to the Genesis port. Now that I look back and consider your review, I see just how flawed it actually was.

Great to learn exactly what the pit-stop does. I always wondered that lol.

Little sad there's no direct emulated copy of the arcade version legally available. That'd be awesome. Wish Sega'd put out a collection of some of their more classic 3D arcade games... Like, VR, VF1/2, VC... Surely there's others I am forgetting right now.

The arcade version of Virtua Racing is coming out for Nintendo Switch

6 years later this video is still so good.

Well-researched and presented! Nice writing too, on your presentation. I immediately subscribed and gave you a big ole thumbs up.

This game is easily worth tracking down a 32X for. I love it so much. I plug it in on lazy weekend mornings and play through all the tracks before getting started with my day. No nostalgia at play here, either, I was a Super Nintendo kid and had never even heard of this series before a couple of years ago.

Love this game‘s soundtrack!

Great retrospective. I enjoy both Genesis and 32X version. I have to try out the ages version.

VR Flatout is probably my favourite arcade racing game on the PS2...god i just love that game soooo much! :DDD

This was a well done series review. Nice work.

Great to rewatch your vids about Virtua Racing, it's such a wonderful game that is not always obvious / visible, that it's so great. The white knuckle gameplay only emerges if the player shoots for 1st place, which demands practically perfect gameplay throughout the whole race. Earlier this year, I put some free time into the 32x version and eventually got 1st in each track. I love Highland because it seems based on Estes Park, Colorado, which is the town at base of Rocky Mtn. National Park. (I think I"m going to eventually make a video about that, my pet theory that Highland is based on Estes Park.)

Apparently, all Virtua games take place in the same universe. You're probably playing as Jacky Bryant in Virtua Racing.

I have fond memories of this game. I had it on the Genesis and i loved it. I also played the arcade version. I never went through 10 bucks faster as a kid.

This is the absolute best channel on KZfaq today. Amazing work, thank you for the trip down memory lane. I have often wondered if the SVP chip could run a version of Doom on the Sega Genesis and how good it would be. Could they have done a better job than Doom on the Snes? I think yes, yes it could. The Genesis was a better all around built machine that could brute force effects the Snes needed extra hardware for. Couple this with the SVP chip that was stronger than the FX and the FX2 chips combined and you had something special...it really was a monster in its day. Compare the frame rates of Virtua Racing verse any FX powered game and the proof is in the pudding. The SVP chip was amazing! You guys are going to have to revise this video...the Switch has a version in Japan and one coming to the US soonish???? ;)

When Virtual Racing first came out in the arcades my friends and I would go to our arcade every other Saturday with about $25 in quarters and spend the day Virtua Racing. The 4 of us did this for years, it was great.

Great series review and really well researched, nice one!

whats funny is this game wasnt suppose to come out, but another game was suppose to come out (i think Virtua Fighter), this was just a test game to see if the engine could handle it. for the testers and developers, the game was so much fun that Sega was convinced to go ahead and release the game into the arcades and the rest is history

the game is getting a new release on the Switch this year as part of the Sega AGES line. It seems to be a port of the arcade version (with M2's usual additions) so it's really fine

I forgot that Virtua Racing on the Genesis cost $100 back when it was released. I recall renting it however and didn't feel that, although impressive, it was not worth the price. I did get a copy on the 32X when it came out and have very found memories playing all the tracks with all of the cars. About a year ago I got the Saturn version, and let's say you hit the nail on the head with that one. I played it for about an hour before I decided that if I needed a Virtua Racing fix, I'd play my 32X version. Great review on the series, I'm looking forward to your next upload! Keep up the great work!

Spent so much time with this game starting in the arcade, then Genesis, 32x, Saturn and then the switch. So good 😊

Hey. Just came from a switch channel. It was released last week. Happy gaming!

Virtua Racing Deluxe was always a huge hit when I'd bring my Tower of Power to events in college. Fantastic game!

This is really well scripted and produced content! Love your format man. It rocks.

It's so weird seeing a F1 car drift. They should've picked a different car.

positively stand-out content. glad to have discovered your channel!

I finally found myself a copy of Genesis Virtua Racing in near mint complete condition at a local flea market last year for less than $5. Its aged rather well in terms of gameplay.

LoL with the Saturn Formula 1 car sounds Also I proud of find a SEGA Review & analysis channel, I jaded of the Nintenders

Glad I passed on the Saturn version back in the day

I just bought this and Space Harrier from the Sega Ages collection for my Nintendo Switch. Best ports with both ports running at 60fps. The even got rid of most of the pop in for Virtua Racing and added a Grand Prix mode. 3 tracks though. Wish there would have been a few more, but excellent game though.

Great video! I totally agree I love to pick up and play the 32x version all day long, and I'm always wow'd by the Mega Drive port too that for it's time was great! I have the ps2 port too but I'll always go 32x over that, it just feels right!

I also love Virtua Racing too 17:27

Finally got around to watching this! 32X version is my favorite but I also really dig the Saturn one thought mainly for the OST. Anyways great retrospective and presentation Jenovi!

Since Saturn and Sega CD are my fave systems I love this channel.

You forgot the most popular "Virtua" game in Europe, Virtua Striker.

I have both the Genesis and 32X versions, and I'll stick with the 32X hands down. If I want a racer on the Saturn, I already have Daytona USA for that.

This is a great review and I agree with almost all your points, but I noticed one issue you might wanna be careful of in future cuddles, the aspect ratio is wrong for all the footage except the Arcade game. The arcade version ran in 4:3 in most configurations but does support 16:9 mode in Deluxe cabs, and both the Mega Drive and 32X games run in a letterboxed 16:10 mode, Saturn and Flat Out! both run in 4:3 mode. In your video, everything except the arcade footage (which was perfect for the 4:3 mode) seems to be squished down to 8:7 or something like that and it makes everything look quite skinny. Other than that though, this was a really good video and I enjoyed it. Also, the Saturn used the same dual SH2s as the 32X but they ran at a much higher clock speed, and the Saturn had two VDPs and many other chips.

What we really need is a Gran Turismo or Forza style 'CarPG' game using ONLY the Sega developed original tracks from all their old arcade style racers instead of all the identikit versions of Laguna Seca and Silverstone over and over again across hundreds of different racing games. You know, the tracks from all the different versions of Vritua Racing, Daytona, Daytona 2, Sega Touring Cars, Sega GT (Dreamcast AND X-Box versions), Scud Race, Sega Rally and its sequels, Indy 500 etc... That would be epic.

thanks for uploading. great content

Another stellar video, keep it up!

It's funny that you mentioned how dark it is on the playstation. I had to check and see if I had turned down my screen's brightness.

I still have my original 32x version, i really had a great time with it, love the soudtrack. I want a genesis version to my collection. I have a copy of the saturn, played a little last year, but it was annoying not be able to play with all cars, i have to det poits to get new cars, too bad i lost the save file I was trying to get all cars.

Well done and I TOTALLY agree! I am also a proud owner of a 32X.

Just got HEAVILY obsessed with Virtua Racing and find myself here. New sub and awesome video!! I do have a question for anyone that can answer... What in the world does the voice say when time gets extended?? I hear "Timebo" lmao please tell me what it actually says. 😭

My favourite versions, mega drive, 32x, Saturn, ps2. If the ps2 version didn't have that excessive tyre noise then it would be my favourite, it drives me mad.

Two semi related things: Virtua Tennis on the Dreamcast is a GREAT game, and it's a huge shame there was no Virtua Racing on the Dreamcast. Secondly, the PS2 version is quite puzzling. If you're going to redo a version of Virtua Racing, why wouldn't you choose to remake the version with the most content? What's the point of an updated version of a game that has... LESS content?

Great video as always but...Virtua Racing works on a model 1 Genesis. You need to remove the 32X in order to play. You actually run the game without the 32X on the Model 2.

ROFL! Omg, fastest lap! My friends and I laughed and mocked that sooo much as kids!

Virtua Racing now on Nintendo Switch!

Great review!

Comprehensively done. Brilliant. Many thanx. ~ i had svp, 32x and saturn version plus mame

Cool video and channel, subscribed

Hyped for the M2 arcade port on Switch with 2 player online and 8 player local multiplayer?

Sega Shoulda pursued the SVP Chip, instead of the 32X. It was expensive at 1st, but I really think they coulda figured it out. I had the 32X, and it hurt me deeply, and made me rethink Sega bein my brand. I was a Sega fan boy b4 the 32X. Afterwards, it changed😣

Thanks for this video

I'm getting more interested in checking out the 32X, at least for this game and maybe a few others, but it seems I missed the boat on getting one at a decent price. Unless I'm nuts I think they used to be a lot cheaper a few years ago. Now they cost serious money which I can't handle right now. Interesting video, I didn't know about the Saturn version. I'm really confused that Sega licensed this game off to Time Warner/Atari instead of keeping control and making the Saturn version themselves. I'd have thought they'd have seen this as an important game to have as a quality member of the Saturn's launch lineup, even if it was an older game by then. Flat shaded polygons still look good as long as the rendering is clean and smooth. In my opinion, the trouble with early 3D is when you get into games with blocky textures, tons of aliasing made worse by low resolution, and a skimpy Z-buffer. It's not the poly count that's the problem, it's the highly aliased and flickery jitteriness that makes early 3D look nasty. When nicely rendered, flat shaded low polys look good.

Loved the video, one thing I think the arcade has that the 32x doesn't (apart from graphics ofc) is the analog steering, unless there's a genesis steering wheel that works with the game (which I can't find). That may be a big drawback for some. Still, the 32x version sure is good.

I thought the Saturn had 2 SH4 Hitachi processors while the 32X had 2 SH2 Hitachi processors... I know this video talks about Virtua Racing is a better game on the 32X, I still think Sega should have went with the SVP powered games. It wpuld have kept the fan base together and could have really made games pop in the long run. Can you imagine SVP powered Mortal Kombat 2 carts or SVP styled Street Fighter...we would have bought them even at 100 a pop. I can only imagine Virtua Fighter running competently on a Genesis in '94...game over Nintendo, game over.

I thought all of us that had complete 32X collections did it out of curiosity rather than loving the system...

Omg I remember thinking this was the coolest damn thing on the 32x.

Great Video. Long live AM2 games

"FASIS RAH!" i forgot about the horrible voices in VR XDDD

If SEGA did anything right it was their racers. They always nailed the speed and feel of racing games.

Great review however the version that suits me best is the original arcade deluxe is ok.

We need an online version of virtual racing. With LAN support. Cause live and psn always shuts down servers. So with lan it's better future support as we can make vpns

You should review the Switch version of Virtua Racing! That's the version I'm gonna get. I even have a steering wheel and pedals that are compatible with the Switch, via the Magic-NS, so I'll get the closest arcade experience possible! I just don't know why Sega loves releasing their Sega Ages games far later than their Japanese release...

Wow didn't know Virtua Racing on Saturn was asstastic. Win for 32X over Saturn.

Great video. Will get the ps2 version to add to the Mega Drive & 32x versions I have to see which I prefer. Think I’ll skip the Saturn version though.

Flat Out looks great but handles nothing like the arcade, which totally ruins it IMO. MAME emulation is the best thing except it suffers from a nasty issue at times where you hit an invisible car.

Hi Virtua Racing for Sega Saturn: The loading time is significantly shorter with the RAM module.

correct me if I’m wrong but daytona usa is the successor to this like scud race was going to be the successor to daytona usa right?

Surprised SEGA would let TimeWarner put out that version on the Saturn. TimeWarner is notorious for crap games, it goes back to when were just Warner Communications and they owned Atari Inc and they put out the garbage ET game to milk Atari fans.

good video

Without V.R., Daytonaaaa never existed

Is the arcade version emulatable and any tips on best ways to control it? thanks.

What‘s up with the terrible aspect ratios of your gameplay clips?

But what about Checkered Flag for the Atari Jaguar?

why dont you show the games at their correct aspect ratio?

You were too harsh on the Sega Saturn version it's not as bad as you say it is it's actually quite good

What are the songs in this video

In another reality SEGA is on top ...there is always that hope .....SEGA!!!

What ever does it matter whether you are using miles per hour or kilometers per hour? It's not like you are calculating the distance from point 'A' to point 'B' or anything...

Man, your screen is squeezed. BTW it was a great review.

Has anybody had any success emulating the model one version?

The genesis version is amazing on it's own, but it sucks when you play the 32x version right before. The frame rate on the genesis is pretty bad, but I've noticed the controls are a little better/different in some spots. The Saturn version is a joke. Really rushed it, while the 32x version is one of maybe 3 games on the 32x that don't feel rushed.

I 'm crying no porting to 3DS using 3Ddisplay function with pure polygonal primitive drawing (no gloss effect for like MODEL1's looking.)

Great game but most ports suck even the Switch port is poor. I loved this game on arcade. When it arrived on mega drive I was well hyped for it but the game was a disappointment. Then when I 1st played the 32x version of the game I was blown away. It plays so close to the arcade. At this point I was thinking when they do a Saturn release it will be arcade perfect. (How wrong was i). What to say about Ps2 VR looks great plays not so great. The handling is way off it feels like the car has a nail through the middle of it an that's where it turns from. (Feels very odd). Finally the Switch which looks and sounds great but the camera does some strange things. It's like when you dab the accelerator how the camera moves it's like a glitch. Its very off putting. Unfortunately after all these years we are left with no arcade perfect port which is a massive shame. What would be great is the 32x game with Switch sound and graphics. ARE YOU LISTENING SEGA.

The 32X version didnt run at 60fps right?

*It all started with Out Run.

Oh yeah and uhhh...4:06 song name?

What game was at 2:30?

best porting is to MegaDrive(Genesis) for me. begause smoose response Exhaust sound better than PS2's. and driving feeling is nearly DXcabinet's it (inportance is only use 16:9 CRT,steering wheel with forcefeedback,G from side bag etc.) I haven't SegaSaturn console. FlatOut is no good for me. because can't set to 16:9,position display is having bug in pitstart playing big forest, no smoose response exhaust sound less than MD's,over using breaking SE while every steering to loud,etc.

VR -> Daytona Usa i'm your father ! Daytona -> No No Noooooooooooooo !!!