When my oldest nephew was 2 years old, he wanted to play games with me, but his hands were too small for controllers. I set him up with my Saturn twin sticks, and he couod sit up on his knees and play. He learned to play pretty well, and could beat three or four matches in a row before he was three. He's 17 now, but I will always think back fondly on that Saturn port and watching him play so excitedly.

This soundtrack for this game is fantastic.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

It sure is. One of the best soundtracks for a gaming series ever.

@gingataisen

6 жыл бұрын

As expected of a SEGA game.

@KingdomHeartsBrawler

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but it REALLY sounds like Mega Man to me. Not complaining, though.

When I was in Tokyo in 2016 I finally got to play the Arcade version of this game after so many years. It was like a childhood dream come true because I was obsessed with this game on Saturn.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got to experience the Arcade game. It is something special.

This game brings back good memories, I wish they would release this game on Steam...

Mechs, awesome gameplay, and an incredible soundtrack! Virtual On was a classic!

man, I used to love playing this back in Rio. I was trying to remember its name just the other day. Thank you!

I absolutely loved this in the arcade back in the day. It was popular in America too, or at least they had it at my bowling alley. Chicago IL

Excellent as always thanks. I absolutely love this game!

Oh heck yeah! More Virtual-On content, and a BotP episode at that! Awesome work as always, and thanks for representing one of my favorite games!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I'm a big fan of the Virtual On series. I have all the games on one format or another. My best version as far as physical media goes is the Xbox 360 Virtual On 4 box set that comes with loads of goodies.

@SpeedySPCFan

6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to have something like that. At the moment I only own the Japanese Saturn port and a rip-off on the PS1 called Project Gaiaray. Gaiaray is actually pretty cool and I plan to review it; definitely not as good as the original game but still a lot of fun. Thank you for pointing out the existence of the PSN/XBLA port of the game though! I can't seem to find it on JP PSN, but if I ever get a Japanese 360 then I'm absolutely going to buy it. Btw, I just finished the video, and I have some things to note about the PC version: it actually runs at 60FPS *IF* you're on Windows 7 or have a replacement for the DirectDraw renderer it uses - Windows 8 replaced a lot of old DirectX libraries like DirectDraw with emulated versions and broke a lot of games, including VON. A replacement like DDrawCompat should fix the game up. Multiplayer though, I don't think that works at all unless you're playing LAN. I tried to set up a match with my boyfriend a while back and didn't get further than the game screeching errors at me. EDIT: I'm a dork, I kept searching for a Model 2 collection and found... well, a Model 2 collection. Here's the Virtual-On port, it's just about 800 yen. If I can get a Japanese PSN account set up I am DEFINITELY buying this, it looks awesome! store.playstation.com/ja-jp/product/JP0177-NPJB00321_00-VIRTUALONOMG0000

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I've not heard of Project Gaiaray. I'll have to check that out. I have played the Panzer Dragoon rip off on the PlayStation. I can't remember the name right now but I do remember it having a flying turtle.

@SpeedySPCFan

6 жыл бұрын

Lemme know if you ever remember the name of it, I love looking at weird rip-off games and reviewing them. They can be pretty good sometimes.

@frankschneider6156

6 жыл бұрын

Flying Turtle ? Sounds like Project Gamera

Yes finally I have been waiting for this for a long time :D VO is a great series and the first is such a classic, I knew it was only a matter of time before you did this. I'm typing this in excitement before I watch.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Ah, it'S one of my all time Favourite games so it had to come at some point :)

One of my favourite arcade games of all time!

This one I played on Saturn. A LOT!!!!! I miss that SEGA, trying new things, cutting edge tech, new stuff... yeah, the 80s and 90s SEGA were WAY better than it is nowadays.

Fantastic as always Mark! Keep up the content!!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Will do.

We actually got this at our mall arcade here in the US awhile back, and it's the only place I've seen a cabinet of it. My friend and I used to play this all the time! Love this game, and I think I might have to hop on that 360 version while there's still the chance.

I love Virtual-on too! I I own the Saturn version which is a great convertion. Love this game music more than other sega Arcade games of the time. Next VO2. Awesome video!

I will have to load that one up on one system or another - for whatever reason I always skipped / avoided that title and I can´t eve say why! Thanks for the great Video and keep up the good work!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

It's a pretty tough game to get in to but once you do it's fantastic fun.

Even though the 360/PS3 ports are better, I think the PS2 offers more as a complete package. I mean it has stuff like chibi mode etc lol. Also the Saturn version is perhaps the worst but it still plays great and has a certain charm to it. Thinking about it, this might be the rare occasion where all the ports are really good in their own way. Not often you can say that on a BOTP episode lol. Great video!!

Great video picking up my 360 version today. 👍👍👍

Did Virtual On come out before or after Cyber Sled? But I'm surprised they didn't go with the Virtua moniker.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, not sure. Maybe around the same time? They are different games mind you. I'm also surprised this was Virtual and not Virtua. Actually, for many years I was calling it Virtua On 😀

@reignick1133

6 жыл бұрын

Virtua on came after Namco's Cyber SLed. by almost two years.

@orderofmagnitude-TPATP

6 жыл бұрын

Larry Bundy Jr ~ edgy one, whens the new fact hunt out?

@zeromusura3497

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Larry, Cyber Sled is the older one. But the sequel, i think came at same time to VO.

@DragonSlayerKyo

6 жыл бұрын

This was after Cyber Sled. Cyber sled was a 1993 release according to release lists.

Sweet! New battle of the ports!

I loved this game as a kid. I remember playing this in the arcade and briefly on the Saturn before the one I had as a kid broke. Good thing I got a new one and a copy of Virtual On now!

I finally got to see this in action. The game was a curiosity over the years for me.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you could finally see what sort of game Virtual On is.

Cheers Mark - yeah, the Windows 95 version was one of my first PC games and it looked mind-blowing back then - unfortunately only keyboard support so the game always proved a bit tricky to play properly. I later got Oratorio Tangram with the Twin Stick for the Dreamcast and it still looks amazing through VGA on a CRT monitor.

2 model 2 boards and converted onto the saturn.... they did very well there!

Great episode, love Virtual On. Never played the arcade version but I own the Saturn port (Also the Dreamcast sequel and Marz) and plays really well, love the music too, energetic and mostly upbeat. I knew you will use the *Everything merges with the night* song for the side by side comparison part haha My favourite tune from the game.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Of course, that's such a classic Virtual On track :)

You can play the PC version at 60fps thanks to a fanmade patch from a Japanese User. Which, combined with network play immediately brought that version as the 2nd best way to play next to the arcade original until the PS3/360 versions arrived.

@RetroCore

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Hahaha. Do I really have to say anything about this timeless classic Mark. 8^) But I will say that I LOVE Virtual On. I have all the home versions of it and will continue to collect in the franchise with them. Nice choice as always bro. 8^) Anthony..

love the first series, ported my interest to it's 1/100 scale model builds lol, but still find time for myself to play the first game on pc, what a nostalgic game

Virtual On is one of my favourite Saturn games. I didn't even know about It's existence when I first decided to get a Saturn. I just saw it for cheap one day and decided to pick it up without knowing what it was and I'm glad I did. I must say, It's a must own for the Saturn!

Use to play the twin stick cabinet back in the day

I heard that there is a way to set the framerate to 60fps on the PC version. If you go into the game installation folder, there should be a file named 'VON.INI', or something like that. When you open it, it should look something like this: [View] Sky=On Outside=On [Option] ColorSelect=On EnemyColor=Off Movie=On Motion=1 ColorFormat=565 ScrSize=0 SSHoriz=0 FieldGraphic=Rich Texture=7 SelMode=0 [Device Settings] 1P Keyboard Assign=c800d000cb00cd002a002c001f0021002e002f002d002000 1P Device No.=0x00010000 2P Device No.=0x00010000 2P Keyboard Assign=170025002400260018001900d200c900cf00d100d300c700 [Processor] ProcessorCheck=Off PentiumCheck=Off MMXCheck=Off IntelCheck=Off Add these lines to the bottom of the [Option] section: MenuMode=Debug DebugDisp=On Save the file, but do make a backup copy in-case something goes wrong. Now when you start the game, hit the ALT key and there should be a new menu labelled DEBUG. There's a bunch of options that are available that I will break down on: DispFloor: Allows you to disable the display of various objects in the stages. Pretty self-explanatory. Motion: This one's where you can change the framerate of the game. Select 1/1 for Model 2-accurate 60 FPS. Kill: Allows you to kill either yourself or your opponent. Even works in the Attract mode and tutorial screens. SE and CD: allows you to disable sound effects or music. No Shot: Disables your opponent's ability to fire weapons. When combined with the Deathmatch setting, makes for a good training mode. Screen: Basically a quick way to change graphics options. Texture: More stuff available in the normal graphics menu. You can disable textures on either VR and weapon effects for that Model 1 look. This is where I got all this information from: www.oratan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1422 But yeah, I just wanted to share this for anyone that was interested in taking a look at the PC version, as I feel it can help improve the experience. Anyways, awesome video as always, and I'm looking forward to the next episode!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Cool. Thanks for sharing. I'll be having a little play with that myself. I'm sure others will like to try it out too.

i see by your character you are a man of culture

Had no idea that the PS2 version was a port. Good to know!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it's part of the Sega Ages collection.

It looks so similar to Real Robots - Final Attack. I loved that game on the PS One.

@newtypepunk9967

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, I actually reviewed that game on my channel, its not a bad Virtual On clone.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Real Robots - Final Attack is actually a rip off of virtual On.

I had no idea it was so popular in Japan. I had a Saturn when it came out and knew nothing about the game, but I saw Sega advertising the game on TV. I knew it was a mech game, but I had no idea how it played. Still, I thought it looked cool and I decided to buy it despite knowing almost nothing about it. That turned out to be a great decision as it was always among my favorite Saturn games and I played it a ton. Several weeks ago, I decided to test some of my old Saturn games with my semi-functioning Saturn(as opposed to my other, non-functioning Saturn...bad luck for me) and I played a good bit of Virtual On again. Still plays great, and I was impressed again with how good the graphics are for the Saturn. I got the second one for the Dreamcast and played that one quite a bit as well. There are a lot of similarities, but I may enjoy the first one more due to the simpler game design(no v-armor) and because the DC controller is inferior to me. I busted a shoulder button playing VO2 because the action was too intense for the controller and I'm not hard on my stuff. Nice to see the other ports in action.

An always overlooked control is the opposite of splitting the joysticks. When split is jump, the joining is quick land from that jump and if you're close for a melee attack, it executes block. I use split and join move often to quickly lock on to opponent while spending less time in the air

@RetroCore

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting option. I don't believe I've tried to play the game like that.

Being a PS1 fan and this gem is my excuse to get a Sega Saturn. I LOVE IT.

It's also on PS3. Did you hear they're re-releasing this, Oratario Tangram and Force for PS4? Also there's a crossover of Virtual and A Certain Magical Index called A Certain Magical Virtual On for PS4 and Vita. The PC one also supported the use of 2 joysticks to simulate twinsticks.

You forgot to mention that the Win 95 port also has suport to a local multiplayer mode, with 3 options of split screen display and LAN mode, and let me tell ya, if you have somebody else to play in the LAN mode, it's a blast;

I had never heard before about this game. Watching your footage it looks like WarTech: Senko no Ronde was at least partially inspired by it.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, I'm surprised you've not heard about Virtual On before. There are 5 games in the series with the latest being on the PS4. THe one before that was on the Xbox 360.

@accelriderx2931

4 жыл бұрын

It was. Senko No Ronde borrows quite a bit of mechanics from Virtual-On, like weapon cooldowns, tracking projectiles, distance-dependent melee attacks and watari dashing. Senko No Ronde 2 actually has Temjin from the first Virtual-On as DLC (with Hyper Mode Fei-Yen acting as his B.O.S.S. mode) and he plays pretty much exactly the same as he does in Virtual-On games (disregarding the game's perspective, of course).

I miss arcade cabinets. Now the only ones I really see are a Mrs pacman/galaga + a few other games in one cabinet.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That's sad 😐

It's actually possible to get the win95 port to run at 60fps via enabling a debug mode in one of the configuration files. After that, you just have to go to the menu and select it.

More awesome mark and more awesome boftp and I think that the Saturn port wins again in my opinion so what is the next battle of the ports game for next week?

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

For its age the Saturn port is pretty impressive and still rather clean looking.

@MahmoudEhab2023

6 жыл бұрын

Retro Core so what is the next battle of the ports?

ah, custom robo like action. this is fine in my book *grabs ds for his dose of custom robo arena*

As a fan of Evangelion and Patlabor I enjoyed a lot this BotP! All the versions are pretty good

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Hehe, we sang the TV theme of Patlabour in Karaoke a few weeks back. man, that's a tough one. Pretty fast.

A great video on a great game. (Raiden is best mech)

The music in this game is amazing! Almost feel bad for the bass getting abused in the intro video :D Always hated that the Dreamcast game cuts out the sound when listening to the music in the options menu :(

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

The Bass in Virtual On's music sure is heavy. I love it.

Yakumo, you should have contacted us to borrow our PS2 footage which is captured directly from the console. The PS2 version is the most complete version with a new secret character and Z-GRADT is made playable for the first time, it also includes both the arcade and Saturn soundtracks. Best port by far as it was based off the arcade source code directly.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That would have been cool however I needed to get the show out. This one was put together in one very long night. I was actually away for 10 days working :) I don't think anyone noticed 😀

So I was browsing around the net, and found out about this game called "Real Robots: Final Battle" from Banpresto. When I saw gameplay of it, I immediately thought "Virtual On on PlayStation?", but it actually looked pretty good. Ever give it a play?

@RetroCore

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm, banpresto is just Bandai so it's very likely going to be crap. Not played it myself though so here's hopping I'm wrong.

@MarcBarkyMarta

3 жыл бұрын

​@@RetroCore Banpresto wasn't always Bandai/crap! They used to be Coreland, who did a bunch of 8-bit arcade games for Sega, including Pengo and SWAT. They also did a few things for Konami, like WEC Le Mans and Black Panther.

Hahaha. Quote of the day right there Mark. 8^) Anthony..

I love those saturn consoles on the back of the mechs, next is virtual on oratorio tangram? those have Dreamcast on the back xD

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

They certainly do. I've nit noticed what Virtu On Mars and 4 have on their backs though.

@ChexGuy

6 жыл бұрын

From Force onwards, it's just an exposed disc.

05:47 I like that bass ... Time for a cover

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, the game has some very heavy bass.

And I can’t lie they did an excellent job on the sega Saturn port, they pretty much got as close to the sega model 2 arcade’s graphics as they could, not bad for the 2D powerhouse of the Saturn to flash off as much as it did ❤️

The one who start Robot Waifu Material !!!!!!!

I wish this game would get a modern release. Any of the Virtual-Ons. I yearn to play them.

I got this for saturn not long ago for extremely cheap. Which is really surprising for western released saturn games, It only cost me $15AUD in almost pristine condition

I got the Saturn version recently. Am considering getting the Twin Sticks for it but they wont be cheap!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That's unfortunate because here in Japan the twin sticks cost less than a meal at a fast food place.

My Buddy had the twin stick Saturn version in the States

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That's quite rare for someone in the states.

The windows version has 60fps mode, it just resets every time you boot the game. Also, there are fixes for any bugs on the game if you use D3DWindower.

This kinda remembers Armored core! I mean in the combat thingy and stuff...But actually i'll try on my emulator just to see some Mecha carnage

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

From Software, the developers of Amrmored Core did make a Virtual On wanna be for the Dreamcast called Frame Grind. It's not very good mind you.

Googled Virtual On after the video and it looks like Sega is bringing a collection to the PS4.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

Bummer 😕 why not Xbox One X? It could be true 4K at 60fps. Just imagine how crisp that would look.

Coming to ps4 this November:D

I'm surprised you never mentioned the crapton of extras the Ps2 port has. Such as an art gallery, a secret menu where you can turn on a mode where you play as the end boss, among other cool stuff, and a hidden fight against a super version of Fei-Yen. (Who you can unlock) Also three quarters of the manual is dedicated to an interview with the original developers

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I. Wouldn't know about the manual as I had to emulate the PS2 version. I couldn't find reasonably priced original anywhere.

Really fun game. Arcade version of the game can now be played within Yakuza Kiwami 2 on PS4.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That's cool. I wasn't aware of that.

There was also a PC version that was designed for PowerVR, that I think was pretty close to the arcade version.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That's right. I mention that in the video.

@vomithero

6 жыл бұрын

My bad, I didn't watch the entire video.

I dont know if anyone has mentioned it yet, but both this game, Virtual On & Virtua Striker, on the Xbox 360 (cant speak for PS3) is only purchasable, on the Japanese Xbox Live Marketplace. Both games were never made available in the US (I assume Europe as well), so you would have to make a Japanese XBL account, add money, just to get it.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

man, that's a bummer. makes a change though. There are many Xbox Live games that never made it to Japan. Seems strange that they wouldn't release this one in the west though./

@XeCuTioNR

6 жыл бұрын

It is weird considering they brought over the majority of those Model 2 titles except for the last 2 titles in collection.

Surprising enough, the North American version Saturn port of the game was actually released before the Japanese version was by a short span of 21 days.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I think you are referring to the second release of the Japanese version as the US release had Xband suport where as the first Japanese release didn't.

By now we have the compilation. Save Marz xD

did you got the controls working properly on the midel 2 emulator?

@RetroCore

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think I ever did.

I believe the PS2 version also has a secret final boss in the form of the original Fei-Yen (the one you see in the game is just a clone). It is unlocked by beating the other levels really fast.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that's in the Saturn game too. My memory is a little fuzzy right now about Virtual On.

@marioghernandez4960

5 жыл бұрын

@@RetroCore No, I believe it's a PS2 exclusive.

Been playing it on my PS5 and it is amazing!! Glad I bought it off the JP PS Store while it was on sale. A shame it’s not available in the west though. And yeah, I dislike the default button mapping too. I changed it to my liking and it made the game much better. And because of that game and Rolling Gunner, I want a twin stick controller.

@RetroCore

10 ай бұрын

It's such a shame when it comes to digital releases. At least if it was physical, the possibility of importing a copy is an option.

Was the accelerated version genuinely Japan-Only? I could've sworn that the rest of the world got one when Diamond had the nVidia NV-1 based Diamond Edge 3D (which also had a cable to hook up Saturn pads/joysticks). I remember a good few Saturn ports that came to Win95 worked with it. Hell, some even came with the card.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe that was an import? The accelerated version was for the Power VR based cards. As far as I know there wasn't an official Power VR based card released in the West. I maybe wrong though as I'm not a big follower of PC graphic cards.

@NightSprinter

6 жыл бұрын

There was, actually, there was one by Matrox (M3D) and two by VideoLogic (Apocalypse 3D and Apocalyse 5D, which also included a built-in sound card). However, I think the SegaPC OEM bundled versions were designed for the Diamond Edge 3D. Since the card could use both Saturn controllers, and the NV1 chip rendered in Quads like the Saturn. I know LGR made a video about it explaining the card and showing it in action with some of the Saturn ports it came with.

So, if you're a PC gamer the easiest way to play this is via PS2 emulation, and if you happen to be an Xboxer you get the best version.

The closest thing to having Gundam in the arcades.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Well, that was until Gundam came to the arcades thanks to Capcom.

About the worse "Presented by Sega" voice clip in the PS2 version... That version actually has some sort of "true arcade" mode. If you hold down L1+L2+R1+R2 on Press Start Button screen, it'll switch to a different mode that's exactly the same as the arcade, including the original voice clip at the Sega logo, the arcade demo and tutorials and the Select button acting as an "insert coin" button.

@RetroCore

4 жыл бұрын

They should have left that in as standard😢

Obviously the 360 version is the way to play it, but really impressed by the Saturn port for the time and hardware involved.

Jimmy Kielbasa + Fei-Yen (Shape: Heart)

The only VO game I've played was the sequel for the Dreamcast.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

That's still a good one. the worst is probably VO Marz on the PS2. But even that is enjoyable.

yes is still available on ps3

Darn i think they removed this version, all i see is ontario tangram or something, or are they the same?

@RetroCore

Жыл бұрын

The one you mentioned is the 2nd game. Looks like it has been removed.

Where the heck do I buy this for 360? I need it! I'm still not letting go of my Saturn Twin Sticks though, or my Pentium II-III Win98SE machines for Virtual On!

@hikaruk.981

6 жыл бұрын

Only on the Japanese Microsoft Store. They didn't release it in North America or Europe. NA only got Virtua Fighter 2 and Fighting Vipers.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe it wasn't released outside of Japan? For us we have to search for Virtual On in Japanese to get the game to appear.

@amdcolon1

6 жыл бұрын

That's wierd because i have the game in english on the 360 digitally (live arcade) dont remember how i got it though.

@hitachicordoba

6 жыл бұрын

me too- did they take it off XBLA? Edit: it's actually Oratorio Tangram lol

@uubrmanx

6 жыл бұрын

Mad Amd The second game was released here on the 360, but NOT the first for some reason. Licensing issues for some reason, perhaps?

It's the Dreamcast Virtual on version a completely different game?

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, that is the second game in the series.

Mr. Mark, how do you recognize when a ps2 game or compilation is emulated and no a port?

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

A port normally has something missing or art assets maybe not 100% in the correct place. Real ports may also offer extras such as character colours or bonus items. Emulated game cant do this as they are running the original Arcade code.

Did you record the PS2 version while set to progressive scan?

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I.dont remember.. It was via emulation anyway so I don't think it would make a difference.

the 360 release sure is the best version of the game, though the Saturn version is still impressive considering the cut-backs made, and more-so CRI's spotty game development track record.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's amazing it actually turned out as good as it did concidering CRI were involved.

About the xbox 360 version, and keep in mind this is silly but, shouldn't it be "forward compatible" instead of "backwards" since you are talking about the game not the console? The xbox one has backward compatibility with the game The game has forward compatibility with the console. Again. A silly thing I just thought about while watching the video. PS: I am not English native so, keep that in mind. I'm probably wrong but I enjoy this kind of questions. :-) Awesome video!!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, your comment makes sense but we wouldn't say that in English even though your kind of right.

the 3D accelerated version of the game uses the PowerVR PCX cards, which were one of the better cards at the time (alot of 3D cards at the time were total rubbish), and mainly failed due to a lack of support, the 3DFX cards simply had more support. That said, the PCX cards did get games like Resident Evil and Tomb Raider so there was that Of course the PowerVR tech would later end up in the Dreamcast. Sadly I don't have the Saturn's twin stick controller, Ive heard it works with some other games too like Gungriffon II.

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

I've always wanted to try out the PowerVR version of Rave Racer.

@lightdark28

6 жыл бұрын

Sadly that was never released, it was advertised quite a bit but not much came from it.

As a mecha otaku I've always loved Virtual On but I've always sucked at it. I have the 360 version, time to practice!

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

It is a tough game to master. I was really bad at it for so long then one day it just clicked with me.

@ravagingwolverine

6 жыл бұрын

I like to use Temjin. One thing that helped a lot was learning that some attacks can be used defensively to stop enemy attacks, especially heavy ones. But just when you think you're getting good, the game adjusts to your tactics, at least in the Saturn version. Good luck!

PS4/5 Virtual-On collection: Masterpiece is out, will you make a renew on this port comparison video? Though I think it doesn't make much difference to Xbox version.

@RetroCore

2 жыл бұрын

Nah, I'm not going to bother with that. It's pretty much the same game.

Where can I find the PC version ? It's nowhere to be seen. Is it japan only so I must go to Yahoo Auction Japan ?

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe it is a Japanese exclusive? I'm sure it was released in the UK though.

@dse763

5 жыл бұрын

@@RetroCore Nope, just checked in Wikipedia and SEGA Retro : the PC version was released only in Japan and United States. No export for you, Europeans !

@WeskerSega

3 жыл бұрын

@@dse763 Expert Software also released it in Europe in 1999, I believe only in the United Kingdom though. But back when the PC version was released in 1997, at first it didn't have the usual European Sega PC release for sure. I suppose nether the arcade nor the Sega Saturn versions fared well in Europe, because no subsequent Cyber Troopers: Virtual-On games were released either (maybe arcade versions were, but home versions didn't except for the Xbox 360 version of Oratorio Tangram).

Had this game on Dreamcast it was ok but the camera made it kinda of hard to fully enjoy the game.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, that's the 2nd game you had on the Dreamcast. It's different to this one.

I feel bad reading the comments about people playing this on Saturn. The arcade is the only way to play this game for real. Imagine playing Street Fighter II on Sega Genesis at home by yourself instead of playing it with a room filled with 20 SFII cabinets and a hundred players with quarters lined up on the machines.

Was the Dreamcast version a sequel?

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, that was the second game.

eh? xbox 360 have the original Virtual on? Where can i get that? is that only in Japan?

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

I thought it was available world wide like the other Sega 360 Arcade releases. I got this from the Japanese Xbox Arcade store mind you.

@lilazeonboa

5 жыл бұрын

@@RetroCore ah ok. So i need yo have a japan account in order to get this?

I actually have the Windows version of this game, so I hope I can network match you some time.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly I don't play games on the PC at all apart from using it to make these shows. Consoles all the way for me.

@marioghernandez4960

5 жыл бұрын

@@RetroCore I see.

YES I've been eargly waiting for this........hold on making a sandwich.......ok lets begin woohoo👍thanks buddy.

What did you use to run the arcade game? The Sega Model 2 emulator supports this game, but the controls don't seem to work properly.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

I used Nebula Model 2 emulator and a Xbox 360 pad. I may have customed the control settings. I don't remember.

@lurkerrekrul

5 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's the one I have. I mapped all the controls, but when I go to play it, it doesn't take two sticks to control the mech. It seems like just one will cause it to run and turn. I keep trying to control it according to the instructions I've read for the arcade and the controls never seem to do what they're supposed to.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. I remember that I had the same issue. If you watch the Arcade gameplay you'll notice there's no actual twin stick movement. I got away without people noticing though because I used the dash movement to turn the mech around. It's kind of how I became good at the Saturn version before I had twin sticks.

@lurkerrekrul

5 жыл бұрын

There's a third-party program called Troubleshooter 2 that is supposed to improve the controls in the Model 2 Emulator, including fixing the controls for Virtual On. I could never get it to to work though. If you want to give it a try, the site for it is here; dragonking.arcadecontrols.com/ It's listed over on the right, down a ways.

@RetroCore

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I'll see if I can get it working.

Never heard of this

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Wow, it's surprising how many people have never heard of Virtual On as it was a very popular game in Japan. So popular that it has 4 sequels and features in Shenmue.

Sadly,I can't get the retrobox version work on win xp

@RetroCore

6 жыл бұрын

Prpbably because it doesn't work in mame. Try the Model 2 emulator from Nebula - nebula.emulatronia.com/

@gunmatheretrogamer747j

6 жыл бұрын

Retro Core I was talking about a no disc version for win7,but my win xp laptop only have 1.6 ghz

Hatsune Miku would have Fei-Yen’s outfit in the Project Diva games!!