Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle

Manufacturer: Sega
Year: 1998
Class: Wide Release
Genre: Fighting
Type: Videogame

Monitor:

Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Medium Resolution
CRT: Color

Conversion Class: Sega Model 3
Number of Simultaneous Players: 2
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Either
Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player
Controls:

Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 4 [Guard|Punch|Kick|Escape]

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

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Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle Description

A one-on-one martial arts fighting game. Players can choose one of twelve different fighters, originating from various nations, to fight battles in various arenas all over the world. The game's detailed 3-D graphics are meticulously rendered.

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Cabinet Information

Sega offered two types of cabinets for Virtua Fighter 3: an unusual looking pinball-machine sized cabinet with a 33-inch monitor; and a large 50-inch projection screen megalo unit. The marquee is greenish-blue and features the characters of the game. Both cabinets offer playing instructions on or near the control panel.

Conversion

The Model 3 board set can be JAMMAtized. They are difficult to find outside of Japan, but retailers in Japan offer JAMMA kits for them.

Game Introduction

The team battle mode allows up to eight players to test their skills against each other.

Game Play

Matches can be won by pushing the opponent out of the ring, knockout, or by having more stamina remaining after the 30 seconds elapse.

Miscellaneous

The Team Battle version of Virtua Fighter 3 is the fifth title in Sega's series, which was originally released in 1996. Four other revisions were released in between, but as far as game play is concerned (along with some major graphics changes), Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle is an entirely new game.

VAPS Arcade Census

GAMES OWNED, WANTED, or FOR SALE BY MEMBERS OF THE VIDEO ARCADE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Rare - There are 2 known instances of Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle owned by one of our 3,650 members who participate in our machine census project. Of these, 2 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 59,767 machines (3,520 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 2 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - We currently do not know of any VAPS members that have gotten around to adding this game to their wish list. The wish-list system is fairly new (not all VAPS members have filled one out) and there are probably a number of collectors who might purchase this game if offered one at the right price.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Technical

The boardset uses a PPC 603 chip as the main CPU. Also, the board uses a special 3.3 VDC power supply in addition to the normal 5 VDC supply.

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