<s>
The	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1993	B-Application
and	O
has	O
received	O
four	O
main	O
sequels	O
and	O
several	O
spin-offs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
highly	O
influential	O
first	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
is	O
widely	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
default	O
gameplay	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
involves	O
two	O
combatants	O
needing	O
to	O
win	O
two	O
of	O
three	O
rounds	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
round	O
being	O
30	O
seconds	O
long	O
or	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
also	O
owes	O
its	O
simplistic	O
game	O
design	O
to	O
a	O
notable	O
lack	O
of	O
secondary	O
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
any	O
special	O
meters	O
or	O
other	O
emergent	O
elements	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
modern	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
every	O
playable	O
character	O
introduced	O
throughout	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
utilizes	O
a	O
fighting	O
style	O
heavily	O
based	O
in	O
real-world	O
martial	O
arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
brainchild	O
of	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
's	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	B-Application
as	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
using	O
hardware	O
jointly	O
developed	O
by	O
aerospace	O
simulation	O
technology	O
by	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
is	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
most	O
prominent	O
and	O
well	O
known	O
studio	O
AM2	O
,	O
originally	O
crafted	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
system	O
dubbed	O
the	O
Model	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
developers	O
have	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
inspired	O
Sony	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
first	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
and	O
to	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
3D	O
games	O
,	O
more	O
so	O
than	O
the	O
main	O
competitor	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
adding	O
two	O
new	O
fighters	O
:	O
Shun	O
Di	O
and	O
Lion	O
Rafale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
Model	O
2	O
hardware	O
,	O
rendering	O
characters	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
with	O
filtered	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
slightly-tweaked	O
upgrade	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2.1	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
soon	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
came	O
out	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Taka-Arashi	O
and	O
Aoi	O
Umenokoji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
improving	O
the	O
graphics	O
via	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Model	O
3	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
mipmapping	B-Data_Structure
,	O
multi-layer	B-Algorithm
anti-aliasing	I-Algorithm
,	O
trilinear	O
filtering	O
and	O
specular	O
highlighting	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
introduced	O
undulations	O
in	O
some	O
stages	O
and	O
a	O
fourth	O
button	O
,	O
Dodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3tb	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
update	O
in	O
series	O
history	O
,	O
implementing	O
tournament	O
battles	O
featuring	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
characters	O
(	O
though	O
not	O
simultaneously	O
as	O
in	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
Vanessa	O
Lewis	O
and	O
Lei-Fei	O
and	O
removed	O
Taka-Arashi	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
NAOMI	O
2	O
hardware	O
in	O
2001	O
instead	O
of	O
hardware	O
from	O
a	O
joint	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Lockheed	O
Martin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
update	O
to	O
add	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
these	O
being	O
Brad	O
Burns	O
and	O
Goh	O
Hinogami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Tuned	I-Application
,	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
Evolution	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
famous	O
for	O
spearheading	O
and	O
opening	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
internet	O
functionality	O
in	O
arcades	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VF.NET	O
started	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
and	O
since	O
companies	O
have	O
created	O
their	O
own	O
arcade	O
networks	O
,	O
E-Amusement	B-Application
by	O
Konami	O
,	O
NESiCAxLive	B-Application
by	O
Taito	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
,	O
and	O
ALL.Net	B-Application
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
for	O
Sega	O
's	O
Lindbergh	O
arcade	O
board	O
and	O
introduced	O
yet	O
two	O
more	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
Eileen	O
and	O
El	O
Blaze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
R	I-Application
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
saw	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Taka-Arashi	O
while	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
fighter	O
,	O
Jean	O
Kujo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
on	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
in	B-Application
1994	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
outside	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
just	O
months	O
before	O
fellow	O
3D-fighter	O
Tekken	B-Application
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
nearly	O
1:1	O
ratio	O
with	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
hardware	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
for	O
Christmas	O
1995	O
was	O
considered	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Saturn	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
with	O
enhanced	O
graphics	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
remade	O
as	O
a	O
2D	O
fighter	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1996	O
,	O
omitting	O
the	O
characters	O
Shun	O
and	O
Lion	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
in	O
2015	O
worldwide	O
and	O
features	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
as	O
a	O
mini-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
by	O
Genki	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
AM2	O
)	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3tb	I-Application
in	O
1998	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
reverse	O
of	O
the	O
usual	O
development	O
cycle	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Animation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Sega	O
's	O
exit	O
from	O
the	O
hardware	O
market	O
in	O
mid-2001	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Sega	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
port	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
,	O
an	O
update	O
that	O
added	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
host	O
of	O
game	O
balancing	O
tweaks	O
,	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Evolution	O
was	O
immediately	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
"	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
"	O
label	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
which	O
lowered	O
its	O
initial	O
sticker	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
2003	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
arriving	O
in	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
previous	O
PS2	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
a	O
button	O
code	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
look	O
like	O
a	O
VF1	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
box	O
set	O
with	O
a	O
book	O
titled	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
:	O
Memory	O
of	O
a	O
Decade	O
and	O
a	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
port	O
is	O
considered	O
extremely	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
,	O
due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
hardware	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
Sega	O
Lindbergh	O
platform	O
)	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
sharing	O
NVidia-provided	O
GPUs	O
of	O
comparable	O
capability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2007	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
December	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
contains	O
the	O
additions	O
of	O
online	O
fighting	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
improved	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
balances	O
from	O
the	O
newer	O
revision	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
of	O
VF5	O
,	O
Sega	O
decided	O
to	O
add	O
online	O
capabilities	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
title	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
online	O
play	O
available	O
in	O
both	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
named	O
Version	O
B	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Song	I-Application
of	I-Application
Life	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
2018	O
worldwide	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
Final	I-Application
Showdown	I-Application
Version	O
B	O
as	O
a	O
mini-game	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Yakuza	B-Application
6	I-Application
also	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
debut	O
for	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
a	O
super	O
deformed	O
version	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Kids	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
arcades	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1996	O
also	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fighters	B-Application
Megamix	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
a	O
crossover	O
that	O
pitted	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
against	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
characters	O
in	O
AM2-developed	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Megamix	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
preview	O
to	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
a	O
few	O
ways	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
the	O
dodge	O
ability	O
found	O
in	O
VF3	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
characters	O
had	O
their	O
moves	O
updated	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
VF3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
stages	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
VF3	B-Application
are	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Kids	O
versions	O
of	O
Akira	O
and	O
Sarah	O
appear	O
as	O
hidden	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
character	O
Siba	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
also	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
AM2	O
began	O
developing	O
a	O
Saturn	B-Device
RPG	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
titled	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
RPG	O
:	O
Akira	O
's	O
Story	O
,	O
with	O
Akira	O
as	O
the	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
moved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
connection	O
was	O
dropped	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
Shenmue	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	O
Quest	O
,	O
a	O
simplified	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
RPG	O
)	O
with	O
new	O
characters	O
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
children	O
's	O
market	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2004	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighters	I-Application
had	O
their	O
incarnations	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
,	O
both	O
Sega	O
and	O
Namco	O
showed	O
interest	O
in	O
a	O
possible	O
cross	O
over	O
between	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Tekken	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
both	O
franchises	O
were	O
represented	O
as	O
Mii	O
Brawler	O
costumes	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
crossover	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Ryu	O
from	O
the	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
first	O
playable	O
too	O
,	O
whereas	O
Akira	O
himself	O
(	O
based	O
on	O
10th	O
Anniversary	O
version	O
)	O
physically	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
as	O
an	O
assist	O
trophy	O
character	O
where	O
Kazuya	O
Mishima	O
from	O
Tekken	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Ken	O
Masters	O
as	O
Ryu	O
's	O
echo	O
fighter	O
first	O
playable	O
too	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
35	O
episodes-long	O
anime	O
television	O
series	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Tōkyō	O
Movie	O
Shinsha	O
,	O
originally	O
airing	O
on	O
TV	O
Tokyo	O
between	O
1995	O
and	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
1995	I-Application
Shogakukan	O
began	O
publishing	O
a	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
manga	O
,	O
with	O
creative	O
oversight	O
from	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
characters	O
were	O
portrayed	O
consistently	O
with	O
their	O
original	O
vision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
CG	O
Portrait	O
Series	O
,	O
wherein	O
each	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
Saturn	B-Device
CD	O
showcasing	O
various	O
poses	O
of	O
the	O
fighter	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Sega	O
formed	O
the	O
production	O
company	O
Stories	O
International	O
for	O
film	O
and	O
TV	O
projects	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
games	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
an	O
animated	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
merchandise	O
was	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
dolls	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
cast	O
which	O
Sega	O
produced	O
for	O
their	O
UFO	O
Catchers	O
(	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
claw	O
crane	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
proved	O
so	O
popular	O
that	O
supplies	O
ran	O
out	O
almost	O
immediately	O
,	O
so	O
Sega	O
made	O
additional	O
batches	O
and	O
began	O
producing	O
other	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
merchandise	O
to	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
UFO	O
Catchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
these	O
also	O
proved	O
successful	O
,	O
Sega	O
realized	O
that	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
merchandise	O
had	O
mainstream	O
potential	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
licensing	O
the	O
property	O
to	O
merchandise	O
producers	O
such	O
as	O
Bandai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Sega	O
's	O
music	O
video	O
game	O
Project	B-Application
DIVA	I-Application
2nd	I-Application
,	O
Vocaloid	B-Application
Megurine	O
Luka	O
can	O
obtain	O
a	O
Sarah	O
Bryant	O
outfit	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacky	O
Bryant	O
and	O
Akira	O
Yuki	O
appear	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
as	O
partners	O
competing	O
against	O
other	O
Sega	O
characters	O
in	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yuki	O
,	O
Sarah	O
Bryant	O
and	O
Pai	O
Chan	O
,	O
appear	O
as	O
guest	O
characters	O
in	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Jacky	O
Bryant	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yuki	O
,	O
Pai	O
Chan	O
and	O
Dural	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
crossover	O
RPG	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
characters	O
from	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yuki	O
,	O
Pai	O
Chan	O
and	O
Dural	O
return	O
in	O
Project	B-Application
X	I-Application
Zone	I-Application
2	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Kage-Maru	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dengeki	B-Application
Bunko	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
Climax	I-Application
,	O
Akira	O
Yuki	O
and	O
Pai	O
Chan	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
guest	O
boss	O
where	O
Akira	O
is	O
playable	O
and	O
Pai	O
as	O
assist	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
became	O
regulars	O
in	O
the	O
Ignition	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	I-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
3DS	I-Application
and	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
U	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
would	O
also	O
appear	O
in	O
Ultimate	O
as	O
an	O
assist	O
trophy	O
in	O
his	O
appearance	O
in	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
10th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
(	O
a	O
polygonal	O
form	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
both	O
voice	O
lines	O
and	O
a	O
move	O
set	O
from	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Evolution	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
40,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
worldwide	O
by	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
unit	O
costing	O
between	O
and	O
£	O
14,000	O
/	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
40,000	O
arcade	O
units	O
worldwide	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
80,000	O
unit	O
sales	O
of	O
both	O
games	O
by	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
became	O
Sega	O
's	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
surpassing	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
(	O
1986	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
itself	O
had	O
sold	O
30,000	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
by	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
further	O
30,000	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
by	O
1997	O
,	O
adding	O
up	O
to	O
110,000	O
arcade	O
unit	O
sales	O
for	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
combined	O
by	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
most	O
popular	O
coin-ops	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	B-Application
1995	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
top	O
ten	O
best-selling	O
arcade	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
combined	O
together	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
by	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Remix	I-Application
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
1,067,036	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
sold	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
500,000	O
bundled	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
combined	O
copies	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
often	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
grandfather	O
of	O
3D	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
iteration	O
being	O
noted	O
for	O
advancing	O
the	O
graphical	O
and	O
technical	O
aspects	O
of	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
Tekken	B-Application
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
were	O
heavily	O
influenced	O
by	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
ran	O
on	O
the	O
Model	O
2	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
arcade	O
cabinets	O
are	O
kept	O
at	O
the	O
Smithsonian	O
's	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
American	O
History	O
,	O
where	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
video	O
game	O
on	O
permanent	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
listed	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
as	O
number	O
8	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
50	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
elegant	O
fighting	O
game	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
played	O
a	O
crucial	O
role	O
in	O
popularizing	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
awarding	O
the	O
series	O
seven	O
world	O
records	O
in	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
Gamer	O
's	O
Edition	O
2008	O
,	O
including	O
"	O
First	O
Polygon	O
Based	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
First	O
3D	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
First	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
for	O
a	O
32-bit	O
Console	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
listed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
most	O
important	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
crediting	O
it	O
for	O
creating	O
the	O
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
generally	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
3D	O
polygon	O
human	O
characters	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
implement	O
them	O
in	O
a	O
useful	O
way	O
)	O
,	O
showing	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
realistic	O
gameplay	O
(	O
introducing	O
a	O
character	O
physics	O
system	O
and	O
realistic	O
character	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
introducing	O
fighting	O
game	O
concepts	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ring-out	O
and	O
the	O
block	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
2	O
introduced	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
texture-mapped	O
3D	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
animation	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
3	O
further	O
advanced	O
real-time	O
graphics	O
technology	O
,	O
with	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
in	O
1996	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
CGI	O
and	O
referring	O
to	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
astounding	O
display	O
of	O
video	O
game	O
graphic	O
muscle	O
ever	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
this	O
industry.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1997	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
had	O
supplanted	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
the	O
premier	O
fighting	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
staff	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
video	O
game	O
console	O
credit	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
's	O
3D	O
graphics	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SCE	O
's	O
Shigeo	O
Maruyama	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
was	O
originally	O
being	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
2D-focused	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
that	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
as	O
a	O
3D-focused	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toby	O
Gard	O
also	O
cited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
polygonal	O
characters	O
in	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Lara	O
Croft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Romero	O
also	O
cited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
3D	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
Quake	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Ico	O
's	O
Fumito	O
Ueda	O
also	O
cited	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
his	O
animation	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
late	O
1995	O
article	O
in	O
Next	O
Generation	O
declared	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
,	O
the	O
yardstick	O
by	O
which	O
all	O
next	O
generation	O
arcade	O
and	O
console	O
fighting	O
games	O
will	O
be	O
measured	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
coming.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
1UP.com	O
opined	O
:	O
"	O
Due	O
to	O
its	O
innovation	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
not	O
only	O
influenced	O
competitors	O
 '	O
games	O
--	O
it	O
basically	O
created	O
a	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technically	O
,	O
every	O
3D	O
fighter	O
that	O
came	O
after	O
it	O
owes	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
for	O
establishing	O
that	O
a	O
3D	O
fighter	O
could	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
today	O
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
still	O
takes	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Sega	O
's	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer'''s	O
Andy	O
McNamara	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
always	O
been	O
my	O
opinion	O
that	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
intense	O
and	O
balanced	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
3D	O
fighters	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
McNamara	O
,	O
Andy	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
5	I-Application
PS3	B-Operating_System
Review	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
in	O
2006	O
,	O
IGN	O
ranked	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
as	O
the	O
25th	O
greatest	O
game	O
series	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
other	O
3D	O
fighter	O
has	O
equaled	O
VF''	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
difficulty	O
and	O
depth.	O
"	O
</s>
