<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
or	O
V.R.	O
</s>
<s>
for	O
short	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
arcades	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
a	O
proof-of-concept	O
application	O
for	O
exercising	O
a	O
new	O
3D	O
graphics	O
platform	O
under	O
development	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Model	O
1	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
results	O
were	O
so	O
encouraging	O
that	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
fully	O
developed	O
into	O
a	O
standalone	O
arcade	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
then	O
used	O
in	O
most	O
other	O
Sega	O
arcade	O
racing	O
games	O
(	O
and	O
is	O
mentioned	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
attract	O
mode	O
of	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
among	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
1992	O
and	O
1993	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
New	O
Technology	O
from	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
laying	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
subsequent	O
3D	O
racing	O
games	O
and	O
for	O
popularizing	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
among	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sega	O
had	O
previously	O
charged	O
higher	O
for	O
the	O
R360	B-Application
cabinet	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
that	O
a	O
mass-production	O
arcade	O
game	O
cost	O
$2	O
per	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Formula	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Formula	I-Application
was	O
effectively	O
a	O
"	O
super	O
DX	O
"	O
version	O
of	O
V.R.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
player	O
sat	O
in	O
a	O
full-motion	O
hydraulically	O
actuated	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
car	O
'	O
replica	O
 '	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
50-inch	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
these	O
units	O
were	O
converted	O
into	O
Sega	O
's	O
second-generation	O
Indy	O
car	O
simulator	O
,	O
Indy	B-Application
500	I-Application
,	O
and	O
are	O
commonly	O
found	O
at	O
larger	O
Sega	B-Application
Gameworks	I-Application
locations	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
are	O
linkable	O
up	O
to	O
8-players	O
;	O
meaning	O
4	O
twin	O
units	O
or	O
8	O
DX	O
,	O
UR	O
,	O
or	O
Virtua	B-Application
Formula	I-Application
cabinets	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
together	O
using	O
fiber-optic	O
cables	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
four-player	O
Virtua	B-Application
Formula	I-Application
cabinet	O
setup	O
cost	O
around	O
£	O
250,000	O
or	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
alongside	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
1	O
arcade	O
system	O
,	O
originally	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
CG	O
Board	O
"	O
system	O
prior	O
to	O
completion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Model	O
1	O
,	O
date	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
console	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Model	O
1	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
by	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
Tom	O
Petit	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Sega	O
was	O
"	O
hiring	O
400	O
new	O
engineers	O
to	O
research	O
and	O
develop	O
new	O
technology	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
have	O
innovative	O
,	O
revolutionary	O
graphics	O
display	O
systems	O
to	O
come	O
"	O
which	O
would	O
make	O
even	O
Super	B-Application
Monaco	I-Application
GP	I-Application
(	O
their	O
latest	O
arcade	O
racer	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
"	O
seem	O
like	O
the	O
yesterday	O
of	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Petit	O
stated	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
next	O
year	O
,	O
you	O
will	O
see	O
a	O
new	O
trend	O
of	O
technology	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
instrumental	O
in	O
providing	O
new	O
vitality	O
for	O
our	O
industry	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
"	O
have	O
as	O
much	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
business	O
as	O
"	O
Hang-On	B-Application
"	O
did	O
to	O
influence	O
our	O
last	O
growth	O
market	O
"	O
back	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
Model	O
1	O
board	O
,	O
a	O
home	O
console	O
version	O
seemed	O
unlikely	O
,	O
until	O
1994	O
when	O
a	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
design	O
incorporating	O
the	O
Sega	O
Virtua	O
Processor	O
(	O
SVP	O
)	O
on	O
an	O
extra	O
chip	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
enable	O
a	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
chip	O
was	O
extremely	O
expensive	O
to	O
manufacture	O
,	O
leading	O
Sega	O
to	O
price	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
unusually	O
high	O
:	O
US$100	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
£70	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
renders	O
9,000	O
polygons	O
per	O
second	O
with	O
the	O
SVP	O
chip	O
,	O
significantly	O
higher	O
than	O
what	O
the	O
standard	O
Genesis/Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
hardware	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
outperformed	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
rival	O
SuperFX	B-Device
chip	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
Majesco	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
re-released	O
Genesis	O
3	O
from	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
not	O
work	O
on	O
any	O
Genesis	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
version	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM2	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
under	O
the	O
Sega	O
Sports	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
previously	O
known	O
by	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Time	O
Warner	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
release	O
has	O
the	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
standard	O
Red	O
Book	O
audio	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
listened	O
to	O
in	O
any	O
CD	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
also	O
includes	O
seven	O
new	O
courses	O
and	O
four	O
new	O
cars	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
secret	O
"	O
F-200	O
Super	O
Car	O
"	O
unlockable	O
via	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
placing	O
first	O
in	O
every	O
race	O
with	O
every	O
car	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
,	O
called	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
:	O
FlatOut	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
under	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2004	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
2005	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Classics	O
Collection	O
titled	O
simply	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
series	O
,	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
elsewhere	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
remained	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
for	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
from	O
February	O
1993	O
to	O
July	O
1993	O
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
dethroned	O
by	O
Sega	O
AM1	O
's	O
Stadium	O
Cross	O
(	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
at	O
number	O
two	O
)	O
in	O
August	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
remained	O
at	O
number-two	O
in	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
below	O
Suzuka	B-Application
8	I-Application
Hours	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
America	O
's	O
third	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	O
game	O
during	O
Summer	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
ten	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
1992	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
dedicated	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1993	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
of	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
reviewed	O
Virtua	B-Application
Formula	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1994	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
exciting	O
"	O
arcade	O
driving	O
games	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
"	O
hydraulic	O
control	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
"	O
drop-dead	O
stunning	O
"	O
as	O
the	O
more	O
recent	O
Ridge	B-Application
Racer	I-Application
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
still	O
has	O
a	O
greater	O
"	O
heart-pumping	O
sense	O
of	O
speed	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Japan	O
's	O
1992	O
Gamest	O
Awards	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Best	O
Action	O
,	O
Best	O
Direction	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II′	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xexex	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
North	O
America	O
's	O
1993	O
AMOA	O
Awards	O
,	O
held	O
by	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
New	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
named	O
the	O
Genesis/Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
the	O
best	O
Genesis	O
game	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
1994	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
commenting	O
:	O
"	O
While	O
obviously	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
graphic	O
clarity	O
,	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
color	O
was	O
lost	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
play	O
is	O
stunningly	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
coin-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
...	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
version	O
[	O
of	O
Virtua	O
Racing ]	O
you	O
'll	O
see	O
until	O
Sega	B-Device
's	I-Device
mystery	I-Device
32-bit	I-Device
home	I-Device
system	I-Device
leaves	O
orbit	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
later	O
review	O
,	O
they	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
inclusion	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
remarked	O
that	O
though	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
they	O
feature	O
faster-moving	O
polygons	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
GamePro	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
audio	O
but	O
held	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
best	O
racer	O
yet	O
seen	O
on	O
cartridge-based	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
magazine	O
scored	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
33	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
groundbreaking	O
"	O
port	O
;	O
later	O
in	O
September	O
1994	O
,	O
their	O
Reader	O
Cross	O
Review	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	O
placed	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
number	O
4	O
in	O
their	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
gave	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
a	O
highly	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
successfully	O
addressed	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
's	O
longevity	O
problem	O
with	O
its	O
new	O
cars	O
and	O
new	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
Deluxe	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
VR	O
Deluxe	O
is	O
a	O
near-perfect	O
conversion	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
still	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
sports	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
gave	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
scores	O
of	O
8	O
and	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
reviewer	O
praising	O
the	O
added	O
content	O
and	O
overall	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
previous	O
home	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
reviewer	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
enjoyable	O
but	O
does	O
n't	O
fully	O
use	O
the	O
graphical	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
similarly	O
remarked	O
:	O
"	O
This	O
version	O
not	O
only	O
looks	O
better	O
than	O
both	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
32X	B-Device
versions	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
ton	O
more	O
options	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
better	O
music	O
and	O
is	O
more	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
felt	O
that	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
antiquated	O
by	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
particularly	O
with	O
the	O
imminent	O
release	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
enough	O
historical	O
impact	O
to	O
draw	O
its	O
share	O
of	O
loyalists	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
arcade-perfect	O
,	O
it	O
also	O
contains	O
crucial	O
features	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rich	O
Leadbetter	O
of	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
additional	O
tracks	O
and	O
cars	O
as	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
depth	O
than	O
an	O
arcade	O
racer	O
,	O
but	O
countered	O
that	O
what	O
most	O
gamers	O
wanted	O
was	O
a	O
straight	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
coin-op	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
not	O
a	O
home-oriented	O
remake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
good	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
terms	O
,	O
but	O
completely	O
overshadowed	O
by	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
conversion	O
of	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
just	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maximum	O
made	O
the	O
same	O
comments	O
but	O
were	O
more	O
vehement	O
in	O
their	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
straight	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
it	O
appeared	O
at	O
4th	O
place	O
on	O
Megas	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
)	O
appeared	O
at	O
11th	O
place	O
on	O
Next	O
Generations	O
list	O
of	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
noted	O
that	O
their	O
ranking	O
it	O
higher	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
racing	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
list	O
(	O
including	O
Sega	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
Championship	I-Application
and	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
)	O
was	O
deliberate	O
,	O
since	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
"	O
drives	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1993	O
,	O
RePlay	O
magazine	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
Sega	O
credits	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
with	O
a	O
huge	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
coin-op	O
market	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
believes	O
its	O
new	O
hi-tech	O
driver	O
has	O
single-handedly	O
lifted	O
the	O
simulator	O
niche	O
"	O
into	O
"	O
a	O
growth	O
market.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
acknowledging	O
they	O
had	O
arcade	O
competitors	O
who	O
had	O
introduced	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
before	O
them	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
's	O
Tom	O
Petit	O
and	O
Ken	O
Anderson	O
said	O
in	O
December	O
1992	O
that	O
Sega	O
approached	O
3D	O
polygons	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
way	O
with	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
much	O
more	O
advanced	O
technology	O
,	O
was	O
more	O
successful	O
than	O
earlier	O
attempts	O
,	O
and	O
pushed	O
Sega	O
to	O
the	O
forefront	O
of	O
3D	O
polygon	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
was	O
predated	O
by	O
arcade	O
rivals	O
Namco	O
(	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
in	O
1988	O
)	O
and	O
Atari	O
Games	O
(	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
in	O
1989	O
)	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
had	O
vastly	O
improved	O
visuals	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
polygon	O
count	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
scene	O
complexity	O
,	O
and	O
displayed	O
multiple	O
camera	O
angles	O
and	O
3D	O
human	O
non-player	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
all	O
contributed	O
to	O
a	O
greater	O
sense	O
of	O
immersion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
is	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
influential	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
laying	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
subsequent	O
3D	O
racing	O
games	O
and	O
for	O
popularizing	O
3D	O
polygonal	O
graphics	O
among	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
appeared	O
at	O
3rd	O
place	O
on	O
IGN	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
The	O
Top	O
10	O
Most	O
Influential	O
Racing	O
Games	O
Ever	O
,	O
behind	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
and	O
Gran	B-Application
Turismo	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Luke	O
Reilly	O
,	O
while	O
Winning	B-Application
Run	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
racing	O
game	O
with	O
3D	O
polygons	O
,	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racings	I-Application
"	O
bleeding-edge	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
complex	O
backdrops	O
,	O
and	O
blistering	O
framerate	O
were	O
unlike	O
anything	O
we	O
’d	O
ever	O
seen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1992	O
,	O
Sega	O
applied	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
patent	O
involving	O
an	O
innovative	O
feature	O
they	O
developed	O
for	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
:	O
changing	O
the	O
3D	O
camera	O
viewpoint	O
with	O
the	O
press	O
of	O
a	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
used	O
the	O
feature	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Daytona	B-Application
USA	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
paid	O
Sega	O
royalties	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
feature	O
in	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
that	O
the	O
3D	O
camera	O
change	O
button	O
feature	O
of	O
Virtua	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
was	O
used	O
in	O
an	O
earlier	O
title	O
,	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
Attack	O
on	O
the	O
Death	O
Star	O
,	O
a	O
Star	O
Wars	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
M.N.M	O
Software	O
(	O
later	O
called	O
Mindware	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X68000	I-Device
computer	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Ichikawa	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
Star	O
Wars	O
game	O
was	O
n't	O
the	O
first	O
either	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
Magical	O
Shot	O
,	O
a	O
billiards	O
game	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
M.N.M	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
X68000	B-Device
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
