Feature: The History Of Virtua Racing, One Of The Most Influential Coin-Ops Of All Time

Now the Switch version is with us, we look back on the arcade classic...

Far more than any other factor, it was undoubtedly the advent of new hardware that propelled Sega’s arcade games to a whole new level. The ‘90s saw video games make the transition from sprites to polygons, a charge Sega led from a position of uncontested leadership despite stiff challenges from rivals like Namco. Sega had been moving towards 3D games for some time, beginning with the dynamic work of creators like Makoto Uchida and Yu Suzuki. They pushed the System 16 and System 32 boards to their limits, squeezing every ounce of power they could to bring elements of the third dimension to their games.

Suzuki’s arcade track record was unmatched, and the level of success he had brought Sega had kept it a step ahead of its competition

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