Virtua Fighter 5: museum-worthy screenshots
Virtua Fighter 5 has come a long way, baby. The PS3 version of the kick ass franchise can trace its roots back to the 90s. The game was developed by Yu Suzuki and was was released as an arcade game in 1993. Back then it ran on hardware developed by Lockheed Martin and Sega.
Virtua Fighter 2 was released in 1994 followed by Virtua Fighter 3 two year later. Virtua Fighter 3tb, the version that added tournament battles featuring more than two characters (not simultaneously) was introduced in 1997. Virtua Fighter 4 came in 2001 on the NAOMI 2 hardware. Another version of Virtua Fighter 5 was released this year for Sega’s Lindbergh arcade board.
In 1998, the Virtua Fighter series was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution for contributions in the field of Art and Entertainment. It is currently a part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation and arcade cabinets can be seen at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Who knew a martial arts videogame would end up there?
Virtua Fighter 5 for the PS3 is set for a Spring 2007 release.
Virtua Fighter 5 has come a long way, baby. The PS3 version of the kick ass franchise can trace its roots back to the 90s. The game was developed by Yu Suzuki and was was released as an arcade game in 1993. Back then it ran on hardware developed by Lockheed Martin and Sega.
Virtua Fighter 2 was released in 1994 followed by Virtua Fighter 3 two year later. Virtua Fighter 3tb, the version that added tournament battles featuring more than two characters (not simultaneously) was introduced in 1997. Virtua Fighter 4 came in 2001 on the NAOMI 2 hardware. Another version of Virtua Fighter 5 was released this year for Sega’s Lindbergh arcade board.
In 1998, the Virtua Fighter series was recognized by the Smithsonian Institution for contributions in the field of Art and Entertainment. It is currently a part of the Smithsonian Institution’s Permanent Research Collection on Information Technology Innovation and arcade cabinets can be seen at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Who knew a martial arts videogame would end up there?
Virtua Fighter 5 for the PS3 is set for a Spring 2007 release.
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