Virtua Racing Deluxe

Virtua Racing Deluxe is an enhanced port of Virtua Racing which, among other things, adds a couple of new tracks and cars.

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Prototype Info

Unused Graphics#

A couple of unused minimaps.

Regional Differences#

(All of this only applies to the Japanese version, and not to the European version).

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Logos#

The Japanese version uses a different animation for the Sega logo. It also plays a short jingle, whereas the international versions just have engine noise.

The international versions also have a Sega Sports logo after the Sega logo:

Menus#

International	Japan

The Japanese version features different menu designs.

International	Japan

The Japanese version has faster default times to beat. Some of the circuit icons are also slightly different.

Bay Bridge#

International	Japan

The background image for Bay Bridge was updated with more detail.

Acropolis#

International	Japan

Cows that appear in both version's Bay Bridge were added to Acropolis in the Japanese version.

Highland#

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International	Japan

A single tractor was added to the Japanese version.

Sand Park#

International	Japan

In Sand Park, one of the turns near the end is much more complex and narrow in the Japanese version.

General Differences#

• The game's title call is different in the Japanese version:

• A list was added of everyone's position given after finishing a race, a feature absent in the international releases.
• The ability to save best records was also implemented.
• The player earns a medal for finishing in 1st place in a race in Easy mode. In the international versions, you get nothing.

Ending#

In the international versions, even if you finish all the tracks in 1st place, you will not get the message to finish the game with a higher difficulty if playing in Easy/Normal, although the game does keep all your scores and unlocks Mirror mode as long as you don't turn it off.

Both versions give you the credits for finishing 1st place on all tracks on Hard difficulty, but the music differs between the international and Japanese versions: