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Cyber Troopers: Virtual On

Description

Take control of huge Mechs and fight opposing Mechs in a 3-D environment. Unique dual-yoke control allows many interesting maneuvers.

Cyber Troopers: Virtual On was produced by Sega in 1995.

Sega released 593 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1960. Sega was based in United States.

Other machines made by Sega during the time period Cyber Troopers: Virtual On was produced include: Sega Rally, Megalo 2 Cabinet, Daytona USA Limited Edition, Quiz Rouka Ni Tattenasai, Virtua Striker, Baku Baku Animal, Cool Riders, Decathlete, Fighting Vipers, and Indy 500

Specs

Name	Cyber Troopers: Virtual On
Developer	Sega (United States)
Year	1995
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	10341
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Fighting
Monitor	Orientation: Horizontal Type: Raster: Medium Resolution Color: Color 29-inch Nanao monitor
Conversion Class	Sega Model 2
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Competitive
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way stick with trigger and one thumb button - FireDash Joystick: 8-way stick with trigger and one thumb button - FireDash
Sound	Amplified Stereo (two channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Control Panel	Cyber Troopers: Virtual On Control Panel Image
PCB	Cyber Troopers: Virtual On PCB Image

Game Introduction

A fairly unique "cyber-fighter", Virtual On was one of the most original games of the era. Although classified as a fighter, the game plays out like a one-on-one deathmatch, where one Mech tries to destroy the other, using a variety of tactics such as aerial attacks, crouch attacks, close-combat weapons, long-range weapons, and others, such as evasive techniques. A very popular game in Japan.

Game Play

Players control one of eight different Mechs and take on another Mech, whether it's CPU or human controlled. The object is simple: seek and destroy the other Mech without being destroyed yourself.

With the dual yokes, many different moves can be performed. Moving both yokes in the same direction will allow fast movement, while using only one yoke in that direction allows normal movement. Moving the yokes apart allows the player to jump, while moving them towards each other allows the player to guard. Players can rotate clockwise by moving the right yoke forward and the left yoke backward, and vice versa for counter-clockwise rotation.

The top button on the yokes is the Dash button. As long as both yokes are moving forward, only one needs to be pressed to initiate a dash. The other button is the Fire button. The two buttons can fire three different weapons which differ between each Mech. Hitting one button on either side when locked-on from long-range fires a long-range weapon. When locked-in close, both buttons can be used to fire a close-combat weapon.

Cyber Troopers: Virtual On KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 4.13 (2 votes)

Fun Factor: 4.00

Overall Like	4.50
Fun (Social)	5.00
Fun (Solo)	3.50
Collector Desire	2.50

Technical Rating: 4.25

Gameplay	4.00
Graphics	4.50
Originality	4.50
Sound/Music	4.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

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Cabinet Information

This game uses a sit-down cabinet, usually enclosed at the top. One- and two-player versions are available. The two-player version was factory standard while the one-player version was half of a factory cabinet.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Cyber Troopers: Virtual On Census

There are 15,272 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,670 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 166,971 machines (7,000 unique titles).

Common - There are 49 known instances of this machine owned by Cyber Troopers: Virtual On collectors who are active members. Of these, 39 of them are original dedicated machines. 9 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 4 active VAPS members with a Cyber Troopers: Virtual On machines for sale. There is one active VAPS member with an extra Cyber Troopers: Virtual On circuit board for sale.

Wanted - There are 5 active VAPS members currently looking for Cyber Troopers: Virtual On.

This game ranks a 17 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 5 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Virtual On - Cyber Troopers

1995 / 2 Pages

Legacy

Cyber Troopers: Virtual On
Cyber Troopers Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram

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