Games SEGA DREAMCAST VIRTUA FIGHTER 3TB User Manual

Thank you for purchasing Virtua
Fighter 3tb! Please note that this
software is designed only for
use with the Dreamcast console.
Be sure to read this instruction
manual thoroughly before you
start playing Virtua Fighter 3tb.

CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . 2

ABOUT SAVING FI LES . . . . . . . 3

BASIC M OVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

TEAM BATTLE MODE

/VS TEAM BATTLE M ODE . . 8

NORMAL MODE

/VS NORMAL M ODE . . . . . . 10

TRAINING MODE . . . . . . . . . . . 12

VS R ECO RDS & H ISTORY . . . . 13

OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

CHARACTER INTRODUCTIONS

& MOVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Z

TEAM BATTLE MODE

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GETTING STARTED

TITLE SCREEN & MODE SELECT SCREEN

When the title screen appears, press Start and
then select a play mode.
Use the Directional Buttons *@ to select a
mode, and press A to enter it.
(Press Start to skip the demo).

■ TEAM BATTLE MODE
Just like the arcade version, only you can choose up to five characters
to make a team (if you change the number of Rounds in OPTIONS).

■ NORMAL MODE
Characters engage in one-on-one combat.

■ TRAINING MODE
Practice fighting skills.

■ VS RECORDS
Save and load fighting results and view previous two-player fight
records.

■ HISTORY
Watch a video of the development of the game from the original
Virtua Fighter to Virtua Fighter 3tb.

■ OPTIONS
Modify the game settings and run sound tests.

Z

NORMAL MODE

Z

TRAINING MODE

ABOUT SAVING FILES

Your Virtua Fighter 3tb settings can be saved. The game settings, TEAM BATTLE MODE and
NORMAL MODE fight results in two-player competitions, are saved by selecting “SAVE” in VS
RECORDS.

SAVING DATA

To save game data, you need a Memory Card e.g. Visual Memory Unit - VMU (Sold
separately). You can save the TEAM BATTLE MODE two-player results, NORMAL
MODE two-player results, and game settings to the VMU through VS Records. (Re. VS
Records, ➝ P.13)

DREAMCAST CONTROLLER ARCADE STICK

Insert the VMU to
Expansion Socket 1 of
the Controller.

Insert the VMU to
Expansion Socket 1 of
the Arcade Stick.

● To save data, you need 12 blocks of space on your VMU.

● Never turn OFF, remove the VMU, or disconnect the Controller (or the Arcade Stick)

while saving.

■ VS NORMAL MODE
Play Virtua Fighter 3tb Normal Mode with a friend.

■ VS TEAM BATTLE MODE
Play Virtua Fighter 3tb Team Battle Mode with a friend.

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BASIC MOVES

Virtua Fighter 3tb is a one or two player game.Foraone-player game, connect your Dreamcast
Controller or Arcade Stick to Controller Port A. For a two-player game, use Ports A and B. To
return to the title screen at any point during game play, simultaneously press and hold the

A+B+X+Y and Start Buttons.

DREAMCAST CONTROLLER

COMMANDS AND BUTTONS

P

K

G

E

Press X Button (Punch)

Press Y Button (Kick)

Press A Button (Guard)

Press B Button (Evade)

Press D-Pad in direction
indicated

Press and hold D-Pad in
direction indicated

Press two or more buttons
at the same time

TRIGGER R TRIGGER L

A BUTTON

B BUTTON

Y BUTTON

X BUTTON

ANALOG

THUMB PAD

START BUTTOND-PAD

★

Note: the Analog Thumb Pad is not used in this game.

P

K

G

E

Press X Button (Punch)

Press Y Button (Kick)

Press A Button (Guard)

Press either Z or B Button
(Evade)

Press Joystick in direction
indicated

Press and hold Joystick in
direction indicated

Press two or more buttons
at the same time

COMMANDS AND BUTTONS

ARCADE STICK

● To change the camera perspective mid-fight, press the Trigger L or R on the Dreamcast
Controller or the C Button on the Arcade Stick. This change of viewpoint only works when in One­Player Mode and TRAINING MODE.

● The button settings can be modified using the Button Reassignment feature in OPTIONS (➝ P. 15).

● The explanations for all the fighting moves in the following pages are specifically for the Dreamcast

Controller and not the Arcade Stick.

X BUTTON

START BUTTON

Y BUTTON

Z BUTTON

JOYSTICK

A BUTTON

B BUTTON

C BUTTON

BASIC M OVES

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BASIC M OVES

FOLLOW-UP ATTACK

When your opponent has been knocked onto
the floor:
Weak follow-up attack: 8+P

(Taka-Arashi cannot do this)

Strong follow-up attack: 2*+P

(Akira cannot do this)

These follow-up attacks are very effective.
Furthermore, all the characters have their own
special follow-up moves too.

THROWING

When your opponent is close:
High attacking throw: P+G
Low attacking throw: P+K+G (On a

crouching

opponent. The timing of this move is very difficult.)

All the characters have their own special throws
too.

RECOVERY

Rolling recovery: Press 4or 6on your Controller.
Your character will roll and get up.

Roll towards the back of the arena: GGG • • •
Roll towards the front of the arena: @GGG • • •
Jumping recovery: EEE • • •

Master recovering to dodge your opponent's
follow-up attacks.

AVOIDING BEING THROWN

When your opponent is about to throw you:
Press P+G to counter a P+G throw and
P+K+G to counter a P+K+G throw. If your
timing is good, you can avoid your opponent's
throw. The special command throwing techniques
of each character can also be avoided using
P+G in conjunction with the last direction of
the special command throwing technique, with
the exception of half-circular throws.

ATTACKING RECOVERY

If your character is knocked down:
Press KKK • • • to have your character deliver
a middle attacking kick on recovery. Hold the
D-Pad down while pressing KKK • • • , to have
your character deliver a low kick.

CHANGING CAMERA ANGLE

In a one player game (vs. computer), press
Tr igger L or R to change the camera angle.
Including the basic angle, there are four differ­ent ways of changing the camera angle. The
camera angle will change every time you press
the Trigger.

★ Press the Start Button to pause the game in any of the modes.

BASIC M OVES

COMMON COMMAND TECHNIQUES

MOVING/JUMPING/CROUCHING

Move left or right: Press the D-Pad either left or right
lightly, or hold it down [4/6 or $/^]
Quick steps: Quickly press the D-Pad twice, right or left
[44/66]
Dash forward: Press the D-Pad twice right and hold [6^]
Small jump: Press the D-Pad in opposite diagonals, or
down and up (37/28/19).
Back flip: Quickly press the D-Pad in opposite diagonals
(37). Only certain characters can do this.
Big jump: Press the D-Pad downward quickly and then
hold in
diagonals, or down and up, (3&/2*/1().
Crouch: Hold the D-Pad down right, left, or straight down
(!/@/#)
Low dash: Press the D-Pad either down right or down left
twice, then hold (3#)

PUNCHING

Punch: P (X Button)
When standing, this will usually be a high punch.

Low punch: @+P
It is also possible to punch during a small jump.

KICKING

Kick: K (Y Button)
When standing, this will be a high kick.

Low kick: @+K
It is also possible to kick during both a small
and a big jump.

GUARDING

Guard: G (A Button)
When standing, this will usually guard from a
high or middle attack.
Low guard: @+G
It is impossible to do defensive moves while
jumping.

EVADING

Evade: E (B Button)
This will make the character dodge the attack
by sidestepping around the attacker.

Towards the

rear part of the screen:Eor

*+E

Towards the front part of the screen: @+E

JUMP

CROUCH

RIGHT

LEFT

19/1( TO

JUMP RIGHT

37/3& TO
JUMP LEFT

CROUCH

LEFT

CROUCH

RIGHT

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TEAM BATTLE MODE/VS TEAM BATTLE MODE

These are the team battle “tb” fighting modes.

CHARACTER SELECTION SCREEN

STAGE SELECTION

Select the characters that you want to use. Use the D-Pad *@$^ to
select a character and press the A Button to enter.

TEAM BATTLE SCREEN

1

2

3

4

5

1 PHYSICAL STRENGTH GAUGE

When a character's physical strength gauge reaches
zero, the character will be KO'd.

2 TIME LIMIT PER ROUND

When the counter reaches 00:00, the round will auto­matically end.

3 NUMBER OF WINNING ROUNDS

The number of winning rounds is shown in red.

4 CHARACTERS' NAMES

Losing characters are shown in black.

5 TOTAL TIME & STAGE

(ONLY PLAYER VS. COM FIGHTS)

The total playing time and present stage.

★ To change the camera view in the Player vs. Computer mode, press Trigger L or R.

This feature is not available in the 1P vs. 2P mode.

● WIN 3 ROUNDS TO WIN THE STAGE

Make teams of three characters and take part in tournament style fights. Each fight is a
single one on one round, and the first team to win three rounds wins the match. Selecting
a different number of rounds can change the number of characters you can select for your
team. This can be changed in OPTIONS.

● THE FIRST PLAYER TO REDUCE HIS OR HER OPPONENT'S LIFE GAUGE TO ZERO
IS THE WINNER

Attack your opponent. If you can knock your opponent out (KO) within the time limit, you
will win the round. The physical strength of your opponent is shown in the gauge at the
top of the screen.

● THE WINNER IS THE PLAYER WITH THE MOST REMAINING STRENGTH WHEN
TIME RUNS OUT

When time runs out, if neither character has been KO'd, the player with the most remain­ing strength wins.

● FORCING YOUR OPPONENT OUT OF THE RING

Regardless of remaining physical strength, if one of the characters is thrown, or falls out
of the ring, the other player automatically wins.

TEAM BATTLE RULES

REGAINING PHYSICAL STRENGTH

It is possible to have a character recover the physical strength he or she
lost in the previous round at the beginning of the next round. In
OPTIONS, the Energy Recovery icon is set on Variable. If you want to
change this, do so before you start the TEAM BATTLE MODE.

CONTINUE & GAME OVER

When all of your characters have lost, the Continue screen will appear.
Press the Start Button before the counter reaches zero and you can
re-start from Round One of the fight that you lost. If the counter reaches
zero, the game ends.

TEAM BATTLE MODE /VS TEAM BATTLE MO DE

CHALLENGER ENTRY SELECTION SCREEN

(TEAM BATTLE MODE ONLY)

A challenger can join in at the Character Selection Screen or when the
other player is playing against the computer, by pressing the Start Button.

The challenger selects the fighting stage using the D-Pad *@$^, and
pressing the A Button to enter. The fighting stage selection can be
switched off through OPTIONS (➝ P.14)

★ To quit VS TEAM BATTLE MODE, press Start to pause the game, then press the B Button.