Virtual Open Tennis

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Virtual Open Tennis
System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment (US, Europe), Imagineer (Japan)
Developer:
Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (11 tracks)
Peripherals supported: Saturn 6 Player Adaptor
Genre: Sports/Tennis (スポーツ/テニス)[1], Sports[2]

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Saturn
JP
¥7,8007,800 T-15007G
Sega Rating: All Ages
Sega Saturn
US
$49.9949.99[4] T-8129H
ESRB: Kids to Adults
Sega Saturn
EU
T-8129H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE
T-8129H-50
USK: 0
Sega Saturn
PT
Sega Saturn
UK
£44.9944.99[6] T-8129H-50
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL

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Virtual Open Tennis (バーチャルオープンテニス) is a tennis game for the Sega Saturn.

Production credits

  • Executive Producer: Takayuki Kamikura
  • Director: Ichiro Honma
  • Marketing Director: Seiji Tashiro, Shuhei Iida, Hideyuki Kashimura
  • Advertising Director: Kohichiro Sakurai, Masahiro Uramoto
  • Supervisor: Shoichi Iida
  • Planner: Shinya Kawamura, Munehiro Terayama
  • Main programmer: Shinji Kimura
  • Sub Programmer: Makoto Shiozumi, Koichi Nishino
  • Designer: Koji Noguchi, Yoshinori Ono, Chie Tsubota
  • Assistant Designer: Yoko Inou, Megumi Nakamura, Daisuke Ishiwatari
  • Sound Creator: Katsuhiro Hayashi, George Iijima, Koichi Namiki
  • Voice Recording Staff: Hideyuki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Shibue, Masatsugu Kokubun
  • Radio Actor: Mic Bond
  • Imagineer Debuggers: Takanori Hanabusa, Atsuki Takeda, Yoshihisa Ohmaki, Masayoshi Nagai, Norio Kobayashi, Yumiko Tazawa, Naoyo Tamagawa, Mizuka Takahashi
  • Special Thanks: Junichi Tsuchiya, Noboru Machida, Hideki Katagiri, Nobuo Matsushima, Takashi Matsuda, Hiroshi Oka, Atsushi Ohsuga, Naoko Shida, Yoji Sato, Takeshi Motoki, Toshihide Ozeki, Mitsuru Kenmoku, Fin.
  • Presented by: Imagineer
Source:
In-game credits
VirtualOpenTennis Saturn JP SSEnding.pdf
[7]

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtual Open Tennis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Next Generation (US) #18: "June 1996" (1996-05-21)
also published in:
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Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #9: "July 1996" (1996-06-20)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
66 [12]
86 [13]
68 №359, p32
61 №45, p52
77 [14]
66 [15]
82 [16]
78 [6]
70 [17]
31 №82
75 №53, p58
68 [18]
63 [19]
35 [20]
Sega Saturn
66
Based on
14 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
60
[21]
Consoles + (FR)
86
[13]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
68
[22]
Fun Generation (DE)
70
[23]
GameFan (US)
78
[24]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[4]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
89
[25]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
77
[14]
Joypad (FR)
80
[26]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
80
[27]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
66
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) NTSC-J
82
[28]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
78
[6]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[29]
Player One (FR) PAL
70
[17]
Power Unlimited (NL)
73
[30]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[31]
Sega News (CZ)
71
[32]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
54
[33]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC
75
[34]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
78
[35]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
68
[36]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[37]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
35
[38]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
74
[39]
Total Saturn (UK) PAL
74
[40]
Ultra Game Players (US)
64
[41]
Última Generación (ES)
70
[42]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
69
[43]
Video Games (DE) PAL
38
[44]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
60
[45]
Sega Saturn
69
Based on
31 reviews

Virtual Open Tennis

Saturn, JP
VOT Saturn JP Box Back.jpgVOT Saturn JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
VirtualOpenTennis Saturn JP Disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, US
VOT Saturn US Box Back.jpgVOT Saturn US Box Front.jpg
Cover
VOT Saturn US Disc.jpg
Disc
Virtualopentennis sat us manual.pdf
Manual
Saturn, EU
VOT Saturn EU Box.jpg
Cover
VirtualOpenTennis sat eu disc.jpg
Disc
Saturn, PT

Saturn, IS
VOT Saturn IS Box.jpg
Cover
VirtualOpenTennis sat eu disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Saturn
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
554,399,328 CD-ROM (EU) T-8129H-50 V1.000
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
552,331,920 1995-09-11 CD-ROM (JP) T-15007G V1.004
Sega Saturn
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
554,399,328 CD-ROM (US) T-8129H V1.000

Track list

1. Data track  
2. (BGM00) (0:33) 
3. (BGM01) (0:27) 
4. (BGM02) (5:06) 
5. (BGM03) (4:22) 
6. (BGM04) (4:48) 
7. (BGM05) (4:50) 
8. (BGM06) (2:47) 
9. (BGM07) (4:36) 
10. (BGM08) (4:30) 
11. (BGM09) (5:09) 
12. (BGM10) (4:39) 
Running time: 41:47

Extra content

This game has extra content which can be viewed when accessing the disc on a PC.

Saturn (JP) Extra files
Folder / File Type Size description
README.DOC TXT 32,768 Messages from the developers.


References

  1. File:VOT Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:04)
  3. http://www.sega-saturn.com/saturn/other/june-n.htm (Wayback Machine: 1997-06-06 05:51)
  4. 4.0 4.1 GamePro, "September 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 86
  5. Computer & Video Games, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-12), page 48
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Mean Machines Sega, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-03), page 91
  7. File:VirtualOpenTennis_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf
  8. GamePro, "June 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 79
  9. Next Generation, "July 1996" (US; 1996-06-18), page 88
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 7
  11. Sega Saturn Magazine, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-20), page 33
  12. CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 90/91 (90)
  13. 13.0 13.1 Consoles +, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 118
  14. 14.0 14.1 Joypad, "Décembre 1995 (Joypad International supplement)" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 30
  15. 15.0 15.1 Mega Fun, "06/96" (DE; 1996-05-15), page 74
  16. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 76/77 (77)
  17. 17.0 17.1 Player One, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 101
  18. Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 78/79 (78)
  19. Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (JP; 1995-10-07), page 192 (194)
  20. Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15 (17)
  21. CD Consoles, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-xx-xx), page 90
  22. Famitsu, "1995-11-03" (JP; 1995-10-20), page 32
  23. Fun Generation, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 64
  24. GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 2: February 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
  25. Hobby Consolas, "Mayo 1996" (ES; 1996-xx-xx), page 84
  26. Joypad, "Mars 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 42
  27. Mega Force, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 75
  28. Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 77
  29. Next Generation, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 152
  30. Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 4/April 1996" (NL; 1996-0x-xx), page 51
  31. Saturn Fan, "1995 12-22" (JP; 1995-12-08), page 78
  32. Sega News, "Říjen 1996" (CZ; 1996-xx-xx), page 23
  33. Sega Power, "Collectors' Issue 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 55
  34. Sega Pro, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-30), page 48
  35. Sega Pro, "September 1996" (UK; 1996-07-xx), page 22
  36. Sega Saturn Magazine, "July 1996" (UK; 1996-06-20), page 78
  37. Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (JP; 1995-10-07), page 194
  38. Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17
  39. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue One" (UK; 1996-08-xx), page 40
  40. Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 64
  41. Ultra Game Players, "October 1996" (US; 1996-09-03), page 118
  42. Última Generación, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 88
  43. Video Games, "12/95" (DE; 1995-11-21), page 67
  44. Video Games, "6/96" (DE; 1996-05-29), page 91
  45. VideoGames, "September 1996" (US; 1996-08-20), page 77