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The Virtua Fighter Archive is ready to be shipped!

Mr. Bungle writes:

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<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.vfzone.com>http://www.vfzone.com</A> is now the place to go to order your copy of the VFA.

While I honestly wish I could distribute this for free as originally planned, I had to be realistic; I've left the the distribution in the hands of a very helpful person. I believe the prices offered are fair.

By no means are there any sort of exclusive distribution rights - feel free to duplicate and give away the VFA if you're able and willing. I also have noticed that a few of you are from the same general region/country (two from the UK; two from Australia; two from France, several from Canada); if it would be cheaper or more convenient for one in an area to order one copy and then distribute from there, by all means, do so.

Bottom line - do whatever the hell you want with it

If you have no way to pay (no CC, etc) or any other concerns regarding cost, mailing, etc, please contact me - I really want everyone that wants one to get a copy.

If you have any other questions, just email me.

-Rich
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See the previous news post for Rich's contact details.

The Virtua Fighter Archive is ready for initial release.

In case you haven't heard of the VFA, here's a brief rundown of what you can expect over 4 fat CDs:

Total size: 2.05 gb

Text: ~13 mb for ~300 items; conversations/posts, guides, faqs - all the old ones, with many new or previously unreleased guides and info. almost every fact and figure about vf written in the english language is in here.

Images: 590 mb for ~2700 items; cg portraits, merchandise, gold disk portraits, arcade flyers, screenshots, alpha/beta shots, "people" section.

Sound: 365 mb for ~230 items; arcade vf1/2/3 and sega saturn vf1/2/k soundtracks, vf3 on the vocal, vf1 dancing shadows, midis, vf voice samples.

Movies: 1.03 gb for ~370 movies; vf1 play, vf2 moat 1995 clips, vf3 beat tribe clips, the complete vfdc movie archive, and more vf3 vids than you can shake a stick at!

Web: 17 mb of archived web pages.

Misc: roms, winamp skins, fonts, etc...

So you want it?

<font color=red>UPDATE</font color=red>: See Mr. Bungle's thread <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=13302&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&part=>VFA Stuff</A> for the latest information on how to obtain a copy.

Got questions?

Post them on the above thread.

Versus City has been upgraded!

This mammoth upgrade sees a lot of new features, especially in the registered user area with enhanced messaging, friends lists, favourite threads and more. Be sure to check it out!

Sega AM2 will release the long awaited NAOMI2 arcade game Virtua Fighter 4 in Japanese arcades on August 8. A PlayStation 2 port of the game is scheduled for an early 2002 release.

Source: <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.the-magicbox.com>The Magic Box</A>

Finally, Mr. Bungle brings you what is undoubtedly the biggest, bestest and sexiest character FAQ for the VF3 series. His <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/character/kage/vf3tb_kage_guide_rsw.txt>Kage guide for VF3tb</A> is a must read for anyone interesting in developing their Kage game, but also recommended to all interested in a comprehensive guide packed with a lot of system related information. It has definitely continued the high standard set by the great VF2 character FAQs.

Join in the discussion <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showthreaded.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=9465&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&part=>here</A> if you have any questions, comments or otherwise.

You better check out <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=tecmo&Number=9219&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=1&vc=1>My Huge E3 Impressions</A>. I spent way too much time writing it all out!!

Seriously though, it is a good one to read if you are somewhere on the fence regarding which next-gen console (PS2, X-Box, Gamecube) to purchase. I also give my thoughts on some key games; highlights include Capcom VS SNK 2, Dead or Alive 3, and Yu Suzuki.

Wow, actual VF4 gameplay clips have been released!!

- <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=9176&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=>Go to this thread to download the two clips.</A>

- <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=9192&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=>Then check out this thread to discuss what you saw.</A>

- <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=8967&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=>And if you haven't already done so, check out Neogamer's impressions for VF4 after play testing it in Ikekuburo.</A>

I`m back from E3. What did I learn about Virtua Fighter there? <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=9062&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=>Read here.</A>

Virtua Tournament is here! The combatants have begun arriving in New York; meanwhile there are have been pre-VT bashing all day yesterday. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://virtuafighter.com/cgi-bin/versus/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=versus&Number=8883&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&part=&vc=>Check out some comments here.</A>

Also, don`t forget to check out some VF.net and VF4 information at Versus City!

As most of you know, VFDC is supposed to move servers. We have something going down that promises to be very exciting, but it's not quite ready yet. This pretty much means we are on tenterhooks with our lame duck host since our contract with them expired, oh, last month. And so, out of courtesy I have pulled down the character-specific movies offline. This way we can also put up newer stuff. If you want those old movies, e-mail me and maybe I can ICQ it or something. Sorry for the inconvenience folks, but hopefully the move will happen soon and space and bandwidth shouldn't be a problem then.