Sega Model 3 Games

What was Sega Model 3?

Sega Model 3 is the arcade system board Sega unveiled at the 1996 AOU show. It was developed in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, runs on a PowerPC processor, and on release was the most powerful arcade system board in existence. Sega released it in several “steps”, each with improved specifications.

The first game to run on it was Virtua Fighter 3. In 1998 Sega followed it with Sega NAOMI, which launched at one-third of the Model 3’s price.

The 8 Sega Model 3 games on a Phantom

All eight are in Arcade Gamer, the base package in every Phantom, and they play on the joystick-and-button control panel.

Virtua Fighter 3: Sega’s 1996 fighting game, the sequel to Virtua Fighter 2 and the first arcade game on Model 3. It added two fighters rooted in traditional Japanese martial arts, Aoi and Taka-Arashi. Joystick and buttons.

Virtua Fighter 3: Team Battle: the updated version of Virtua Fighter 3 that added team battles. Joystick and buttons.

Fighting Vipers 2: a 1998 Sega fighting game, the sequel to 1995’s Fighting Vipers, released on Model 3 before its Dreamcast port. Joystick and buttons.

Spikeout: Final Edition: the 1999 update to Spikeout, a 3D beat ’em up by Toshihiro Nagoshi that Sega released on Model 3 in 1998. Joystick and buttons.

Virtua Striker 2, ’98 and ’99: Sega’s 1997 arcade football game, the sequel to Virtua Striker, and the updates that followed it in 1998 and 1999. Joystick and buttons.

Virtual On 2: Oratorio Tangram (officially Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram): a 1998 Sega 3D fighting game in which each player controls a giant humanoid robot, first developed on Model 3 and the sequel to Virtual On: Cyber Troopers.

Play Sega Model 3 games at home

Because Sega Model 3 is part of the base package, every Phantom cabinet plays these games, and so does every package above it: Retro Gamer, Modern Gamer and Next-Gen Gamer. Compare the cabinets on the machines page, or design yours in 3D.

Four Sega Model 3 light-gun games, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park and The Ocean Hunter, are on the Sega Model 3 light-gun list. Dual light guns come standard on the Final Boss and are an upgrade on most other cabinets; the light-gun games page shows which.

Sega Model 3 questions

What year did Sega Model 3 come out?

Sega unveiled it at the 1996 AOU show, and Virtua Fighter 3 was the first game to run on it.

Which Phantom package includes Sega Model 3 games?

All four. Model 3 is in Arcade Gamer, the base package in every Phantom, and so in Retro Gamer, Modern Gamer and Next-Gen Gamer too.

Are there Sega Model 3 light-gun games?

Yes, four, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park and The Ocean Hunter. They need light guns: standard on the Final Boss and an upgrade on most other cabinets.

Included in these 4 game packages

Arcade Gamer: The Arcade Gamer package is built for purists and true arcade fans. The machines that started it all - pure joystick-and-button play, built into every Phantom.

Retro Gamer: The Retro Gamer package builds on everything included in Arcade Gamer and expands the experience into the golden era of home gaming. Everything in Arcade Gamer, plus the cartridge era - the 8 and 16-bit consoles that defined home gaming.

Modern Gamer: The Modern Gamer package delivers the complete evolution of gaming in one unified experience. Everything before it, plus the 3D console era - N64, GameCube, PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

Next-Gen Gamer: The Next-Gen Gamer package is the most complete gaming experience Phantom Arcades offers. The complete library - everything in the other three packages, plus PlayStation 3, Wii and Wii U.