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» ARCADE » 1999 » SEGA R&D4 Back in the Nineties, theVirtuabrand was built on AM2’s breakthrough 3D interpretations of staple arcade genres including racing, fighting and lightgun shooting.While 3D visuals had been normalised by the end of the decade, there was still some value in the brand, as proven by the excellentVirtua Tennis. So when I sawVirtua NBAin my local Sega Park for the first time, I had extremely high hopes. It certainly looked the part, with its detailed players reflected in the shiny court surface – I’d honestly never seen such a spectacular-looking sports game.