When comparing Virtua Racing vs Gradius, the Slant community recommends Gradius for most people. In the question“What are the best and the most revolutionary games of all time?” Gradius is ranked 37th while Virtua Racing is ranked 76th. The most important reason people chose Gradius is:
Perhaps it’s the first arcade game having secret stages?
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Pros
Pro Started as a demo for 3D technology
Virtua Racing was originally only intended to be a demo for the new 3D platform - Model 1. It was such a hit though, that Sega ended up releasing it as a full game. Virtua Racing was one of the first major stepping stones into 3D gaming, and many other games were built upon Model 1's platform.
Pro Player preferences were taken into consideration
For the first time ever, players could choose what angle they wanted to use when playing games. Also, Virtua Racing allowed the player to pick whether they wanted manual or automatic transmission.
Pro Extremely detailed graphics for 1992
Virtua Racing had a much higher polygon count than other games of its time - that is more polygons were used to make shapes which makes object look better defined and less blocky.
Pro Secret stages
Perhaps it’s the first arcade game having secret stages?
Pro Power-ups chosen during gameplay
The kind of power-up depends on the amount of power-up capsules collected, and the second button allows you to choose the desired one.