TheYakuzauniverse spans several decades across different generations, starting in the 1980s withYakuza 0and ending in the year 2019 withYakuza: Like A Dragon. Each game in the series features various mini-games for the protagonists to participate in their free time, ranging from bowling, batting cages, and the arcade.
One of the titles featured in Club Sega is the arcade version ofVirtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, currently the latest in theVirtua Fighterseries. Whilethe games featured in Kamurocho’s Club Sega alternatesdepending on theYakuzatitle, bothYakuza 6andYakuza: Like A Dragon, set in the 2010s, feature modern arcade titles to reflect the time period. According to a very recent discovery,Virtua Fighterfans can now playFinal Showdownin its entirety as a simple edit unlocks the full console version.
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A modder by the name of Silent, who has worked on various gamesincluding several Rockstar Games titles,Mass Effect, and theYakuzaseries had made the discovery while messing through the game’s code. Silent knew that the default commands would bootFinal Showdownin either Arcade or VS mode, but upon coming across a peculiar line, Silent wondered what would happen if a single integer was changed within the line.
As it turned out, the simple change unlocked the full console version ofFinal Showdown, allowing players to access modes that the player otherwise wouldn’t be able to access normally. Shortly after the discovery, Silent had updated his blog, providing information of his discovery in full while offering a download link, allowing curious players to play the console version in Club Sega.
The game is based on the Xbox 360 port ofVirtua Fighter 5: Final Showdownwith references to Xbox Live although network capabilities are disabled for obvious reasons. This version ofVirtua Fighterdoesn’t allow access to DLC and attempting to do so will softlock the game. Players can exit the game with ease,resuming Kiryu’s and Ichiban’s adventuresjust as if it was the arcade version.
Coincidentally, this discovery comesa week after reports of the full version ofTimeSplitters 2was found withinHomefront: The Revolution.The main difference lies inTimeSplitters 2already confirmed as an Easter egg by developer Dambuster Studios, while this was a discovery that Sega didn’t expect anyone to unearth more than likely. In the past, players had expressed interest inYakuza 6andYakuza: Like a Dragonon Steam for the sole purpose of playing a modernVirtua Fightergame on the PC.
The emulation isn’t perfect, as basic functions including pausing the game are buggy, but PC players wishing to have a hands-on experience with the series will have a lot to indulge in. For a series that is likely to remain on consolefollowing the announcement ofVirtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown, this discovery should be enough to keep die-hard fans satisfied.
Yakuza: Like a Dragonis available on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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