Virtua Tennis 3

Virtua Tennis
Virtua Tennis	2002
Virtua Tennis 3	2007
Virtua Tennis 2009	2009
Virtua Tennis 4	2011

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Virtua Tennis 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person and bird's-eye view arcade and sports game in the Virtua Tennis series.

The game was released in Japan as Power Smash 3.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		SafeDisc V4 DRM^{[Note 1]}

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.01 is the last patch for the game.

Correct slow gamespeed on modern Windows versions

Enable DirectPlay.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\VT3.ini^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>^{[Note 2]}

Video

$Video settings found in <path-to-game>\Config.exe$

Video settings found in <path-to-game>\Config.exe

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed by default, download this patcher.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		You can choose between a zoomed-in or out cameras.
Windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		None, quality level 1, quality level 2, quality level 3.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Always on by default, use your graphics card control panel to force V-sync off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and controller key bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		A controller or keyboard is required.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[5]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^[6]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers		^[7]
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		Reconnecting the same controller works but doesn't work when connecting a different controller.^[8]
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sounds settings

$Languages selection found in <path-to-game>\Config.exe$

Languages selection found in <path-to-game>\Config.exe

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
Red Book CD audio		The game uses an original BGM score that is not listed on commercial streaming services

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian				Local retail only.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c
Shader Model support	2.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Criware
Cutscenes	Criware

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce FX 5900 ATI Radeon 9600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 2.0 support
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Official publisher page (Russian) - last accessed on 2023-08-17
↑ Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Dev Diary 4 – A Tour of Sumo - last accessed on 2010-02-17
"All this art is great, but without an engine to power it, it’s not going to be much of a game. To this end we’ve been using our in-house Sunshine engine to make it all whizz around at high speed. If you’ve played our OutRun conversions, VT3 or Sega Superstars Tennis, you’ve already played with Sunshine!"
↑ Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16
↑ Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 controller connected through a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game with Microsoft's SideWinder Game Pad Pro controller connected through a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game by hot-plugging two different controllers

[5] SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10^[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.^[4]

[gamedir-6] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Official publisher page (Russian) - last accessed on 2023-08-17

[2] Sonic & SEGA All-Stars Racing Dev Diary 4 – A Tour of Sumo - last accessed on 2010-02-17
"All this art is great, but without an engine to power it, it’s not going to be much of a game. To this end we’ve been using our in-house Sunshine engine to make it all whizz around at high speed. If you’ve played our OutRun conversions, VT3 or Sega Superstars Tennis, you’ve already played with Sunshine!"

[3] Not Loading in Windows 10; this will break thousands of - Microsoft Community - last accessed on 2017-01-16

[4] Microsoft - MS15-097: Description of the security update for the graphics component in Windows: September 8, 2015 - last accessed on 2018-02-16

[7] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game with Microsoft's Xbox One controller connected through a USB cable

[8] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game with Sony's PlayStation DualShock 4 controller connected through a USB cable

[9] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game with Microsoft's SideWinder Game Pad Pro controller connected through a USB cable

[10] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2020-07-20
Tested the game by hot-plugging two different controllers

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Developers

	Sega AM3
	Sumo Digital
Publishers
	Sega
Russia	SoftClub^[1]
Engines
	Sunshine Engine^[2]
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2007
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person, Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Arcade, Sports
Sports	Tennis
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Virtua Tennis