Name:	VR Helmet series (4 titles) (unreleased) Iron Hammer Matrix Runner Nuclear Rush Outlaw Racing
Author/Vendor:	Sega
Released:	1993 (planned)
Type:	various
Language:	English
Premise:	A series of games intended for use with the abandoned VR Helmet project by Sega. The VR Helmet would have used a pass-through connector to plug into the cartridge port, and then the game would plug into the VR Helmet's connector. It immersed the player into a full virtual reality environment not unlike that used in the Amiga-based Virtuality arcade game.
Impressions:	The only game we know about is Iron Hammer, thanks to Bernie Roehl's review of the working prototype as reproduced in the VR Resource Guide. He was impressed by Sega's efforts at the time, even though the project was still rough around the edges. Sega eventually abandoned the VR Helmet before release due to high costs and projected poor sales. Given the Nintendo Virtual Boy fiasco, it was probably for the best.
Variations:	All of the following four games were announced for the VR Helmet project. Iron Hammer (1993 by Novalogic, a Stellar 7 clone with look-and-shoot capability not unlike that found in modern attack aircraft - a working proto is known to exist that is apparently playable without [!] the helmet) Matrix Runner (no info available) Nuclear Rush (this was the game that would have come with the helmet - a proto is believed to exist) Outlaw Racing (first-person racing game announced for the VR Helmet project - a proto is believed to exist)
Recommended Emu:	No cart dumps known to exist at this time - and rather pointless to have, unless an emulator can be made that would do a reasonable job of running VR Helmet games.