A brand new instalment of the fighting series is in the works at the developer and Seiji Aoki, head of SEGA's Legacy Virtua Fighter development team, has revealed that a potential collection of vintage Virtua Fighter games is "something to consider".

In an interview with GameSpot, Aoki said: "I've definitely seen those compilations and thought, 'We should do something like that.'

"By doing that, we could bring back the old fans in addition to brining in new fans. It's something to consider."

SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio have implemented a much-requested single-player mode to Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O World Stage and Aoki hopes that players get creative with opponent names when playing in the specific mode.

He told TheGamer.com: "We've been getting requests for a single-player mode for a while now. I want people to come up with opponent names, so it really feels like you're actually competing with a famous celebrity or someone like that.

Aoki's fellow producer Riichiro Yamada feels that the new Virtua Fighter game needs to appeal to players both young and old if the series – which initially launched in arcades in 1993 – is to survive.

He said: "If you don't get young fans, the franchise itself will die. I think that happens not only in fighting games. It’s important as a producer to find a balance. That's why everyone in the industry is having a hard time.

"As the series goes on, the fan age range starts to get older and older, and we don't really get newer fans if we only focus on the nature of the series. Because we haven't been releasing games for such a long time, I feel we are able to make a huge difference right now. We will go over the top, but at the same time, we will also make it appealing to the old fans."