I first played Vectorman on a Toys “R” Us display/kiosk way back when. I was immediately blown away and bought the game on the spot. it’s a shame he came along as late as he did, but it still remains one of my favorites from that era. VM2 is good too, if not repetitive with the roller skating levels and a less than stellar ending.
I bought these both when they came out. Fell in love with the first one, the second felt kinda... rushed. I played the first one for countless hours. If I wasn't playing Sonic I was playing Vectorman, then I bought an N64 with my grass cutting money and it was all Zelda and Golden Eye. Sad the series never continued.
They should’ve codeveloped the second game between the Mega Drive and the Saturn with some expanded visual features for the Saturn. Then they could’ve given it proper time.
I played both of these so much, even tho I was born when it was released I had a sega eventually to play it. Had so much fun, Easter Egg in the SEGA screen was awesome to.
this game is so weird, smooth, and cool. its really hard and confusing tho. ive only been able to beat the first level of each one and i think i liked the 2nd game a bit more but im not sure.
I’m such a huge fan of this awesome franchise. I really wish they had more games rather than just two of them. But unfortunately we’ll never get that in return.
Wow I didn’t know they made the Jurassic park games loved those! Will need to give vector man more of a shot you’re right it doesn’t get enough praise.
The sequel definitely feels rushed but I'd say it's still worth checking out if you enjoyed the first game. Seeing those sketches for Vectorman Ultra really made me wish that third game was actually made.
I remember it was 23 December 2017, I was 9 years old and hellbent on finishing Vectorman 2. I stayed up all the way till midnight to get to scene 22 and won! When old games are long, they are a rewarding trip, more rewarding than modern games in my opinion. I loved these as a kid on my psp and now own the original cartridges! I always liked 2 more because of how much it changed in relation to the first, the 1st one was about robots and the 2nd was freaking mutant insects, that is awesome! Thanks for this video!
I wish Vectorman got more games and acknowledgement....there's simply so much you could do with the character! heck, I'd be happy if someone made a fan-recreation of the Vectorman 3 prototype with the classic design, even if it was just a demo!
I had the impression that Vectorman was the only Orbot left. Or that Vectorman 2 was on a whole different planet. Or even that the insects had fully taken over the planet by the time it took vector man to make his round trip from the sun. It was a long time later were I got that the bug uprising was only in a relatively small location....wish they had continued these games
Vectorman has always been one of the best games for Genesis. You’re quite right, his life came along too late, since the 16 bit era was ending. It’s unfortunate V-man has become an afterthought series, but for those of us who knew him early on, he’s still a favorite.
Funny enough I was thrilled that they were still making games as late as 96 with Vectorman 2. I didn't own a copy of the game but with SEGA Channel I really had no idea what was going on with the world of new consoles or whatever. I saw them in stores but they were demoing things like SEGA Rally- which blew my mind in terms of what it was doing but also, I didn't care about racing games much. No Sonic game ever hit the system that was worth a damn either so I never bothered with the Saturn till it was well dead and my friend kept telling me about Guardian Heroes. Not that I was gonna afford a Saturn or whatever till years later, my family was poor and games were rare to get. Honestly I got Sonic & Knuckles from a Blockbuster...Used for like $15. It was temperamental and didn't have the top cover but hey, it was cheap and I finally got to play the rest of Sonic 3. A lot of people even today want devs to bail on older hardware but I think it's great to see them supporting the console years later. Lot of people are on a budget- especially these days. So picking up a used last gen console and some games is a great way to play a ton of neat stuff for cheaaaaaap.
I had the first Vectorman for my genesis and absolutely loved it. I would beat it over and over. The second one just seemed half hearted compared to the first, but maybe it just didn’t have the wow factor or novelty that the first one had. I remember as a kid being absolutely blown away by the graphics with the first one.
Yoo I played the leaving heck out of Vector man I wanted the second one so bad but back in the 90's where I come from there was no video game stores I had a genesis just because a friend of my great grand mother gifted it to me.
I remember being introduced to this game by some sonic classic collection I love playing sonic the fighters but when I was introduced to vector man it was such a weird and challenging experience However that’s not the weirdest thing I was introduced to!
Hey, love the vid, went through your back catalog of retro rampage recently. Something about this series in particular is really nice. Reminds me of old school retro reviews from back in the day, but with modern quality. If you see this, what’s the box you plug all your scart cables into, and what method do you use to get scart onto a North American TV? I’m looking into getting scart for the SEGA and Nintendo consoles that support it.
Hey, glad you've been enjoying the videos! The scart switcher behind me is just a generic one I got off Amazon like eight years ago. You have to be careful though because a lot of those cheaper scart switchers will either degrade the quality or introduce a lot of buzzing into the audio. I run the scart cable from the switcher into a RetroTink RGB2COMP to connect to my CRT's component inputs. I have a separate switcher for the analog stereo audio. It's kind of a mess of cables but it's worth it for the picture quality alone.
I seen this video at school earlier today and I have to say it's the best review of those games. I've beaten both games on the genesis last month and I have to say Vectorman is one of my favorite games of all time. The second one is great, but it isn't groundbreaking like the first. Also nice CRT joke (I wish I would've thought of that when I made my review of the first one):[
Fun fact, the attack you can do with your double jump allows for some strange things to happen. There's a "Pacificist" bonus in the game that you can get by not shooting your weapon at all (at least in the second one, I didn't like the first game)... and the double jump attack does not count as an attack. So you can actually kill some bosses using just the double jump attack and then be told, after killing the boss, that you are a "Pacifist". I was very confused when I first saw this, but now it's hilarious. The double jump attack is also extremely powerful because it seems to cause damage for every single frame it's active. If you can time it right, it's much faster, but given your limited health, it's also not always advisable.
Vectorman 1 seems a lot like Sonic CD. You break monitors, it was a Genesis game in the 90’s, the levels are big with branching paths, and it’s hard as balls!
Great review and pretty thorough asides from one aspect I wonder why you never mentioned the "multiplicators" these make the game a lot easier. You can practically find an x5 Multipicator in the first level and then gain 2 extra lifes at one spot. Or farming a good multiplicator (on these mosquitos) before a life to multiplicate it. I'm at over 15 extra-lifes most of the time already after the first level and later on with enough health upgrades it becomes almost a cakewalk. I believe Vector Man is rather a game of "information" as long you know where you can find the extra-lifes, health upgrades and know how the multiplicators work it isn't really that hard.
I love this video. It wasn't boring and you covered the games well. I wish they would make at least 1 more new game but one that players who know and love the first 2 can appreciate and love. I had played Vectorman probably well into the N64 times. Maybe even when PS2 was already out. I bought it with a sega genesis model 2 at a yard sale. Played the game quite a bit. It was hard but it was really cool. I really liked it. It still looks awesome... unfortunately I went on to sell the game and console... Baby come back. I need you. 😢
i first played it on a ps2 sonic collection you could unlock hidden games, this and SOR2 solid gold. we love those unlockables. they were better than a lot of the other stuff you supposedly bought it for...
Even if the 2nd Vectorman was inferior to the 1st one I always found it a bit more easier than the 1st game, one thing for sure is how dark it was! Suddenly new monitors with the black stabilizers doesn't sound so bad, lol, great reviews!
I still love vectorman. I played it on my Genesis. I played it on my ReTRoN. If I see a collection with him in it I'm freaking buying it. It's possible to finish vectorman with about 50 lives if you know where the multipliers are. I wouldn't feel right if I didn't do that. Vectorman 2 is bonkers. Bugs everywhere crawling up the walls. It's possible to finish that game with about 90 lives if you find the multipliers.
Great video bro I really enjoyed I grew up with the Mega Drive / Genesis and loved Vector Man I totally agree with your video review vector man is one of my favs it’s just too bad the was released right at the end of the MD/GEN life if only and I always wished Sega responded straight away at Nintendo SNES Donkey Kong games and have not gone the 32X way which I do love the 32X going off track vector man could have been so much more. 👍 Video
My main theory for Vectorman 2 is that either Vectorman landed in an unexplored planet instead of Earth, either he landed in a place so far from wifi that he cannot have proper communication with other orbots. I mean, for the latter one, just try to use your phone in a desert and you'll see what I'm talking about.
I always assumed it was an alien planet as a kid. Not that that explanation makes much more sense. How would he have ended up on an alien planet on a round trip to the sun? Realistically the dev team just wanted to design some bugs and do weirder environments this time around, and didn’t feel the need to explain it.
I wish VectorMan 2 would have been made on the Sega Saturn, as it would have added to the roster of the Sega Saturn's original games (games that aren't ports of already existing games) and would have let gamers access VectorMan 2 more easily as they were, as stated in the video, already focused on the Sega Saturn
Unfortunately the Saturn simply couldn't penetrate the North American market. By the end of 1996 the Saturn had only sold 1.2M units. On the other hand the Genesis had about 18M units sold. Yes, tons of those users had moved onto Playstation, but even 20% is still 3.6M potential buyers.
I couldn't find copies of the game for sale. The only game shop in my town sold used stuff. I had to rent it every time. My parents let us rent 1 game or movie a month. We played this game till our eyballs bled.
(sorry for my bad English)The existence of vectorman is what makes me pissed with the director of treasure for not letting suragami finish Alien Soldier by putting a deadline 01/03/95 instead of what suragami wanted for release date (mid 95/begging of 96)...I feel so sad seeing such awesome game only on a 50% complete state
I wish they'd dropped the time limit. I don't like them in general but, like you said, they discourage exploring the levels. They make the game worse, not better.
I Love Vectorman Series Best Gaming Experience Well Done 💯💚🙂 I Hope They Make Vectorman 3 Recreation New Versions 😀 Indie Games Developers 🎮 Awesome Job Well done 👏
