{"id":1198,"date":"2016-05-23T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T11:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=1198"},"modified":"2016-05-24T09:01:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T14:01:05","slug":"retro-scan-vectorman-play-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/1198\/retro-scan-vectorman-play-to-win","title":{"rendered":"[ Retro Scan ]<\/span> Vectorman “Play to Win”"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BlueSky<\/a>IT”SSSS AWEESSSOOOMME<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I was a big fan of Vectorman<\/em> back when it first came out. Around that time, I bought a used Sega Genesis from a friend (my first), and I rented a copy from Vectorman<\/em> from Blockbuster (or did I rent an entire Genesis itself first — my memory is hazy on that point). I was blown away by Vectorman’s<\/em> fluid animations, great sound effects and music, and tight overall feel of the game. I still think Vectorman<\/em> is one of the best games on the Genesis.<\/p>\n

This ad comes from Wizard<\/em> (the comic book magazine), and in a two-page spread, it took up one whole page on the left and about a third of the page on the right. I have cropped out the remaining 2\/3 of the right page which was unrelated to the ad.<\/p>\n

That right portion, by the way, describes Sega’s “Play to Win” contest that tied into the game. Apparently, certain randomly distributed Vectorman<\/em> cartridges contained in-game messages that advised the player to call a phone number and claim a prize. The top prize was $25,000 and some other perks, which you can read about on Wikipedia<\/a>. The contest was a clever way to entice people to play the game at a time when 16-bit systems were on the way out.<\/p>\n

[ From Wizard, December 1995, p.10-11 ]<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Discussion Topic:<\/strong> In your opinion, which Sega Genesis game had the best graphics?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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