Genesis/Mega Drive

Vectorman

The future of the human race looks hopeless when maintenance drones accidentally replace the orbot leader's head with a salvaged atomic bomb. All the orbots on Earth are immediately ordered, via television receivers, to stop cleaning up the planet and to start manufacturing weapons for an impending ambush of the returning humans. Only one orbot, a sludge barge pilot who was out of communications range, is unaffected by the evil take-over. You are that pilot- VectorMan! The only hope of the entire human race is for you to destroy the villainous WarHead- you must seek him out by following a trail of television receivers around the Earth, and then confront him in a battle that will decide the f...

Genre: Action
Year: 1995
Developer: BlueSky Software, Inc.
Publisher: SEGA of America, Inc.
Players: 1

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Achievements

47 achievements · 373 total points

Ready to Launch Complete Day 1: Terraport on Wicked difficulty or higher
3 pts
Wrong Side of the Tracks Complete Day 2: Metalhead on Wicked difficulty or higher
3 pts
Making Waves Complete Day 3: Tidal Surge on Wicked difficulty or higher
3 pts
Temperature Turmoil Complete Day 4: Absolute Zero on Wicked difficulty or higher
3 pts
Snap Back to Bo-Reality Complete Day 5: Arctic Ridge on Wicked difficulty or higher
3 pts
Production for Pandas Complete Day 6: Bamboo Mill on Wicked difficulty or higher
3 pts
Snide Scrolling Complete Day 7: Rock 'N' Roller on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
Evading the Inevitable Complete Day 8: Death Alley on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
Important Nutrients Complete Day 9: Hydroponic Lab on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
Fire in the Sky Complete Day 10: Superstructure on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
I'm a Vectorman, No Time to Talk Complete Day 11: Stayin' Alive on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
Silhouetted Struggle Complete Day 12: Nightscape on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
Grounds of What Once Was Complete Day 13: Dark Ruins on Wicked difficulty or higher
10 pts
Humanity's Dark Secret Complete Day 14: Underground Vault on Wicked difficulty or higher
10 pts
The Revolution Won't Be Televised Complete Day 15: Worldlink Center on Wicked difficulty or higher
10 pts
Sweeping Warhead Away Complete Day 16: Twist and Shout and beat the game on Wicked difficulty or higher
25 pts
Vectorial Insanity Beat the game on Insane difficulty
50 pts
Shot Down in Flames Defeat Sludge Barge on Wicked difficulty or higher without taking damage - stage select allowed
5 pts
Delightfully Devilish Defeat Aurora Borealis on Wicked difficulty or higher without taking damage - stage select allowed
10 pts
Pop Goes the Gear Hole Defeat Clockwork on Wicked difficulty or higher without taking damage - stage select allowed
10 pts
I'm You, But Limber Defeat Acrobat on Wicked difficulty or higher without taking damage - stage select allowed
10 pts
Locked Down for Good Defeat Spider Bomber, Piranha, and Monkey on Wicked difficulty or higher without taking damage - stage select allowed
25 pts
Amidst a Violent Vortex Complete Day 16: Twist and Shout on Wicked difficulty or higher without taking damage - stage select allowed
25 pts
Broken Boob Tubes Destroy 10 televisions using the Rapid Fire weapon
5 pts
Banned from the Airwaves Destroy 10 televisions using the Wave weapon
5 pts
Taken Out of Rotation Destroy 10 televisions using the Bolo weapon
5 pts
I Hate This Channel... Destroy every television in a stage - stage select allowed
5 pts
Screen-Clearing Cleaner Collect all 4 orbs in the game
5 pts
Negative Edge Collect 5 nucleus shields
5 pts
Burrow Bot Morph into the Drill shape 5 times
5 pts
Duck and Cover Morph into the Bomb shape 5 times
5 pts
Just Keep Swimming Morph into the Fish shape 5 times
5 pts
Aerial Assailant Morph into the Jet shape 3 times
5 pts
Drive to Survive Morph into the Buggy shape 3 times
5 pts
Light Slow-fall Morph into the Parachute shape twice
5 pts
Launch Break Morph into the Missile shape
5 pts
Green Energy Collect 5 health power-ups on Wicked difficulty or higher
10 pts
Like an Electro-Magnet Collect every photon in a stage - stage select allowed
10 pts
One-Orbot Army Amass 9 lives on Wicked difficulty or higher
5 pts
To Be This Good Takes Ages Use the hidden easter egg on the Sega logo screen to start the game at Day 5
5 pts
To Be This Good Takes Sega Use the hidden easter egg on the Sega logo screen to start the game at Day 10
5 pts
Broadcasting Blizzard Destroy the satellite dish in Day 5: Arctic Ridge
5 pts
Fatal Interference Destroy the satellite dish in Day 8: Death Alley
5 pts
Red-Hot Radio Waves Destroy the satellite dish in Day 10: Superstructure
5 pts
Ruining the Reception Destroy the satellite dish in Day 13: Dark Ruins
5 pts
Ending Transmission Win the Bonus Round
10 pts
Six-Digit Spheres Score over 100,000 points
5 pts

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Vectorman frequently asked questions

How do I play Vectorman online with a friend?

Vectorman (Genesis/Mega Drive) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Vectorman on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Vectorman in the Genesis/Mega Drive library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Vectorman netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Vectorman have achievements?

Yes, Vectorman has 47 achievements worth 373 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Vectorman for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Vectorman on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.