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Interestingly, this code remained undiscovered for nearly half a decade until revealed by [[Mark Botta]] in a June 2019 interview with the website ''The Game of Nerds''.{{ref|https://thegameofnerds.com/2021/06/29/vectorman-genesis-climate-activist-turns-25/}}
 
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Latest revision as of 08:12, 28 May 2022

Back to: Vectorman.

Sega logo mini-game

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On the Sega logo screen, the player is able to control Vectorman. Position him under the Sega logo, shoot it 24 times, then headbutt it from underneath 12 times. This will start a mini-game where the player has to catch as many letters as possible. A total of 120 letters will fall.

Collecting at least 90 letters will start the player on Day 5, and collecting at least 110 letters will start the player on Day 10.

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On the Sega logo screen, shoot at the top-right corner to destroy an offscreen TV and acquire the Orb weapon, then fire it. This will stop all animations on the screen.

Jump to credits

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In Day 1: Terraport, position Vectorman on the platform located underneath the stage's start point. Pause the game, press C A Left Left A B A Down B A B Y Down Up  MODE  B (CALL A BAD BABY DUMB) (requires a Six Button Control Pad) then unpause to skip straight to the credits. This code does not appear to work if any other cheat codes have already been enabled.

Interestingly, this code remained undiscovered for nearly half a decade until revealed by Mark Botta in a June 2019 interview with the website The Game of Nerds.[1]

Refus Q. Orbot's Private Option Screen

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On the options screen, press A B B A Down A B B A (ABBADABBA). Note that using this screen will disable the ending credits.

Full health

Pause the game and press A B Right A C A Down A B Right A (ABRACADABRA). Vectorman's health will be refilled when unpausing.

Slow motion

Pause the game and press Down Right A C Up Left A (DRACULA). The game will briefly enter slow motion whenever the player takes damage.

Free movement

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Pause the game and press C A Left Left A C A B (CALL A CAB). Vectorman will turn into an arrow that can be moved around and will inflict damage on most enemies by simply touching them. Enter the code again to return to normal.

Coordinate displays

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Pause the game and press B A Left Down (BALD). Vectorman's lives counter will be replaced with 2-digit counters that print the X and Y coordinates of Vectorman and the camera.

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Pause the game and press Left Up A Up (LUAU). Vectorman's lives counter will be replaced with 3-digit counters that print Vectorman's X and Y coordinates.

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Pause the game and press B A Left Left (BALL). Vectorman's lives counter will be replaced with 4-digit counters that print Vectorman's X and Y coordinates.

Slowdown counter

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Pause the game and press A Left A B A  MODE  A (ALABAMA) (requires a Six Button Control Pad). This will display a counter beneath the player's score that increases when the framerate drops and constantly counts back down to zero.

Hitbox displays

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Pause the game and press A B A C A B (ABACAB). This will display Vectorman's hitbox.

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Pause the game and press Right A Down A Right (RADAR). This will display enemy hitboxes. If more than one enemy is on-screen, enter the code again to switch to another enemy hitbox.

Jump to options screen from gameplay

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Pause the game and press Left Left A  MODE  A (LLAMA) (requires a Six Button Control Pad).

References


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Music: Sega Tunes: Vectorman (1996)