Vay

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Vay
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Working Designs (US), SIMS (JP)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: Simulation

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥7,8007,800 T-44014
Sega Mega-CD
US
T-127025

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Vay (ヴァイ), sometimes subtitled Ryuusei no Yoroi (流星の鎧), is a 1993 Sega Mega-CD RPG.

This is a very straightforward RPG as far as RPGs go, but it has an interesting premise about a high fantasy civilization interacting with a futuristic mecha (the "Armor of Vay"). It also has an elaborate English localization by Working Designs, which was one of the few points of note according to the contemporary reviews of Vay's US release.

Production credits

Overseas version

USA Team
  • Executive Producer: Victor Ireland
  • Director: Dean Williams
  • Translation: Horkom International, Hiroko Mori, Dean Williams, Victor Ireland, Andy Hedman
  • Sound Engineer: Bill Staeck
  • Additonal Art: Bill Ulch, Mike Winterbauer, Tim Linden
  • Additonal Music: Bill King
  • Manual Design & Unchi Input: Don Shirley, Victor Ireland
  • Cast
    • Sandor: Jason Mitchell
    • Elin: Katie Staeck
    • Pottle: Ashley Angel
    • Rachel: Kathryn Kirk
    • P.J.: Tammy Jones
    • Kinsey: Katie Staeck
    • Lynx: Mike E. Miller
    • Jeal: Dean Williams
    • Sadoul: T. O. Smith
    • Narrator: Keith Lack
    • King of Kerzalt: Hal Delahousse
    • Otto: Dean Williams
Japan Team
  • Director: K.Maz
  • Producer: K.Kato
  • Planner: Fun
  • Main Program: Gyo
  • Sub Program: Taka
  • Illustration: Yasuhiro Kagami
  • Animation: Yasuo Isii
  • Battle BG, Map, Animation Graphics: Fukuinhei, Koohii*Gyuunyuu, K.Tani, M.Taishi, Senbei
  • Object Graphics: Fukuinhei, Meiden
  • Monster Graphics: B.T.S, Koohii*Gyuunyuu, Meiden, M.Taishi
  • Music Composer & Sound Effect: Sakop
  • Map Editor & Writing: Senbei
  • Scenario Program & Animation Edit: Taka
  • Event Construction: Senbei, Taka
  • Animation Scenario: K.Tani
  • Item Location: Meiden
  • Monster Location: B.T.S
  • Debug: Maria
  • USA version Program: Danna
  • USA version Debug: H.Yagi
  • Special Thanks: Cindy, S. Schmitt, Jane Chaney, Bill Gibson, ArtsVision Corp., Audio. Tanaka Corp., Nekurai, ...And You
(C) 1993 SIMS Co., Ltd
(C) 1994 Working Designs

Magazine articles

Main article: Vay/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Vay/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
50 №1993-11, p25[1]
65 №, p85[2]
55 №254, [1]
20 №1993-11, p40
85 №24, p66/67/68/69
75 №59, p66
83 №36, p53
Sega Mega-CD
62
Based on
7 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[3]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
58
[4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[5]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[6]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[7]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[8]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[9]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[10]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
85
[11]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
75
[13]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
84
[14]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[15]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
83
[16]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[17]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[18]
Sega Mega-CD
69
Based on
16 reviews

Vay

Mega-CD, US
Vay MCD US Box Back.jpgVay MCD US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Vay MCD US Disc.jpg
Disc
Vay mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
Vay mcd us map.jpg
Map
Mega-CD, JP
Vay MCD JP Box Back.jpgVay MCD JP Box Front.jpg
Cover
Vay MCD JP Spinecard.jpg
Spinecard
Vay MCD JP Disc.jpg
Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega-CD
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
388,900,848 CD (JP) T-44014
Sega Mega-CD
 ?
CRC32
MD5
SHA-1
475,541,472 CD (US) T-127025

References