Vay

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Vay
System(s): Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Working Designs (US), SIMS (Japan)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: RPG[2][3]

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥7,8007,800 T-44014
Sega Mega-CD
US
$59.9959.99[5] T-127025
Videogame Rating Council: MA-13

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Vay (ヴァイ), also known by its full title Vay: Ryuusei no Yoroi (ヴァイ流星の鎧), is a Sega Mega-CD role-playing game developed by Hertz. First published in Japan by SIMS in October 1993, it was later localized by Working Designs and published in the United States the following July.

Story

Over a millennium ago, in a far away part of the galaxy, a huge interstellar war had taken place. During the conflict, a large machine escapes the battlefield. Its guidance system damaged and pilot dead, it continued to hurtle outward into space. After a time, it crashed into the planet of Vay. This planet is inhabited by people, but they have little technology. The machine, programmed only for death, rampages across the planet killing and destroying anything it sees.

It takes the combined forces of the five mightiest wizards on the planet to stop the machine. Its power is sealed away in five magical orbs, which are taken to far away hidden places. The machine itself is also locked away.

In the kingdom of Lorath, Prince Sandor is about to wed his love, Lady Elin. The most important dignitaries of the four kingdoms have attended, ensuring that the kingdom of Lorath is secure for another generation.

While in the middle of their wedding ceremony, the castle is attacked by a large fleet of robots. During the siege, Lorath Castle is reduced to ruins, and Elin is kidnapped by one of the machines. Sandor vows to rescue his betrothed from her captors.

History

Legacy

On July 15, 2008, a version of Vay was released by SoMoGa, Inc. for iOS.[6] This version includes a new voice cast and other bonus content. Some character names were changed to more closely resemble the original Japanese names.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Vay Vay
Japanese ヴァイ流星の鎧 Vay: Ryuusei no Yoroi

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
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
50
[7]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
58
[8]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
54
[9]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[10]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[5]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
85
[11]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
81
[12]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
20
[13]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
85
[14]
Mega Fun (DE) NTSC-U
83
[15]
Mega Play (US) NTSC-U
75
[16]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
84
[17]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
75
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
83
[19]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
65
[20]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
80
[21]
Sega Mega-CD
69
Based on
16 reviews

Vay

Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
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Spinecard
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Disc
Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc
Vay mcd us manual.pdf
Manual
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Map

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

External links

References


Vay

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Books: Vay for Sega CD: The Official Strategy Guide (1994)

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