Vapor Trail

[The Jackal]

Not normally into these types of games, but the music is good. Trying to play this on Hard and keep getting killed by the giant tank.

[Genesis Knight]

Another pretty decent game that is suddenly awesome because it was published by RENOVATION!

http://i.imgur.com/ItiwJl.jpg (http://imgur.com/ItiwJ)

[Barone]

Trying to play this on Hard and keep getting killed by the giant tank.

Just more practice and, maybe, a different ship/aircraft. A controller with good D-pad (like Sega 6-button Arcade Pad or good 3rd party; not the Majesto one for Christ sake!) and turbo function (you can combine the Sega 6-B pad with the Tyco Power Plug for turbo!) help too. The rapid fire provided by the game isn't fast enough IMO, and you can get better results using the normal fire+very fast turbo.

I usually use Seylen's S-Unit, it's harder in the beginning 'cause it has less attack power but it's faster and has the back fire too. Don't loose any power-ups and you'll be ready to go.

[xelement5x]

Another pretty decent game that is suddenly awesome because it was published by RENOVATION!


It's pronounced:
GUY..
ARE..
US

:D

[TheSonicRetard]

Another pretty decent game that is suddenly awesome because it was published by RENOVATION!

http://i.imgur.com/ItiwJl.jpg (http://imgur.com/ItiwJ)

Professional gamer? lol

[Genesis Knight]

It's pronounced:
GUY..
ARE..
US

:D

You have any idea where to find the retrospective he (Jamie Bunker) did? It used to be here: http://derrick.sobodash.com/2007/07/unpublished-the-real-jamie-bunker/

Now it's gone. :(

[Kollision]

Professional gamer? lol
These things were pretty common around here, there were guys who were pretty much superstars of the video game world, appearing in magazines, TV shows etc.
I wonder where they all are today, and if they still play video games.

[hipposticks]

Yeah I'm usually bored by shooters but this one keeps me a bit interested because of its music.

[Ghost Soldier]

One of my favorites. Vapor Trail sits on my shelf of the top 15 Genesis games I play alot.

[Kamahl]

Not a good enough shooter to hold my interest, ignoring the music that is. There's 3-4 songs in that game that are pretty much the best the genesis has to offer besides the streets of rage 1/2 OST.

[Barone]

These things were pretty common around here, there were guys who were pretty much superstars of the video game world, appearing in magazines, TV shows etc.
I wonder where they all are today, and if they still play video games.

Hey, Edward, do you remember?:

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*warning*: May contain Brazilian Portuguese and mind boggling scenes!

[The Coop]

Another pretty decent game that is suddenly awesome because it was published by RENOVATION!

http://i.imgur.com/ItiwJl.jpg (http://imgur.com/ItiwJ)

Professional gamer? lol

Professional gamer... WITH A MULLET!

http://user.xthost.info/thecoop/gaiares_%2819%29.jpg

[xelement5x]

There's the shirt!
You know, looking at it, it doesn't look that complicated. I bet you could remake those shirts if you could find a decent sized image of the logos and used Cafepress or something.

[kool kitty89]

Awesome music, good game . . . but definitely best in 2 player co-op mode.

[synapse]

Sweet baby Jesus, THAT HAIR!!! xD

[Kogen]

Just keep pressing start if YOU CAN'T HOLD IT. The chanting of VAPOUR TRAIL should help you DESTROY THE CORE (ROGER).

[Sega Uranus]

Merry Truxton to all, and to all a good Truxton.

[jerry coeurl]

I'm a little confused. Is Gaiares just what they called Vapor Trail when they brought it over to America? Because I looked up Vapor Trail on eBay and there was one result and it was a Japanese game and it was like 150 bucks.

[Mark Robert]

I'm still to this day blown away by the graphics and music of Gaiares. The gameplay is fast and frantic. It's hard as hell though. The checkpoint system really kicks my ass. :D Vapor Trail is a completely different shmup btw.

[Kollision]

wut?
why talk Gaiares all of a sudden in a Vapor Trail thread?

[cowboyscowboys]

Vapor Trail is my favorite shooter on the Genesis (2-Player mode FTW). Damn angers me so many games were only 1-player back then. Let the gamer have the choice of they want to play it with slowdown and flicker, yea Mercs I am talking to you.

[Christuserloeser]

I'm a little confused. Is Gaiares just what they called Vapor Trail when they brought it over to America?

No, Gaiares is Gaiares in the US. Pretty sure Vapor Trail was originally released as Kuuga: Operation Vapor Trail in Japan.

[jerry coeurl]

wut?
why talk Gaiares all of a sudden in a Vapor Trail thread?

I was confused by the super awesome 90's print ad on the first page of this thread. When I looked up Vapor Trail on eBay the only result was a Japanese copy of the game, so I thought maybe they called it Gaiares when they localized/released it in America. It's all been cleared up now, though!

[Melf]

I would buy that Gaiares shirt! I won't wear a mullet though.

[Cornholio857]

I would buy that Gaiares shirt! I won't wear a mullet though.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2O7c7kzkiBw/SiA7OdwirHI/AAAAAAAAAIM/n9VWqbc3jsc/s400/nintendo_kid.jpg

Awww.....why not? Just look at how happy that mullet made Nintendo Dude. ;)

[xelement5x]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2O7c7kzkiBw/SiA7OdwirHI/AAAAAAAAAIM/n9VWqbc3jsc/s400/nintendo_kid.jpg

You know what I don't get after looking at that picture again, the posters on the walls. It's like they are posters of posters that are intentionally skewed but still hung straight on the wall.
I'm confused. :daze:

[Ecco]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2O7c7kzkiBw/SiA7OdwirHI/AAAAAAAAAIM/n9VWqbc3jsc/s400/nintendo_kid.jpg

Awww.....why not? Just look at how happy that mullet made Nintendo Dude. ;)

^Awesome! I had an old Nintendo Power magazine, with that same photo as part of an ad! (The ad was probably just for a subscription to the magazine, but not sure.)

I remember as a little kid, thinking that the kid and his room looked SO COOL... The ad totally worked on me as a young kid. lol It looks like the coolest friend possible, like you'd visit him and that's exactly how you'd find him: playing Mario 3 w/ his legs up, surrounded by the coolest stuff: RC car, hanging airplanes, etc.

I remember Nintendo Power would do that now and then: They'd construct the coolest room possible, to represent the typical NES fan, or magazine subscriber. :D There was one that was like a 3-page foldout picture of someone's cool room, and it was an item hunt IIRC. The cool dude wasn't there, but his room was a great mess of NES stuff, plus cool clothes, jock stuff (footballs, basketballs, maybe trophies)... Anyways it was an amusing advertising style that really worked on me back then. lol

[Jadty]

^Awesome! I had an old Nintendo Power magazine, with that same photo as part of an ad! (The ad was probably just for a subscription to the magazine, but not sure.)

I remember as a little kid, thinking that the kid and his room looked SO COOL... The ad totally worked on me as a young kid. lol It looks like the coolest friend possible, like you'd visit him and that's exactly how you'd find him: playing Mario 3 w/ his legs up, surrounded by the coolest stuff: RC car, hanging airplanes, etc.

I remember Nintendo Power would do that now and then: They'd construct the coolest room possible, to represent the typical NES fan, or magazine subscriber. :D There was one that was like a 3-page foldout picture of someone's cool room, and it was an item hunt IIRC. The cool dude wasn't there, but his room was a great mess of NES stuff, plus cool clothes, jock stuff (footballs, basketballs, maybe trophies)... Anyways it was an amusing advertising style that really worked on me back then. lol

Nowadays you can't do that with an actual NES, because they're so sensitive to movement, that if you move your feet on the table the NES will freeze/reset. Unless of course the console has been thoroughly cleaned and the contact port (whatever it's called) has been replaced with a new one.

[Melf]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2O7c7kzkiBw/SiA7OdwirHI/AAAAAAAAAIM/n9VWqbc3jsc/s400/nintendo_kid.jpg

Awww.....why not? Just look at how happy that mullet made Nintendo Dude. ;)

Sega Dude's (John Sauer) room was cooler. :p

http://www.smstributes.co.uk/images/db/johnlittle2.jpg

[xelement5x]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2860484/forums/john-at-work.jpg

Reposting for great glory :)

[jerry coeurl]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2860484/forums/john-at-work.jpg

Jesus, I want that fucking hat.