Vectorman/Development

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Development

A 1995 email from Shinobu Toyoda to producer Jerry Markota concerning Sega of Japan's positive reception to the game.[1]

Vectorman was made partly in response to Nintendo/Rare's Donkey Kong Country, which contained pioneering graphics with pre-rendered 3D models in its level and character designs, giving the game a smooth, computer-generated feel. Donkey Kong Country's marketing stated that the game was impossible to do on Sega's Mega Drive, and Vectorman acted as one attempt to prove Nintendo wrong.

Development material

  • Development diary written by animator Marty Davis.

  • Earlier sketchbook produced by designer Mark Lorenzen.

  • Later sketchbook produced by designer Mark Lorenzen.

  • Tech demo created for the game's pitch.[1]

Concept artwork

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  • VectorMan model sheet

  • Day 4: Absolute Zero

  • Day 6: Bamboo Mill

  • The scrapped stage Wicker Rocket.

  • A scrapped swamp stage which appeared in Vectorman 2.

  • A scrapped swamp stage which appeared in Vectorman 2.

  • Early HUD

  • Early package design

  • Early package design

  • Early package design

  • Early package design

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://thegameofnerds.com/2021/06/29/vectorman-genesis-climate-activist-turns-25/


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