The top prize was $25,000 and some other perks, which you can read about on Wikipedia. Apparently, certain randomly distributed Vectorman cartridges contained in-game messages that advised the player to call a phone number and claim a prize.

That right portion, by the way, describes Sega’s “Play to Win” contest that tied into the game. I have cropped out the remaining 2/3 of the right page which was unrelated to the ad. This ad comes from Wizard (the comic book magazine), and in a two-page spread, it took up one whole page on the left and about a third of the page on the right. I still think Vectorman is one of the best games on the Genesis. I was blown away by Vectorman’s fluid animations, great sound effects and music, and tight overall feel of the game. Around that time, I bought a used Sega Genesis from a friend (my first), and I rented a copy from Vectorman from Blockbuster (or did I rent an entire Genesis itself first - my memory is hazy on that point). I was a big fan of Vectorman back when it first came out.

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