Vandyke is pratically when UPL meets Conan the Barbarian. This can be sound cool or odd, depending on your taste.
Unused Music#
Curiously, there're five unused tracks inside the game. What's interesting is that four of them are actually from Bio-Ship Paladin, but with a slightly different arrangement.
Track # |
File |
Comment |
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03 |
Titled "RUINS". This is the track that plays in the first and seventh levels of Bio-Ship Paladin. |
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04 |
Titled "FIELD". This is the track that plays in the second, fourth and ninth (final) levels of Bio-Ship Paladin. |
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05 |
Titled "MAZE". This is the track that plays in the third and sixth levels of Bio-Ship Paladin. |
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09 |
This is the track that plays during the ending sequence of Bio-Ship Paladin. |
Based on this, it is possible that the developers initially intended to reuse Bio-Ship Paladin's soundtrack for the game, but later decided to compose original music instead. However, only one track from Bio-Ship Paladin was used: "PROBLEM" (which plays in the fifth and eighth levels of the original game and in the fourth and seventh levels of this game) and was given a completely new arrangement, unlike the unused themes mentioned above.
Note that the game's composer is Yoshio Nagashima (the same guy behind Bio-Ship Paladin and Koutetsu Yousai Strahl soundtrack), so the situation here makes some sense.
Track # |
File |
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0C |
Unlike the other tracks, this unused track is original and doesn't come from Bio-Ship Paladin.
Version Differences#
Two versions of the game exist: one directly published by UPL (Version A, vandyke in MAME), and another one published by Jaleco (Version B, vandykejal in MAME).
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Version A |
Version B |
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Version B changes UPL logo with Jaleco's and adds their copyright string used in their other games (mostly the ones from their Mega System 1 hardware).