Terraport

Terraport is the beginning level in VectorMan. It is also the first level in the VectorMan Series.

## Overview

Terraport is the first level in the first game. It has animated flags in the background and an abundance of Invisible Platforms. Turrets and Sludge Pilots are often placed in the same area. TV Monitors are commonly found, as this is the first level the player gets into. It also has many slopes to practice shooting on, as shooting works differently on upward slopes.

## Items of Interest

* A Clock is available near the end of the stage.
* A Max Health Orb is present near the TV with the Rapid Fire Gun. Use a nearby Bomb Morph to explode a nearby wall, then jump up the hidden path to find a TV containing the Max HP orb.
* This stage has multiple one ups. Two are located directly below Vectorman's starting location, which can be accessed via a secret passageway close by. A third one up is located high above a tower platform halfway through the stage.
* A 5x is located before a slope with a checkpoint, guarded by two Sludge Pilots. This 5x multiplier can be used to max out the one-up near the halfway point. It may also be possible to use the 5x on the two one-ups near the start, if quick enough to reach them. The 5x can only be used in one location or the other, though using checkpoints (via loss of an extra life), it may be possible to obtain all three one-ups with a 5x multiplier.
* Two Bolo guns are located in this stage: one high above the sky on invisible platforms near the halfway part of the zone, and one just before the boss in a small hallway.

## Stage Statistics

* Level Bonus = 2000 points
* Time Limit = 5:00
* TVs = 30
* Photons = 203

## Boss

A large red plane with wrecking balls attached to its wings. It keeps moving erratically, and sometimes opens the bottom of it to drop missiles. Hit it when its hatch is open, and the ship will fall down and explode after much damage.

## Secrets

*Main article: Terraport/Secrets*

This level is filled with secrets. Around the beginning with two Turrets and a Sludge Pilot, you can jump all the way to the top of the tower. There are some platforms and Beedles. On the last platform, there is an Orb for you to use.

On another nearby tower, jump up and you should find more platforms. There should be a TV with a Max Health in it.

Even further, atop another tower, is some more structures to jump on. There is a floating TV for you to shoot at the end.

And finally, right before the Sludge Barge boss fight, jump all the way to the right instead of falling into the arena. There will be a Sludge Pilot and a TV. When you jump down, hold Right. There will be little spaces with TVs containing Health Balls. To the left even further down is another TV and a Sludge Pilot.

## Trivia

* This level has many Secrets.
* This stage's theme would later be remixed for the track "Fortified" in the official *Vectorman* album released by SEGA Tunes.
* In VectorMan 2, a test level with the background of Terraport can be found in the secret cheat screen. This same background was also later reused in *Spider-Man Web of Fire*, another game developed by Blue Sky Software, for the Sega 32X.
* This level has become quite iconic, as it is shown in the box art of the first game. Also, online media often uses images of this level and its boss fight.
* A small area blocked by a thin rope can be accessed using the Jet Morph or debug movement. The small room contains nothing but can be walked in.

## Gallery

*Main article: Terraport/Gallery*

This test level in Vectorman 2 uses Terraport's background.An indoor area, before the boss fight.A player encounters a Sludge Pilot.The Sludge Barge boss fight.The "empty room".When the boss flag is reached, the rest of the stage loads a palette for the boss. Also horizontal boundaries are activated, preventing Vectorman from straying too far left or right (shots can still reach off-screen).The famous "Blue Sky" background.Terraport's artwork in the box art of Vectorman.