# Ten Pence Arcade - 209 - Vapor Trail

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Podcast: [Ten Pence Arcade Podcast V2.0](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ten-pence-arcade-podcast-v2-0-6943322)
Published: 2025-01-23T19:15:42+00:00
Episode link: https://www.tenpencearcade.com/e/ten-pence-arcade-209-vapor-trail/
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Duration seconds: 5274

## Resource

This month we review Vapor Trail, a late 80s vertical shooter with some useful powerups and a banging hard rock sound track. It looks a like a Raiden game when you first coin-up, but there's a bit more to it as you play through. Oh yes. SEND US YOUR GAME ROOM PICS! Tag @shaunholley on X or email .jpg or .png files to biscuits@tenpencearcade.com LINKS Al’s Arcade Visits The Hobby Lodge https://youtu.be/TALVyNCwqJw?si=6OOo6uApfdU53FD6 BitKit2 https://craftymech.com/bitkit-arcade-fpga/ Lizard Wizard https://youtu.be/xOWhLsDyWbU?si=MplwcwW5YocGjpSF Fantasy Land https://youtu.be/Clu8koHHQZc?si=a_zG0PFYcYNseGHW Pac-Man Kids Toy Pinball anyone? https://www.menkind.co.uk/electronic-arcade-pac-man-pinball-only-at-menkind Arcade Heroes Anniversaries. Love these. 1975 - 2025 https://arcadeheroes.com/2025/01/17/the-arcade-anniversaries-of-2025/ Vic’s Substack: He’s modding a 1979 Japanese Breakout & Pinball console https://virtvicstinkerings.substack.com/p/epic-epoch-tv-block-mb Project Neon - new MVS /AES shmup https://youtu.be/ytyhTzf7CLQ?si=2OESHU0KtlEi1vth From Olly Alpha 1 - Archive Duke Of Lancaster birthing https://youtu.be/0E9XgcV0lyM?si=Ikn4JQ9275s6LUio Red 7even YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@red7even52 NEXT SHOW’S GAME Nibbler 1982, Rock-Ola 4-WAY STICK ROM: nibbler DEFAULT (rev9, set1) Lives: 3 (DEFAULT) Extra Life after every 4 waves? (this is not mentioned in the DIPs but is on the title screen) Difficulty: Easy (DEFAULT) SUBMIT YOUR SCORE DEADLINE: SATURDAY 15th FEB 5PM UK TIME. TWITTER (X) #10pScore SIDEKICK APP in the Ten Pence Club Section EMAIL: Biscuits@tenpencearcade.com Comment below the podcast on our YouTube channels:https://www.youtube.com/@ShaunsArcadehttps://www.youtube.com/@Alsarcade Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tenpencearcade/ (as a comment…

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