I don't remember anything like that really but the VF-4 you get after finishing the game handles greatly
As for VF-X I got it thanks to the trasures of the internet. I must say that I don't plan on playing it again as it is not good at all. I just wish for a next gen Macross game by Sega-AM2 that features VF-19,VF-4,YF-21,VF-11B etc along with classic valkyres