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Vectrex Mini interview - David Oghia talks up the nostalgic vector powerhouse

Having been wowed by the news of the Vectrex Mini at Gamescom , I rushed off some questions to VectrexOn's main man  David Oghia . After a post-event, well earned, break, he's kindly given us a lot of detail about the project and some new images of the unit to share.  His story mirrors mine somewhat, Vectrex represents a glowing, unaffordable, obelisk of gaming power from our youth! But he's had the energy and drive to do something about it, and met the right people to get the job done!  What first got you interested in Vectrex and what spawned the idea of a Mini version? I’ve always been passionate about retro-gaming, but my first love was computers rather than consoles — the ZX81, then the Commodore 128. I only really discovered the console world in the late 90s, which is when I got my very first Vectrex. Of course, I had seen it in stores back in 1983, but at that time it was far too expensive for me.  Today, I own five Vectrex systems at home. Vector-based games ...
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Xperia Play Coming to Australia and New Zealand

Aussies and Kiwis will soon be getting their hands on the shiny controls of the Xperia Play. Virgin will be offering the Play in Oz for nothing on a AU$79 tariff while in New Zealand it is being offered by Vodafone and NZ Telecom with an RRP of NZ$1,099 which seems horribly steep.

There's some detail on the Aussie offers here and you can read about some of the latest games for it here, and find more details on the phone. Should be interesting to hear some sales numbers now the phone has been out for a couple of months in other territories soon.

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