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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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Bad News Folks: PSN Comics Being Culled

I'd hoped for some happy news for this blog's 500th post, like a Vita release date, an exclusive Vita title, but it wasn't to be.

Sony's US blog has announced that it is stopping updates for the PSN comic service. I never got to use this because my Japanese PSP wouldn't access the app correctly, but it was something I always fancied and, years later, along came the iPhone Marvel and DC stores which I peek in on from time to time.


However, on a brighter note, the existing library will remain and still be accessible and Sony will continue to bring the comics service to other devices, which presumably means the S1/S2 tablets, and, of course, the Vita.

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