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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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Surge Concerto makes big song in new Japanese charts

Gust's Surge Concerto scores well in the latest Japanese charts from Media Create coming in at No. 4 with 33,000 sales. The western-bound Conception also did well on the PSP but nothing was going to stop a new Resident Evil and Mario Party from hogging the limelight.


01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City <STG> (Capcom) 252,525 / NEW
02./00. [WII] Mario Party 9 <ETC> (Nintendo) 152,883 / NEW
03./01. [3DS] Fire Emblem: Awakening <SLG> (Nintendo) 60.313 / 302,913 (-75%)
04./00. [PSV] Ciel Nosurge: Ushinawareta Hoshi e Sasagu Uta # <ADV> (Gust) 33,324 / NEW
05./00. [PSP] Conception: Please Give Birth to My Child!! <RPG> (Spike Chunsoft) 29,846 / NEW
06./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster: Gravure For You! Vol.7 <ETC> (Bandai Namco) 24,849 / NEW
07./00. [PS3] The Idolmaster: Gravure For You! Vol.7 <ETC> (Bandai Namco)  17,314 / NEW
08./00. [360] Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City <STG> (Capcom) 16,285 / NEW
09./03. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land # <ACT> (Nintendo)  15,696 / 1,534,999 (+8%)
10./00. [3DS] Dynasty Warriors Vs. <ACT> (Koei Tecmo) 15,578 / NEW

On the hardware front, Vita sales were up 50% on last week while the PSP doubled its sales. (Japan is heading into its Golden Week holiday where sales usually get a kick).

1. 3DS  74,282
2. PSP  22,457
3. PS3  21,114
4. PSV 12,299

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