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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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Jeff Minter tweets first TxK Tempest Vita pics...

As well as teasing users that buying a PS Vita and a PS4 might be a good idea, just noticed that Jeff Minter ha posted pics on his Twitter of Tempest xK in action on the Vita, plus some beer! He's even been playing the game with Sony's own indie-god Shahid Kamal.


Not sure how close this is to completion, but it looks like a higher-resolution, more nuanced, version of my fondest Jaguar memories. Hope he's kept some of the original music in there too. If ever there was a day one buy, for any Vita owner, this is it, alongside Killzone obviously. Update: More pics on his blog.


Wonder what the PS4/Vita link could be? Multiplayer on this across two screens would be great fun, if you don't have two Vitas to hand like they do!

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