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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 ...

PlayStation Plus brings more goodies in April

As leaked, widely tweeted and otherwise discussed over this week, Sony has put up its official roster of PlayStation Plus games for April with Vita owners able to pick up Sly Cooper Thieves in Time (Cross Buy), Hotline Miami (Cross Buy) and Milestone's MotoGP 13.

With the Sly Cooper trilogy and MotoGP 14 on the way (plus MXGP just out) that acts as a neat teaser for the new games while everyone should have Hotline Miami already. With a raft of new indies on the way, anyone else suspect that the offering is rapidly going to run out of big-name clout for Vita owners? I guess if you have a PS3 or PS4, its still well worth it, but anyone reconsidering?


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