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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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Tearaway wins three BAFTA awards, top praise indeed

While The Last of Us scooped up five awards for its cinematic efforts, and GTAV picked up three. If you're talking pure gaming charm, then Media Molecule and Tearaway were the clear winners with the Vita's tour de force picking up Artistic Achievement, Best Mobile and Handheld Game, and Best Family Game.

Congratulations to the team, we can only hope it sold enough (although there's little evidence for that) for Sony to keep investing in the developers to come up with yet more magic.

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