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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 ...

Game Reviews

Want to know if the latest indie/retro games are worth investing your time and money in?

After decades of PSP and Vita reviews, I'm happy to blaze through anything you can play in some portable form, so this list is now device agnostic, with a loving focus on retro, indie and quirky releases.















Flora & Fang (Nintendo Switch)











X-Out (Switch)











Freddy Farmer (Switch)
Under Defeat (Switch) 
Tri Breaker (PlayStation/Switch)
Steamworld Heist II (PlayStation/Switch) 
Cash Cow DX (Switch) 
Full Void (Evercade, PlayStation) 

Earlier Switch Reviews!


For the sake of history, if you want a look through the fuller roster of Vita reviews, I'm building a Famitsu score list here and will add a western version (metacritic?) maybe, if this proves useful information.



2021 Vita Reviews (last of the new launches)

Mind Maze (Sometimes You)


88 Heroes (Bitmap Bureau)

Dull Grey (Provodnik)

ScourgeBringer (Flying Oak) 




Habroxia 2 (Lillymo) 

2020 Reviews

Chasm (Bit Kid)
SwordBreaker (Du Cat) 
Xeno Crisis (Bitmap Bureau) 
Ultracore (Strictly Limited) 
Reed 2 (Sometimes You)
Demon's Tier+ (Diabolical Mind/Cowcat)
Thy Sword (GamePhase/Ratalaika)
Twin Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Adventure (Lillymo)
Iconoclasts (Konjak)
Thunder Paw (Ratalaika)
Super Destronaut Land Wars (Petite Games)
Explosive Jake (Pigeon Dev)
Ganbare Super Strikers (Ratalaika)
Reed Remastered (Sometimes You)
Zero Zero Zero Zero (Alvarop)

2019 Reviews
Vasara Collection (QuByte)
Pantsu Hunter (Sometimes You)
Himno (Breakfast Studio)
Legend of the Skyfish (Mgaia)
Mekabolt (Somepx)
Gravity Duck (Somepx)
Hoggy2 (Raptisoft)
My Big Sister (Stranga Games)
Warlock's Tower (9 Eyes)
Back in 1995 (Ratalaika)
Neurovoider (Flying Oak)
Peasant Knight (4AM Games)
Awesome Pea (PigeonDev)
Mixups by POWGI (Lightwood)
Heroes Trials (Ratalaika)
Dreamwalker (Code Mystics)

2018 Reviews
Super Life of Pixel (Super Icon)
Scintillatron 4096  (kFunction)
VA-11 Hall-A (Sukeban)
Fast Striker (NG:DEV.TEAM)
Stay (appnormals)
Super Mutant Alien Assault (Surprise Attack)
FullBlast (UFOCrash)
Sigi: A Fart for Melusina (Pixel.lu)
Phil's Epic Fill-A-Pix Adventure (Lightwood)
Super Destronaut DX (Petite)
Waking Violet (Mixed Bag)
Rainbow Skies (SideQuest)
Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe) In progress
Pic-a-Pix Color (Lightwood)
King Oddball (10 Tons) 
Ridden Corpses DX (Cowcat)
Inksplosion (Ratalaika)
Devious Dungeon (Ratalaika)
Penny Punching Princess (NIS America)
League of Evil (Ratalaika)
Rogue Aces (Infinite State)
Sir Eatsalot (Behind the Stone)
Reverie (Rainbite)
Midnight Deluxe (Ratalaika)
Deadbolt (Hoppo)
The Longest Five Minutes (NIS America)

2017 Reviews

Xenon Valkyrie + (Diabolical Mind/Cowcat)
One More Dungeon (Stately Snail)
The Walking Dead Season 2 (Telltale)
Star Wars Battlefront II (LucasArts)
Demon Gaze II (NIS America)
Cursed Castilla (Locomalito)
Son of Scoregasm (Charlie's Games)
Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle (Mediascape)
Semispheres (Vivid Helix)
Ys VIII Lacrimosa of Dana (Falcom)
Steamworld Dig 2 (Image and Form)
Danganronpa V3 Killing Harmony (NIS America)
Mary Skelter Nightmares (Compile Heart)
Plague Road (Arcade Distillery)
Licky the Lucky Lizard (BDG)
Undertale (Toby Fox)
Volume (Mike Bithell)
Energy Cycle (Sometimes You)
Don't Die, Mr Robot (Infinite State0
Steamworld Dig (Image & Form)
Shu (Coatsink)
Oceanhorn: Monster of the Uncharted Seas (Cornfox)
10 Second Ninja X (Curve)
Akiba's Beat (PQube)
Toukiden 2 (Tecmo)
Forma.8 (MixedBag)
Bridge Constructor (Headup)
Xenoraid (10 Tons)
Vertical Drop Heroes HD (Digerati)
The Swindle (Curve)
Uncanny Valley (Cowardly Creations)
Resident Evil Revelations 2 (Capcom)
SuperMagical (Tama)
Towerfall Ascension (Matt Makes Games)
Rayman Origins (Ubisoft)
Axiom Verge (Tom Happ)
Stranded: A Mars Adventure (Tama)
Demon Souls (Acid Nerve)
Azkend 2 (10 Tons)
Demetrios (Cowcat)
Air Race Speed (Qubic)
Lumo (Triple Eh)
Metal Slug 3 (SNK)

2016 Reviews

Slain Back from Hell (Digerati)
#Killallzomibes (SPL)
Lara Croft Go (Square Enix)
Criminal Girls 2 Party Favors (NIS America)
Battalion Commander/Keeper of the 4 Elements (SPL)
Neon Chrome (10 Tons)
Exile's End (Magnetic)
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (Falcom)
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Claire: Extended Cut (Hailstorm)
Psycho Pass Mandatory Happiness (NISA)
Sky Force Anniversary (iDreams)
God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai)
Attack on Titan (Tecmo)
MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (Idea Factory)
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir (Vanillaware)
Grand Kingdom (NIS)
Atelier Sophie (Gust)
Call of Duty Black Ops Declassified (Nihilistic)
Steamworld Heist (Image and Form)
Downwell (Moppin)
Severed (Drinkbox)
Risk of Rain (Hopoo)
Senran Kagura Estival Versus (Marvelous)
Hitman Go: Definitive Edition (Square Enix)
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Bandai)
Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey New 'n' Tasty (Just Add Water)
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Falcom)

2015 Reviews

Amnesia Memories (Idea Factory)
Virtue's Last Reward (Rising Star)
Persona 4 Dancing All Night (Atlus)
Final Horizon (Eiconic)
Kung Fu Rabbit (Neko)
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (Sega)
PlayStation Now (Sony)
Danganronpa Another Episode (NIS America)
Velocibox (Loot)
Soldner X2 Final Prototype (SideQuest)
Geometry Wars 3 Dimensions Evolved (Sony)
Operation Abyss New Tokyo Legacy (NIS America)
Steins;Gate (PQube)
Sayonara Umihara Kawase + (Agatsuma)
Race the Sun (Flippfly)
Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed (Compile Heart)
Run, Sackboy, Run! (Sony
Flame Over (Laughing Jackal)
Olliolli2: Welcome to Olliwood (Roll 7)
Criminal Girls: Invite Only (NIS America)
Kick and Fennick (Jaywalkers)
Citizens of Earth (Atlus)
Minecraft (Mojang)
Freedom Wars (Sony)

2014 Reviews 

Resogun (Climax/Housemarque)
Rock Boshers DX (TikiPod)
Aqua Kitty DX (TikiPod)
Akiba's Trip Undead and Undressed (NISA)
Pix the Cat (Pastagames)
Futuridium (MixedBag)
Velocity 2X (FuturLab)
Rogue Legacy (Cellar Door Games)
Borderlands 2 (Iron Galaxy)
Treasures of Montezuma Arena (Alawar)
Monster Monpiece (Idea Factory)
Conception II (Atlus)
Demon Gaze (NIS America)
Starlight Inception (Escape Hatch)
TxK Llamasoft
Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc (NISA)
Olliolli (Roll7)

2013 Reviews

The Walking Dead (Telltale)
Smart As (Sony)
Dragon's Crown (Atlus)
Killzone Mercenary (Guerrilla Cambridge)
Stealth Inc. (Curve Studios)
Thomas Was Alone (Mike Bithell)
Black Rock Shooter (Imageepoch, PSN)
Persona 4 Golden (Atlus)
Jetpack Joyride (Halfbrick)
Need for Speed Most Wanted (Criterion)
Assassins Creed 3: Liberation (Ubisoft)

2012 Reviews

Chronovolt (PlayerThree)
Zen Pinball 2: Plants vs. Zombies (Zen Studios)
WipEout 2048 (Studio Liverpool, Sony)
PulzAR (Sony, PSN)
Frobisher Says! (Honeyslug, PSN)
Disgaea 3: Afternoon of Detention (NIS, PSN)
Velocity (FuturLab, PSN)
MotorStorm RC (Evolution, PSN)
Everybody's Golf (Clap Hanz)
Ridge Racer (Namco)
Treasures of Montezuma Blitz (Alawar)
Uncharted Golden Abyss (Sony Bend)
Pure Chess (VooFoo)

PSN MINIS/PLAYSTATION MOBILE
Bullion Blitz (PSM)
Where is my Heart? (PSN)
The Treasures of Montezuma (PSN)
The Impossible Game (PSN)
Sky Force (PSN)
Drums Challenge (PSN)
Karimogi (PSN)
3D Twist & Match (PSN)
Touch Racing Nitro (PSN)
Pix'N Love Rush (PSN)
Angry Birds (PSN)
Twin Blades (PSN)

PLAYSTATION PORTABLE
Persona 3 Portable (Ghostlight, PSN)
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (pqube UMD)
Fighting Fantasy: Talisman of Death (Laughing Jackal, PSN)
The 3rd Birthday (Square Enix, UMD)
Aedis Eclipse: Generations of Chaos (NIS, PSN)

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