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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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PSP Dominates in Japan, Again! Hardware and Games Charts

Once again the PSP spanked the 3DS in the Japanese weekly sales, you have to put this down to the lack of great big-name games for Nintendo's new console and the PSP enjoying a particularly rosy patch, pretty much every week sees a new big-selling game arrive, this week its BazBlue II and Amagami storming into the chart, (although nothing could match Dragon Quest for the original DS) with six PSP games in the top 10.

Anyway, onto the numbers:

01 [NDS] Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 163,008
02 [PSP] Amagami 69,221
03 [PSP] Final Fantasy IV: Complete Collection 31,382
04 [PS3] Dynasty Warriors 7 26,493
05 [PSP] BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II 23,808
06 [PS2] Amagami 17,261
07 [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 15,864
08 [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy 15,223
09 [3DS] Pro Baseball Family Stadium 2011 12,851
10 [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable 2: Infinity12,002

And for hardware:
  1. PlayStation Portable - 58,075
  2. Nintendo 3DS - 42,979
  3. PlayStation 3 - 27,453
  4. Nintendo DS(i) - 19,901
  5. Wii - 10,249
  6. PlayStation 2 - 1,996
  7. Xbox 360 - 1,789

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