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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 Getting a Bollywood Game...

... hey, why not! India is a booming market. The story from the Telegraph newspaper [via Spong] says that Agent Vinod, a James Bondish action flick, and a superhero game, Ra.one, are being produced by Sony for the PSP.

The original Agent Vinod film is from 1982 but there's a remake in the works (starring the very bing in Bollywood Kareena Kapoor) so, it could be timely and a great way to get a specific market interested in the PSP.

I know there are quite a few Indian software houses churning out games for the western market, but its only a matter of time before they start digging into their own culture. Personally, I've always wanted some more cross-cultural games, the French used to do some great stuff (Captain Blood) and I'm sure the Koreans could do some mental reworkings of some of their horror movies!

What's your favourite foreign-based and themed game (Outside of the UK, US and Japan)?


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