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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 ...

Amazon Wireless Selling Xperia Play for $99

Amazon is offer the Xperia Play for pre-order at just $99 for new Verizon customers (which I think is around half the up-front price of some other deals) As I'm not in the US, I can't get past the front page, but it looks like the best place to sign up for the phone.


As we've covered, the Xperia Play is getting a firmware upgrade soon and some new games are starting to appear. Although Sony is dragging its arse over updating the PlayStation Suite features. Still hoping for something big from E3 like a PS2 games store, but we'll see.

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