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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 ...

More PSP games for Japan, Accel World, Strike Witches and more Legend of Heroes

UPDATE:  There's a host of new PSP games been announced recently including Hunter x Hunter, more details on the new DigiMon, Sol Trigger from Imageepoch and a new Unchained Blades. Start badgering the usual suspects for English versions now.

With every gamer and his Feylene having a PSP in Japan, the games keep on rolling out with a bunch of new titles announced recently. First up is Namco's Accel World (also for PS3) based on the recent anime/manga. where kids escape into the virtual world to avoid the stresses of real life (like that'll ever happen!).

All that has been announced so far is that it will be a combat strategy game, the gimmick in the Accel World being that "a power called Brain Burst that allows a person to make time appear to stand still in their surroundings by "accelerating" their brainwaves in the real world. Unfortunately, there is a limit to how many times a person can accelerate which uses Brain Burst points and the only way to get more points is to fight other Brain Burst users in a Fighting game and defeat them."

A hot chick from Accel World 

Next up, is Strike Witches from Cyberfront, a good old-fashioned side scrolling shooter with  heroic ladies doing battle in mid-air against a range of monstrous machines and waves of small enemies. Looks pretty tame by bullet hell standards, but we'll see. 


Andriasang also has some news on the next Legend of Heroes game, but there are now so many of those coming out on PSP and Vita, that I'll let you read their story and get confused for yourself, rather than me making things worse. 



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