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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 ...

EU PSN Update (18 April) Anyone for Chess?

This week the Vita gets the gorgeous Pure Chess (£5.19), plus Paint Park, the free photo and drawing app. PSP and Vita owners can enjoy the very classic Dragon's Lair (£6.49).

Remember there's also a huge number of PSP games now available pretty cheap and a bunch of new minis out for the PSP and Vita, both the top two games below have had awesome reviews around the sites (Floating God got an 8 from Edge) and Fortix is a classic iPad game:

Defenders Of The Mystic Garden (Twisted Dragon)


Floating Cloud God Saves The Pilgrims (Dakko Dakko)


Knight Fortix 2 (Nemesys Games)


Ikari III: The Rescue (SNK)


And not forgetting some more DLC for MotorStorm RC, Dynasty Warriors Next and Katamari.



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