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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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Okay, so the PS Vita can stream top PC games, interesting....

You've probably seen this video of the PS Vita running Valve's Left 4 Dead via PlayStation Mobile. Note, it looks like he's streaming the game from his desktop, not installing it to the Vita. Don't think for a minute that Valve would sanction this for a release, but just think about the wider implications while you check out the clip.

There are tens of thousands of PC games out there, and the person who did this has a YouTube channel with a few other titles running to, presumably didn't require months of work to do. With the Vita badly in need of games, what will it take for a small team to get the license for a bunch of existing games, run them through the treadmill and release them on a revenue share-basis through the store?

How much effort would it take to get the likes of Portal, Skyrim, Spec Ops or older titles like Half-Life 2 or Starcraft running? Either streaming them, or by direct install for older games that the company will be happy to get some fresh revenue from.

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