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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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PS Vita firmware 1.8 adds PS Classics support

Trouble is, its not out yet. This snippet from Japan was mentioned by Sony as the company rolled out some PS2 games for the PS3. The update will be out sometime in the summer and finally let us play the likes of Final Fantasy VII, Ridge Racer Type 4, Vagrant Story and others on the Vita's gorgeous screen.

Since we're currently on version 1.69, let's hope Sony skips 1.7 and brings us straight to 1.8 in the next few weeks. Personally, I still think a Gaikai-based subscription service will be a better deal than downloading the limited number of PS One games, but we'll see in time.

Until then, watch the skies for the next Vita firmware update, and await the day that annoying tag next to your PS One games "Cannot download to a PS Vita system" will finally go away. What PS One games will you be grabbing when this firmware update hits?

Here's a snippet from the translated Japanese press release:

"You can enjoy the games that were released in the past on the PC Engine and PlayStation, in version 1.80 on PS Vita.

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  1. Ryan ArcherJuly 3, 2012 at 9:55 AM

    FF 7 bought it for my PS3 before the vita came out and never really played it, having it on the vita though would be great because I travel a lot.

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  2. Mr. AlJuly 3, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    I have pretty well bought almost all of them for my PSP, lol!! Haven't been buying them lately because of not being able to play them on my Vita.

    Also because I had to deactivate my PSP because of the 2 portable limit. :(

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