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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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Is there life in WipEout yet?

A tweet from Studio Liverpool's WipEout2048 Twitter (and an update on Facebook) account suggests there might be life in the old thrust-propelled dog yet. The tweet comes with an image that features official team names, so this isn't an indie-offshoot going out on a limb.

The tweet arrived out of the blue a couple of hours ago, and is generating a fair amount of excitement. Hope to hear more news soon. It could be a spoof however, with an insider posting "That Tweet should not have been posted, Studio Liverpool is closed, there is no new Wipeout game. Ami Nakajima was not released [I wonder why ;) ], she was just tweeting to say that she "is still alive". Which is pretty tactless."

Update: Rumors flew overnight with stories that Evolution were taking over the WipEout series, still no firm announcement, but the game is definitely afoot.

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