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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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WikiPad, the next threat to the PS Vita

Phones, consoles, cloud gaming, all of these are eating away at the market share of traditional forms of console gaming. The next one in the queue is the gaming tablet, notably the WikiPad. While it is overpriced (even Sony still hasn't managed to figure that no-brainer out for its latest Xperia tablet), the huge amount of games for Android (and the minor addition of PlayStation Mobile) will give it a huge library advantage over the Vita.



You would have thought that the creator would probably has been better off designing a controller to fit the iPad, Galaxy Nexus and the upcoming Kindle Fire, all of which have sold (and will sell) millions, creating a far larger potential user base.

The WikiPad is going onsale at the end of October in America, priced at $499 with a quad core Tegra processor. However, due to the huge numbers of those sub-$200 tablets being launched and sold at the same time, it doesn't stand a snowball's chance in hell. But, that doesn't bode well for the Vita either with families stocking up on cheap tablets.

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