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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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Toro's Friendly Network hits Asian PS Vitas

Available in Chinese and Japanese, this fun little social networking game and meeting place arrived on the Hong Kong PSN recently. Read into the broken English and the trailer what you will.

“TORO’s Friendly Network” application can help you to increase PlayStation®Network pairing in a free way. This app based on the input of personal intelligence interacting with Facebook and Twitter applications to recommend some friends to you. If you find a suitable user, you can exchange name cards with each other immediately and thus increase the number of your friends! After gathered a group of friends, it can help you to create a luxurious courtyard and dress up your avatar to be more stylish.



Sounds a bit like PlayStation Home remade as PlayStation Playground to me, with some dungeoneering thrown in. Seems unlikely we'll get this here, but you never know.

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