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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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Shields up, here comes Nokia

For all Sony's Vita woes, there must still be some value in portable because hardware companies are still producing games-focused devices. Next up is the Nvidia Shield, a Tegra-4 powered Android device with HD-out plus a 5-inch, multitouch 720p pop-up screen. The Tegra 4 offers four CPU cores and 72 graphics cores to play at 3200x2000 res, so games can be played at higher HD resolution on your TV.

The hardware will be upgraded annually, so new Shields will always be able to play the latest games, unlike Vita which already sees developers making compromises to get dedicated games to play smoothly.


As well as a decent list of Shield-optimized Android games (so I guess it won't play the full array of mobile games via the controller), the Shield can play your PC titles if you have a suitable NV graphics card and will retail at $349 around $100 more than the basic Vita (according to Amazon) and will be out in June. Optimized games include Dead Trigger, Max Payne, GTA III, ShadowRun, Sonic and more.

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