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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 ...

PSP game tops the Japanese chart, Vita slide to end rather soon I guess

Killzone Mercenary managed to sell 11,000 physical copies to Japanese gamers, getting to No 8 in their chart, matching its UK performance. Not bad for a western FPS game in a country that doesn't really go mental for them. No. 1 went to a cute PSP music game while Ragnarok Ace managed to shift another 9,000+ copies to hang on the coattails of the top 10.

Vita sales are down another 1,000 to 7,400 and the really bad old numbers, but with this week's hardware news, I suspect things will be rather different come October 10, even earlier if gamers are worried about the OLED model becoming scarce. Wonder if Media Create will add the old and new Vita plus the Vita TV sales together? Also, will those sales last or plummet as happened with the original Vita?


01./00. [PSP] Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2 # (Broccoli) - 68.415 / NEW
02./00. [PS3] Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft) - 22.425 / NEW
03./01. [PS3] JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle # (Bandai Namco)  - 19.720 / 445.437 (-95%)
04./00. [PS3] Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate # (Koei Tecmo)  - 18.608 / NEW
05./02. [PS3] Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Real Reborn # (Square Enix) - 12.336 / 196.354 (-93%)
06./07. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # (Nintendo)  - 11.814 / 1.420.996 (-18%)
07./06. [3DS] Mario & Luigi: Dream Team # (Nintendo) - 11.466 / 293.166 (-31%)
08./00. [PSV] Killzone: Mercenary (Sony Computer Entertainment)  - 11.053 / NEW
09./05. [3DS] Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life # (Bandai Namco)  - 10.740 / 255.309 (-37%)
10./09. [3DS] Youkai Watch (Level 5)  - 9.539 / 164.230 (-12%)
11./03. [PSV] Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (GungHo Online) - 9.383 / 41.005 (-70%)




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