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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 ...

Sony Japan's Vita Fireworks event recap

While we were all going through the lows-and-lowers of E3, Sony Japan was having its own event called Summer Fireworks, which certainly did more to hit the spot for Asian Vita owners. Most of it was broadcast on Nico Nico, which is more or less a nightmare for westerners to watch, or at least understand.


Still, for the brave, Sony has now put up a Japanese portal site with all the news and better quality videos, showing off Freedom Wars, Monster Hunter Frontier G, Oreshika 2 and Toukiden Kiwami. Most of the videos are your usual way-out Japanese "there's a game in here somewhere" with lots of chat, costumes and "zaniness." But its still worth a peek if you were feeling deflated by E3.

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