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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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If Salt and Sanctuary is another roguelike, I'm going to punch someone

Is there some Rougelike template kit out there that I haven't heard about. I could be wrong having only seen the trailer, but this new indie being pimped by Sony looks rather like yet another Metroidvania, Roguelike or whatever the hell you want to call these games.



Okay, I can breathe a little easier having read the game is billed as a stylistic, brutal, action RPG platformer, or is that no different? Still, its yet another game for the Vita, so excuse me while I rush off and update the release list.

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