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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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UK Top 10, shuffle the same old pack

Right, this is starting to get really jaded now, and would be a problem for Sony, if it cared. Anyone taking a look at the Vita chart will see old games littering the place and a crippling lack of new releases. If you were picking one up then there's still lots of solid names in the list, but it is feeling its age now.

With Minecraft the only major release until Autumn/Winter (Freedom Wars October, Tales of Hearts R November), its not going to get much better. And to think, this is quite a decent list, compared to Spring when very old (even launch) games dominated. So while indies may keep the userbase playing, the wind down to obsolescence continues.

1 +    FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD REMASTER SQUARE ENIX 3 22
2 -    BORDERLANDS 2 2K GAMES 1 12
3 +    THE RATCHET & CLANK TRILOGY SONY 4 7
4 -    KILLZONE: MERCENARY SONY 2 50
5 =  TEARAWAY SONY 5 39
6 =  FOOTBALL MANAGER 2014 SEGA 6 19
7 =  CHILD OF LIGHT UBISOFT 7 7
8 +  METAL GEAR SOLID HD COLLECTION KONAMI 10 75
9 -  ASSASSIN'S CREED III LIBERATION UBISOFT 8 91
10 -  GOD OF WAR COLLECTION SONY 9 15

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