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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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Ars Tactica brings the battle to the Vita

With all those Tactics games on the PSP; Final Fantasy Lion Wars, Ragnarok Tactics, Tactics Ogre, I wonder why the trend didn't continue to Vita? One company having a go is Ars Tactica who have turned up on Square Enix's crowd-funding page today to get interest in Dragon Tournament, a PC and Vita title, with the possibility of Indiegogo funding if they get enough interest.

Why not Kickstarter? Perhaps Square's interest might see something bigger come of this project? You need to login to register your interest, but you can use Facebook, Steam or Square access. There's a month to go, but please give them your support now.


I mentioned the Unity-powered briefly back in the spring, but things seem to be kicking into gear now with it taking shape well. Dragon Tournament offers a deep and interesting battle system. There's bags of quests, character development and crafting to enjoy - hope it all fits on the Vita!

I enjoyed the FF Tactics game, but can't say I got massively deep into it, any aficionados want to weigh in on how kosher this looks?

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