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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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Could Apple's iPad event be all about the games?

Apple is teasing, in its usual oblique fashion, about what else will be shown off at its October 16 iPad event. We know there's a new iPad Air 2, an iPad Mini 3 and possibly even a larger iPad Pro. But what's with the "It's been way too long." memo on the invite?



My wild guess is that Apple is finally going to do something gamey, certainly Apple's treatment of the core gaming market has been fairly tame for years now. Perhaps the company will show off an upgraded Apple TV set-top box to act in a similar manner to PlayStation TV, with a wireless controller, the new Metal coding tricks seen in iOS 8 to expose the underlying GPU hardware and an improved gaming social service.

Just a thought, but it makes sense given Apple's acquisition of much gaming talent in recent years and a lack of tangible results. Sure the App Store is full of great games, but with gaming consoles struggling generally, PC game sales in the toilet and developers looking for a new boom, perhaps Apple thinks now is the time to strike

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