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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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Gaijinworks bringing Summon Night 5 and CoH 3 to PSP/Vita

Having done a little bit of teasing, Gaijinworks and Monkey Paw have announced their next PSP and Vita titles to head west. Both Japanese RPG series have their fans and with translation tasks well underway, it hopefully won't be too long before we're enjoying them.


Banpresto did pretty well out of the Summon Night games in Japan, while Class of Heroes seems a bit more niche. Anyone thrilled for these?




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