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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 ...

Nippon Ichi revealing Refrain Labyrinth Underground for Vita

A new first-person style RPG is headed to the Vita, as Nippon Ichi finally spills the beans on something it has been teasing for a while. Fully titled Refrain’s Underground Labyrinth and the Witch Brigade, all the details are coming in the new Dengeki magazine, expect some excited scans on Thursday.

Note: Western trailer, but NISA skipped a Vita western release!
NIS is on a roll at the moment, with Yomawari helping take the Vita in a new direction. Hopefully this will move the RPGing goalposts and give us something a little more open world or slightly western would be cool. Then again "labyrinth, witches" all sound a little too familiar.


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