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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 ...

Burly Men at Sea trophies pop up

Brain & Brain's arty nautical adventure was mentioned at E3, but is another of those Vita games that kept its head below the sonar. Now the trophies have popped up, I guess it is ready for launch on the Vita and PS4.

UPdate: The game now has a PSN blog post and a release date of 19 September.

Its distinctive style has won Burly Men at Sea several commendations, with clever use of basic shapes and plenty of humour to give the Scandinavian fishing crew some depth. The PC version has been out for a while, so after this port, it'll be interesting to see what this team do next.

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