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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 ...

Pick up a Battle Axe on Kickstarter

Somehow missed Battle Axe until now, but its nearing a successful Kickstarter campaign with a couple of weeks to go. Inspired by Gauntlet, it is developed and designed by Henk Nieborg who worked on the graphics for Xeno Crisis and many others, and anything that's a bit Gauntlet has to be good in my books.

Switch is the lead platform, with a physical version promised. Delivery should be around the end of the year, with the game currently in alpha. Hopefully there's some nods to the original games in there, every time I hear "Red Wizard shot the food" I still get a nostalgic pang of guilt!

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