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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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Crysis Remastered heads to Switch, but will it play well?

Don't usually talk about the big-name games, but Crysis is a breed apart, a processor and GPU-shredding thoroughbred of a PC title from Crytek that is getting a remaster some 13 years later on all consoles including Switch.

Saber Interactive is working on the port, using CryEngine, so there's hope that they'll do a decent job, given the results they got with Witcher 3. But since the game in any form can still run a modern PC to the max, with its stellar looking jungles and character effects, just don't expect too much.


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