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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.  Update: the Vectrex Kickstarter is live and blew past its first funding goal in ab out 15 minutes, and approaching £450K and 2,500 backers in its first day.   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 Vectre...
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Odin Sphere's Alice pops out of the screen

Things we'll never own no. 1,432,358, an Odin Sphere story-teller Alice figurine as demonstrated in this Famitsu article. Available from December on Amazon Japan, the £160-ish PVC piece looks impressive with Socrates the cat and other nick-nacks from her room. All of which makes me want to go back and play this striking Vanillaware title that really shone on the Vita's OLED.



Having had a look around, some existing figures like Velvet are available from western Amazon stores or eBay, if you're feeling flush. Vanillaware's other Vita hit Dragon's Crown also has some, rather more expensive figures available (ouch!).


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