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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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Second wave of Evercade releases pre-order plans

The pre-orders for Xeno Crisis/Tanglewood and the Oliver Twins Dizzy collection are now live on Amazon, Funstock and other stores. The on-sale date is a rather depressing 2nd of October, but there's something to be said for anticipation.

Update 25 July: The 2 Atari Lynx collections will go up for pre-order at midnight on 30th of July with a release date of 6th November. Lynx Collection 2 comes with a reversible cover, with Chips Challenge on one side and California Games as the feature title on the other. Evercade also says they have a couple more surprises to keep us excited for 2020!

NOTE: If you want to join us in Evercade Cove, some supplies are left, with fresh stocks of the portable and 10 launch carts due in August!

Despite some early panic, Evercade are saying there will be plenty of stock for the new titles, and the "currently unavailable" notice on Amazon is a mistake on the retailer's part. Presumably lots of people got their orders in super early, but Evercade will produce carts based on total pre-orders plus enough for longer-term supply.



Among the hints are new colours of hardware in 2021, for those who didn't get the LE black model and lots of teasing about future collections.

A reminder that Evercade are being very open about current stock issues, game glitches and their future plans on Twitter and Discord, helping build a solid community. My personal request is that the manuals for future collections are more practical.

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