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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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Sony drops Top Hat's Big Dipper visual novel

WWE announcer style - "From out of the polar wastes, weighing in at 450MB.... its Big Dipper, managed by, from parts unknown, USA - Top Hat Studios..." (crowd goes wild).

UPDATE: Fresh trophy listing suggests a proper release! 

Or, in a more usual style, Sony's fucked up again and somehow released a whole game (only on US PSN for now) completely to the publisher's surprise. Enter Big Dipper, a tale of love on New Year's Eve, with poor Old Top Hat only having a placeholder on their website.

Fortunately, the game came out on Steam last year, developed by Team Zimno and I can borrow their promo trailer and the plot summary.


Top Hat seem be to taking up Ratalaika's mantle as the hero of the Vita, and with games that look this intriguing and well crafted, good on them. And its only $5, telling the tale of a miracle beyond the polar circle. Big Dipper is a billed as a kinetic visual novel, telling a romantic story of the unusual circumstances that brought two lovers together one fateful New Year's Eve.

Currently playing on my Vita/PS3/PS4/PS5


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