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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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The Lost Cube found on Vita

JanduSoft dropped a fresh preview of its up and coming releases, and in the middle of the new/next-gen console news is The Lost Cube, coming to the Vita too! How many times have you died in Vita games? There's a cosmic question to ask. Me? Got to be approaching 250,000 thanks to all those damn leaping-and-dying games. 


Update: There's also a physical release from Eastasiasoft (now sold out), actually looks like the Vita version was physical-only, so we've all missed out! But, it is available on most other platforms.



Developed by Red Mount Media, it looks suspiciously like those many death-by-a-thousand-cuts games (Reed 2, 0000, League of Evil etc.) that have peppered the Vita in recent years, but what's one more step into that abyss?  


The Lost Cube offers a nasty collection of spikes, lasers traps and a guitar-toting, jumping hero that looks far from in control of the situation. If he finds the cube he can bring life back to the village, there's just the 60 levels and a few bosses between him and it. Guess I'll die a few thousands more times trying to finish this one... 

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