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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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Evercade announces first four Arcade carts

The Evercade story started out with plenty of NES and Atari VCS ports of famous arcade games, but the little handheld and the upcoming console version clearly have the power to run 8-bit and 16-bit arcade originals. 

The developers at Blaze were hinting that retro arcade games were coming not long after last year's launch, and now it looks like we will see the full potential of the Evercade. The company has just announced its first batch, from the very start of gaming in Pong to some pretty modern looking titles. The first four Arcade carts revealed are... 


Wow, there's a lot of them, some 37 titles by my count! And I like the purple to distinguish them from the home versions. These represent the final carts for 2021 from Evercade, but there's still more news to come, with pack-in content for the Vs console. 

Check out the video for a closer look with Atari, Data East, Gaelco and Technos represented. Some of them are already on Evercade in home console form, but I consider that practice for the real thing and there's plenty of new games and titles that are totally new to me. 



Releasing in November alongside the Vs console, get ready for a retro Christmas.

Technos (By ArcSystemWorks) 
The CombaTribes (1990) 
BlockOut (1989) 
Battle Lane V (1986) 
Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988) 
Double Dragon III: The Rosetta Stone (1990)
Mania Challenge (1986) 
Minky Monkey (1982) 
Mysterious Stones (1984) 

Data East 
Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja (1988)
Breakthru (1986) 
Burger Time (1982)
Chain Reaction  (1995)
Dark Seal (1990)
Darwin 4078 (1986) 
Lock and Chase (1981) 
Sly Spy (1989) 
TumblePop (1991) 
Wizard Fire (1990)

Gaelco 
Alligator Hunt (1994) 
Biomechanical Toy (1995) 
Glass (1993) 
Snowboarding Championship (1996)
Thunder Hoop (1992)
World Rally (1993) 

Atari 
Asteroids Deluxe (1981) 
Canyon Bomber (1979) 
Centipede (1980)
Crystal Castles (1983)
Liberator (1982)
Lunar Lander (1979)
Millipede (1982)
Missile Command (1980)
Night Driver (1976)
Pong (1972)
Sky Diver (1978)
SuperBreakout (1978)
Warlords (1980)

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