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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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Slap Fight leads a great shooter lineup in Toaplan Arcade Collection

 As if R-Type in the Irem collection isn't enough, Blaze announced a bit of a double-whammy with Toaplan Arcade Collection 1. It contains one of my favourite shooters, Slap Fight (Alcon as it was known in Japan). 

Slap Fight might not be the most glamorous shmup, but it set the path for so many other shooters and was a fixture in my local dingy record store alongside Double Dragon, so is something I have strong teenage memories of, trying to remember where all the upgrade stars were. 

Another great game from that era is Flying Shark, pretty much Raiden with more wings, along with Tiger-Heli, Truxton (aka Tatsujin), the awesome Zero Wing, along with early side-scrolling beat 'em up Guardian, Snow Bros and puzzler Teki Taki. All of which could make this one of the best Evercade carts yet!

Truxton was badged as playing in the new Evercade EXP's Tate vertical mode, all that's missing from my wish list request is Kung Fu Master, but there could well be another collection on the way for that to arrive.  

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