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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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Flycast brings Dreamcast gaming to the Vita

How do you get the world's greatest console commercial failure playing on the world's greatest handheld commercial failure? Answer, Flycast. 

If you were around back then, the Dreamcast was amazing, with true arcade-class games and features like VGA-out to play on a crisp PC monitor, a modem for online gaming and so much more. Sonic Adventure, Soul Calibur, House of the Dead 2, Metropolis Street Racer, NBA 2K, Tomb Raider Revelations and so much more, all great gaming memories that get another shot on the go. 


Having played the Android port of Crazy Taxi and a bunch of similar era games, there was always hope that the Vita could do better, and the handheld proves up to the task with a fresh release of the popular Flycast emulator. Plenty of video examples show games playing smoothly (25-26fps), but some games struggle. Still, this is yet another step in the Vita's rise to emulator domination. 

Thanks to Rinnegatamante & Bythos for their efforts. Note that a few people with too many plug-ins are reporting trouble getting it to run! 

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