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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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Factorio and Endless Dungeon star in the latest Nintendo Direct

 Among the inevitable batch of sequels, the endless cute RPGs, the daring dive in Resident Evil with "cloud" versions and a few non-surprises, the latest Nintendo Direct was overloaded with games without any of them really sparking the "way-hey" fervour in me. 

Fortunately, among the usual suspects a couple of games grabbed my attention! New to me, this is why these events (including the upcoming PlayStation State of Play) are important, to highlight the games that not everyone has heard of. 

PC resource building game Factorio is coming to the Switch. After a rocket crash, you need to collect the resources and build the factories to create a new starship. It features cross-platform play but no mods from the PC version, and looks like a finely-crafted bag of tense fun.  

Endless Dungeon from Amplitude Studios is part of their Endless Universe series and provide some sci-fi rogue-lite tactical action. Set on an abandoned space station, you need to arm heroes and position them to defeat never-ending waves of monsters... 

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