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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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First Evercade 2023 carts announced, C64 and Toaplan 2

 My first evening out of the year and Evercade decides to drop two new launches. So, I'm scrambling to catch up. 

The C64 Collection 2 and Toaplan Arcade 2 will arrive at the end of April, with pre-orders going live on February 17th 2023, those pesky supply chain gremlins hopefully having cleared now. And, while I don't expect the folk at Blaze to up the pace much, hopefully this is the start of a very steady release cadence for the year (updated release list). 

Having already posted what I would love to see on any Toaplan 2 collection, it is great to see Fire Shark and Twin Cobra in the mix, along with: 

  • Demon's World
  • Hellfire
  • Rally Bike
  • Twin Hawk
  • Wardner



That's a whole lot of Tate Mode shmup goodness, and a few curios to even things out, with room left over for a Toaplan Collection 3, hopefully. 


On the C64 side, the first c64 cart still gets plenty of play and C64 Collection 2 will hit harder with timeless classics Uridium, Cybernoid and Nebulus among the 14 games. The full list is: 

  • California Games
  • Cybernoid
  • Firelord
  • Impossible Mission II
  • Insects in Space
  • Mission Impossibubble
  • Nebulus
  • Pitstop II
  • Slayer
  • Street Sports Basketball
  • Sword of Fargoal
  • Uridium
  • World Games
  • Zamzara



If you're not into Evercade yet, the handheld and mini consoles are great low-cost ways to get into legit retro gaming. With the joy of proper boxed copies with all sorts of goodies and manuals in the case. 

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