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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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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter brightens up 2025's release list

Coming to PlayStation and Switch in 2025, Falcom has gone full-3D remake on one of the PSP's meatiest JRPGs. What was originally called, rather wordily, The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 1st, is back as Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter. 


Gung-Ho is on publishing duty for the western release, due in Autumn 2025, with a crew of quaintly-named heroes led by Estelle and Joshua, aka The Bracer's Guild, stomping around the troubled Kingdom of Liberl. The 3D update offers new localizations, improved visuals, and updated gameplay mechanics based around the classic turn-based battle system.

The one thing I remember about the PlayStation Portable original (published in the UK by Ghostlight) is massive amounts of dialogue that dragged on and on in the early part of the game. Hopefully that's been tightened up, or there's a speed up button to get things moving along. 
I guess the trailer is more perky characters than pushing polygons and fx, but it all looks pretty sharp. More info on the official website, with expectations of a drip feed of details on the run up to launch across next year. And in the years to come we should get the rest of the series up to what was the Vita exclusive 3rd Evolution, following on with updates to one of my favourite series Trails of Cold Steel. 

Update: The game is in stores now, check out the launch trailer, out on PSN for £49.99 with a demo of the first chapter if you want to try it out for free. The physical release is the same price at Amazon and other stores. 

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