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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 ...

Classic Rare and Ultimate games headed to Evercade

Rare, aka Ultimate, is a totem of British game development and Blaze has a collection of their greatest titles headed to Evercade. 

Celebrating 40 years of the company that other developers wanted to be like, there's a long list of titles across multiple formats, somewhat confusing the Evercade computer/console/arcade branding. 

Ultimate, Rare, Sabre Wulf,

For what its worth, Rare Collection 1 has a red case suggesting mostly console games, even though there are plenty of Spectrum titles and a console release of BattleToads. Coming in 2025 this has to be one of the all time classic compilations. Titles include:


With the cart arriving in November and compatible with all Evercade hardware if this makes you want to join the most fun club in gaming. Note, as cart 48, by my reckoning there's a gap at 47 on the release list, likely to be filled in soon. 


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