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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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Nintendo Switch and Gaming Kickstarters

While the Switch seems like a license to print money for established developers and publishers, there are plenty of startups looking for cash to fund their games. Or, some larger or growing developers taking a punt on a Switch version. Either way, there's a growing number of Switch campaigns on the go for you to back. Do drop us a line if you want yours listed!

2025: A few more:


2024 Update: Some fresh gaming and related projects here. 

2023 Update: A few campaigns for Switch, PlayStation or other formats that have caught my eye recently:

Mariachi Legends (Switch Physical option, funded, ongoing)



Ratatan (Switch, PS5, from the Patapon team)




Tavern Talk (Switch, Funded, Completed)


Rune Fencer Illyia (Coming to Switch, January 2024) 


Previous games:

Born Punk (Insert Disk 22) Possible Switch version

In progress:
Colors Live (art with stylus, funded day one)
Dawn for the End (retro game, funded)
Vernal Edge (1/4 funded day one, looking at a 2023 release)

KS Finished:

Hatch Tales: Chicken Wiggle (Jools Whattam, classic 3DS platformer HD port, funded)
Afterlight (Silent Road) Possible Switch version - Failed
Under Stranger Stars (USS) Switch stretch goal
Lunark (Canari Games) Switch version possible - Nearly funded, last days
Summer in Mara (Chibig) 31K goal - gorgeous looking aquatic adventure - FUNDED
Bubsy: Paws on Fire (Accolade) £20K goal, quarter funded day one
Chained Echoes (CE) Possible Switch stretch goal
Evergate (Stone Lantern) Switch version by 2020

NOISZ re:||VERSE (NoizMakers) Rhythm Bullet Hell Funded, missed Switch goal
One Step from Eden (Thomas Moon Kang) - Deck-building action game - FUNDED
Enferi (The Hatchling) - Funding failed
SwitchBlades Side Rails (stylish rail hardware accessory, pictured) - neat idea.


Hyper Parasite (Troglobytes) - failed
Bushiden (Pixel Arc) Added Switch goal - funded
Log Jammers (Mega Cat) Funded
Onmo (Jonas Manke) Possible Switch goal funded - due late 2019
Hazelnut Bastille (ALoftStudio) Switch stretch goal funded - due 2020
Monster Sanctuary (Moi Rai) Switch goal succeeded - due 2020

The Darkside Detective Season 2 (Spooky Doorway)  Funded
Grimshade (Asterion/TaleRock) $100K goal reached, coming 2019
Hamsterdam (Muse Games) FUNDED (you can still contribute)
Thief's Roulette (Malik Brown) Danganronpa-like FUNDED
Masquerada (Witching Hour) FUNDED
Sol705 (Land Patricio) Graphic adventure, £25K Stretch goal FUNDED
198X (Hi-Bit) £41K goal FUNDED
The Good Life (Swery White Owl) $800K stretch goal FUNDED
The Mystery of Woolley Mountain (Lightfoot) FUNDED



Funded:

The Seashore (RPG) Boomerang Games FUNDED
Eat All The Things (Arcade) Stami Studio
Skull Pirates (Action RPG) Luc Bernard
Masquerada: Songs and Shadows (RPG) Witching Hour
XenoCrisis (Arcade) Bitmap Bureau


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