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Vectrex biblio 1.13 released : video added

Cortex — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:44:20 +0000

The Vectrex listing - I called it biblio - has been updated in 1.13 version. The finder has been upgraded too : among the current data - release year, insert, rarity - and the links to find a copy on the web, the collector will now watch a video I picked : review, tribute or fan film.

I hope this addition will relive some old memories and give more attraction for these old treasures !

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEQV-N3PHvM

Biblio Vectrex 1.12

Cortex — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:36:36 +0000

The Vectrex biblio 1.11 contained a small error on Cleansweep UE/US reference that is now corrected in version 1.12.

Biblio Vectrex 1.11 : 3 more scans

Cortex — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:37:25 +0000

The biblio Vectrex 1.11 is now available. 3 news scans of european boxes in this update with Berzerk, Blitz ! and Spike. The last one is a funny UFO : a kind of false 3D platform game with characters which can speak. Probably the first digital voices in a video game !

Berzerk on Vectrex	Blitz ! on Vectrex	Spike on Vectrex

Biblio Vectrex 1.1 : scans are coming

Cortex — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:38:10 +0000

I release tonight the 1.1 version of the “biblio Vectrex” (full list of Vectrex games). No new game is listed, but the first scans are available : Rip Off and Solar Quest, in european version. I think that they are really awesome, a kind of mix between retro and future !

Rip Off on Vectrex

Solar Quest on Vectrex

Vectrex findings : Solat Quest & Rip Off

Cortex — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:49:20 +0000

Two little gems in my mail box this morning : Solar Quest and Rip Off. The “cassette” boxes are in an excellent shape, which is pretty rare for 25 years old games ! Two fun games, especially Rip Off (the Solar Quest filter is quite basic : only a yellow spot in the middle of the screen - the sun - on a blue background) : you have to protect a pack of small triangles - fuel cells - from pirate ships stealing them. You have to shoot the pirates ! Some kamikazes are among the ennemies, to kill you, but you are not the primary target. It is a difficult but original game !

You can find a tutorial on Youtube here :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwcMkrqJQp0

Did you say Vectrex ?

Cortex — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:38:57 +0000

Some of my readers told me that they could not remember the Vectrex console. Not at all, really ? Here is a quick video compiling some great & famous games of this system, especially the amazing Scramble (released on Xbox live recently) :

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8eZOJr5rs4

Is it working ? Are you remembering it ? A console with a built-in screen, displaying blue/white vectors and using filters to simulate colors ? That’s it ! The Vectrex from Milton Bradley !

Trouver un 3D imager pour Vectrex… neuf et pas (trop) cher

Cortex — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:39:35 +0000

Sorry, this entry is only available in Français.

Release of Vectrex finder

Cortex — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:27:37 +0000

I have the great pleasure to announce you the release of the Vectrex section and its associated finder tool. I will list in few weeks the games released in Japan by Bandaï. I think the list is pretty reliable to be published, but as asual, your opinion is very precious in case of errors.

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