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eBay Germany. The product titles you see are provided by external sellers. The creator is not responsible for external links contained in this app.
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eBay Germany. The product titles you see are provided by external sellers. The creator is not responsible for external links contained in this app.
For more Vectrex news visit vectrexmuseum.com
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The most ambitious and unusual Home Arcade System ever released. The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by General Consumer Electric (GCE), and then by Milton Bradley Company after their purchase of GCE. It was released in November 1982 at a retail price of $199. As Milton Bradley took over international marketing the price dropped to $150 and then $100 shortly before the video game crash of 1983. The Vectrex exited the market in early 1984.
The Vectrex is a masterpiece of design. The control panel, which features a small self-centering analog metal joystick and four numbered action buttons, could be placed in a storage area at the bottom front of the console. The control panel could be slid into the tabs at the bottom of the console and snapped up into place, creating a sleek forward-facing profile.
Unlike other video game consoles, which connected to televisions and rendered raster graphics, the Vectrex has an integrated 10 inch monitor which displays vector graphics. The monochrome Vectrex uses screen overlays to give the illusion of color. At the time, many of the most popular arcade games used vector displays, and GCE was looking to set themselves apart from the pack by selling high-quality versions of games such as Space Wars and Armor Attack. Vectrex comes with a built in game, the Asteroids-like Mine Storm.
The original Vectrex Board Schematic
For more information about the Vectrex visit vectrexmuseum.com
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This web-app is provided by Vectrex Museum. To bookmark this free Vectrex Locator tap the plus sign in you mobile browser and then tap �Add to Bookmarks� for easy, one-tap access. You can just open the web-app now like a regular app and, providing you�re connected to the web in some way, it will work perfectly. For feedback and bug reports please send an e-mail.
Version History
� Version 1.1 - January 21, 2012
Replaced "Change Market" navigation buttons on eBay listing pages.
� Version 1.0 - January 18, 2012
Launch Edition
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The product titles you see are provided by external sellers. The creator is not responsible for external links contained in this app.
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� Timeline - What happened 30 years ago... ?
First months of 1982:
A strict timetable demands that the first 12 games and the hardware should be ready in June 1982. The Vectrex name is subsequently chosen, as already described.
John Hall later exclusively works on "Mine Storm" while Gerry Karr works on The Executive alone. Gerry starts over from scratch and changes the name to the RUM (Run Time Monitor). In the end, a number of people contribute to the RUM, most notably Duncan Muirhead who handled most of the heavy trig stuff.
� Vectrex Games Database relaunched !
The VGDB has been relaunched at www.vectrexmuseum.com/mirror/vgdb.
� Vectrex Crossword
Solve the Vectrex Crossword - please visit VecNews and download the PDF.
� Timeline - What happened 30 years ago... ?
January 1982:
Bill Hawkins and Chris King join the team.
October 1981:
Paul Newell, Mark Indictor and John Hall begin to engineer the Vectrex.
September 1981:
Vectrex concept is licensed by General Consumer Electronics (GCE), and a 9" CRT is decided on.
� Background Picture Contest
Create a background picture for VecApp. Simple rules: The picture needs to be related to the Vectrex. Use your computer, a pencil or anything else to create a 310 (h) x 320 (w) pixel resolution picture. Please mention the three location buttons that cover parts of your picture.
One picture per person, your picture must be send in until February 29, 2012 to the email address: [email protected]. All pictures will be published for the contest that runs in March 2012 at vectrexmuseum.com. The five most voted pictures will be included on the VecApp start screen and shown in a random order.
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