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Complete Vectrex System. The Vectrex was a Videogame system of the 1980 that complete with Atari 2600 and Colecovision. Very hard to find item. Vectrex Video game system only. No Video Games are included. Here is some history on the system The Vectrex is an 8-bit 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 the video game market declined and then crashed, the Vectrex exited the market in early 1984. Unlike other video game consoles, which connected to televisions and rendered raster graphics, the Vectrex has an integrated vector 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 Minestorm. Two peripherals were also available for the Vectrex, a light pen and a 3D imager. Western Technologies/Smith Engineering briefly considered designing a handheld version of the device in 1988. However, the impending release of the Nintendo Game Boy made such a project too risky. In the mid-1990s, Smith Engineering released the duplication of the Vectrex system image and cartridges for non-commercial uses and has been pleased to see that it has still-thriving developer and user communities.
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Fixitdave
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21 Jul 2009 |
The first true "Home Arcade" system. The Vecrex was sold at places like Toys R Us and put the other "Home Consoles" to shame. The Vecrex offered the True Arcade games like Berzerk, Blitz, Hyper Chase,Pac Man, Pole Position, Cobra, etc.
It was also the first all in one system. With Built in Sound, Joystick (360*+ 4 buttons) and that beautiful work of art, the Raster Scan display. This little gem could play games like BattleZone exactly as the arcade had them, with the Raster Scan lines.
It had an ingenius system of using "Overlays" that brought the apperance f color to the dismal Grey Raster Scan monitor. I might also add this monitor was an exact match to the size and shape the arcades were using. Rectangular with the monitor being set in the case so that its taller than it is wider.
The Vectrex is considered by many to the be the holy grail of portable gaming. The Forefather to the Gameboy, Virtual boy, Lynx (R.I.P.) and even the Neo Geo Pocket. They all owe a nod to the Vectrex. It broke the mold and dared to be diferent.
If you can find one, snatch it up. A good Vecrex is very hard to find. 100.00 is not a high price to pay for one in good condition. There are even a few of the Prototype Color units and Prototype games floating around, they are worth a lot.
Happy Hunting. |
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