The Vectrex is everybody’s favourite vector-based console from the early 1980s. Vector graphics really didn’t catch on in the videogame market, but the Vectrex has, nonetheless held on to a diehard ...

For Hackaday readers which might not be so well versed in the world of home video gaming before the 1983 crash, the Vectrex was an interesting attempt at bringing vector graphics into player’s living ...

The Vectrex may be the most innovative video game console you’ve never heard of. It had everything it needed to prompt a revolution, including controllers far more sophisticated than the competition ...

It’s becoming clearer now that most old consoles and computers are ripe for a remake. From handhelds to mini versions of things such as the Commodore 64 or Spectrum, everything seems to be making a ...

When The Vectrex arrived in 1982, it felt like it had beamed in from the future. Unique then – and still today – as the only home console with a vector display, it served up pin-sharp glowing graphics ...

There was a lot going on at Gamescom, so much so that you might have missed the reveal of an all-new mini console. Sega and Nintendo have stepped away from that side of the business, but there’s one ...

I'm fully aware that I have a basement full of crap, and, yes, to many eyes, my collection of crap really may be analogous to a firm, healthy turd, but if I accept this unpleasant analogy, then I'd ...

Members of Carnegie Mellon University’s computer club have somehow managed to not only obtain a working GCE Vectrex, but create an incredible 64K audiovisual demo on the obscure, 30-year old game ...

It probably wouldn't have progressed in the same way, because vector graphics are sharply limited in terms of complexity. The way a normal CRT works is panning left to right, top to bottom, with the ...