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The History of the Vectrex

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-bit-like-eight-bit dept.

Matt Barton writes "Gamasutra is featuring an illustrated history of the Vectrex. The article goes in-depth on the development, specs, and impact of the unusual but innovative vector-based platform. We also discuss the modern Vectrex homebrew scene and collectors' market."

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  1. Re:What killed the Vectrex? by AKAImBatman · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It was too expensive.

    Try again. The Vectrex was a reasonably popular machine. It was simply unlucky enough to come into existence a mere year before the Great Video Game Crash of '83. In a Post-Crash World (apologies to John Katz), not a single *home-console* system did anything more than limp along. Everyone was buying computers like the Commodore 64, instead. It wasn't until Nintendo released the NES that home-console systems took off again.
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