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Milton Bradley Vectrex	Consoles	name image logo company company_name tabs forum_thread photos adverts hardware emulators links videos software oc_id source Vectrex /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_1s.jpg /media/museum/logos/mb_vectrex_logo.gif /companies/milton-bradley Milton Bradley photos adverts hardware software emulators links videos 992 title subtitle text image CGE VECTREX The Vectrex was first marketed by CGE /media/museum/photos/cge_vectrex_1.jpg title subtitle text image MB VECTREX This is a french model playing built-in game MineStorm /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_1.jpg title subtitle text image SWITCHED OFF This system is switched off, and the its controller is stored at the bottom of the unit. /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_2.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROLLER IS OUT /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_3.jpg title subtitle text image SWITCHED ON /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_4.jpg title subtitle text image REAR At the back of the system can be found a brightness knob /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_rear.jpg title subtitle text image RIGHT SIDE /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_r-side.jpg title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE SLOT The cartridge slot is located at the right side of the system /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_cart-slot.jpg title subtitle text image CARTRIDGE PLUGGED IN /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_cart-inserted.jpg title subtitle text image CONNECTORS AND SETTINGS What we see here are two controller connectors (up) and one reset button and one audio volume dial which also acts as a power switch. /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_connectors.jpg title subtitle text image CONTROLLER The Vectrex control pad is composed of an analog joystick and 4 buttons /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_controller.jpg title subtitle text image CGE CONTROLLER /media/museum/photos/cge_vectrex_pad.jpg title subtitle text image CGE JAPANESE CONTROLLER /media/museum/photos/gce_vectrex_jap-pad.jpg title subtitle text image BANDAI JAPANESE CONTROLLER Controller of the japanese Bandai Vectrex /media/museum/photos/bandai_vectrex_controller_1.jpg title subtitle text image VECTREX & MAC Don't they look familiar ? /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_mac.jpg title subtitle text image TWO PLAYERS This a Vectrex playing Space Wars, a two players game... /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_2-players.jpg title subtitle text image PLASTIC OVERLAYS These color plastic overlays have to be placed in front of the screen for each game, thus enabling colorful playing ! /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_overlays.jpg title subtitle text image BOX /media/museum/photos/mb_vectrex_box.jpg title subtitle text image FRENCH ADVERT (1984) /media/museum/pubs/mb_vectrex_pub_1.jpg title subtitle text image US ADVERT Thanks to Tim_K for this picture /media/museum/pubs/vectrex_pub-high-perfomance-machine.jpg title subtitle text image PROTOTYPE This is the only picture of the computer prototype for the Vectrex. Specialists say that the keyboard pictured here was a mockup and that no Vectrex computer was ever ready to be sold. The specifications however would have been : 66 key keyboard, 16 KB RAM upgradable to 64 KB, and a Basic cartridge. /media/museum/hardware/mb_vectrex_computer_1.jpg title url platform text DVE - DOS Vectrex Emulator http://www.arcadeathome.com/dve/ MS DOS Excellent DOS emulator title url platform text VECX http://www.valavan.net/vectrex.html Windows another Vectrex emulator title url platform text M.E.S.S. http://www.mess.org Multiplatform MESS also emulates Vectrex system ! title url platform text ParaJVE http://vectrex-emu.blogspot.com/ Multiplatform Java emulator title url text Classic Game Creations http://www.classicgamecreations.com/ New Vectrex games programmed by John Dondzila. title url text FURY HTTP://GEOVECTOR.TRIPOD.COM New Vectrex games developped by George Pelonis, including War Of The Robots title url text Game Asylum - Vectrex page http://www.gameasylum.us/gcbrve.html nice article with very interesting time line title url text KRISTOF's Vectrex page for new games http://members.lycos.nl/kristoftuts/index.html New Vectrex games developped by Kristof Tuts title url text playvectrex.com http://www.playvectrex.com/ Very good site essentially focused on hardware projects related to the Vectrex title url text Revival Studios http://www.revival-studios.com/ Old systems developper, inlcuding VexOS and VexOS Basic and impressive demos!! title url text Spike's Big Page http://www.classicgaming.com/vectrex/ Excellent Vectrex ressource with big archive title url text Vectrex Game Database http://vgdb.vectrex.com/index.pl A comprehensive list of Vectrex games, past, present and future title url text Vectrex ressource center http://www.losgatoscollectibles.com/vectrex/ games, manuals, overlays, links and more title url text www.vectrex.co.uk http://www.vectrex.co.uk New resource for Vectrex Information title url text www.vectrex.com http://www.vectrex.com/ Mainly a list of relevant links title url text www.vectrex.nl http://www.vectrex.nl/ Very complete site with games for download, emus, articles, links, news, etc. title url text www.vectrexnews.com http://www.vectrexnews.com/ info and news about the Vectrex system title url text Web Wiz CAPTCHA http://www.webwizcaptcha.com Vectrex dedicated newsgroup title url text Vectrex TV commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1KQ4i5oRrM Length: 27 s title url text Vectrex - 80's Finnish TV Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTBKCFYFzEs Length: 29 s title url text Gamebot presents the Vectrex! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8oQxl8GEjo Length: 3 min 33 s title url text Mine Storm (Vectrex) (How To Beat Home Video Games 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbGRkdHPqlc Length: 3 min 23 s title url text Scramble (Vectrex) (How To Beat Home Video Games 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpYOy2qp9OI Length: 2 min 37 s title url text Berzerk (Vectrex) (How To Beat Home Video Games 3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzf3obuzslI Length: 2 min 29 s /software/3d-crazy-coaster /software/3d-mine-storm /software/3d-narrow-escape /software/animaction /software/armor-attack /software/art-master /software/bedlam /software/berzerk /software/blitz /software/clean-sweep-also-known-as-mr-boston /software/cosmic-chasm /software/engine-analyzer /software/fortress-of-narzod /software/heads-up-action-soccer-also-known-as-soccer-football /software/hyperchase /software/melody-master /software/mine-storm /software/mine-storm-ii /software/polar-rescue /software/pole-position /software/rip-off /software/scramble-also-known-as-scramble-wars-jap /software/solar-quest /software/space-wars /software/spike /software/spinball-also-known-as-flipper-pinball-eur /software/star-castle /software/star-hawk /software/star-trek-the-motion-picture-also-known-as-star-ship-eur-harmagedon-jap /software/web-wars-also-known-as-web-warp-eur 1018 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230413211615/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1018 2023-04-13

Vectrex is one of the most inspired video game machines ever produced. Its point of distinction is the fact that it uses vector "line" graphics (as opposed to raster "pixel" graphics). This is the same type of screen used in such arcade classics as Space Wars, Asteroids, Battlezone and Tempest.

The machine has a 9 x 11 inch black and white screen and comes with a built-in Asteroids clone called Minestorm. The games come with plastic overlays that slide over the screen to cut down on flicker and give some illusion of color.

It uses an 8 bit processor, the 68A09 (6809 with 1.5MHz clock speed), and a popular (at that time) sound chip, General Instruments AY-3-8912, which can produce a wide range of noises. Also included is a 1.5 inch, self-centering, joystick with 4 buttons on the right. It uses an analog/potentiometer system allowing differing degrees of directional input.

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Source : Vectrex FAQ