{"id":6999,"date":"2022-08-24T18:31:12","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T01:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=6999"},"modified":"2022-08-26T18:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T01:02:31","slug":"teaching-an-old-vectrex-new-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=6999","title":{"rendered":"Teaching an old Vectrex new tricks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve always wanted to own an old Vectrex, but the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vecfever.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.vecfever.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vecfever<\/a> cartridge amps that desire up to 11. Not only can it let you program your own Vectrex games, but it also allows you to play actual arcade vector-based ROM chips like Star Wars, Battlezone, Tempest, Lunar Lander, and many other vector-based graphics classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out this wonderful video (and many other fascinating retro computing videos) from the guys at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\/featured\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/RMCRetro\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cave<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Dv15YRAmzM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also replace the CPU of an old Vectrex with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ombertech.com\/pitrex.php\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/www.ombertech.com\/pitrex.php\" target=\"_blank\">PiTrex<\/a> &#8211; a Raspberry Pi based emulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s also a lot of replacement parts from <a href=\"http:\/\/tenpencearcade.co.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/tenpencearcade.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tenpencearcade<\/a> if you need some replacement Vectrex parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Controllers: <a href=\"http:\/\/tenpencearcade.co.uk\/victors-t...\">http:\/\/tenpencearcade.co.uk\/victors-t&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve always wanted to own an old Vectrex, but the Vecfever cartridge amps that desire up to 11. Not only can it let you program your own Vectrex games, but it also allows you to play actual arcade vector-based ROM chips like Star Wars, Battlezone, Tempest, Lunar Lander, and many other vector-based graphics classics. Check out this wonderful video (and many other fascinating retro computing videos) from the guys at The Cave. 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