Classic Game Room HD - MINE STORM for Vectrex review

Classic Game Room HD reviews MINE STORM for Vectrex from 1982. Mine Storm is a built in game for the Vectrex (at least for my unit) and is similar to Asteroids with elements of Geometry Wars. It plays on the Vectrex with vector based graphics and uses a screen overlay to give some style and show the button layout for the Vectrex controller. Shoot bad guys in space and avoid the nasties that try and chase you around the screen. Mine Story is an excellent arcade game that feels like an arcade game when played on the Vectrex with the awesome controller. This CGRHD review of Mine Storm on Vectrex has gameplay footage from Mine Story and game play showing the Vectrex video game console from GCE in action! This is an excellent game for retro gamers and fans of old school video games and arcade classics from the early 80's.

[@progrocker69]

Looks like the whole machine was worth the price of admission just for that pack-in game. I remember seeing ads for those back when I was 11 or 12 and wanting to play one SOOOOOO bad. Of course, I was never even lucky enough to find a demo model in a department store I could try. Gonna have to track down a used one sometime soon. =)

[@AaronAndersonRWP]

Does everyone spam the fire button on this game? I've always taken precise shots, to conserve space ammo, or megajoules or whatever...

[@GamingPalooza]

well of course it's better then the 360... it's still working after 5 years... unlike most 360's.

[@thewhammy83]

I've been playing this game for over 20-something years. Unfortunately, there is no Mine Field 14. If you're able to get past MF 13, you'll skip to MF 15 and must shoot dots and other mines. Sometimes, the game might end after MF 13. Afterward, more weird-shaped and dotted mines, extra lives and more Mine Field skipping. The score will go crazy if you go over a million points. My brother and I were able to make it in the early 30s Mine Fields. Fun times.

[@thetillman45]

Did you know that there is a glitch that makes it so that you cannot get past level 13? Anyone that wrote a complaint letter like "argh wyh wai cnt i get past lvl 13 bro?" Would get a free copy of Mine Storm 2. (Which is actually just a fixed version of MineStorm) Very few people ever did, so this makes MineStorm 2 probably the most rare game for the Vectrex

[@mexamexo8]

VECTREX RULES!!! Hey mark there is a turbo fire accesorie for the vectrex and a controller built for hyper chase (which is like a paddle) as well. the light pen has four related games and the giant 3d glasses (3d imager) has three games realesed, they had color without an overlay. I hope this info is helpfull altough they are not very afortable, non of them.

[@mexamexo8]

VECTREX RULES!!! hey mark there is a turbo fire accesorie for the vectrex and a controller built for hyper chase (which is like a paddle) as well. the light pen has four related games and the giant 3d glasses (3d imager) has three games with color without overlay. I hope this info is helpfull altough they are not very afortable.

[@CrimsonDusk]

Seriously now I've been a gamer since 1998 and played my first games on a Terminator, NES clone, on a black and white cathode TV screen, so that's pretty old school and the most cool thing about the Terminator is that it wasn't region coded or the cartridges weren't because I played US and Japanese games like Kage( still have them).

[@legofans452]

I just finished playing Armor..Attack on my Vectrex. Unfortuatly, out of the... 14(?) games I have for it, I only have the overlay for three. (Minestorm, Armor..Attack, Berzerk). I love the Vectrex.

[@CrimsonDusk]

Yes if they make ports for the PS3 or 360 Vectrex games they should give the game with an overlay for your wide screen TV and I'm not kidding I want my overlay to play the games old school, on an LCD.

[@skillyou1]

indeed, if you played this in the day it did feel like the arcade. i didnt have one but a freind did and of course was sick of it so id have it all to my broke ass self when id sleep over in 3rd grade,lol

[@brtshstel]

you know Adobe Illustrator used vecotr graphics too. great for resizing because you don't lose quality when you zoom way in or out or when you blow images up to larger sizes

[@Retrogamer71]

Hope there are some Vectrex hardware nerds who can give the technical detail of the machine. The system was amazing when I saw it as a ten year old.

[@InvaderGill]

i know... i was just replying to the last thing the guy said in the video.. to put vectrex games on ps3 and 360 "just don't forget the overlay" lol

[@didi2626]

i got to level 32 or 33 ,how have made it know that some levels has invisibles asteroids that folows you.......is any body get there???:)

[@bongmygong1991]

You see his face a lot in previous videos, also, all games which allow Mark to design his characters, he makes to look like him...

[@dkukov]

Dont forget the overlay? Yeah... I would want to see a overlay for a 60+ inch TV. It would probably need 2-3 man to put it on :D.

[@Luudite]

Looks like this video (maybe?) has spawn a run on Vectrex units on eBay. they seem to be going for like 100 clams plus. Yowza :)

[@greatail]

I was so close to buying one, then it got picked up... and out of humiliation, my used game store got a load of Vectrex games

[@Cellfix]

Viral Dog would aprove!

[@ForgetfulCollector]

The dentist office that I go to has one of these things. I'll have to buy it sometime, sure is fun to play!

[@XxJoeyTerrifyingxX]

the ship looks like a ummmm part of the male anatomy O_o but iv played this game and its awsome :D

[@paulspruill]

i watch all of marks reviews in vecter graphics the wiimote rocks in glowing lines! i am serious

[@darksaiyan2006]

Blasphemy! No overlay means no overlay, so you don't get an overlay. Noooo!

[@InvaderGill]

lol, the overlay would have to be really big to fit my 50 inch plasma!

[@deepestdarkestblue2180]

Stop saying First people and great review the overlay is so retro =]

[@RA1DEN36]

hahaha just got to lvl 5, highscore 44975 :P fucking difficult!

[@delbomb3131]

0kay really now what is the point of the overlay for this game

[@riproar11]

I had a Vectrex for a few months. Like most video games and consoles in the mid-1980s, you eventually become bored of the games.

[@bitbat9]

@VladimirVLD anything is better than the xbox 360 lol

[@Sbrff]

you can see his face if you watch his old videos...

[@bongmygong1991]

Mark makes them good! (they are anyway, my opinion)

[@james42519]

well glad to know you finally learned how to comment. congratulations on your first comment ever i guess. FYI next time you don't have to number your comments. that could get confusing getting into the 100's now wouldn't it? this game is not bad though i guess. man i spend too much time on this comment to a troll.

[@Skriak]

Does anyone know if you can get a Vectrex's picture displayed on another TV screen through some kind of technical trickery? That would be sweetness.

[@1234fllf]

fuck this new 3d crap i want overlays!!!!

[@stinger3420]

This must be an ancestor of　GeometryWars！

[@jonkillings2747]

My mum bought a vectrex for my brother in 1982 who spent 2 months in hospital after being hit by a car and was in traction.

[@james42519]

dang. i really didn't look because wasn't really looking to get one and i don't like to buy stuff online. i don't even have paypal now.

[@SuiHoshi]

Hearing that opening tune again sent nostalgia chills!!

[@zeliph]

Vetrex has a blue light neon graphics? That would be cool if there was a remake of vetrex, but a controller where you connect to a tv(those cheapo controllers with 10 video games or something you find in the handheld section in walmart or something.) And add new colors to it. Like neon green, red, and pink. Besides the plain blue color. That would be cool. It will be like Geometry Wars graphics. I can just imagine it now...

[@Skriak]

I think we all buzz at one time or another. It's like chicken pox: best to get it out of the way.

[@wildsmiley]

it's black and white. that's all.

[@ricmoz]

cant wigh for the berserk review

[@james42519]

cheap? i seen this for $200 at a game store here. to me that is not really cheap now.

[@ZILOGz80VIDEOS]

You should review SBCG4AP for Wii avalable through WiiWare (Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People)

[@LiquidZ2k]

Everyone does. Vectrex = Win

[@Skriak]

"The fourth button just calls for help...but no one answers." ^_^

[@devilxking2]

The Vectrex is fucking BA.

[@FSMusicLTD]

best console in the world

[@matkovicha]

why do they buzz so much?

[@DeathbyDusk]

An improperly insulated speaker wire in close proximity to the cathode ray tube.

[@BigBossJ]

I bet Star Wars Arcade could run on the vectrex if someone tried to make it.

[@DarkJedi246]

thums up if you think mark would be happy if i gor a spaceship

[@edwinmannaandthelearningch4450]

Vectrex vs atari

[@ExedEyes]

I cant really remember but I think it was in his unboxing of the ps3 video.

[@DaisyTheSadboi]

you would buzz too if you were an arcade machine thats almost 30 years old

[@BoxcarWillie42]

Great review!!

[@iam_schtizo4653]

Jablinski games

[@neallyons9515]

Am I the only one who finished this game? It goes to level 89. One of the stars doesn't hatch so you're left alone in space forever.Yes it crashes on level 13 and also some other levels later on but only sometimes. The hardest level is 32, invisible trackers that also shoot at you. BTW my brightness didn't turn up hi enuf to see the invis ones, my neighbour's did, (that cheater!) I finished it fair and square, a few times.

[@xxPutnik]

Great game!

[@-IFFTI-]

amazing!

[@Seb1l]

It is

[@mdmenzel]

Much better than asteroids, imo

[@RetroGoodness]

lol, nice review. Vectex games kick ASS!

[@HFOfficial]

1:35 In space.... no one can hear you scream!

[@branden32210]

Come back man.

[@TJae1]

I guess I'll settle for the emulator ~ :-(

[@silviocinti]

I need Vectrex!

[@MooseBurrito575]

the stage at 4:30 you kicked ass mark ;D

[@yamigekusu]

lol "I'm apparently wearing a white hat"

[@CoolMrCortez]

Vectrex slogan: Give up my Atari? My Intellivision? You bet your Asteroids!

[@muppetpaster]

I had the original half bowl store stand whahahah

[@GrubasLive7]

cause its the best word ever

[@Skriak]

Can you pause Vectex games?

[@ExedEyes]

We have seen his face before lol.

[@KingGameReview]

not that much? The cheapest I've seen a Vectrex go for online is like $150.

[@RetroDawn]

And they're more expensive now. In good shape, with controller, they are usually over $300.

[@LottiDotti76]

I freakin' loved playing this game for hours on end! I used to love shooting the follow/fire back enemies until they were all small. Then corralling them up and try to blast them all in a row.

[@breakshot7451]

i played the hack out of this game

[@Adamchevy]

Sorry Jay Smith, easy mistake if you know who Jay Miner is.

[@alxxtrm1]

first comment AND AWSOME GAME

[@rayhammond6484]

Cut my teeth on this as my first video game system. Then Sonic took over!

[@CostaApostolou]

My uncle just gave me his vectrex I'm so happy lol.

[@deadcaliph6414]

Do you still have it?

[@anthonymathers5608]

Level 218 is my best. Bragging rights! Took more than 4 hours and I was shattered when I'd finished. Don't know what the score was. I don't think the machine could display it after a certain limit. I own the U.K. version of Minestorm on my 30+ year old vectrex . The U.K. version of Minestorm I believe was released as Minestorm 2 in the U.S. probably just a bug fix of U.K. version.

[@Bittergamer1886]

\/e(tr@x iz teh culnes! haxxor~!

[@Widder2004]

Hatte ich als Kind

[@vectrexer]

Cool review. Thanks!

[@juliengudea]

j'en avait un

[@RetroGamesCity]

This is a game of my childhood. Thank you for the reminder. In the afternoon I will play it after work. Greetings from RetroGameCity 😊

[@gfujdfjki]

this is awesome!

[@sagartie]

Best Game Console ever !

[@TJae1]

Technical specifications[edit] European release Vectrex playing Minestorm Circuit board[edit] CPU: Motorola 68A09 @ 1.5 MHz RAM: 1 kB (two 4-bit 2114 chips) ROM: 8 kB (one 8-bit 2363 chip) Cartridge ROM: 32 kB MOS 6522 Versatile Interface Adapter (VIA) Sound[edit] Sound: General Instrument AY-3-8912 3" electrodynamic paper cone speaker

[@Retsler54]

This was one of the absolute best Vectrex games. I want the return of Vectrex!

[@toose70]

I've still got my Vectrex. I got it in 1982 when i was 12 and my kids play with it now :) I reckon, i got the worlds highest score on Minestorm. I once scored over 900,000 LOL

[@axedoctor]

You are seriously bringing memories back. I miss my Vectrex!

[@atextor]

I had the opportunity to play mine storm today at the gamescom where a retro-game-booth had a vectrex. Actually, it looks pretty cool with the sharp lines and neon-afterglow (in real life better than in videos). A shame that the vector technique didn't win over the pixel... just imagine the games we would have today if this would have been the way all vendors chose!

[@llllcryptxllll]

I had that console, bought it in 84, i spent hours on that, i miss it, it was great, thanks to bring back so much good memories. ^^

[@capodastaro]

That game looks really bad ass, I love those vector graphics, they look so bright and vivid.

[@TheCRTman]

This is just as good as Asteroids. Homebrew maker John Dondizila made a dead-on Asteroids clone called Rockaroids and Rockaroids Remix (1996). It costs only $10 on his website. (classicgamingcreations)

[@schoolgirlshortdress]

Vectrex and the atari 2600, best two systems on the planet...

[@Adamchevy]

A great game, and why don't you have a Vectrex yet? What? You bought a ps4 instead? Return it and take away your buyers remorse and buy a Vectrex!