The PiTrex is absolutely superb (as the Vectrex itself). We’ve been chatting about it loads on the Retro Asylum podcast.
@SolderGuy112 жыл бұрын
The copyright to the games is owned by the original Vectrex developer, Jay Smith, who has given permission to the Vectrex community to share as long as profit is not made on them.
@joellontoc32312 жыл бұрын
I still have my vectrex that I bought in 1982 and it still works great. Happy to hear that I can get new games for it.
@robinsir2 жыл бұрын
I remember owning a Samurai Video Game Console. It came with cassettes that included games like Contra, Mario, etc.
@GrahamToal2 жыл бұрын
appreciate the review guys! I'll let the Vectrex community on FB know you've posted it.
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
That would be great, Graham - Thank you! Glad you enjoyed our review!
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
Please link the community here so we can join it ourselves and put a link for it in the description!
@ronaldmcdonald93282 жыл бұрын
I just got two of these for free from a neighbor, boxed, with 15 CIB games. One works great, the other is inop. I'm so stoked to see this and pick it up!
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
Unreal! Let us know how it goes
@theflowpowa42oshow Жыл бұрын
only a clown would be stoked about this
@angrytheclown801 Жыл бұрын
@@theflowpowa42oshowAnd I am! Seriously, compared to how ridiculous modern gaming is, and the cost of the Vectrex itself is pulling, getting a free working one is thrilling.
@theflowpowa42oshow Жыл бұрын
well no one said it was gonna be free me next!@@angrytheclown801
@theflowpowa42oshow Жыл бұрын
i hate clowns @@angrytheclown801
@AmaroqStarwind2 жыл бұрын
There’s one hardware mod in particular that I’d love to see; a video output that lets you record your gameplay to a VCR. (It would obviously need a rasterizer though…)
@thevibingmonkey41512 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed the editing style of this video. Good stuff.
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@nickryan34172 жыл бұрын
I had two Vectrex, lots of cartridges (including a couple of quite exclusive ones I believe). However both failed after a while and I got rid of them. I've regretted this since however we can't keep absolutely everything we ever come across. Some of the games were really fun and the memories of the sound coming out of the game are something else.
@randysmith30082 жыл бұрын
Your partner there was jealous... I had an og one in 83, screen went in like 88, in the trash...then 5 yrs ago I found one in the trash and IT WORKED! So, be jealous of that. LOL, great vid, about to get me a PiTrex
@maximehamelin1562 жыл бұрын
I was that kid in K-mart spending the whole day playing mindcraft on the Vectrex demo. Great video, insta-subscirbed.
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Maxime! We're glad to have you
@properjob23112 жыл бұрын
$1000 USD for a Vectrex is far too much to pay - market value for just the machine is $400-500 depending on condition and if boxed. of course depends on what else is included.
@stevemather80712 жыл бұрын
I would say less for a basic working machine. Even on eBay.
@drphilxr Жыл бұрын
Have the pitrex- but that Malban fellow who makes the software didn’t include the whole orig library on it - more like a smorgasbord , and whatever MAME roms (only v2.6) that may or may not work. About half don’t work, and rom hunting can drive you nuts for this!
@sharptoothtrex448610 ай бұрын
This is excellent and great idea making this 40 year old game console make a comeback with raspberry pi makeovers.
@elig9401 Жыл бұрын
Nobody pays $1000 USD for an eBay Vectrex - unless it's really, really special in some way.
@francisconikotian23266 ай бұрын
I remember when the Minecraft Beta came out for the Vertrex in 83
@sunderark2 жыл бұрын
Man I am one of those dude who really lucked out with a Vectrex. I bought one in 2017 off of ebay for 90 bucks.
@R3TR0R4V32 жыл бұрын
Great video, but "At least 1000 US"? No way.. That's just not true. If it came with a bunch of games, extra controllers, etc, then maybe, but otherwise, be patient and you'll land a nice, working one for less than half of that. 😉 Ebay isn't everything too, you know.. People in the Vectrex facebook group and elsewhere routinely sell them for half of that. $300-500 for a loose one with a controller and no games has pretty much been the norm, but nowadays, people are a bit over optimistic with asking prices. Heck, I ought to sell a couple of my 4 units if people are crazy enough to start paying a grand each! 😜
@GreyHulk21562 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. And I love the very definite "No" at the end there. ;P
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@will_it_work2 жыл бұрын
The display is actually NOT a dedicated vector monitor. It's an off-the-shelf Samsung B&W CRT. There are homebrew Vectrex games that actually use raster graphics! They look terrible...but the Vectrex can do raster graphics.
@User00000000000000042 жыл бұрын
akshually
@will_it_work2 жыл бұрын
@@User0000000000000004 The more you know, liver lip!
@User00000000000000042 жыл бұрын
@@will_it_work WTF?
@charliekahn42052 жыл бұрын
How did they squeeze vector support onto that?
@charliekahn42052 жыл бұрын
How did they squeeze vector support onto that?
@bryonyamada26202 жыл бұрын
I own an original Vectrex WITH the 3D GOGGLES
@getconnectednow2 жыл бұрын
Incredible!
@User00000000000000042 жыл бұрын
You win! Hooray!!!
@stevemather80712 жыл бұрын
$1000 US for a Vectrex is very overpriced. They're a cool bit of kit but you can get them for much cheaper. Just make sure you buy a working example.
@MotownBatman Жыл бұрын
New Sub. I wanna see who tries to make Vectrex Minecraft lol There's a new 8-bit Wolf3D! Always wanted one of these, and got to witness one, but once it became my turn to play we had to leave. I got to slap a button to fire something in MineStorm...
@countzer040810 ай бұрын
I would love to see someone do a port of minecraft to the vectrex.
@8088argentina2 жыл бұрын
nice!!
@theflowpowa42oshow Жыл бұрын
how heavy is that bad boi?
@Socks_in_Chocolate2 ай бұрын
0:47 LOL
@scalamasterelectros3204 Жыл бұрын
Can I install androed on that raspberry pie
@OriginalGrasshopper8 ай бұрын
I paid a little over $400 (including shipping) on eBay for one in flawless condition about two years ago. Never pay a grand for this!
@walterg74 Жыл бұрын
1000 bucks? You are definitely looking at some overpriced *listed* machines that will not sell. They typically go for a couple of hundred.
@totally80sarcade752 жыл бұрын
Can't someone port these games to LCD screens?
@charliekahn42052 жыл бұрын
They won't look good
@jessragan67142 жыл бұрын
Vectrexes are going for a thousand dollars now?! A THOUSAND dollars. Stop the retro gaming community, I want to get off.
@User00000000000000042 жыл бұрын
akshually
@User00000000000000042 жыл бұрын
I stopped watching this at 4 mins because all I was doing was counting his akshuallys. The count at 4:00 is 10 by my watch. What was he saying other than "akshually"? No idea. Haven't a clue, nor do I care. That dude needs to learn how to write a script because when he wings it, all he does is say "akshually" over and over and over and over and akshually over again.