ilovethevectrex Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 gta 1 or at least try to make something like it, that would be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryStar Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 What has never been done on a classic console and never available for emulation is the 1976 Exidy arcade game: Death Race. Using a 2600 driving controller and the Pedal Controller, that would make for all the controls needed to chase down those gremlins and turn them into crosses with an ear piercing scream. Years ago someone started a 2600 game called Death Derby but it was not completed. I stripped apart some John Dondzilla code years ago and got a car which I could drive around the Vectrex screen using the 2600 driving controller but that was as far as I got. I have a playable Death Race programmed on Vectrex now No horizontal option as yet but I may add that in later. Expect a free download rom and (expanded version) cart release in the not-too-distant future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I have a playable Death Race programmed on Vectrex now No horizontal option as yet but I may add that in later. Expect a free download rom and (expanded version) cart release in the not-too-distant future. Awesome news! Looking forward to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I just looked at the SV-129 foot petal controller .. Any of the three foot petals can be mapped to any of the Atari joystick functions using switches. So as the Driving Controller uses pins 1 & 2 .. Two foot petals could use pins 3 & 4 for gas and reverse! I'm really looking forward to trying out your Death Race demo on a real Vectrex when you are ready!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Star Fox!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 My favorite arcade vector: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9cwM0t9O50 Another cool prototype vector: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptitude Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) I just assembled a list (for a poll) of RASTER games to port to Vectrex. Several of the games recommended in this thread made that list! http://vectorgaming.proboards.com/thread/623/which-raster-games-ported-vectrex# It was fun and interesting for me to go through all these games and look at them together as a group, in a list. Several of the games I would not even know existed if not for folks recommending them in this thread. But some of these more obscure titles also look like some of the best candidates to me. If you'd like to vote you'll have to join up at the Vector Gaming Proboards forums. The next person who joins will be member number 100! Here is the list: Donkey Kong Eagle Stargate/Defender II Nebulus/Castelian/Tower Toppler Twister: Mother of Harlots Space Harrier Adventure Juno First Zaxxon Kid Icarus Zoom! Marble Madness Sinistar Dungeons of Daggorath Tron Master of the Lamps Qix Dig Dug I, Robot And here is a list of the raster games that have already been ported to Vectrex: Scramble, Berzerk, Pole Position, Defender, Space Invaders, Frogger, Phoenix, Joust, Gyruss, Missile Command, Galaxian, Tetris, Time Pilot, Moon Patrol, QBert, Trakkers and Thrust have all at least been attempted already. Pac Man was excluded due to its similarity to Clean Sweep. Also Qix actually HAS already been ported, but it's too late for me to remove it from the poll. I meant to include GORF, but forgot. Also too late to add it. Poll includes 'game that is not on this list' as a voting option in case your game is missing. Edited June 3, 2013 by gliptitude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Just a note that Dungeons of Daggorath actually uses vector graphics, albeit in rasterized form (along with a text display, which could be rethought for a port). That's one of the reasons I suggested it. See here for a fan-made (but accurate) image of the game's cast of characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryStar Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I posted a Vectrex WIP beta here : http://atariage.com/forums/topic/213588-vectrex-nagoya-attack-wip/ Inspired by Taitos Minivader test board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryStar Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 I have a playable Death Race programmed on Vectrex now No horizontal option as yet but I may add that in later. Expect a free download rom and (expanded version) cart release in the not-too-distant future. Took me a while but I finally came back to Death Race (or 'Death Chase' as I've renamed it for my version). It will soon be finished and released on cartridge for Vectrex alongside 'NOX' - a version of Ataris sprint. Video here : 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50TBRD Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Theres always people crying out for a game that's already been ported the Vectrex. Discs of Tron has been done, breakout has been done, a vertical shooter has been done, half a dozen card games have been done. What started out a place for original ideas sure did turn into a place for people saying ports theyd like to see done. However, after 40 years of gaming and what maybe thousands of companies there aren't that many truly original game ideas left. If you do think out of the box, someone inevitably states "That's just like this game for arcade, Game N Watch, Atari 2600, etc," Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryStar Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Yeah, just about every game takes inspiration at least in part from another. Everyone has parents...games are no different. There are fresh spins on old ideas quite often but rarely a truly original new idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 An idea I've had for ages is a plan view with two ships (like Space War, but in a maze). It would include power-ups and a mix of passive and electrified walls. Power-ups that allow you to: - drop mines - deactivate mines - electrify a wall - increase number of simultaneous shots on screen - bounce shots etc... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50TBRD Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I was thinking about designing "sprites", mock screenshots and overlay designs for some games in hopes of inspiring someone with coding abilities to design a game. They have applications to import vector images to code, so Id be helping in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50TBRD Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://tbone1892001.wix.com/vectrex-ports I have made a website based on the discussion in this thread. Jason, I see that Nebulus, Marble Madness, Gorf and Sinistar were all on your list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 If someone wants to port a game to this system - no one has done the original Atari's Star Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50TBRD Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 If someone wants to port a game to this system - no one has done the original Atari's Star Wars. That's what Starfire Spirits was supposed to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptitude Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 Mother of creatures great and small GET THIS GUY to finish Vectrex BASIC. Then hobbyists could make games instead of bleating opinions about what could be. http://www.revival-s...com/vexosbasic/ Are you aware of this recent development? : http://vectrex32.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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