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VecArcade Construction Kit - Limited Edition Vectrex collector and hardware freak Rudy assembled a high quality and great looking cabinet version for the Vectrex system. It features a complete and safe housing for the Vectrex and high quality parts for the game controls. The cabin controls are connected via the standard connection port to the Vectrex, there is no need for changes on the Vectrex system itself. The cabin is build completely from wood, later colored in black and some original game designs are added - you can choose between red Scramble or blue MineStorm design. All parts are made by hand, Rudy uses the Donkey Kong cabinet in half size with the exact measure for the side and adapted the width for put a Vectrex in it. There will be a limited production of only 5 VecArcade "Series One" Construction Kits, in collaboration with vectrexmuseum.com who owns the #1 model. A Sticker including the production number, the production date and the name of the first owner will be attached to the VecArcade. If you like to have an assembled unit Rudy will send you one without more costs. If you are interested in buying one of the remaining four VecArcades for your collection please contact Oliver at vectrexmuseum.com . VecArcade #2 is ready to ship! More about the VecArcade at vectrexmuseum.com http://vectrexmuseum.com/collection/vecArcade.php

Hi yuppicide, the collection part is growing, just a few items now but this is a project in progress :-) Please have a look. Sure the forum is a place for criticism, I only did not liked the "You've setup the website trying to get people to give you free stuff" because that is one of my last intentions that I have with the site. ps: here is an easter egg: On the index page you can insert a coin in the arcade cabin on the top right by clickin on the coin compartment. Have fun!

You ought to be a little bit more patient - the page is online since 24 hours. The "few pages of information" took me some weeks - i don´t even know what´s a "Niche Building script". I am actually working on the collection pages, as I mentioned there. The nice "Virtual Pac-Man Museum" at www.zutco.com is listed at the link section. A page I also work on - that is not a complete list... The page also helps people to find Pac-Man collectibles easily on the market - thats true. But the page is not set up because of that, and I am sorry it looks like that for you. That I do not select every item there should be clear, and search terms do never show you 100 % accuracy. But anyway, in my view you should - at minimum - judge about people in a private messages and not in a forum. Oliver

When I count the days/hours that it takes to set up the page (my mouse moving arm feels strange...), I don´t think the "Penny-eating" is worth the ugly Banners I do it for the fun, that more worth. I love the game.

Pac-Man Museum Open To Public! It's been 29 years since Pac-Man was unleashed on an unsuspecting world, and pacmanmuseum.com is there to celebrate. The museum opened its virtual doors at pacmanmuseum.com on May 22, 2009 to celebrate the 29th anniversary of Pac-Man. Along with a detailed history of the game and all of its various incarnations, the site includes some interviews with inventor Toru Iwatani and a growing collection of vintage Pac-Man collectibles, (online soon). When Toru Iwatani hungrily stared into his pizza box, he removed a slice of pizza and the idea for one of the greatest arcade games was born. At 27 years, the Japanese game designer came up with the idea for Pac-Man - a game that became legend, and spawned numerous sequals and clones. Pac-Man was first released in Japan on May 22, 1980 and took the world by storm and soon became a household name. The game immediately captured the hearts and imaginations of the public like no other game before it, and few since. It is still regarded as the hallmark of the 'golden age' of video games. Developed by Namco Ltd, the original Japanese release was called "Puckman" but, due to the West's predilection with changing words to vulgarities by scratching part of the word off (in this case, changing the word 'Puck' to something rather less socially acceptable by scratching off part of the letter 'P'), was changed to 'Pac-Man'. The name is derived from the Japanese slang term 'paku-paku', which describes the motion of the mouth opening and closing during eating and translates in English as 'to eat'. Have fun ! pacmanmuseum.com

Dear Vectrex Collectors, I was inspired by the ATARI Cart Rarity Guide here at atariage.com - hope you don´t mind the copy. What is the Vectrex Cartridge Rarity Guide? How do we arrive at values? First of all, this guide reflects the availability of Vectrex cartridges from all sources: thrift stores, flea markets, retailers, and online auctions like eBay. In some cases, the games may be extremely difficult to find "in the wild", but they may be readily available online. For example, 3-D Imager cartridges are quite hard to find at the local thrift store or flea market, but you can simply go to a online auction page and purchase them with ease. They may be more expensive than other games of a similar rarity, but not necessarily more rare. Some of the Vectrex cartridges where produced in great amounts because they where sold with the Vectrex Arcade System in 1982. GCE produced more games in 1983 and 1984 - some are quite rare. Also some games where not exported to foreign countries so to have one of this games means to search for a long time. By filling out the form you help us to create the Vectrex Cartridge Rarity Guide. The first part of the guide will mention all official game cartridges that where sold or produced by GCE in the 1980s. The second part (under construction) will mention all homebrew and prototype game cartridges. Please tell us the rarity scale and optional the price you would pay for the specific cartridge (spare and boxed) - please use your local currency. The rarity scale is from 1 to 10 - Rarity=10 means very rare. http://vectrexmuseum.com/collection/vectre...rarityguide.php The page is actually not visible to the normal visitors, only the members (and readers) of atariage.com and maybe at www.gamehourz.com (if the let me post) can participate because I only like to have informations by long time Vectrex collectors - like you! Please spend some minutes and help to build up an international Vectrex Cart Rarity Guide! greetings, Oliver http://vectrexmuseum.com

VecNews area open to the public :-) http://vectrexmuseum.com/news/ Dear Vectrex Enthusiasts, here we go - a news area for Vectrex related News: VecNews VecNews Categories VecWorld - News around the Vectrex World VecUpdate - Related to the Museums Page VecLaunch - Vectrex Game Development VecBay - Collectibles now at eBay If you are working on a Vectrex game or hardware project and there is an important update, please contact me so I can post your news on the VecNews page. VecNews RSS Feed Stay updated on new additions to the page and Vectrex related news around the world. By using RSS you can see when new content has been added to the museums site. You need to bookmark the RSS or you can add its address to your RSS-Reader: http://vectrexmuseum.com/news/rss.php The latest VecNews: Vectrex Mini-Cade Data Recovered Before the Mini-Cade was discovered, it was rumored to exist as several people reminded an arcade cabinet in the public areas playing Minestorm. This could be the system they saw. There are seven systems known to exist. Two systems were found in the Massachusetts state. The Minicade is a table-top arcade system that was built in 1982 by a society named ESI in the Boston area in the USA. The Mini-Cade is interesting for the Vectrex collectors because it's built arround a vectrex system. It's like if the Vectrex system was taken back to its original roots: after all, the Vectrex was made to bring home the arcade excitement. Many thanks to the owners Nico and Chris for offering photos and informations! Read the Mini-Cade Article in the System Section Have fun reading! Cheers, Oliver

Hi, thank you for the compliments! I am still working on the page, this weekend I try to finish the VecNews area. Can anyone tell me where the Vectrex Prototype (SW and Color) are actually stored? I know that Jay Smith donated the original "Mini Arcade" 1982 handmade prototype and the later Color Vectrex Prototype to the CGE museum (Classic Gaming Expo Museum). Are they still there? greetings from Berlin Oliver