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  1. As far as I've heard no one seems to be working any further on this sort of project. Jason and Brandon both have some documentation. One of the Kevin's was the first to do with a Digital Picture Frame.
  2. Including emulation may be something that differentiates a Vectrex High Score Club from the Vector Wars. It makes it more open and the fact that it seems to be for fun and bragging rights rather than any tangible prize also works well with this idea. I'd like to see more competitions in the Vectrex scene at any rate and the fact that it spans more than a week will allow some players to participate that would otherwise be busy during the singular week of Vector War.
  3. Technically, I don't think Mr Boston actually made anything. It was a promotion made for them. I guess the theme makes sense if you think about a Vectrex being placed in a bar either on its own or in the Mini-cade form. There was also mention of a Newport promotion that might not have gotten very far since no prototype has surfaced yet.
  4. At least at one time, this is the kind of PCB that Packrat's games were/are distributed on. I bought some a very long time ago to program my favorite games to dedicated cartridges. I like the design but one thing that I've noticed is that a lot of developers/programmers tend to use their own design or have their own PCBs made. Not to deter you though. Its good to have options.
  5. That's the first run that was made directly by Malban. Its practically the same thing you can buy from Packrat or Sean Kelly but its an item for true collectors who care about such things, not for people who just want the game to play.
  6. There's only a couple of games that actually require the overlay. Most are just window dressing. Stramash Zone, Warrior and the unreleased games Stip and Joust Evolution are some of the only ones I can think of that require the overlay as not everything is drawn on the screen. I have overlays for the original games, have some for homebrew games and even make some of my own designs. Most of the time I don't even full up with them even though I prefer them.
  7. I'm sure there would be a market for them but someone would have to take the initiative and get them made themselves. Kickstarter isn't happening with how many people have been burned by pre-orders/kickstarters/stealth crowdfund in the Vectrex community alone. Some people use a dedicated folder just to house their overlays. I put all my carts in VHS clamshells, sometimes I make custom artwork for them.
  8. Some people are starting to get their copies in other groups as long as they didn't also order the cards which apparently aren't finished yet.
  9. I've not seen any original Minestorm II cart sell for 4K. Mr Boston has sold for that though.
  10. Ebay has PCBs, Sean Kelly has reproduction cart shells. If you're making your own dedicated carts, you might be able to get both from someplace like Packrat Video Games (who get shells from Sean and PCBs from Harvey DeKlein). I don't know why anyone one bothers 3D printing shells when Sean's reproductions are perfect in every way. As long as you're not making a competing multicart, he's fine selling them to you. He only requires that there is a minimum order of 4 shells. Harvey DeKlein's boards are really the way to go. No soldering, they can be programmed at anytime with the edge connector on the PCB with a standard programmer and a special connector. As for legality, its fine to make personal carts of any game. Any original GCE game can only be sold at cost (per Jay Smith's request, the owner of the rights to all original era Vectrex properties). Any homebrew game must have the permission of the developer. In most cases, they are selling the game themselves, having someone else sell it for them, or wish that their games not be sold. Please respect their wishes.
  11. I recall buying your first batch kit so you could get the second batch kit. First is a single PCB board while the second is 2 PCB halves.
  12. Sean also has a new Pitcher's Duel overlay and chrome or black chrome replacement joystick knobs available on his website.
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