SRGilbert Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Is there a list somewhere that shows which Vectrex games had the option of two player simultanious play with two controllers? The only one I know off hand is Armor Attack (great game by the way.) I now have a second complete Vectrex and am trying to decide if I want to sell it or keep it as a backup and use the controller for two player games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Space Wars is another one that uses both. Admittedly I can't think of too many others though. Maybe that Baseball game? (I forgot the title) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Fisher Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I'm pretty sure that Rip Off, Heads-up Soccer, and Blitz are the other two-player simultaneous games. As I recall, all of the other games (except 3D and light pen games) have a two-player alternating option. Don't know if you can access this with only one controller, so that might be a reason to keep a spare controller around. Of course, if it were me, I would not even think about selling the second Vectrex or the controller. You just know that yours would fail the second you sent that package off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 (edited) Well, that makes three games that I own then. Hmmmmm Edited June 10, 2010 by SRGilbert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 I'd say that two player Rip Off is probably one of the best two player games of all time, simple and frenetic. I think it might also be the first ever cooperative two player game (of course, the arcade version came first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FURY Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Original GCE/MB releases that have 2-player/2 controller game play: Armor Attack Rip-Off Space Wars Blitz Heads-Up Starhawk Homebrews: Not sure, but my new game Sectis has a 2-player cooperative mode (2 controllers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubber Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Very old topic resurrection - but as this still pops up in searches - I've written a cart that has 10 (or more) 2 player competitive games and 1 cooperative game for the Vectrex. All these games are simultaneous multiplayer. For more info, check out the page http://www.jubbernaut.com/?page_id=645 Cheers, Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Innit Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Very old topic resurrection - but as this still pops up in searches - I've written a cart that has 10 (or more) 2 player competitive games and 1 cooperative game for the Vectrex. All these games are simultaneous multiplayer. For more info, check out the page http://www.jubbernaut.com/?page_id=645 Cheers, Robin And great fun they are too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockworkRobot Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Chris Binarystar has been making some 2 player controller hacks of the original games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Chris Binarystar has been making some 2 player controller hacks of the original games. Im working to install the new repro Vectrex circuit into my sit down Asterioids cocktail arcade game. So with a switch I can select Asteroids arcade or Vectrex. Because there are two sets of buttons, Chris has modified some games to use both in games that alternate gameplay. So when one player loses a ship, the other player across the table can play. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 I ended up getting my Vectrex repro board in the mail recently too.. Now I just need to find & buy, or possibly make an arcade cab to install it in. Decisions, decisions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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