ozma wars Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 hi there all Vectrex fans. I have my Vectrex since 1983 but I can resist playing on a so small monitor. My question is : how to play on a bigger screen ? ready to all mod suggests ( have some Vectrex systems I can eventually kill for modding ) or, better, I am interested to buy any already made modification. Thanks. MAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 The only way you can easily play on a bigger screen is to use emulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desiv Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) There's a video posted in a Vectrex thread about 5 posts below this one (currently anyway) that has that, but I believe that's a fake, camera pointed at the vectrex displaying on a TV... In the "extreme", you could conceivably use a zektor zvg connected to a real Vector arcade monitor, but you'd need to modify a Vectrex emulator to support that output (I think all they support is Vector MAME now)... In general tho.. Nope.. desiv Edited August 7, 2011 by desiv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desfeek Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Here: http://vectex.itherm.cz/ This is the most substantial attempt at a Raster Vectrex display. Doublecheck the differences between Vector and Raster displays, and you will see why it is very hard to do. I want to see someone wire an Asteroids / Star Castle monitor to a Vectrex! Juts don't tear apart a working Asteroids or Star Castle machine to do so. -Jasper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Here: http://vectex.itherm.cz/ This is the most substantial attempt at a Raster Vectrex display. Doublecheck the differences between Vector and Raster displays, and you will see why it is very hard to do. I want to see someone wire an Asteroids / Star Castle monitor to a Vectrex! Juts don't tear apart a working Asteroids or Star Castle machine to do so. -Jasper Usse the MESS emulator. All the overlays are supported. How can you get overlays for your TV?? Retrousb.com has a vectrex to USB adapter for the controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozma wars Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 thanks you all for info as a collector and as retrogamer I do NOT like emulation but if this the only way ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desfeek Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 ...no emulation can make up for the absence of Vector graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectrexMad! Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) ...no emulation can make up for the absence of Vector graphics. See the following YouTube video by a techie showing his initial attempt at emulating the Vectrex on a PC and using an oscilloscope as the display -> i.e. good old vector graphics. He used the sound card on his PC to provide the waveforms to drive the oscilloscope X and Y inputs. Skip to 3:00 to see the Vectrex display screen. Edited August 10, 2011 by VectrexMad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desfeek Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Very cool video. If only he could get it up and running better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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