mckafka99 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 After what felt like a forever wait, Vectrex on iOS has finally arrived and all I have to say is that despite the occasional bug I've stumbled upon, this plus an iCade is Vectrex heaven. http://www.vectrexregeneration.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 Very cool. I'm tempted to get an iCade now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 doesnt work on my ipad1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 installed it and when i launched, only get black screen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 Here's a good forum to see how other's experiences have been: http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=168113&page=10 I believe the developers may be watching there as well because they have at least one post in that thread responding to some of the issues people are having. (see page 6 of the thread) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Doesn't work on my iPhone 4s or iPad 3, both jailbroken. First time I have had a problem with something not running due to jailbreaking. I'll just continue to play the real Vectrex. I am not giving up things like iPad uploading, writing ROMs to SD cards, file browsing, MAME, Stella with Wii Remotes with gamepad, Sega, Colecovision, NES, PC Engine turbografx, tethering, bluetooth browsing, mobile safari downloading, custom sounds and themes, etc.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 it says from ipad2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Works on my ipad 2. Glitchy, but works. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I question their charging $6.99 the the game ROMs which Mr. Smith released to be used however fit as long as no one charges for them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I can can confirm that using the Video Adapter dongle for the new iPad I got the Vectrex display on my 42 inch TV in stereo and I used the touch screen to play .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) I question their charging $6.99 the the game ROMs which Mr. Smith released to be used however fit as long as no one charges for them?? My thoughts exactly. How does one file a complaint? I'll pay for emu, but I'm not paying for the games, save for the homebrews that are used with permission. Edited December 2, 2012 by GrizzLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) I sent an email to them about this question this morning. Now if they have an agreement with Jay Smith about charging for the game ROMs then I will pay. Otherwise I will not pay. And how do we add ROMs to the app which have been released to be used freely without paying? Edited December 2, 2012 by Rob Mitchell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) I can can confirm that using the Video Adapter dongle for the new iPad I got the Vectrex display on my 42 inch TV in stereo and I used the touch screen to play .. Does the video adapter tie up the BlueTooth connection? Or can you still use a proper controller while having tv/out? Edit - Looks like it plugs in and isn't wireless, so there's nothing stopping someone from connecting a gamepad to this for a proper controller at the same time they're using tv/out. Edited December 3, 2012 by Atariboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_mn Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I don't have an iCade, but I have the Atari Arcade thingie for my iPad. Does anyone know if it supports that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Jesus Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 I have been playing this on the iPad 2 and loving it with the iCade. I actually got on the world wide leaderboards for Bezerk! Go me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptitude Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I downloaded this app (and subsequently the game pack) to my iPad2 minutes after it was released. I'm not concerned about them charging for the games ($7 for all of them is pretty slight). I understand the argument about the rights to Vectrex being conditional on there being no profit, and I suppose this technically violates that. But these guys did a ton of work providing this software for you, and to what ever degree they are not entitled to compensation for that, you are even less entitled to free access to it. They did the work to put it on your tablet, which is apparently worth something to you as that is the subject of this thread. You can get the raw ROMs for free on you desktop/emulator, but there's still no way for you to get the real thing for free. Even that Vectrex Homebrew Godfather John Dondzilla charges money for reproduced GCE cartridges. ... He has permission to do that and I would not be the least bit surprised if the Vectrex Regeneration folks do too. Heh but about this app, it is in no way a substitute for the real thing. The joystick function makes it nearly unplayable for me. Why is it not stationary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliptitude Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I don't have an iCade, but I have the Atari Arcade thingie for my iPad. Does anyone know if it supports that? Hey me too. I haven't even tried it because I am so used to Atari Arcade working with NOTHING. Have you EVER found a non-Atari app that works with the Atari Arcade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I heard Apple had a stick up their butt about allowing emulators. Specifically ones that let you load your own ROMs. Is this the case here? Nowadays I just can't fathom paying for an emulator that doesn't let me play new games or my own backups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Apple just wants 30% of any iOS purchase made. That is why you cant buy a book through the iOS Kindle App - Apple wants $$ for it - so anything additional addons for anything require the developers to fork over 30% of the purchase price to Apple. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_mn Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I tried it with the Arari Arcade controller and it did not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardianAge Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Doesn't look like Rantmedia Games Ltd. (www.rantmedia.com) has gotten Jay Smith's permission to use the Vectrex software in their Vectrex Regeneration iOS app. Can anyone else confirm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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