The Vectrex was released for family entertainment but the majority of players were not family. The vector-displayed images became a failure and the 3D used to cause eye strain. The Video Game Crash of 1983 managed to bring the Vectrex out of the market and into landfill sites.
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| - Das Vectrex ist eine Spielkonsole, die 1982 auf den Markt kam. Auffälligstes Merkmal ist der eingebaute Hochformat-S/W-Bildschirm zur Ausgabe der Vektorgrafik. Dieser Kompaktaufbau führte zur Einstufung durch Fachzeitschriften in eine eigene Kategorie: Mini-Arcade. Federführender Entwickler war Jay Smith, welcher bereits 1979 das Microvision Handheld für MB entwarf. Hergestellt und veröffentlicht wurde die Konsole in den USA von General Consumer Electric (GCE) ab 1982. In Europa und Japan übernahm MB den Vertrieb. 1984 stellte MB den Vertrieb ein.
- The Vectrex was released for family entertainment but the majority of players were not family. The vector-displayed images became a failure and the 3D used to cause eye strain. The Video Game Crash of 1983 managed to bring the Vectrex out of the market and into landfill sites.
- The Vectrex is a very unique console which jumped in the vector graphics fad of the 80's. Developed by GCE and then Milton Bradley after they purchased GCE, The Vectrex included its own integrated monitor, being entirely built specifically for vector graphics. The games came with plastic overlays, which could be plastered over the monitor to simulate background graphics.
- The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by GCE, and then by Milton Bradley after their purchase of GCE. It was released in November, 1982 at a retail price of $199 U. S.; as Milton Bradley took over international marketing, the price dropped to $150 and then $100 shortly before the Video Game Crash of 1983. The Vectrex exited the market in early 1984.
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| - The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by GCE, and then by Milton Bradley after their purchase of GCE. It was released in November, 1982 at a retail price of $199 U. S.; as Milton Bradley took over international marketing, the price dropped to $150 and then $100 shortly before the Video Game Crash of 1983. The Vectrex exited the market in early 1984. Unlike other non-portable video game consoles, which connected to televisions and rendered raster graphics, the Vectrex has an integrated vector monitor which displays vector graphics. The monochrome Vectrex uses plastic screen overlays to generate color and various static graphics and decorations. At the time, many of the most popular arcade games used vector displays, and GCE was looking to set themselves apart from the pack by selling high-quality versions of games such as Space Wars and Armor Attack. The Vectrex comes with a built-in game, the arcade Asteroids clone Mine Storm. Two peripherals were also available for the Vectrex: a Light Pen and a 3D Imager. The Vectrex was also released in Japan under the name Bandai Vectrex Kousokusen. While it is a mainstay of disc-based console systems today, the Vectrex was part of the first generation of console systems to feature a boot screen, which also included the Atari 5200 and ColecoVision.
- Das Vectrex ist eine Spielkonsole, die 1982 auf den Markt kam. Auffälligstes Merkmal ist der eingebaute Hochformat-S/W-Bildschirm zur Ausgabe der Vektorgrafik. Dieser Kompaktaufbau führte zur Einstufung durch Fachzeitschriften in eine eigene Kategorie: Mini-Arcade. Federführender Entwickler war Jay Smith, welcher bereits 1979 das Microvision Handheld für MB entwarf. Hergestellt und veröffentlicht wurde die Konsole in den USA von General Consumer Electric (GCE) ab 1982. In Europa und Japan übernahm MB den Vertrieb. 1984 stellte MB den Vertrieb ein.
- The Vectrex is a very unique console which jumped in the vector graphics fad of the 80's. Developed by GCE and then Milton Bradley after they purchased GCE, The Vectrex included its own integrated monitor, being entirely built specifically for vector graphics. The games came with plastic overlays, which could be plastered over the monitor to simulate background graphics. Since it was unlike anything at the time, it secured its own niche until the Great Crash brought its premature death. It has received many high-quality games, including arcade ports. And even after its discontinuation, it has received a sizable number of homebrew titles.
- The Vectrex was released for family entertainment but the majority of players were not family. The vector-displayed images became a failure and the 3D used to cause eye strain. The Video Game Crash of 1983 managed to bring the Vectrex out of the market and into landfill sites.
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