Vectrex ... The Vectrex is a vector display -based home video game console, the only one ever designed and released for the home market, that was developed by Smith Engineering and …

The Vectrex was the console every kid dreamed of. With its small arcade look, its own built-in screen and above all, those vector graphics, the Vectrex still feels magical more than 40 years …

Jan 4, 2024 · The Vectrex, a potential revolution in home gaming, was swept into bargain bins, forgotten by all but the most ardent of collectors. Forty years later, it’s having something of a …

Aug 21, 2025 · The iconic vector-based console returns as the Vectrex Mini, revealed at Gamescom 2025 with an AMOLED screen reimagining the classic CRT design.

The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Smith Engineering/Western Technologies. It was licensed and distributed first by GCE, and then by …

Aug 22, 2025 · For the longest time, the mighty Vectrex was my retro console holy grail. I managed to get hold of a Japanese model for remarkably cheap around ten years ago, but the …

Aug 17, 2025 · The Vectrex console represented a radical departure from conventional home gaming hardware, built around vector display technology that had previously been exclusive to …

Aug 24, 2025 · The new prototype of the miniaturized Vectrex console, unveiled at Gamescom 2025, aims to revive the unique early-1980s gaming experience with a vector display for a …

While most videogames used raster graphics, which utilize pixels, the Vectrex used sharp vector graphics. If you're not familiar with vector graphics, it is basically a wire frame outline of solid …

Jul 10, 2013 · The Vectrex originated at Western Technologies/Smith Engineering, when some of the engineers wanted to find a way to use a bunch of the cheap cathode ray tubes (CRT's) …