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Desperately seeking a Vectrex for TRSAC

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psonice, you're describing a Vectrex!
added on the 2016-10-10 23:26:31 by Fell Fell
Ha, i am! But it wasn't like that picture, i'm sure it had a little bit sticking out from under the screen with a little joystick and a button or two. So all one unit, no controller on a wire. More like a really tiny arcade cabinet.
added on the 2016-10-11 23:43:43 by psonice psonice
You can sort of attach the controller to the screen... :-)
You're definitely talking about the Vectrex, the built-in game, Minestorm, is btw the best Asteroids clone you're ever going to play.
added on the 2016-10-12 08:40:40 by Widdy Widdy
Also games come with a front plate with fixed graphics to attach to it, so it may have looked like it could do only 1 game because of that
It wasn't me, but with the right kind of mind, this thread read as "Desperately seeking wetsex for TRSAC".
added on the 2016-10-12 12:10:04 by gloom gloom
@TropicalTrevor: also, there IS a built-in game, besides the cartridges.
psonice: you're not thinking of this kind of thing, are you...? Basically a glorified Game-and-Watch, but with a backlit(?) screen that created a surprisingly good illusion of being a "proper" display.
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(also, "vector god" just makes me think of this: HAIL VECTRON!)
added on the 2016-10-12 12:22:38 by gasman gasman
what's a wetsex?
added on the 2016-10-12 21:26:21 by farfar farfar
Gasman: Vectron is a POS terminal manufacturer (at least here in .de). I can't for the life of me buy some bread at my bakery without that skit playing in my mind. :)
added on the 2016-10-12 22:46:13 by kb_ kb_
Aaah. I think I've played on *both* a vectrex and that grandstand thing! I've definitely played the grandstand one anyway, but I remember a taller thing with vector gfx too.

Shit, that must be nearly 30 years ago!
added on the 2016-10-13 00:18:42 by psonice psonice
Plugged it in. Completely dead. Opened it up. Checked the fuse and all caps. Everything looked fine. Invited the magic hands of Highpuff and here we are.

https://dl.dropbox.com/s/ulxjm6ouzm97fs9/2016-10-15%2015.31.43.mov

Some barely visible ghosting lines, but otherwise in good condition.
added on the 2016-10-15 15:38:37 by wasp wasp
@gasman: this seems to be some kind of VFD display (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_fluorescent_display). I don't know if that counts as "backlit".
I've had an emergency and very sadly can't come to TRSAC.

@ wasp: unless you have a flash cart and I can mail a binary, I guess this isn't happening ;(
added on the 2016-10-19 17:30:02 by Fell Fell

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