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VectrexMad!

Member Since 27 May 2008
OFFLINE Last Active Jan 25 2012 6:04 PM

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In Topic: Ltd Edition Vectrex gaming Baseball caps for sale

Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:05 PM

View PostYurkie, on Wed Jan 18, 2012 8:20 AM, said:

View Postianoid, on Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:32 PM, said:

Very cool. I kind of would prefer if it didn't say 'real arcade play'. And GCE instead of MB, which is my N. American Vectrex bias. Nice work though!

I am with Ianoid. How about making a few withouth the real arcade play, and leaving the MB off?

Is the hat black or green? When the bill of the hat points to the right on your model the hat looks green.

The base ball cap is black. Kosmikneil told me he was only doing a limited run of the current design. Mind you if there are enough takers I'm sure he would consider another run specifically for the US market.

In Topic: [ended] Vectrex Sean Kelly Multicart w/pause switch just up on eBay

Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:35 PM

View Postsave2600, on Fri Dec 16, 2011 7:00 PM, said:

View PostVectrexMad!, on Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:16 PM, said:

A much better deal is Andy Colemans's 72:1 cart. As the name suggests it got 72 programs. It's also got a very easy Vectrex onscreen software menu, so you don't have to fiddle about with DIP switches. And its got some programs on it which are not available anywhere else e.g. hangman.
Agreed. I have one of those and love it. BTW: is there any way to switch between games without power cycling the whole machine?

On my old dip-switch enabled Multi-cart, I could change the game while the machine was still on/cart still in the port and simply hit reset to load up the next game.
No, for the 72:1 you have to switch off and then on, to select a new game. The VecMulti does allow change of games without switching off - just press the Vectrex reset to select a different game.

In Topic: [ended] Vectrex Sean Kelly Multicart w/pause switch just up on eBay

Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:30 PM

View PostMayhem, on Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:30 PM, said:

To be honest, the best option is buy one of Richard's VecMulti cartridges...
I didn't mention it here because I was only comparing multicarts with fixed memory (ones that you cannot upload different binaries to).
I agree the VecMulti is the best solution, but it isn't for everyone. For example the loader program is currently only for the PC, so Mac users can't use it. Its a bit more expensive too at £55. Its well worth the money though in my opinion.

In Topic: [ended] Vectrex Sean Kelly Multicart w/pause switch just up on eBay

Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:18 PM

View Postilovethevectrex, on Fri Dec 16, 2011 2:00 PM, said:

also, how many games are in that cartrige? it must have alot if it costs that much money! also, its really cool that it has a pause switch! that is usfull for games that dont already have a pause option!

Less than the 72:1 cart. I think its got less than 60 titles if its the first generation:

http://vectrexmuseum...y-MultiCart.php

In Topic: [ended] Vectrex Sean Kelly Multicart w/pause switch just up on eBay

Fri Dec 16, 2011 6:16 PM

View Postilovethevectrex, on Fri Dec 16, 2011 1:58 PM, said:

thats awesome, but it costs alot of money :P i got the vectrom multi cart (32 in 1) for 39.99 (40 bucks) THAT WAS A GREAT DEAL!

A much better deal is Andy Colemans's 72:1 cart. As the name suggests it got 72 programs. It's also got a very easy Vectrex onscreen software menu, so you don't have to fiddle about with DIP switches. And its got some programs on it which are not available anywhere else e.g. hangman.

Price is just £34.99 and is currently available from http://www.playntrad...ctrex/shop.html

for a review see pages 11+: http://publishing.yu...FlashCheck=true

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