Were you guys aware Omega Race was on the Vectrex?
Omega Race on the Vectrex
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Omega Race on the Vectrex
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Re: Omega Race on the Vectrex
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I think this guy used it as a demo game. Does the Vectrex have a spinner?
I think this guy used it as a demo game. Does the Vectrex have a spinner?
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Re: Omega Race on the Vectrex
It's been available for the VecFever cart for quite a while now but honestly I haven't played much of it.
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Re: Omega Race on the Vectrex
Jiz, you haven't heard of those being available anywhere, have you? I am seeing them get hocked on eBay for $1,500, so I assume the creator is not creating more right now unfortunately.
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Re: Omega Race on the Vectrex
It did not originally, but with a few software tricks you can use the "Racing Controller" for Atari 2600 as a spinner. That's what I use to play Tempest.AArdvark wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:52 am https://www.joltcountry.com/phpBB3/view ... it=Vectrex
I think this guy used it as a demo game. Does the Vectrex have a spinner?
Nah and I haven't talked to either of those cool German dudes behind that project at all lately. However, from what I gather the "PiTrex" is the latest toy out there.. and I would assume it could do what VecFever does aside from using the Vide SDK to try to make homebrew. Also, speaking of Ebay prices I just glanced at prices of Vectrex systems themselves and MAN am I glad I already own one!Ice Cream Jonsey wrote: Tue Sep 20, 2022 8:49 am Jiz, you haven't heard of those being available anywhere, have you? I am seeing them get hocked on eBay for $1,500, so I assume the creator is not creating more right now unfortunately.
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Re: Omega Race on the Vectrex
I did some checking and I guess there was a game called Omega Chase, as opposed to Race- doesn't seem like it has the scoreboard in the center. I was able to download it through the Internet Archive:
https://archive.org/details/vectrex-omegachase
https://archive.org/details/vectrex-omegachase
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