The Vectrex is a vector graphics-based video game console first released in October 1982 and discontinued in early 1984. There were 28 games officially released for the console in the US, including one game built into the system.Classic Videogame Hardware Genius Guide Imagine Publishing. Chapter 9.
Official releases (1982–1984)
Games were released in the US by General Consumers Electronics (GCE), in Europe and Canada by Milton Bradley (MB) and in Japan by Bandai.Vectrex Collector site
Title Developer Publisher Release Date Notes3D Crazy CoasterGCEGCERequires 3D Imager headset.3D MineStormGCEGCERequires 3D Imager headset. Included as a pack-in cartridge with the 3D Imager headset.3D Narrow EscapeRichard MoszkowskiGCERequires 3D Imager headset.AnimActionGCEGCERequires light pen.Armor AttackGCEGCE, MB, BandaiArt MasterGCEGCERequires light pen. Included as a pack-in cartridge with the Vectrex Light Pen.BedlamLenny Carlson & William HawkinsGCE, MBBerzerkGCEGCE, MB, BandaiBlitz! Action FootballGCEGCE, MB MB's title: "Blitz! American Football".Clean SweepGCEGCE, MB, BandaiCosmic ChasmGCEGCE, MB, BandaiFortress of NarzodGCEGCE, MBHeads UpGCEGCE, MBMB's title: "Soccer/Football"HyperchaseJeff Corsiglia & Chris KingGCE, MB, Bandai Subtitle: "Auto Race"Melody MasterGCEGCERequires light pen.Mine StormGCEBuilt-in console game. A bug-fix version on physical cartridge was released by mail-order only in 1983, titled "Mine Storm II".Polar RescueGCEGCEPole PositionGCEGCERip OffGCEGCE, MB, BandaiScrambleGCEGCE, MB, BandaiBandai's title: "Scramble Wars".Solar QuestGCEGCE, MB, BandaiSpace WarsGCEGCE, MB, BandaiSpikeGCEGCE, MBIncludes speech synthesisSpinballGCEGCE, MBMB's title: "Flipper Pinball"Star CastleGCEGCEStarhawkGCEGCE, MB, BandaiStar Trek: The Motion PictureGCEGCE, MB, BandaiMB's title: "Star Ship"; Bandai's title: "Harmagedon".Web WarsGCEGCE, MBMB's title: "Web Warp".
Unreleased
Unreleased titles by official publishers (General Consumer Electronics (GCE), Milton Bradley (MB) and Bandai.
Mail Plane (1983) (requires light pen). Prototype game. Introduced GCE/MB marketing literature in USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The prototype for the USA area map version appears to be a complete game. Also pictured in MB Finnish language marketing literature for Nordic and European areas indicated MB intended to provide a release with maps specific to Europe. In 2013 Mail Plane was recovered from a prototype cartridge by Chris Romero (a.k.a. "Vectrexer"). The recovered software was released on December 1, 2013 as binary image via made available for public download. Test Cart (a.k.a. Test REV. 4) (1982) The Test Cart is a test and diagnostic cartridge for the Vectrex. Various functions are supported based mainly around testing display alignment and intensity, controller functionality, and sound generation. A function to check the installed BIOS checksum is also included. The Test Cart is meant to be used along with the Vectrex Service Manual when repairing and testing the Vectrex game system. Also found later in 2000 was a single Overlay for use with the Test Cart. The Test Cart Overlay was acquired in a private sale from a former GCE employee. The Test Cart Overlay was scanned by Chris Romero (a.k.a. "Vectrexer") and made available in 2001 for public usage, and later on Spike's Big Page. Cube Quest (1983) Dark Tower Pitchers Duel Tour de France
Homebrew titles (1996 to present)
3D Lord of the Robots 3D Sector-X 3D Sector-X Hell's Fury 3D Scape 3D Scape First Edition Alien Hunter All Good Things Asteroid Cowboy Beluga Dreams Berzerk Debugged Big Blue BRECHER Chimney Hunt Circus Vectrex City Bomber Colorclash Colorclash Limited Edition Colorclash Slim Continuum Continuum The Infernal Tetramorph Continuum The 7 Pillars of Purgatory Continuum Time Warp Cronotics Crush of Lucifer Cube Quest Dead of Knight Debris Exclusive Edition Debris Limited Edition Debris Revisited Debris Revisited VIP Everyday is Halloween FRESSSAKK – Highscore Edition Frontier Galaxy Wars/Space Launcher Gravitrex Plus Hell Hole Hex Hexed! I, Cyborg I, Cyborg: Edition X I, Cyborg: OMEGA Irrelevant Karl Quappe KnightEx Logo Mail Plane MENSCHENJAGD MineX Moon Lander N. E. L. S. Nebula Commander NOX/Death Chase Obsolet Omega Chase Deluxe Omega Chase Deluxe – Collector's Edition Patriots Patriots Limited Edition Performance VX Pitcher's Duel Player 2 Protector LE Protector/Y*A*S*I Quartz's Quest Revector Release Robot Arena Rockaroids (limited edition) Rockaroids Remix Rotor Royal 21 Royal 21 Boston Royal 21 Christmas Royal 21 Vegas RushHour Sectis Sectis Limited Edition Sectis Master Edition Shifted Snowball Space Frenzy SpideX Spike and the Angry Vortex Bird Spike Hoppin' Spike's Circus Spike's Water Balloons Analog Spin-Cart Spinnerama Spudster's Revenge Star Sling LE Star Sling Premium Limited Edition Star Sling Turbo Edition Star Trek Debugged STERNENKRIEGER Stramash Zone Sundance Sundance: Dark of the Sun Thrust Tour de France Trapped Tsunami/VIX Tsunami/VIX – Collectors Edition V-Frogger V-Hockey Vaboom!/Vectrace VeCaves/Spike's Spree VecMan Vecmania
Vec Sports Boxing Vec Sports Boxing Limited Edition Veccy Bird Vec Wars: Retro Devolved Vectoblox Vectopia Vector 21 Vector 21: A Fistful of Wildcards! Vector 21: OMEGA Vector Patrol Vector Pilot Vector Vaders Vectorblade Vectrexagon Vectrexians Vectrexians Deluxe Verzerk War of the Robots War of the Robots: CGE2K3 War of the Robots: OMEGA War of the Worlds War of the Worlds Time Rift Warrior Wireout Wireout RE Xmas Cart 2014 Xmas Cart 2014 + 2015 Double Pack Xmas Cart 2015 Zantis Zantis: 99 Ways to Die Zombie Apocalypse: USA
References
External links
Vectrex Museum