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		evo_9 on Oct 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Atari Asteroids: Creating a Vector Arcade Classic Stuff like this always reminds me of this amazing vector-based home gaming machine from the 80's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vectrex

stevekemp on Oct 27, 2018 | [–]

That was a good machine! One of my cousins received a copy for a Christmas/Birthday present and we spent hours playing it.

The gel-overlays were an inspired solution to making the displays more interesting.

nmg on Oct 27, 2018 | [–]

some really neat homebrew games for this system -- http://www.packratvg.com/vechbrews.html

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