Alongside the Commodores, Ataris, Nintendos, and all the other game systems of the 80s, there was a single unique video game system that stood out from the pack. This was the Vectrex, a console with a ...

For Hackaday readers which might not be so well versed in the world of home video gaming before the 1983 crash, the Vectrex was an interesting attempt at bringing vector graphics into player’s living ...

It probably wouldn't have progressed in the same way, because vector graphics are sharply limited in terms of complexity. The way a normal CRT works is panning left to right, top to bottom, with the ...

Anybody who played on classic cabinets like Asteroids or Lunar Lander in the arcades knows that those games' unique, glowing-line graphics were impossible to replicate on standard TV video game ...

It’s becoming clearer now that most old consoles and computers are ripe for a remake. From handhelds to mini versions of things such as the Commodore 64 or Spectrum, everything seems to be making a ...

I'm fully aware that I have a basement full of crap, and, yes, to many eyes, my collection of crap really may be analogous to a firm, healthy turd, but if I accept this unpleasant analogy, then I'd ...