Vectrex ... The Vectrex is a vector display -based home video game console, the only one ever designed and released for the home market, that was developed by Smith Engineering and manufactured and …

The Vectrex was the console every kid dreamed of. With its small arcade look, its own built-in screen and above all, those vector graphics, the Vectrex still feels magical more than 40 years later.

Jan 4, 2024 · The Vectrex, a potential revolution in home gaming, was swept into bargain bins, forgotten by all but the most ardent of collectors. Forty years later, it’s having something of a comeback.

The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Smith Engineering/Western Technologies. It was licensed and distributed first by GCE, and then by Milton …

Mar 25, 2025 · The Vectrex console from the early 1980s holds a special place in retrocomputing lore thanks to its vector display — uniquely for a home system, it painted its graphics to the screen by …

Aug 17, 2025 · The Vectrex console represented a radical departure from conventional home gaming hardware, built around vector display technology that had previously been exclusive to commercial …

Mar 4, 2024 · The Vectrex, launched in the early 1980s, stood as a pioneering home arcade system, distinct for its integrated vector display, a novelty in the video game console market.

Aug 21, 2025 · If you've never seen a real vector arcade monitor or original Vectrex, the displays could produce surprisingly bright points of light that have a secondary phosphor glow around them.

Shaped like small blocks, Vectrex cartridges are compact but don't offer much space for artwork. Some of the newer Vectrex releases (Gravitrex) are made from recycled Intellivision cartridges, which are …

History, technical specs, model chart, pictures and indepth review of the Vectrex video game console.