theking21083 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) I have been looking into buying a vectrex for several years now and I finally decided that I am going to get one. I was looking on Atari2600.com and saw that they were selling one for $125. At first that seemed kinda expensive but I decided that it was safer then just buying one on ebay and hoping that it worked. It arrived in the mail today and boy was I excited to plug it in and play Mine Storm for the first time. I also orderd a VecFlash but I havn't gotten it yet. Hopefully I will get it on Monday. I think next I'm gonna spend my money on a light pen for it. I think that those games look awesome and my daughter would really get a kick out of them. Edited September 8, 2007 by theking21083 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) Atari2600.Com is a good site to order from and they are the people i got my Atari 5200 from so you shouldnt have a problem and i think they normally have a 30-day warrenty on most of there systems. The shipping might be abit high however due to the weight of the Vectrex and if you order any games as well. Be sure to try and score yourself a copy of Star Castle for it or just find yourself a Multi-cart.I picked one of these up not to long ago and it was a awesome investment.Good Luck. Edited September 3, 2007 by jboypacman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Thanks I am getting one for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 If you are looking for a Vectrex that is 100% guaranteed to work and want it right now, then order it from them. However, that seems a little high for a system with no games (except Minestorm of course) to me. I managed to get a nice one on ebay recently with 7 games for just under $90.00 shipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 Ok so I orderd a VecFlash and am going to order my Vectrex from Atari2600.com. Now I just have to wait for all of it to arrive. This is going to be a long week waiting for everything. I'm really excited about finally getting a Vectrex. I figured that I will narrow my collections down to the Atari 2600, Colecovision, and Vectrex. I like having a huge collection but I decided that I will collect for fewer systems and have more complete libraries of games. I sole off some of my systems already but I still have my NES/SNES/N64/Gensis/SegaCD/32X/Intellivision/Atari 7800 to sell or trade. That should be able to get me alot of games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 If you are looking for a Vectrex that is 100% guaranteed to work and want it right now, then order it from them. However, that seems a little high for a system with no games (except Minestorm of course) to me. I managed to get a nice one on ebay recently with 7 games for just under $90.00 shipped. Yeah I saw some nice ones on ebay but I am just worried about their condition. I want a Vectrex in excellent condition and I'm just worried that I will get a dud on ebay. I haven't orderd it yet but if I probably will by the end of the day so if anyone on here has one they are willing to part with send me a PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 I snagged one from Bidville for $70 a few years back, thanks to an eagle-eyed Atari Age member. I don't get much use out of it due to a tiny collection of games, but I'm nevertheless happy to have it around. It's one heck of a conversation piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 I just bought the Vectrex off of Atari2600.com and ordered a VecFlash. Now I'm really excited and can't wait until they arrive. Hopefully I will have them by Friday or Saturday. I figured I would just get the VecFlash now so that I can hold off on buying games until I build up my other collections for the 2600 and Colecovision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAtari2600 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 I just bought the Vectrex off of Atari2600.com and ordered a VecFlash. Now I'm really excited and can't wait until they arrive. Hopefully I will have them by Friday or Saturday. I figured I would just get the VecFlash now so that I can hold off on buying games until I build up my other collections for the 2600 and Colecovision. Congrads on purchasing it i hope you enjoy it, i think its great hope you do too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Thanks I'm sure I will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 Just wanted to let everyone know that my Vectrex has arrived and I'm having the time of my life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Awesome! Enjoy and let us know what are some of your favorite games are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technosis Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 So now that you are hooked how many days will you go without sleep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 (edited) Well so far I have been playing all morning. I only have Mine Storm until my VecFlash comes in the mail. Mine Storm is such an awesome game so it should hold me over until it does arrive. So far my best score is mine field 11 and 147,880 points. Now I have to go back to playing so I'll keep ya updated. Edited September 11, 2007 by theking21083 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Another tip: Download the scans of the screen overlays from one of the vectrex emulation sites. Then, have them sized and printed on thick transparancy film. Voila! You get the entire set of overlays for every game for <$10 The transparancies make a huge difference IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theking21083 Posted September 9, 2007 Author Share Posted September 9, 2007 Awesome tip I will have to do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard H. Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 The transparancies make a huge difference IMHO. They do, especially on certain games (e.g Armor Attack) BTW you might find this page useful if you fancy a go at making them yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kokovec Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 Welcome to the wonderful world of the Vectrex! You should also subscribe to the rec.games.vectrex newsgroup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted September 9, 2007 Share Posted September 9, 2007 I dunno, I like the plain black and white myself. Transparencies always seemed like a cheesy stopgap solution to me, reducing the brightness of onscreen objects and failing to sell the illusion of color unless characters are anchored into place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 The only overlay that I have is the one for Berzerk. I keep it on the screen for all games. It has no markings on the screen area, it just makes every game look blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steril707 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 I dunno, I like the plain black and white myself. Transparencies always seemed like a cheesy stopgap solution to me, reducing the brightness of onscreen objects and failing to sell the illusion of color unless characters are anchored into place. I think the overlays have their own charm going with them.. I like the little coloured glow around objects you get with the overlays for instance. Looks awesome when you are playing in the dark. But the plain black and white can also be nice sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steril707 Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) You should also subscribe to the rec.games.vectrex newsgroup. I think Atariage is now more alive with Vectrexlove than current RGV, but well, subscribing cannot hurt (probably ).. Mike Edited September 10, 2007 by Steril707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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