iesposta Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 eBay Auction -- Item Number: 160699952214 Just saw this pop up and though info might be useful to someone. This is older than the one I own (1999), and it says it has a pause switch. I thought the version 1 had dip switches? This one has a label like mine, except for the hole switch and the © date. He just sold (eBay) off a batch of them for $49.99 each, so who knows when they'll come up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted December 14, 2011 Author Share Posted December 14, 2011 Wow. That auction lasted all of 2 1/2 hours, & around midnight at that! I thought something was wrong or it was pulled because it wasn't listed today, but it ended with a Buy It Now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethevectrex Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 thats awesome, but it costs alot of money i got the vectrom multi cart (32 in 1) for 39.99 (40 bucks) THAT WAS A GREAT DEAL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethevectrex Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 also, how many games are in that cartrige? it must have alot if it costs that much money! also, its really cool that it has a pause switch! that is usfull for games that dont already have a pause option! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectrexMad! Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 thats awesome, but it costs alot of money i got the vectrom multi cart (32 in 1) for 39.99 (40 bucks) THAT WAS A GREAT DEAL! A much better deal is Andy Colemans's 72:1 cart. As the name suggests it got 72 programs. It's also got a very easy Vectrex onscreen software menu, so you don't have to fiddle about with DIP switches. And its got some programs on it which are not available anywhere else e.g. hangman. Price is just £34.99 and is currently available from http://www.playntradeonline.com/vectrex/shop.html for a review see pages 11+: http://publishing.yudu.com/Aembd/VGTrader6/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videogametrader.com%2Fvgtrader%2Findex.htm&skipFlashCheck=true 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectrexMad! Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 also, how many games are in that cartrige? it must have alot if it costs that much money! also, its really cool that it has a pause switch! that is usfull for games that dont already have a pause option! Less than the 72:1 cart. I think its got less than 60 titles if its the first generation: http://vectrexmuseum.com/collection/vectrexgame-SeanKelly-MultiCart.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 To be honest, the best option is buy one of Richard's VecMulti cartridges... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 A much better deal is Andy Colemans's 72:1 cart. As the name suggests it got 72 programs. It's also got a very easy Vectrex onscreen software menu, so you don't have to fiddle about with DIP switches. And its got some programs on it which are not available anywhere else e.g. hangman. Agreed. I have one of those and love it. BTW: is there any way to switch between games without power cycling the whole machine? On my old dip-switch enabled Multi-cart, I could change the game while the machine was still on/cart still in the port and simply hit reset to load up the next game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectrexMad! Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 To be honest, the best option is buy one of Richard's VecMulti cartridges... I didn't mention it here because I was only comparing multicarts with fixed memory (ones that you cannot upload different binaries to). I agree the VecMulti is the best solution, but it isn't for everyone. For example the loader program is currently only for the PC, so Mac users can't use it. Its a bit more expensive too at £55. Its well worth the money though in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectrexMad! Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 A much better deal is Andy Colemans's 72:1 cart. As the name suggests it got 72 programs. It's also got a very easy Vectrex onscreen software menu, so you don't have to fiddle about with DIP switches. And its got some programs on it which are not available anywhere else e.g. hangman. Agreed. I have one of those and love it. BTW: is there any way to switch between games without power cycling the whole machine? On my old dip-switch enabled Multi-cart, I could change the game while the machine was still on/cart still in the port and simply hit reset to load up the next game. No, for the 72:1 you have to switch off and then on, to select a new game. The VecMulti does allow change of games without switching off - just press the Vectrex reset to select a different game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethevectrex Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 i knew about that cart, but i didnt know where to buy it! it must have alot of homebrews on it lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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