TomSon Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Hi, I just wanted to quickly introduce my finished Vectrex project, called ‚VecFever’. So, what is it meant to do ? Well, basically anything I could think of so far - it’s my development system, it’s a usb stick, it’s a usb ramdisk, a multicart, a video player, a music player, a ‚magically change old games into games with hiscore tables, that are also saved’ cart. etc. So it can run any Vectrex binary - and you can .always. go straight back to the menu via the reset button w/o any patches needed - plus allow games to store data on it, or use more than two 32k banks, or load variable-sized, tiny data packets ideal for videos. One thing I should probably mention specifically is how the multicart. part works: the VecFever includes a file browser that let’s you navigate and start anything on the filesystem of the disk; entries are automatically sorted. And as I said: this is my development system; I’ve finished three big, time-consuming games so far: Robot Arena, Head On and ‚the Core‘, all of which haven’t been released since they merged with the VecFever, too. The pcbs underwent a few iterations, mainly for production purposes and to get the dimensions perfect so that it fits into both old and reproduction cases and I’ve received the first larger run of final pcbs a few weeks ago and tested them successfully. So, what now ? I am still having trouble getting usb-shaped holes in cases made (and don’t want to cut them myself). This will .hopefully. be settled one way or the other in the next two weeks but if it keeps dragging on I might reevaluate whether to get cases anytime soon. Plus summer (vacation..) is coming which might delay things even more. So I do want to make them available but don't know yet when. And it all hinges on the cases since everything else is finished. Anyways, this is meant to be a short introduction so I should stop now, Thomas p.s. Here’s what they look like in four different cases, plus the games that now are part of it - and a special VecFever (with addition serial port) VecFever FAQ.rtf 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectory.pos Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) Great work TomSon, it's nice to see an update on the VecFever maybe there could also be an option to order the PCBs only, so people can use one of their own spare carts? Edited May 21, 2017 by vectory.pos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jungsi Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Great - looking forward to get one :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128Kgames Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 Put me down for one when they become available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 This is cool, I'm definitely interested! Sent from my phrenologists waiting room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Definitely looking forward to this, the cart and the games. Cheers for the FAQ, it explains things pretty well in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectrexroli Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Here my video about the new VecFever, it is just amazing! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomberman94 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hi Thomas, please put me on the list - seems to be a must-have for me. Are the games included intended for a physical release (The Core, Robot Arena and Head-On)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LL2k12 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 amazing! where to buy please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyCouch Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 This is awesome are you planning on clear cases or regular black cases? I'd like to be put down for one as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genfuyung Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Just bought a vecmulti a few weeks ago... Still, i definitely want the three homebrew games. Will they be sold separately through packrat or another store? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingonwheels Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I'm interested. Please keep me in mind whenever your ready for orders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funknflow5200 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 can't wait to pick this up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Add me to that list as well please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectory.pos Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 if there's a list, then I'd like to be added as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomSon Posted May 23, 2017 Author Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hi Thomas, please put me on the list - seems to be a must-have for me. Are the games included intended for a physical release (The Core, Robot Arena and Head-On)? No, I've got no intention to release the games separately any more - R.Arena and Head On also run (a bit) better on the VecFever (taking advantage of the calibration setting) so I consider them the 'definitive' edition, anyways. Plus there's a nice, secret level in the VecFever Robot Arena version that I couldn't squeeze into the 64k rom version however much I tried in the end.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genfuyung Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Looks like I'll be buying one as soon as its available then. Are you going to sell them on here or through a separate shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 No, I've got no intention to release the games separately any more - R.Arena and Head On also run (a bit) better on the VecFever (taking advantage of the calibration setting) so I consider them the 'definitive' edition, anyways. Plus there's a nice, secret level in the VecFever Robot Arena version that I couldn't squeeze into the 64k rom version however much I tried in the end.. So where do we order?! LOL.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Monster Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) I'm interested as well. VectrexRoli's video just blew my mind. This thing is amazing Also, please include the LED in the production version. That's too cool! Edited May 24, 2017 by Smoke Monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Type Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) I'm really hopeful this becomes available soon, I'm putting off getting an alternative Dev cart and doing hardware/software homebrew using an ancient eprom programmer and UV eraser. It's painful! Even without the shell I'd buy one... Edited May 24, 2017 by D-Type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I want one. If there is a list, put me on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradd1978 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'd love one as well. Please add me to the list if there is one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 WANT!! Please.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intellivet Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Definitely want to buy! Sign me up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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