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There was a game console for vector games, named Vectrex. The games that ran on it were really interesting. Many modern games use the now high-resolution of r
by speeder 12y ago
There was a game console for vector games, named Vectrex.
The games that ran on it were really interesting.
Many modern games use the now high-resolution of raster displays to imitate Vectrex-style graphics.
http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/echoesplus/echoesplus_4.png http://www.binaryzoo.com/games/echoesplus/echoesplus_4.png
Note that the corners between straight lines are brighter, it is because on Vectrex the way to control line brightness was to draw it over itself, also line crossings were brighter too.
Important to mention that many vector displays could NOT make curved lines though.
- tomswartz07 12y agoOne of my favorite vector games was Tempest. Vector graphics were some of my favorite, even growing up during the NES/Sega era.
- leoc 12y agoSeveral of the famous commercial arcade cabinets were vector too, including Asteroids, Battlezone and (as tomswartz07 mentioned) Tempest.
- icelancer 12y agoDon't forget the original Star Wars cabinet! http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/50arcadecabinets/star-wars-arcade.gif http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/50arcadecabinets/star-war...
- porsupah 12y agoOf possible interest to HN readers is that the system and all the official games are public domain: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3117/a_history_of_gaming_platforms_the_.php http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3117/a_history_of_gami... "After product rights reverted back to Smith Engineering, an attempt was made in the late 1980s to resurrect the Vectrex as a handheld. Unfortunately, the pending introduction of Nintendo's GameBoy in 1989 put a practical stop to such plans once and for all. In the mid-1990s, Jay Smith generously placed the entire Vectrex product line into the public domain, opening up legal, not-for-profit distribution." Consequently, it's well supported by emulators.