Of 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_gam

Of 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.