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From: davidl@tekecs.UUCP (David Levine)
Newsgroups: net.games.video
Subject: Vectrex
Message-ID: <1989@tekecs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 31-Aug-83 15:05:36 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekecs.1989
Posted: Wed Aug 31 15:05:36 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 2-Sep-83 20:58:20 EDT
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I just received the first issue of "Passport," the Vectex Owner's Club
newsletter.  This newsletter is clearly aimed at the kid audience (it claims to
be written by one "Vecto," an alien stranded on Earth and the inventor of
Vectrex... give me a break!) but contains the following information of
interest:

	New cartridges:
		WebWars (looks like a space cross between Space Invaders and
			Pole Position) - August
		Bedlam (hard to describe) - August
		Spinball (pinball simulator) - August
		Fortress of Narzod (seems to resemble a Death Star Trench game)
			- August
		Heads-Up (animated soccer simulation) - September
		Spike (talking cartridge - requires no additional hardware) -
			September
	
	New peripherals:
		Lightpen - will cost about the same as a game cart, includes
			Art Master cartridge.  More lightpen cartridges will be
			available in the Fall.
		3D Imager - a goggle-like device which, in conjunction with
			special 3D game carts, gives color 3D images - will
			cost about $50 including 3D Mine Storm (!!) - available
			September.  More 3D games will be available in the
			Fall.
		No word on the keyboard.  Rats!

I've also seen Cosmic Chasm, which first appeared as a Vectrex cartridge, as an
arcade game.  I believe this is the first instance of a home game making the
transition to the arcades...

  -- David D. Levine   (...decvax!tektronix!tekecs!davidl)      [UUCP]
                       (...tekecs!davidl.tektronix@rand-relay)  [ARPA]


Vectrex, Art Master, Mine Storm, WebWars, Bedlam, Spinball, Fortress of Narzod,
and Heads-Up (tm) GCE, Inc.  Spike (tm) Entex Industries, Inc.