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General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: level42 on February 24, 2013, 11:19:51 PM

Title: Is it an Asteroids ? no ! Is it a Vectrex ? No ! It's.......Vecteroids bar-top !
Post by: level42 on February 24, 2013, 11:19:51 PM

http://www.e-basteln.de/asteroids/asteroids_intro.html

Damn amazing !!!

Especially the fact that he used a Vectrex as monitor and improved the deflection hardware so it had enough speed to handle Asteroids :)

So, we can use Vextrexes as test monitors after all ;)

Title: Re: Is it an Asteroids ? no ! Is it a Vectrex ? No ! It's.......Vecteroids bar-top !
Post by: Capt. Kirk on February 25, 2013, 03:13:57 AM

Wow...
Very well documented Site. Great Idea, especially the real PCB on the Rear under Plexi.

Title: Re: Is it an Asteroids ? no ! Is it a Vectrex ? No ! It's.......Vecteroids bar-top !
Post by: DanP on February 25, 2013, 01:28:55 PM

Pman (on UKVAC) did some experiments years ago with using a vectrex monitor as part of a test rig and I think it was technically possible but just easier to use a real monitor or scope ;)

Dan

Title: Re: Is it an Asteroids ? no ! Is it a Vectrex ? No ! It's.......Vecteroids bar-top !
Post by: ARCADESAVER on February 27, 2013, 08:36:10 PM

Nice idea, the pcb behind the plexi is awesome. Only the dust on the pcb look not so good :D dishwasher  :spaceace:

Title: Re: Is it an Asteroids ? no ! Is it a Vectrex ? No ! It's.......Vecteroids bar-top !
Post by: level42 on March 01, 2013, 07:11:26 PM

Quote from: DanP on February 25, 2013, 01:28:55 PM

Pman (on UKVAC) did some experiments years ago with using a vectrex monitor as part of a test rig and I think it was technically possible but just easier to use a real monitor or scope ;)

Dan

Sssshhhttt, we all know that, don't spoil our party  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Is it an Asteroids ? no ! Is it a Vectrex ? No ! It's.......Vecteroids bar-top !
Post by: Laszo on March 01, 2013, 09:49:51 PM

Really nice project and well documented project. Tumbs up.