#vectrex — Public Fediverse posts
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How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company - The Silicon Underground
"On May 4, 1984, Milton Bradley, a leading producer of board games for 124 years, agreed to sell itself to Hasbro. Changes in the way people played games in the 80s, especially kids, put pressure on the company. In this blog post, I’ll explain how changing times led Milton Bradley to make a transformational bet at the worst possible time that ultimately sunk the maker of the game Battleship, and what happened to what was left of Milton Bradley."
https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-the-vectrex-game-console-sunk-a-124-year-old-company/?utm_campaign=how-the-vectrex-game-console-sunk-a-124-year-old-company&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss
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How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company - The Silicon Underground
"On May 4, 1984, Milton Bradley, a leading producer of board games for 124 years, agreed to sell itself to Hasbro. Changes in the way people played games in the 80s, especially kids, put pressure on the company. In this blog post, I’ll explain how changing times led Milton Bradley to make a transformational bet at the worst possible time that ultimately sunk the maker of the game Battleship, and what happened to what was left of Milton Bradley."
https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-the-vectrex-game-console-sunk-a-124-year-old-company/?utm_campaign=how-the-vectrex-game-console-sunk-a-124-year-old-company&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss
#80s #gaming #retro #toys #vectrex -
Confessions of a Superbacker: 2026 edition
I was writing about this really, really cruddy KS project on the other blog and realized it's been awhile since I talked about my unhealthy crowdfunding obsession....
https://chasingdings.com/2026/05/20/confessions-of-a-superbacker-2026-edition/
#Kickstarter #MysteryDice #TerraformingMars #Vectrex #gamefound #kalimba #MicroHero #NexusCube #PocketRpg #TheDoomOfTheDark #TheRedDragonInn
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Confessions of a Superbacker: 2026 edition
I was writing about this really, really cruddy KS project on the other blog and realized it's been awhile since I talked about my unhealthy crowdfunding obsession....
https://chasingdings.com/2026/05/20/confessions-of-a-superbacker-2026-edition/
#Kickstarter #MysteryDice #TerraformingMars #Vectrex #gamefound #kalimba #MicroHero #NexusCube #PocketRpg #TheDoomOfTheDark #TheRedDragonInn
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Confessions of a Superbacker: 2026 edition
I was writing about this really, really cruddy KS project on the other blog and realized it's been awhile since I talked about my unhealthy crowdfunding obsession....
https://chasingdings.com/2026/05/20/confessions-of-a-superbacker-2026-edition/
#Kickstarter #MysteryDice #TerraformingMars #Vectrex #gamefound #kalimba #MicroHero #NexusCube #PocketRpg #TheDoomOfTheDark #TheRedDragonInn
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Confessions of a Superbacker: 2026 edition
I was writing about this really, really cruddy KS project on the other blog and realized it's been awhile since I talked about my unhealthy crowdfunding obsession....
https://chasingdings.com/2026/05/20/confessions-of-a-superbacker-2026-edition/
#Kickstarter #MysteryDice #TerraformingMars #Vectrex #gamefound #kalimba #MicroHero #NexusCube #PocketRpg #TheDoomOfTheDark #TheRedDragonInn
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Confessions of a Superbacker: 2026 edition
I was writing about this really, really cruddy KS project on the other blog and realized it's been awhile since I talked about my unhealthy crowdfunding obsession....
https://chasingdings.com/2026/05/20/confessions-of-a-superbacker-2026-edition/
#Kickstarter #MysteryDice #TerraformingMars #Vectrex #gamefound #kalimba #MicroHero #NexusCube #PocketRpg #TheDoomOfTheDark #TheRedDragonInn
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🏴☠️ How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company
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🏴☠️ How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company
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🏴☠️ How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company
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🏴☠️ How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company
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🏴☠️ How the Vectrex game console sunk a 124-year-old company
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An absolute ton of silliness went into this - using the wrong-sized chip to load the Milton Bradley firmware on my CGE Vectrex in order to troubleshoot a software issue to see if the firmware was the issue.
It's really neat seeing my Vectrex boot up with the clean "VECTREX" logo of Milton Bradley. -
An absolute ton of silliness went into this - using the wrong-sized chip to load the Milton Bradley firmware on my CGE Vectrex in order to troubleshoot a software issue to see if the firmware was the issue.
It's really neat seeing my Vectrex boot up with the clean "VECTREX" logo of Milton Bradley. -
An absolute ton of silliness went into this - using the wrong-sized chip to load the Milton Bradley firmware on my CGE Vectrex in order to troubleshoot a software issue to see if the firmware was the issue.
It's really neat seeing my Vectrex boot up with the clean "VECTREX" logo of Milton Bradley. -
An absolute ton of silliness went into this - using the wrong-sized chip to load the Milton Bradley firmware on my CGE Vectrex in order to troubleshoot a software issue to see if the firmware was the issue.
It's really neat seeing my Vectrex boot up with the clean "VECTREX" logo of Milton Bradley. -
An absolute ton of silliness went into this - using the wrong-sized chip to load the Milton Bradley firmware on my CGE Vectrex in order to troubleshoot a software issue to see if the firmware was the issue.
It's really neat seeing my Vectrex boot up with the clean "VECTREX" logo of Milton Bradley. -
RE: https://mastodon.world/@bydo_cai24/116543765900922339
wow, another new game for my favorite game console?!
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@bydo_cai24/116543765900922339
wow, another new game for my favorite game console?!
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@bydo_cai24/116543765900922339
wow, another new game for my favorite game console?!
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@bydo_cai24/116543765900922339
wow, another new game for my favorite game console?!
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RE: https://mastodon.world/@bydo_cai24/116543765900922339
wow, another new game for my favorite game console?!
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On the first weekend of May I will be back in Munich at the #VCFe. There I have an exhibition on #AnalogComputing (with a #THAT and a Leybold analog computer, using a modified #Vectrex and an HP XY #plotter as output devices) and I will give a lecture on "Unconventional Computing" (in which the analog computers also play a role).
https://vcfe.org/D/Vortraege.html#18
https://vcfe.org/D/Ausstellung.html#20 -
On the first weekend of May I will be back in Munich at the #VCFe. There I have an exhibition on #AnalogComputing (with a #THAT and a Leybold analog computer, using a modified #Vectrex and an HP XY #plotter as output devices) and I will give a lecture on "Unconventional Computing" (in which the analog computers also play a role).
https://vcfe.org/D/Vortraege.html#18
https://vcfe.org/D/Ausstellung.html#20 -
On the first weekend of May I will be back in Munich at the #VCFe. There I have an exhibition on #AnalogComputing (with a #THAT and a Leybold analog computer, using a modified #Vectrex and an HP XY #plotter as output devices) and I will give a lecture on "Unconventional Computing" (in which the analog computers also play a role).
https://vcfe.org/D/Vortraege.html#18
https://vcfe.org/D/Ausstellung.html#20 -
On the first weekend of May I will be back in Munich at the #VCFe. There I have an exhibition on #AnalogComputing (with a #THAT and a Leybold analog computer, using a modified #Vectrex and an HP XY #plotter as output devices) and I will give a lecture on "Unconventional Computing" (in which the analog computers also play a role).
https://vcfe.org/D/Vortraege.html#18
https://vcfe.org/D/Ausstellung.html#20 -
On the first weekend of May I will be back in Munich at the #VCFe. There I have an exhibition on #AnalogComputing (with a #THAT and a Leybold analog computer, using a modified #Vectrex and an HP XY #plotter as output devices) and I will give a lecture on "Unconventional Computing" (in which the analog computers also play a role).
https://vcfe.org/D/Vortraege.html#18
https://vcfe.org/D/Ausstellung.html#20 -
Vectrex Mini: The “Light Speed Ship”
The Japanese Kibidango crowdfunding campaign for the Vectrex Mini offers a few more details about the forthcoming Vectrex revival.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/06/vectrex-mini-the-light-speed-ship/
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Vectrex Mini: The “Light Speed Ship”
The Japanese Kibidango crowdfunding campaign for the Vectrex Mini offers a few more details about the forthcoming Vectrex revival.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/06/vectrex-mini-the-light-speed-ship/
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Vectrex Mini: The “Light Speed Ship”
The Japanese Kibidango crowdfunding campaign for the Vectrex Mini offers a few more details about the forthcoming Vectrex revival.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/06/vectrex-mini-the-light-speed-ship/
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Vectrex Mini: The “Light Speed Ship”
The Japanese Kibidango crowdfunding campaign for the Vectrex Mini offers a few more details about the forthcoming Vectrex revival.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/06/vectrex-mini-the-light-speed-ship/
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Vectrex Mini: The “Light Speed Ship”
The Japanese Kibidango crowdfunding campaign for the Vectrex Mini offers a few more details about the forthcoming Vectrex revival.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/06/vectrex-mini-the-light-speed-ship/
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I cleaned out my local store’s Vectrex library
Granted, it was just the two games, but it was all they had and I bought them both.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/04/i-cleaned-out-my-local-stores-vectrex-library/
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I cleaned out my local store’s Vectrex library
Granted, it was just the two games, but it was all they had and I bought them both.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/04/i-cleaned-out-my-local-stores-vectrex-library/
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I cleaned out my local store’s Vectrex library
Granted, it was just the two games, but it was all they had and I bought them both.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/04/i-cleaned-out-my-local-stores-vectrex-library/
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I cleaned out my local store’s Vectrex library
Granted, it was just the two games, but it was all they had and I bought them both.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/04/i-cleaned-out-my-local-stores-vectrex-library/
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I cleaned out my local store’s Vectrex library
Granted, it was just the two games, but it was all they had and I bought them both.
https://chasingdings.com/2026/04/04/i-cleaned-out-my-local-stores-vectrex-library/
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They also had two Vectrex consoles there, and these look better in person than I expected. The controllers feel a bit peculiar, though.
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They also had two Vectrex consoles there, and these look better in person than I expected. The controllers feel a bit peculiar, though.
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They also had two Vectrex consoles there, and these look better in person than I expected. The controllers feel a bit peculiar, though.
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They also had two Vectrex consoles there, and these look better in person than I expected. The controllers feel a bit peculiar, though.
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They also had two Vectrex consoles there, and these look better in person than I expected. The controllers feel a bit peculiar, though.
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Very random old throwback for #throwbackthursday - back when I got the lightpen for my Vectrex letting me draw a cartoon of myself in the glowing sharp lines of that unique and cool system!
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Very random old throwback for #throwbackthursday - back when I got the lightpen for my Vectrex letting me draw a cartoon of myself in the glowing sharp lines of that unique and cool system!
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Very random old throwback for #throwbackthursday - back when I got the lightpen for my Vectrex letting me draw a cartoon of myself in the glowing sharp lines of that unique and cool system!
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Very random old throwback for #throwbackthursday - back when I got the lightpen for my Vectrex letting me draw a cartoon of myself in the glowing sharp lines of that unique and cool system!
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Very random old throwback for #throwbackthursday - back when I got the lightpen for my Vectrex letting me draw a cartoon of myself in the glowing sharp lines of that unique and cool system!
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#Vectrex game recorded with super slow-mo impressively shows how the machine works. Due to high speed, the individual vector lines form the whole game screen due to our eyes' & brain's high perception latency.
#retrogaming -
#Vectrex game recorded with super slow-mo impressively shows how the machine works. Due to high speed, the individual vector lines form the whole game screen due to our eyes' & brain's high perception latency.
#retrogaming -
#Vectrex game recorded with super slow-mo impressively shows how the machine works. Due to high speed, the individual vector lines form the whole game screen due to our eyes' & brain's high perception latency.
#retrogaming