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Article	Definition	Description	Featured	Photo
International Play Your Vectrex Day	Annual all Vectrex recognition day	Acknowledging the original release of the Vectrex in November, 1982, this Day (always on the first) is for people to play their console, state what they played and/or take photos, make videos, or partake in some other miscellaneous Vectrex-related ritual.	1-2/2016
3D Crazy Coaster	Original GCE-/Milton Bradley-released game	The player must ride a roller coaster as fast and as far as possible. Hills, turns, and various obstacles pose a challenge to the player to keep their passengers onboard.	3-4/2016
Vectrex Stories: Tony Holcomb	Vectrex fan story	Wiki member 50TBRD tells his story about how he got involved with the Vectrex.	5-6/2016
Y. A S. I. overlay	Specialized Y*A*S*I overlay	Protector LE was a clone of the arcade game Defender. After the original version of the game sold out, the unlimited version of Protector/Y*A*S*I was released, with the newly-coded game of Y*A*S*I being included, which was a clone of the arcade game Space Invaders. Years later, a batch of professionally-produced Y* A* S* I overlays were commissioned by VectrexMad! in 2014. They were designed to capture the spirit of the original Space Invaders arcade artwork and were based on the ParaJVE overlay for Y* A* S* I.	7-8/2016
72 Game Multicart	Multicart/hardware	Released in 2008, this multicart contains every single official Vectrex game ever released excluding AnimAction, along with several homebrews, prototypes and demos. Includes a list of all included content on the cart.	9-10/2016
Shifted	Modern day homebrew game	Based on Pesky Marbles, a Java game made for cellular phones, the task is to combine three or more marbles of a specific colour next to each other to make them explode. In Shifted, combining three or more gems of the same shape next to each other will make them disappear. For combining gems, the player rotates the centre row, selects a column, and shifts the selected column up or down. The game is an improved version of Pesky Marbles with enhanced gameplay in challenge mode.	11-12/2016
Spinball	Original GCE-/Milton Bradley-released game	This is the only pinball game to ever be released for the console. The player starts the game with five balls and the basic objective is to score as many points as possible by directing the ball to hit the various scoring targets available without losing the ball down the drain at the bottom of the table.	1-2/2017
Android	Theatrical movie with Vectrex appearance	Currently the only theatrically-released movie to show Vectrex footage. Released in 1982, in the future, Androids are in hiding. Android Max 404 works as an assistant to Dr. Daniel on a space station where they conduct illegal experiments. Daniel's project of creating the perfect female android requires a human female to activate it. Max can be seen either playing a Vectrex or an emulator on the bridge during several scenes.	3-4/2017
Charles in Charge	American television series with Vectrex appearance	Half hour sitcom broadcast on American television network CBS. It premiered on Oct. 3, 1984, just a few months after the Vectrex Arcade System was discontinued. The show was a vehicle for teen heartthrob Scott Baio, who portrayed Charles, college student and live-in babysitter to a family known as the Powells. He eventually essentially became a member of the family. The show was cancelled after five seasons. The Vectrex was shown during a couple of scenes in the pilot episode.	5-6/2017
Game (NEVER) Over	Video game-themed creepypasta	"Creepypastas" are short stories that are found all over the internet (wikis, YouTube, dedicated creepypasta sites) that are written in an attempt to scare the reader, having elements of horror, suspense, shock and/or gore. "Game (NEVER) Over" is a video game-themed creepypasta about a man who buys a game for his Sega Genesis, which strange things begin happening once he starts playing it. The Vectrex (along with a few of its games and hardware) gets several mentions in the story as well, which it is believed to this day as to being the only creepypasta with a Vectrex mention in it.	7-8/2017
3D Scape	Modern day homebrew compilation demo	This is a compilation cartridge of three visual demonstrations of what the Vectrex is capable of. It features the 3D Landscape Demo, Performance VX and the Oldskool +3 Demo.	9-10/2017
Veccy Bird	Modern day homebrew game	Flappy Bird began as an iOS and Android game in 2013, which had a rise in popularity that contributed to the brief 'flappy bird' craze of 2014 which spawned many copycats, imitators, and spinoffs. Veccy Bird is a Flappy Bird clone, which can be considered to be easy to learn but difficult to master. The player must fly Veccy bird between sets of oncoming pipes as they scroll across the screen.	11-12/2017
Hyperchase	Original GCE-/Milton Bradley-released game	The player controls a formula one race car whose objective is to advance through the rankings and either make the best time or accumulate as many points as possible depending on the game selected. In Game 1, the player has unlimited cars and their goal is to finish the course in as little time as possible. In Game 2, the player receives 5 cars and the goal is to accumulate as many points as possible. One of the very few original sports games for the Vectrex.	1-2/2018
Vectrex Stories: Jesus Torres	Vectrex fan story	Wiki member CentauraJT (aka Jesus Torres) tells his story about how he got involved with the Vectrex.	3-4/2018

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Article	Definition	Description	Featured	Photo
Thrust	Modern day homebrew game	Port of the Commodore 64 game of the same name. Players must infiltrate a series of planets and take off with pods.	1-2/2011
How to enlarge your Vectrex screen	DIY guide	Tells of how to make your Vectrex seem bigger with a magnifying sheet.	3-4/2011
Catalog of non-gaming Vectrex demos	Catalog of demos	This page is a description of non-playable Vectrex demos.	5-7/2011
Catalog of Vectrex peripherals	Catalog of peripherals, hardware and controllers	See previous.	7-8/2011
Mine Storm	Original GCE-released game	Built-in game for the Vectrex, being an Asteroids clone where players must clear out fields of mines of several different types.	9-10/2011
Vectrex Stories: Kokovec	Vectrex fan story	Wiki member Kokovec tells his story about how he got involved with the Vectrex.	11-12/2011
Ville Krumlinde	Homebrewer	History of the modern day homebrew author of Thrust and ZSB.	1-2/2012
Revival Studios	Modern day homebrew outfit	History of homebrew outfit that produced Debris Exclusive Edition, V-Hockey, Shifted and more.	3-4/2012
Milton Bradley	Entertainment company	Page on company that distributed the Vectrex in non-U. S. countries.	5-6/2012
Continuum	Modern day homebrew game	Page on game where the player must solve 10 puzzles.	7-9/2012
Star Trek: The Motion Picture	Original GCE-released game	Page of the shooter where the player, in a cockpit view, must clear sectors of enemy Klingon and Romulan ships.	10-11/2012
Dan Siewers	Modern day homebrewer	Details his homebrew projects of the Vectrex, such as his Vectrex Multifunction Adapter, Vectrex Wireless Mouse, Becky's Message game and more.	12/2012-1/2013
3D Imager	Hardware add-on	This is one of the original GCE-released add-ons that allowed games to be viewed in a 3-D perspective, along with seeming to be in color.	2-3/2013
Vectrex Stories: VectrexMad!	Vectrex fan story	Wiki member VectrexMad! tells his story about how he got involved with the Vectrex.	4-5/2013
All Good Things	Modern day homebrew	Page of modern day homebrew compilation cartridge comprised of clones of five games.	6-7/2013
Passport	Catalog	Page in regards to the catalog that was included with the purchase of a new Vectrex from back in the day.	8-9/2013
Vectrex Stories: KilleRotom	Vectrex fan story	Wiki member KilleRotom tells his story of how he got involved with the Vectrex.	10-12/2013
Polls	Questionnaires	Various user-driven questions all in regards to the Vectrex.	1-2/2014
Vaboom!/Vectrace	Modern day homebrew	Page on modern day homebrew compilation featuring two action games.	3-4/2014
Spike (character)	Vectrex alumni	Page in regards to Spike, the character of the original GCE game of the same name, along with his appearances in modern day homebrews, his enemies and the like.	5-6/2014
Atari clones on the Vectrex	Original GCE and modern day homebrew clones	This article covers both the original GCE and modern day homebrew games that have similarities with several Atari games on various platforms.	7-8/2014
List of Vectrex game easter eggs	Gaming secrets	This page catalogs various easter eggs (secrets) on various Vectrex games.	9-10/2014
Clean Sweep	Original GCE-released game	Page on this original GCE game where the player must suck up dollar bills scattered around a bank and deposit them in a vault while avoiding bank robbers.	11-12/2014
Vectrex	Our beloved vector console	Well duh, it's the reason why we're here!	1-2/2015
Craig Aker	Homebrewer	Page on the programmer/creator of the homebrews of Nebula Commander and Revector.	3-4/2015
VecAdapt	Modern day hardware utility	Page on this accessory that allows the use of unmodified Sega Genesis/Mega Drive controllers to work on the Vectrex.	5-6/2015
Omega Chase Deluxe	Modern day homebrew game	This was a clone of the arcade game Omega Race. It also included Zap, which was a clone of the arcade game Space Zap.	7-8/2015
Vectrex Stories: Andy Garton	Vectrex fan story	Wiki member Andy Garton tells his story of how he got involved with the Vectrex.	9-10/2015
Vector Wars	Vectrex high scoring contest	Page tracking the history of the Vector War high score contests for the Vectrex that was started with Retrocade Magazine, then continued on the Vector gaming forums.	11-12/2015