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Two years gone by… what the…?

Two years gone by… what the…?

What happened? Why did I not update “Vectrex” anymore? Answer: Nothing major—really.I always had other interests, and my Vectrex hobby went a little into the background.I still programmed Vectrex. I still helped other people out, answered questions. I still updated…

By Malban | March 26, 2025 | Uncategorized | 9 Comments |
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Vide does not run (well) on Mac with OS Ventura!

Vide does not run (well) on Mac with OS Ventura!

I am sad to inform you, that Vide does as of now not work as intended under MAC OS – Ventura. This is a combination of different facts that come together: a) with the latest OS Release, Mac OS forbidds…

By Malban | March 2, 2023 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment |
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9th of February 2023 Vide list of changes

9th of February 2023 Vide list of changes

There is not yet a new version of Vide available – but I slowly get confused myself by all things I changed in the last year. Sooo – least I forget, I’ll provide a list of changes here. There have…

By Malban | February 9, 2023 | Uncategorized | 3 Comments |
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17th of January 2023 – building games? (2)

17th of January 2023 – building games? (2)

Current todos I have two things on my plate at the moment regarding the “builder”.a) display everything fine on a Vectrexb) change the triggers/event things to: Display For the last blog entry about the builder I had not done anything…

By Malban | January 17, 2023 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment |
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13th of January 2023 – For Peer!

13th of January 2023 – For Peer!
By Malban | January 13, 2023 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments |
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10th of January 2023 – building games?

10th of January 2023 – building games?

You know – it is not like I don’t have any open projects… and I NEED to find something new… unfinshed tasks remain – like: But what am I doing… fiddling around with stuff nobody will ever use… and I…

By Malban | January 10, 2023 | Uncategorized | 9 Comments |
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2022 December 23rd – PrintStr (3) – DAC

2022 December 23rd – PrintStr (3) – DAC

We all know Professor Dr Peer Johannsen (see e.g. Vectrex Academy 2022) likes to experiment and go to the depth of things. During his recent adventures to get a Vectrex to run with an upgraded CPU (Vectrex using a 6309)…

By Malban | December 23, 2022 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments |
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14th of November 2022 – Majorly annoyed!

14th of November 2022 – Majorly annoyed!

You remember the blog post: 16th of October 2022, Wobble, Jitter or Stable? I would dearly like to do a follow up and tell you that I found out this – or that. I can’t! I more than once stated,…

By Malban | November 14, 2022 | Uncategorized | 2 Comments |
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7th of November 2023 – Vector Kong

7th of November 2023 – Vector Kong

Tell me – how small is this world :-)? Nearly 4 years ago I wrote a blog entry about whether it would be possible to implement Donkey Kong on the Vectrex (Link: Donkey Kong – wait, no!). Later that blog…

By Malban | November 7, 2022 | Uncategorized | 15 Comments |
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16th of October 2022, Wobble, Jitter or Stable?

16th of October 2022, Wobble, Jitter or Stable?

Wobble / Flicker on the Vectrex! Newest scientific experiements show: The Vectrex creators were no shielding experts! Actually that is no news, and everybody that listened to a Vectrex already knew that. THE BUZZ!… of the vectrex proved that already.The…

By Malban | October 16, 2022 | Uncategorized | 10 Comments |
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