Homebrew 2019

VecMan

status: release candidate (July 2019)
author: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peer Johannsen
year: 2019
type: game / maze
download: bin-file, instruction, overlay vec_man.bin
source code: no
hardware release: no
homepage: vectrex_game_vec_man.htm
info:
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SpideX

status: released (July 2019)
author: Phoboz
year: 2019
type: game / robotron shooter
download: source code
source code: spidex
hardware release: yes
homepage: http://tjocktv.se/
info:
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WireOut

status: preorder (July 2019)
author: Ben Razmataz
year: 2019
type: game / racing
download: no
source code: no
hardware release: yes
homepage: www.razmasynth.com + Pre-order
info:
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Frontier

status: released (July 2019)
author: Vector Republic
year: 2019
type: game / cowboy shooter
download: no
source code: no
hardware release: yes
homepage: vectorrepublic
info:
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Bloxorz

status: unfinished (July 2019)
author: Frank Buss
year: 2019?
type: game / puzzle
download: no/yes (48k bin – needs special PCB)
source code: bloxorz
hardware release: yes/planned (Kickstarter)
homepage: kickstarter + www.frank-buss.de
info:
Using Vide version 2.5.2 or higher you can play this version on the VecFever serial. Older versions of Vide do not support conversion to v4eb 8, newer firmware version of VecFever do not support mode 6 or 7 anymore, so serial connection is essential.

Alien Hunter

status: released (July 2019)
author: Alex Schmudde
year: 2019
type: game / LCD (Hunt the Wumpus)
download: no
source code: no
hardware release: yes (50 limited edition)
homepage: no (used to be on Luchs-Soft)
info:
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Quartz Quest

status: released (July 2019)
author: Denebola Interactive
year: 2019
type: game / adventure
download: yes
source code: no
hardware release: yes https://www.vectorrepublic.co.uk/
homepage: quartzs-quest
info:
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Beluga Dreams

status: released
author: Nathan Hulett
year: 2019
type: game / Flappy Bird
download: yes
source code: no
hardware release: no
homepage: beluga-dreams
info:
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Overseer

status: released
author: Samuli Jääskeläinen
year: 2019
type: game / action
download: yes
source code: yes
hardware release: no
homepage: Overseer
info:
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University Pforzheim

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Peer Johannsen offers a course at the university of Pfortzheim called “Retro Programming – Vectrex Academy”. This course is part of lectures related to the subjects of:
– Advanced Hardware Oriented C and Assembly Language Programming
– Advanced Software Development Project Implementation

As seen on the pages below, each course results in several Vectrex game projects (game/instructions/overlays) . The results can be downloaded on the pages below.

https://itwww.hs-pforzheim.de/daten/mitarbeiter/johannsen/vectrex_2019/gallery/vectrex_gallery_2019.htm (German)