About
About
The Vectrex is a vector display-based home video game console, the only one ever designed and released for the home market, that was developed by Smith Engineering and manufactured and sold by General Consumer Electronics. It was first released for the North American market in October 1982 and then Europe and Japan in 1983. Originally produced by General Consumer Electronics, it was later licensed to Milton Bradley after they acquired the company. Bandai released the system in Japan under the name 光速船, meaning Lightspeed.
Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
CPU
Motorola 68A09 @ 1.5 MHz
RAM
1 KB main RAM (two 4-bit 2114 chips)
Sound
General Instrument AY-3-8912 (3-channel)
Display
256 × 256 vector start/stop points
Media
ROM cartridge (up to 32 KB per game)
Launch Info
Launch Info
Manufacturer
GCE
Released
1982
Features
Notable Features
Built-in monochrome vector CRT monitor
Color overlay sheets for pseudo-color graphics
Detachable fold-out controller with analog joysticks
Optional Light Pen accessory
3D Imager peripheral
Color Variants
Black
Platform Lineage
Competitors
Atari 2600
Intellivision
ColecoVision
Magnavox Odyssey2
Market Trends
24-month price analysis, top rising games, average price by genre
Most Valuable Games
$72.88
Fortress Of Narzod
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$68.88
Space Wars
$68.69
Armor Attack
$68.15
Spike
$66.60
Flipper Pinball
$65.39
Blitz
$61.57
Solar Quest
$61.24
Starhawk
$56.50
Rip Off
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$53.33
WebWarp
$49.29
Clean Sweep
$48.59
Hyperchase
$47.33
Soccer Football
$47.04
Bedlam
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$45.59
Starship
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$42.81
Cosmic Chasm
$42.09
Scramble
$37.62
Berzerk
Highest Rated Games
8.0 / 10
Fortress Of Narzod
7.0 / 10
Bedlam
7.0 / 10
Berzerk
7.0 / 10
Armor Attack
7.0 / 10
Scramble
6.0 / 10
Spike
6.0 / 10
Clean Sweep
0.0 / 10
WebWarp
0.0 / 10
Flipper Pinball
0.0 / 10
Soccer Football
0.0 / 10
Starship
Top Publishers
Top Publishers
Milton Bradley Ltd.
13 games
GCE
11 games
Browse by Genre
Browse by Genre
Shoot 'em Up
7
~$55.37
Top: Bedlam
6.8
Action & Adventure
7
~$53.33
Top: Fortress Of Narzod
7.7
Sports
2
~$56.36
Platformer
1
~$68.15
Top: Spike
6.4
Arcade
1
~$66.60
Racing
1
~$48.59
Other Regions
US
189 games
All Games (19)
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