This is a list of video games produced for the Vectrex, a vector graphics-based video game console. There were 28 games officially released for the console (includes built-in game) in the US.[1]

This list also includes official unreleased games from GCE, as well as homebrew titles released from 1996 to the present (games, music, demos, utility and diagnostic cartridges).

Official releases (1982–1983)

Games were released in the US by General Consumers Electronics (GCE), in Europe and Canada by Milton Bradley (MB) and in Japan by Bandai.[2]

TitleDeveloperPublisherYearNotes
3D Crazy Coaster * GCE GCE 1983 *Requires 3D Imager headset
3D MineStorm * GCE GCE 1983 *Requires 3D Imager headset
3D Narrow Escape * Richard Moszkowski GCE 1983 *Requires 3D Imager headset
AnimAction * GCE GCE 1983 *Requires light pen
Armor Attack GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Art Master * GCE GCE 1983 *Requires light pen
Bedlam Lenny Carlson & William Hawkins GCE, MB 1983
Berzerk GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Blitz! GCE GCE, MB 1982 GCE's subtitle: "Action Football"; MB's subtitle: "American Football"
Clean Sweep GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982 Rare special edition title: "Mr. Boston Clean Sweep"
Cosmic Chasm GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Fortress of Narzod GCE GCE, MB 1983
Heads Up GCE GCE, MB 1982 MB's title: "Soccer/Football"
Hyperchase Jeff Corsiglia & Chris King GCE, MB, Bandai 1982 Subtitle: "Auto Race"
Melody Master * GCE GCE 1983 *Requires light pen
Mine Storm GCE 1982 Built-in console game. A bug-fix version on physical cartridge was released by mail-order only in 1983, titled "Mine Storm II".
Polar Rescue GCE GCE 1983
Pole Position GCE GCE 1983
Rip-Off GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Scramble GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982 Bandai's title: "Scramble Wars"
Solar Quest GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Space Wars GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Spike GCE GCE, MB 1983
Spinball GCE GCE, MB 1983 MB's title: "Flipper Pinball"
Star Castle GCE GCE 1983
Star Hawk GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982
Star Trek: The Motion Picture GCE GCE, MB, Bandai 1982 MB's title: "Star Ship"; Bandai's title: "Harmagedon"
Web Wars GCE GCE, MB 1983 MB's title: "Web Warp"

Unreleased

Unreleased titles by official publishers (General Consumer Electronics (GCE), Milton Bradley (MB) and Bandai.

  • Mail Plane (1983) (requires light pen). Prototype game. Introduced GCE/MB marketing literature in USA, Canada, Europe, and Japan. The prototype for the USA area map version appears to be a complete game. Also pictured in MB Finnish language marketing literature for Nordic and European areas indicated MB intended to provide a release with maps specific to Europe.[3] In 2013 Mail Plane was recovered from a prototype cartridge by Chris Romero (a.k.a. "Vectrexer"). The recovered software was released on December 1, 2013[4] as binary image via made available for public download.
  • Test Cart (a.k.a. Test REV. 4) (1982) The Test Cart is a test and diagnostic cartridge for the Vectrex . Various functions are supported based mainly around testing display alignment and intensity, controller functionality, and sound generation. A function to check the installed BIOS checksum is also included. The Test Cart is meant to be used along with the Vectrex Service Manual when repairing and testing the Vectrex game system. Also found later in 2000 was a single Overlay for use with the Test Cart. The Test Cart Overlay was acquire in a private sale from a former GCE employee. The Test Cart Overlay was scanned by Chris Romero (a.k.a. "Vectrexer") and made available in 2001 for public usage,[5] and later on Spike's Big Page.[6]
  • Cube Quest (1983)
  • Dark Tower
  • Pitchers Duel
  • Tour de France

Homebrew titles (1996 to present)

  • 3D Lord of the Robots
  • 3D Sector-X
  • 3D Sector-X Hell's Fury
  • 3D Scape
  • 3D Scape First Edition
  • Alien Hunter
  • All Good Things
  • Asteroid Cowboy
  • Beluga Dreams
  • Berzerk Debugged
  • Big Blue
  • BRECHER
  • Chimney Hunt
  • Circus Vectrex
  • City Bomber
  • Colorclash
  • Colorclash Limited Edition
  • Colorclash Slim
  • Continuum
  • Continuum The Infernal Tetramorph
  • Continuum The 7 Pillars of Purgatory
  • Continuum Time Warp
  • Cronotics
  • Crush of Lucifer
  • Cube Quest
  • Dead of Knight
  • Debris Exclusive Edition
  • Debris Limited Edition
  • Debris Revisited
  • Debris Revisited VIP
  • Everyday is Halloween
  • FRESSSAKK – Highscore Edition
  • Frontier
  • Galaxy Wars/Space Launcher
  • Gravitrex Plus
  • Hell Hole
  • Hex
  • Hexed!
  • I, Cyborg
  • I, Cyborg: Edition X
  • I, Cyborg: OMEGA
  • Irrelevant
  • Karl Quappe
  • KnightEx
  • Logo
  • Mail Plane
  • MENSCHENJAGD
  • MineX
  • Moon Lander
  • N. E. L. S.
  • Nebula Commander
  • NOX/Death Chase
  • Obsolet
  • Omega Chase Deluxe
  • Omega Chase Deluxe – Collector's Edition
  • Patriots
  • Patriots Limited Edition
  • Performance VX
  • Pitcher's Duel
  • Player 2
  • Protector LE
  • Protector/Y*A*S*I
  • Quartz's Quest
  • Revector
  • Release
  • Robot Arena
  • Rockaroids (limited edition)
  • Rockaroids Remix
  • Rotor
  • Royal 21
  • Royal 21 Boston
  • Royal 21 Christmas
  • Royal 21 Vegas
  • RushHour
  • Sectis
  • Sectis Limited Edition
  • Sectis Master Edition
  • Shifted
  • Snowball
  • Space Frenzy
  • SpideX
  • Spike and the Angry Vortex Bird
  • Spike Hoppin'
  • Spike's Circus
  • Spike's Water Balloons Analog
  • Spin-Cart
  • Spinnerama
  • Spudster's Revenge
  • Star Sling LE
  • Star Sling Premium Limited Edition
  • Star Sling Turbo Edition
  • Star Trek Debugged
  • STERNENKRIEGER
  • Stramash Zone
  • Sundance
  • Sundance: Dark of the Sun
  • Thrust
  • Tour de France
  • Trapped
  • Tsunami/VIX
  • Tsunami/VIX – Collectors Edition
  • V-Frogger
  • V-Hockey
  • Vaboom!/Vectrace
  • VeCaves/Spike's Spree
  • VecMan
  • Vecmania
Vec Sports Boxing at the Finnish Museum of Games.
  • Vec Sports Boxing
  • Vec Sports Boxing Limited Edition
  • Veccy Bird
  • Vec Wars: Retro Devolved
  • Vectoblox
  • Vectopia
  • Vector 21
  • Vector 21: A Fistful of Wildcards!
  • Vector 21: OMEGA
  • Vector Patrol
  • Vector Pilot
  • Vector Vaders
  • Vectorblade
  • Vectrexagon
  • Vectrexians
  • Vectrexians Deluxe
  • Verzerk
  • War of the Robots
  • War of the Robots: CGE2K3
  • War of the Robots: OMEGA
  • War of the Worlds
  • War of the Worlds Time Rift
  • Warrior
  • Wireout
  • Wireout RE
  • Xmas Cart 2014
  • Xmas Cart 2014 + 2015 Double Pack
  • Xmas Cart 2015
  • Zantis
  • Zantis: 99 Ways to Die
  • Zombie Apocalypse: USA

References

  1. ↑ Classic Videogame Hardware Genius Guide Imagine Publishing. Chapter 9.
  2. ↑ Vectrex Collector site
  3. ↑ Romero, Chris (1983). "Swedish MB Vectrex Marketing Literature Poster". MB. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Romero, Chris. "Vectrex Mail Plane Release Notice on Vector Forums Release". vectorgaming.proboards.com. Chris Romero. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Romero, Chris (1 August 2001). "Test Cart Overlays are here!". Newsgroup: rec.games.vectrex. d798d1f3.0108271821.66571675@posting.google.com. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Romero, Chris. "Vectrex Test Cart Overlay from Chris Romero on Spike's Big Page". Spike's Big Page. Corey c. (a.k.a. "BaronVR"). p. http://www.atarihq.com/vectrex/Test_Cart_150DPI.jpg. Archived from the original on 9 November 2001. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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