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merman1974 @merman1974.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s depressing to see how many homebrew games for old computers and consoles are now resorting to AI art - especially for loading screens/cutscenes. Get a pixel artist who CREATES something . Oh, and while we’re at it, stop all these “Claude” ports of games. Code it yourself or don’t bother.

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clockworkrobot @jamesgwatt.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Play Expo Glasgow, this weekend. Chris Binarystar, Laurence Bennion and myself will be presenting an extensive Vectrex exhibit. Come and say Hi if you can.

A vectrex games console with glowing ultraviolet video affects.

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Been furiously trying to tick off as many things as poss from the todo list lately. Lots done, next is a biggie - enemy bullet system needs rebuilding from scratch. Quite a few fun things done - see vid: #vectrex #vyrzonii #shmup

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Treated myself to a new #vectrex controller. It's excellent, my old one had 5mm+ up & down play in the joystick.

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

For anyone after a copy of Vyrzon for #vectrex, the US / GCE style version is now available from Sean Kelly!: vectrexmulti.com/order2.html#...

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I've done quite a bit on additional logic for bosses, including intro & death sequences: #vectrex #vyrzonii

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I've made a load of changes to how levels and enemy movements are handled, including adding a z axis, so can now have 'background' objects (displayed dimmer), like this: #vectrex #vyrzonii

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

It's been a while since I posted any Vyrzon II updates so here are a few... Up to now enemy gfx could only loop through animation frames. I can now have 'directional' enemies like this... #vectrex #vyrzonii

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Looks like Vyrzon made an appearance at the Vectrex Mini stand at Portland Retro Gaming Expo: youtu.be/288u8bfwqf0?...

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New Vectrex Mini Game Console Preview!

YouTube video by Brett Weiss

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Breathing Retro @breathing-retro.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Check out 1942 #arcade #romhack by Minwah with a tune adapted from the #C64 version Archived link: web.archive.org/web/20250513... Forum thread: www.ukvac.com/forum/thread... #retrodev #retrogaming #MAME #romhacking

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1942 with altered (better) sound by Minwah

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Vector Republic @vector-republic.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Bank holiday so time to make some stock… nearing the end of my production run of 300 clamshell Vyrzons, in case you were planning to buy one some time 😎 #vectrex #homebrew #retrogaming #quartzsquest #bigblue #frontier #vyrzon

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Robb Sherwin @icecreamjonsey.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Game 5: Vyrzon (Minsoft, 2023). We're in the golden age of Vectrex games, for whatever that is worth. :/ www.joltcountry.com/index.php/fe...

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Game 5: Vyrzon (Minsoft, 2023) – Jolt Country

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Tom Hannen @tomhannen.ft.com · 15/01/2025

“Landing the Nostromo” - how the landing graphics in “Alien” were programmed in Fortran (via @th@v.st on Mastodon) archive.org/details/crea...

Landing the Nostromo - graphic from the magazine showing the mountain region

THE LANDSCAPE
In the summer of 1978 I was working with System Simulation Ltd. in London.
They were asked to produce several sequences of computer animation for a space-fiction feature film already being made by 20th Century Fox. I had heard of one or two people connected with it:
Ridley Scott was director and one of the actors was lan Holm. A lot of Americans were also involved.

Diagrams showing how vector graphics were drawn and hidden lines removed

Nostromo line font and final display from the film

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

Vyrzon II title screen in super slo-mo. #vectrex #vyrzonii

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Vector Republic @vector-republic.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

That time @minsoftgames.bsky.social brought his amazing Vectrex cocktail cab over to an arcade meet I was having 🙌🏻 #vectrex #vyrzon #retrogaming #arcade

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I'm currently working on enemies, particularly those that require additional code for unique behaviour. Asteroids are back...but this time break into smaller pieces when shot, as nature intended. #vectrex #vyrzonii

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Vector Republic @vector-republic.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Ok, let's go again... the auction I started yesterday wasn’t accepting international bids so I’ve restarted it… Charity auction for @launchpadrdg.bsky.social www.ebay.co.uk/itm/30597142... Vyrzon #256 special Toxic Green shell version…

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minsoft @minsoftgames.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

First time playing Sturmwind on the Dreamcast...what a spectacle! Incredible stuff @vgnysoft.bsky.social

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