#GCE Vectrex

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sacred bloom
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The Vectrex core got a tate mode added today, after about 3 years (when I originally requested it). Making this core a lot more like an original unit.

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@idle yew, I know this excites you. Won't you celebrate with me?

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Get your overlays here folks, they arent included in update all.

ocean solar
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fuck yeah vectrex. I need to play it more now that I’ve got hdr enabled

sacred bloom
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Now available in tate, as it was intended

ocean solar
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I’m sure I’m not the only one to have this idea by a long shot, but I wonder what it’d take to convert a crt to a vector display and have the vectrex core drive it. or grab like a surplus oscilloscope tube and use that

sacred bloom
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Interesting idea.

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Looks like the technology is fairly different

ocean solar
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huh, whoever told me a raster display could be converted might have been bullshitting

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maybe this is my excuse to buy a crt oscope

sacred bloom
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Im not an expert or anything, but it seems like the way the images are drawn on screen is way different in raster vs vector

ocean solar
idle yew
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OH MY GOSH

sacred bloom
sacred bloom
ocean solar
sacred bloom
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@idle yew I think we should get the overlays added to update all. How do we accomplish this? They are the OVR files in the zip, not the png files in the github folder.

sacred bloom
ocean solar
sacred bloom
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Im not sure if MiSTer itself can send the kind of video signal the vector CRT would be expecting from the analog I/O board though, so that is a concern.

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IIRC the vectrex original CRT wasnt 3:4 either.. Its like 8:9 or 9:8? I should check into this

ocean solar
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hmmm I don’t know a lot about how vector data is transmitted to the monitor, but I wonder if SNAC into a custom control board on the monitor end would do it

polar rain
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I set it to vertical and it froze 😄 even the menu doesn't work anymore.

sacred bloom
polar rain
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Seems to work fine now on my iPad Monitor. But it doesn't fill the screen vertically, as if it is assuming this is a 16:9 display, instead of 4:3.

sacred bloom
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Vectrex doesnt have a 3:4 aspect ratio

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.. actually no

polar rain
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Hmm, odd, I have one and I always thought it was 3:4

sacred bloom
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I have no idea what Im talking about

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Ignore me

polar rain
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😄

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I even made a holographic version of Mine Storm because my Looking Glass display is 3:4

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The core does look a lot sharper than I remember it being

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Definitely looks like it is expecting a 16:9 display though

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Anyway, work on the Vectrex core is much appreciated

tranquil bay
sacred bloom
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Yes it does

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Preferably into an "Overlays" folder inside the Games\Vectrex folder

tranquil bay
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Games/Vectrex/Overlays

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Ok

sacred bloom
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Thank you very much, I appreciate it

tranquil bay
sacred bloom
tranquil bay
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Then run any updater and you'll get it

idle yew
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Oh lol you beat me to it

sacred bloom
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Thank you! This will help with people just finding out about the core

idle yew
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I was gonna submit a PR but I got all this work stuff

tranquil bay
idle yew
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Wow that’s awesome!

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@sacred bloom + @tranquil bay theypsilon you’re so great. It’s amazing to see how convenient y’all are making stuff for new Vectrex fans.

sacred bloom
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Much appreciated, the more accessible things can be for users the better

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Sorg added the tate mode/vertical rotate to the core just today

idle yew
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Did you know Tate is short for rotate

sacred bloom
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It is not, but I will let you enjoy things

tame ore
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I made a build that outputs to an oscilloscope over the 6-bit RGB dac a little while ago, it works reasonably well. The scope uses XYZ mode.

MisterVectrexScopeOverRGB.jpg
ocean solar
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ooh that’s exactly what I had in mind

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with either an oscope or a converted CRT as a display

sacred bloom
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Oh

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Well I mean

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Maybe you should hit up sorg about that Robby

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Since this pack came from the official github

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For the MiSTer core, yes

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Thats where the overlay files came from

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Maybe you're right about the homebew overlays

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I dont know

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You are, after all, just a fatbaby. We can't count on you for rational decisions.

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Oh okay just delete all your shit so I look weird

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Jerk

idle yew
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LOL

dark ravine
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it's okay batty, I can still see it

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I see everything

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so much red text

idle yew
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I just realized it's not my problem and I don't care

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not sticking my nose into anything

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who cares

dark ravine
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somebody probably cares

sacred bloom
dark ravine
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though I wouldn't know

idle yew
dark ravine
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then what are you doing here

idle yew
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you're both cool

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Vectrex is cool

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worrying about dumb shit is not cool

sacred bloom
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SO UNCOOL

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GAH

dark ravine
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go play the ultimate game, densha de go sanyo shinkansen

idle yew
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being happy that cool people want to make things better is cool

sacred bloom
idle yew
dark ravine
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someone should homebrew up a densha de go clone for vectrex, that'd be fun

sacred bloom
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Imagine getting densha de no for xmas.

Jesus what a sad holiday. I wanted Contra Mom!

dark ravine
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there's no greater gift than being able to drive a shinkansen

idle yew
sacred bloom
idle yew
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Judge my game list:

Armor Attack
Bedlam
Berzerk
Clean Sweep
Cosmic Chasm
Dark Tower (Unreleased)
files.txt
Fortress of Narzod
HyperChase - Auto Race
Mine Storm II
Polar Rescue
Pole Position
Rip-Off.bin
Scramble
Solar Quest
Spike.bin
Spinball
Star Trek - The Motion Picture
Tour De France (Unreleased)
Vectrexians (Homebrew)
Web Wars

sacred bloom
zenith sleet
sacred bloom
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@modern bison would you mind sharing the adjustments you made on the vectrex core?

zenith sleet
tame ore
zenith sleet
tame ore
zenith sleet
modern bison
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I just converted the overlays to 240p too

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Right now the video scan and beam are out of sync so there's flickering without persistence 3 or 4

idle yew
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our heroes! elmorise

tame ore
zenith sleet
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Thanks!

zenith sleet
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I’m going to be on the hunt for vector monitors now, hopefully something comes up.

idle yew
tame ore
ocean solar
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fuck yes that’s awesome

pine aspen
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Has anyone been able to get a VGA to vector adapter to work with this XY kit: https://www.retrorgb.com/vector-monitor-xy-kit.html

RetroRGB
Rany Battikh
Vector monitor XY Kit

Looking for another use for that 19" consumer-grade CRT?   Well you can now turn the latter into a vector monitor!The XY Kit, initially designed by Fred Konopaska, consists mainly of high voltage and deflection boards. The project has now been handed to Barry Shilmover who is currently improving upo

strange wren
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Running the core on a PC CRT monitor, resolution 1440x1080 (double the original 720x540) @ 60Hz. Looks very good.

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But makes me think: what if the core could include a buffered renderer with anti-aliasing? That could make it look more like real vectors.. of course only at higher resolutions. I understand it was aimed to be an accurate reproduction, but I guess we still can't connect it to a real XY CRT? So might as well make the best of it on a PC CRT with anti-aliasing?

idle yew
zenith sleet
hearty rock
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Hi, does anybody have a video modeline for Vertex core to work in a CRT (15khz) ? I managed to use one from ao486 but the scaling doesnt look right. Thanks

sharp island
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I tried running the update.all version of vectrex core and it wouldnt even go to OSD menu .... running off a 240p, 480i pvm

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let me make a video

sharp island
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nevermiond, seems like there is more to getting this setup on 15khz

idle yew
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