View Full Version : Vectrex Overlay Question
petewhitley
04-26-2003, 12:41 PM
Some 18 Vectrex carts (carts only) have come into my possession, and I'd like to play them as mother nature intended. Is there a source in the community for overlay reproductions? I suppose it *might* be technically difficult, but I'm sure someone out there could do it.
Videogamerdaryll
04-26-2003, 02:00 PM
I've seen reproduced large sets of Vectex overlays sold on Ebay..
I'll have to do some checking and post the link..if I find some.
Achika
04-26-2003, 02:48 PM
If "copies" or "repros" are ok, here are some links I can divulge:
http://www.dymium.com/vectrex/
^ Says they can make them near perfect, but it's been awhile since the site was updated. Personally, I'd do one first and see how the quality is, before doing a whole batch.
http://www.steverd.com/overlays.htm
^ I printed some of these out ok and taped them to a piece of custon cut plexi for support. You'll have to do some resizing in Photoshop IIRC, but they work for their intended purpose.
petewhitley
04-26-2003, 03:56 PM
Thanks for the info. I sent an email to the guy running the http://www.dymium.com/vectrex/ site. Sounds good, if he's still around I'll buy one and check it out. When I'm feeling a bit more constructive I'll try printing some out as well :)
Wan't there someone that created overlays for the homebrew games ?
FRED
slapdash
04-28-2003, 10:52 AM
Wan't there someone that created overlays for the homebrew games?
Well, three homebrewers that I can think of offhand -- Mark DeSmet, Manu Parsinnen (may have that spelled wrong) and Alex Herbert -- have included overlays with their games (VecCaves, Boxing and Protector respectively), but I think you're thinking of Mark, as he had info on how he did it on his web page. I don't have the URL handy, but a web search on his name should turn him up.