Vectrex Overlay Question

[petewhitley]

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]

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]

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]

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

[fcw3]

Wan't there someone that created overlays for the homebrew games ?

FRED

[slapdash]

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.