Vectrex Game Dev - Getting started

I have always fancied writing a game for a retro console. Given my lack of artistic skills, graphics are usually an issue! So hopefully a vector based console will be a bit easier!

Also, developing for a resource limited platform is more fun. Developing some games and apps for the original Pebble smartwatch was great and I’m looking forward to trying an even more restricted platform.

Which game?

There have been loads of games done on the Vectrex. Finding something that had’t been done and was possible with vectors I decided to have a go at a Vectrex version of Nebulous. A game where the player climbs a tower by working their way up platforms and avoiding enemies.

Here’s a version from another platform,

And here it is “vectorized”, just quick conversion of the image above to give an idea of what it could look like. The final version will have simplified platforms and nicer doors. Less round stuff too!