Player 2 - a new cartridge for the Vectrex

[jubber]

Hi there - hopefully it's not rude to post information here about a new Vectrex cartridge I'm getting close to completing.

I have a vectrex and two controllers but I've never had a cart with any simultaneous two player games (or co-op for that matter) so I decided to write some.

Here's where I've got to so far :

www.jubbernaut.com/?page_id=645

Cheers,

Robin Jubber

P.S. Many thanks to Malban, who is often on these forums, for his invaluable help with understanding the vectrex sound system - at least well enough to get some sfx working for my games.

[hcmffm]

A really good idea to develop several (simultaneous) two player games and put them on the cartridge. Thank you very much for your effort in developing this collection of Vectrex games, Robin!

[pcenginefanx]

Can you add an option for a CPU opponent if another player isn't available to play against Player 1?

A screensaver with a interactive vector kaleidoscope app running at 50hz would cool as well -- the vector explosion effect shown in the Vectrex homebrew Release game by Malban looks quite cool. Tis a shame that it can't be turned into a full-blown vector kaleidoscope app, in 3D with the 3D Imager glasses would be even better.

[jubber]

Hi Vector Runner - I just don't have the rom space! If it had been just a couple of games then probably. I also have to be realistic about how much time I can spend on this already pretty massive project before I go back to normal games development. The girlfriend is already tapping her foot...

That said the final game on the cartridge, which is the main event, is playable by one person. I've added a system to the menu so that you can switch between ships while playing - it's possible to navigate the puzzles by switching to each player's craft - and you only need one joystick to play it like this.

[TrekMD]

This looks really cool. I've emailed to get on the list.