International Play Your Vectrex Day (Nov. 1)

[VectorX]

Only just now doing the stats on this as the wiki is getting a lot of activity.

*Mine Storm has been THE most played game every single year...until *this* year. An upset! Ok, so it was a tie: Mine Storm, Asteroids and Every Day is Halloween all tied for first place with three players each as the most played games. Then second place was Vector Pilot, Polar Rescue, Solar Wars, Fortress of Narzod, Scramble, Release and VeCaves with two players each.

*It was quite a close total of original vs. modern day homebrews (with 35 games being played total): the number of original released (and one unreleased of Dark Tower) was 17 whereas the number of homebrews played was 18.

*People played from at least four countries that I know of: the U. S. A., Canada, Germany and UK. Does anyone know where Piepsi Panic, Levi, Mandel Ilagan and Wesley Marcos live? I don't know those people (talked to Piepsi once before I think but I don't know where he lives).

[gauze]

what the heck is Asteroids on the Vectrex?

[VectorX]

It could be Rocks and Saucers.

[VectorX]

Anyone want to do a banner for this year?

[TrekMD]

I can give it a try again. How big is the image supposed to be?

[VectorX]

It doesn't really matter, as it'll be shrunk down a bit in the infobox on the wiki page. People can just click on it if they want to see it in full size.

[TrekMD]

OK, let me see what I can do.

[Mayhem]

Haven't come up with any ideas for a video this year yet heh... maybe something will strike me...

[VectorX]

Oh well, you could just play something.

[VectorX]

Press release...



Lets plan things a few weeks in advance for November 1st. On this day you will:

1. Get up (probably/hopefully)
2. Go to work (probably/hopefully)
3. Actually DO some work (again, probably...)
4. Go back home (everyone say it with me: "well, just as long as there isn’t a nuclear war...")
5. Play some Vectrex!

Yes, this is the day that we celebrate the anniversary of the release of the Vectrex of November, 1982. Here you’ll play the unique vector machine and make a record of what you played, along with any extras you might wish to add, such as photos for the event (which the rules can be seen here).

Be there unless a nuclear war prevents it.


Feel free to copy and paste and spread the word!

VectrexMad! and Oliver at the Vectrex Museum have been notified.

(Note: don't know why the blasted picture won't show up.  Just click on the link below to use it if you wish.)

picload.org/view/dcgplwal/ipyvd2018.png.html

[VectorX]

A week from today!

[TrekMD]

Time flies! Can't believe this is already next week!

[50tbrd]

I'm on vacation November 1.

[VectorX]

Hope you mean as far as being off and having time to play Vectrex

[VectorX]

Damn, hope this is just a slow start Usually the non-U. S. people are the first since they're several hours ahead, but here the Day's a little over halfway over here and nothing's been added to the wiki page. (I usually don't do anything until the evening myself.)