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Title: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
Post by: nish on May 10, 2005, 10:25:34 pm

I'm making a Vantage (vertical monitor) bartop and was wondering if anyone knows how to get Vectrex to run vertically? I would like to run it in DOS vertical, but I'll settle for Windows if that's all we can figure out. Thanks for your help.

Adam

Title: Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
Post by: Thenasty on May 11, 2005, 08:38:00 am

been a while since I played with a Vectrex Emu but if you use MESS or AdvMess, you can rotate it vertically. I dunno about the others.

Title: Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
Post by: ChadTower on May 11, 2005, 09:04:20 am

Do you mean an ACTUAL Vectrex or a Vectrex emulator?

Title: Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
Post by: nish on May 11, 2005, 02:22:49 pm

ChadTower:

Yes, I do mean emulated. thanks

Thenasty:

Thanks for the info. I had tried MESS but could find were to specify rotation. I guess I'll mess ;) with it some more.



I'm definitely open to any other ideas anyone might have.

Thanks

Title: Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
Post by: jcrouse on May 11, 2005, 03:16:13 pm

I think in Mess you will need to create a vectrex.ini file in the Mess/ini folder. You can then specify Vectrex specific setting in this file. You can use any of the setting that appear in the regular mess.ini file.

John

Title: Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 13, 2005, 03:49:46 am

Mess actually offers superior emulation once you get it setup. 


Mess is like mame, but each game system is treated like a parent rom, and it's actual roms are treated like clones.  Keep that in mind when you make your ini files.