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Vector games?
« on: July 07, 2004, 12:56:57 pm »
After making my ulitimate ArcadeCD, I have found a new appreciation for vector games (like Ateroid, Space Fury, Star Wars, etc).  So here is my question, are there any PC vector games out there? or a place to honor vector games on the net? or vector desktop backgrounds and stuff on the net?

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2004, 04:24:24 pm »
I doubt there is any type of content for pc written in such a way that they can be used on a vector monitor...

The home computer just never was designed with vector in mind, simple as that.
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2004, 07:54:12 pm »
The closest I remember to a PC vector game was one of the Mechwarrior games. (I'm thinking MW2, but I'm not sure anymore.) The game wasn't a vector game in the arcade sense of the word, but one of the targeting modes made everything look like a vector game.

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2004, 08:16:04 pm »
You could try VectorMAME, but you'd need a vector monitor.

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2004, 12:04:26 am »
I am looking for less of an actual vector game and more of a vector-like game.  I like the darkness and sparce colors they emit from my computer. They remind mo of the film Tron in that sense;  I have never seen a theater so dark as when I saw Tron.

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2004, 09:44:05 am »
The oldest versions of the game  "Elite"[url] are the closest thing I can think of.
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2004, 10:07:03 am »
You could try Xpilot. It's one of the first multiplayer games that you can play over the internet (that I know off) and people still play it. It kind of looks like an asteroids game.
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2004, 12:30:33 pm »
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2004, 02:32:30 pm »
I remember playing some networked tank type game on a MacIntosh about 10 years ago.  I don't remember the name and google isn't helping.  

I think the tank was shapped like triangle.
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2004, 02:45:52 pm »
I remember that too... what was that called?  On this same topic, I think I am going to make my own vector-like art desktop backgrounds.  I will let you know how they turn out and post them here if anyone wants them.  I think Space Fury or Asteroids or Major Havoc would be a good place to start.

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2004, 05:00:36 pm »
I remember playing some networked tank type game on a MacIntosh about 10 years ago.  I don't remember the name and google isn't helping.  

I think the tank was shaped like triangle.


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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #11 on: July 09, 2004, 01:49:59 pm »
I remember now it was called Spectre

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #12 on: July 09, 2004, 01:53:51 pm »
Yes, Spectre was cool.  In fact, I have that game for SNES.

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #13 on: July 09, 2004, 02:26:08 pm »
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #14 on: July 09, 2004, 02:27:26 pm »
Some more info on the system:

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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2004, 02:37:40 pm »
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Re:Vector games?
« Reply #16 on: July 09, 2004, 02:55:05 pm »
And it's emulated!  I'm going to try it out!