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Author Topic: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?  (Read 1224 times)

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Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
« 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.

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Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2005, 09:04:20 am »
Do you mean an ACTUAL Vectrex or a Vectrex emulator?

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Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
« Reply #3 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.

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Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
« Reply #4 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.

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Re: Can Vectrex be set to vertical?
« Reply #5 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.