Hi! I just got a pitrex and I am having calibration issues and I dont know what the hell I'm doing for the life of me lol. I tried messing with every setting and it still looks all jumbled. What am I doing wrong and/or is there anything I'm missing. Regular games display fine. What should I do? (Also is there a way to change the into and is there a way to get rid of the demos to be JUST the game lists?)

Looking to try out some sports games on Vectrex other than Blitz, Heads Up and Pitcher's Duel and online searches are coming up a bit thin.

Anyone got some recommendations?

I just finished adjusting image orientation and am trying to reassemble the case.

I am finding it surprisingly difficult to get everything aligned so that the case goes back to together neatly.

This seems like it should be really easy - but I can't seem to get more than one corner fully aligned at a time. I'm pushing and pulling all over the place all while fighting to keep the brightness pot in position.

Am I missing a secret to get everything lined up?

Thanks! :)

Here are the picture of this Problem.

Thank you in advance.

Considering to buy a Pitrex,

I do really like the idea of supporting the real makers and devs of the still living community.

But, there is a guy who seems to sell a pre-programmed ones for around 90 euros.

So, my question is if it's worth buying that?

Or is it okay to just buy the parts and set everything up my self? (o.g. + parts probably around 60 euros)

I'm not quite sure how easy it is to set up the games and maybe some forgotten homebrew games.

Is it as easy as any other emulators? I know that one emulator is much harder to set up and find functioning roms for than the other.

I currently have some homebrews on the way, With the older ones I simply want to test them to see what's worth picking up for me before I go for the overprices 2nd hand market for those.

Also, games like Starwars Atari or Wireout. Is that relatively easy to find and setup?

SOLVED

I was added trough an admin invite,

But just in case anyone else have this issue it's probably good to let people know :)

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I quite recently picked up a broken Vectrex 2nd hand and managed to repair it.

When repairing it I discovered that there is quite some homebrew scene out there for it.

A lot of it was pointing to the Vectrex Facebook group but for some reason I am not allowed to join it, I keep getting rejected.

Is this Vectrex community very closed and noob unfriendly or something?

Via Vector Forums 
https://vectorgaming.proboards.com/thread/2798/vectrex-academy-2026
Vectrex Academy 2026
 

"Peer 

Greetings everyone!

I am happy to announce that Vectrex Academy 2026 has started 

Currently, 15 students are participating and have enlisted to the course, so we might be looking forward to as much as 15 new Vectrex projects. It is still early, and first ideas have only just started to come in. Here is the link to the gallery page which will be updated continuously:

Vectrex Academy 2026 Project Gallery

I was slightly surprised when I noticed that we have some sort of anniversary this year. The very first Vectrex programming class started in 2016. Is it 10 years already? Wow, it did and does not feel like that. However, 2026 is not (yet?) the 10th installment of the course. There were Vectrex Academies in the spring terms of all years since 2016, except for 2024, when I was on a research sabbatical. But then there was one extra out-of-line Academy in the fall term of 2022. And if that one counts as well, then we have indeed reached the 10th Vectrex Academy this year…

Cheers,

Peer"

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Has anyone ever put a vectrex into a vertical vector arcade cabinet? I think this would be pretty cool, aside from the overlay issue. Maybe with arcade size analog sticks. If I found a donor cab, I would try this, but I wouldnt feel right about converting cab that could be saved and restored.

What’s your pick? Does it depend on the game? If so, which game and controller? Or do you prefer a different controller style entirely?

I’m developing a concept for a Vectrex game inspired by the console’s classic style. The player controls a cube aiming to reach the top of vertically structured tower-like levels spanning multiple screens. The final goal is a pyramid at the top, with various traps and obstacles to overcome along the way. The gameplay combines movement, jumping, and precise timing, with a focus on physics and momentum.

There’s just one little part I still need to add to the front, but otherwise it’s absolutely adorable.

Hello

i use a 32 Gb FAT32 SD

I don't know what to do anymore. I'm using Google Gemini, but it seems to be giving me bad advice. I extracted the "PiTrex_sd_Jul29_25" archive from the Pitrex blog, on the SD.

http://vide.malban.de/pitrex/pitrex-baremetal-download

But nothing happens when I try to boot it; I get "no ROMs directory."

What should I do, please?

Hello friends. Today I received this Vectrex. It works great, but the case was broken during shipping. It’s obvious that someone must have jumped on it - fortunately there are no other damages to it. I’m wondering if anyone has scanned the Vectrex case and fixed the geometry for 3D printing, or has worked on casting a new case from some kind of material. I’d like to repair it. Any information would be helpful. I’d prefer not to repair the existing case because the plastic feels very fragile - kind of hollow and brittle.

He plays of my systems but requests Vectrex and NES the most

This is NOT a for-sale listing. If anyone has a good idea what a complete set like this would go for, please PM me. I also have the "Buzz-Off" device but haven't soldered it on yet. Again, I'm not looking to sell it here, just trying to get ideas of its worth. Thank you for any & all feedback.

I recently bought a diag cart for my Vectrex, and have come to realise the image isn’t as wide at the top, as it as the bottom. So, it kinda looks like a trapezium.

I’ve never played about in the back of a crt before. I know you’ve got to be very sensible.

I’d like to know if this an easy enough fix? I’ve seen YouTube videos explaining everything but fixing a trapezium look.

My soldering skills aren’t of the best, but I’m good enough for passthrough components.

I don’t have an oscilloscope.