Vector & Vertex
Roger BoeschBuilding the future on 1982 hardware. A devlog about Vectrex engineering, modern indie dev, and the code that connects them.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 47 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 11 days ago |
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A VEXXON Retrospective
VEXXON is officially done and production is rolling. We’ll be shipping out to everyone who pre-ordered very soon. Looking back at the whole journey, the thing I’m proudest of isn’t actually in the game—it’s the simulator I had to build just...
CMOC vs VBCC vs GCC6809
A head-to-head measurement of code size and execution speed for the three C compilers in common use for the Motorola 6809 — the CPU inside the Vectrex, the TRS-80 Color Computer, and the Dragon. The question: given the same C source, how ti...
Re-releasing My Original Vectrex Tutorials
Over the years, I’ve recorded several deep dives into the world of Vectrex development. While these videos are now unlisted on YouTube, the knowledge they contain remains a valuable resource for anyone looking to develop for this unique vec...
PiTrex Baremetal Development on macOS
This time a bit of a different article — this one is for programmers and aspiring programmers who want to get their hands dirty writing code that runs directly on the Vectrex hardware.
If you own a PiTrex and want to write your own bare-me...
H.E.R.O. for Vectrex
For the next physical release (~ end of 2026), I’m doing something different. No PiTrex this time — this one is a native 6809 Vectrex game. A real cartridge running real 6809 machine code on the original hardware, no Raspberry Pi in the loo...
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