at a fraction of the console's introductory price. By May 1984, Milton Bradley merged with Hasbro and after-market support ended. Following the discontinuation, Milton Bradley released all rights back to Smith Engineering.

Prior to the Vectrex's discontinuation, a successor console with a color screen had been planned. In 1988, Smith Engineering made plans to revive the Vectrex as a handheld, but the imminent arrival of Nintendo's Game Boy and Milton Bradley's concerns