software library, unique graphical capabilities, and built-in monitor. Several publications lauded it as one of the best consoles available at the time. The Vectrex was the first console to have a 3D-based peripheral. A color handheld version of the Vectrex was conceived in the late 1980s, but was shelved because of its manufacturing cost and the success of Nintendo's Game Boy.

History

The Vectrex was conceived by John Ross of Smith Engineering. Ross, Mike Purvis,

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