Doom On The Vectrex Turns The Classic Shooter Into Tron-Like Vector Art
The 1993 game runs on the 1982 console thanks to a modded cartridge.
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Vector graphics were mostly abandoned in gaming, but small pockets of enthusiasts are still keeping the Vectrex, the only vector-based home console ever released, alive. And what does one do to draw attention to a niche platform? Why, put Doom on it, of course.
We've seen Doom find a home on an odd array of devices, including iPods, graphing calculators and toasters. Unlike many other strange Doom ports, though, the Vectrex version (viaTime Extension) offers a truly unique visual language. That comes from the console's fundamentally different display: instead of a grid of pixels, it steers an electron beam to trace lines on the screen directly. This gives the game its Tron-like appearance, with clean lines that make it seem more like an artistic statement than just another silly...
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