{"id":6952,"date":"2021-06-24T06:28:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T05:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/2021\/06\/24\/selfmade-rom-module-for-vectrex\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:46:38","slug":"selfmade-rom-module-for-vectrex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fh-kaernten.at\/ingmarsretro\/2021\/06\/24\/selfmade-rom-module-for-vectrex\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Selfmade ROM module for Vectrex"},"content":{"rendered":"
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edit Nov. 2024: I keep receiving requests to make the Gerber files for the circuit boards available for reproduction. The download is now possible with this link:<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>For the Vectrex game console a home arcade machine from 1982, there were, or there are a very limited number of game titles available. I will present the Vectrex itself, or the restoration of this darling, in a separate article.<\/p>\n

The games were available in the form of ROM modules and had to be inserted into the side of the console. Today, like the console itself, they are pretty rare and difficult to find. In terms of price, they are usually not bargains either. There are also replicas, multiroms and some DIY projects that keep the game program or even several games saved on the basis of the old EPROMS and were thus playable via a „module“. Since I also have all sorts of Eproms with different sizes in the component store and also got a couple of 27C512 Eproms sponsored by a colleague (thank you J\u00fcrgen), I just had to try to tinker with a ROM module.<\/p>\n

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originale Vectrex ROM-Module board<\/p><\/div>\n

So quickly thought about what I would need for this. Here is a small list:<\/p>\n