Vectrex (vecx)¶
Background¶
vecx is an emulator for the vector-display based Vectrex video game console.
The vecx core has been authored by
- Valavan Manohararajah
 - John Hawthorn
 - Nikita Zimin
 - Demeth
 
The vecx core is licensed under
- GPLv3
 
A summary of the licenses behind RetroArch and its cores can be found here.
Extensions¶
Content that can be loaded by the vecx core have the following file extensions:
- bin
 - vec
 
BIOS¶
vecx doesn't require BIOS (bootrom) files to work.
Features¶
| Feature | Supported | 
|---|---|
| Saves | ✔ | 
| States | ✔ | 
| Rewind | ✔ | 
| Netplay | ✕ | 
| Memory Monitoring (achievements) | ✔ | 
| RetroArch Cheats | ✕ | 
| Native Cheats | ✕ | 
| Controllers | ✔ | 
| Multi-Mouse | ✕ | 
| Rumble | ✕ | 
| Sensors | ✕ | 
| Camera | ✕ | 
| Location | ✕ | 
| Subsystem | ✕ | 
Geometry and timing¶
- The vecx core's core provided FPS is 59.72.
 - The vecx core's core provided sample rate is 44100 Hz.
 - The vecx core's base width is 869.
 - The vecx core's base height is 1080.
 - The vecx core's max width is 1648.
 - The vecx core's max height is 2048.
 
Core Options¶
The vecx core has the following options that can be tweaked from the core options menu. The default setting is bolded.
- Use Hardware Rendering [vecx_render] (Hardware|Software)
 - Hardware Rendering Resolution [vecx_renderresolution] (824x1024|434x540|515x640|580x720|618x768|845x1050|869x1080|966x1200|1159x1440|1648x2048)
 - Line brightness [vecx_linebrightness] (4|1|2|3|5|6|7|8|9)
 - Line width [vecx_linewidth] (4|0|1|2|3|5|6|7|8|9)
 - Bloom brightness [vecx_bloombrightness] (4|1|2|3|5|6|7|8|9)
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Bloom width [vecx_bloomwidth] (8x|2x|3x|4x|6x|10x|12x|14x|16x)
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Res Multiplier (1-4)
 
Res Multiplier - 1

Res Multiplier - 4

Controllers¶
The vecx core supports one controller setting:
- RetroPad
 
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