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 | ✕ |
| RetroAchievements | ✔ |
| 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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