You have a Vectrex. You have a second controller. You don’t have any two player games. That needs fixing.
NEWS FLASH – Hints, Codes and Game Reviews
PLAYER 2 CODES
Player 2 is a new cartridge for the Vectrex, featuring more than ten two player games, a host of options, easter eggs and hidden features.
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NEWS FLASH – Hints, Codes and Game Reviews
PLAYER 2 CODES
Pong and Tennis
Get the ball rolling with the classic two player 80s arcade hit. Two versions of the game are included, both with alternate modes.
Spacewar
A variant of the original, with features still being added at time of writing. As with all games on the cartridge, this has an alternative mode with different mechanics. NEWS FLASH – Blackhole option added to Extras 2 settings page after a request. Option can be saved via the save/load system.
Rotatazor
The earth is under attack from incompetent alien scum. Spin your turrets to knock them out of the atmosphere.
Spiderfish
Spiders and fish, together at last. It’s a race against your opponent to bag as many as you can, as quickly as humanly possible.
Balloons
Aim your weighted arrows at the balloons and your opponent – but be careful not to hit the wrong targets…
Artillery
Square off against your sworn enemy over four maps, with four variant settings. Calculate the power, adjust for the wind and take aim! Use rebound to your advantage to pull off impossible shots
Racers
3 (or more…) tracks of two player racing, with two levels of speed and grip. Steer hard into corners to slow the front end, but watch for oversteer.
TRON
Lightcycles make it to the Vectrex, their natural home. You’ll need fast reactions to stay inside the track.
Extras
Before we get to the last game on the cartridge, it’s worth mentioning Player 2‘s extensive menu system, which includes extra settings for various games along with features like screensavers, easter eggs, bonus games and hardware tests.
The games all have help screens and the entire cartridge supports 5 languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish and German) which can be set from one of the two Extras menus. Settings can be saved to the cartridge, so Player 2 will remember your player preferences for the next time you turn on the Vectrex.
INCOMING!
The last, and biggest, game in Player 2 is Incoming – a fully featured co-op puzzle adventure. Two players, working together, must guide the critical energy cell through 100 screens and 7 levels of traps, turrets, aliens, doors, switches, fans, magnets and numerous other obstacles. The game can be played with gravity on or off, or in single player mode by switching between players via the menu (only one controller is needed for this mode).
*NEW* Full single player time trial mode has been added.
If Player 2 sounds like the cart your Vectrex has been waiting for (hint : it definitely is) then please email jubber at jubbernaut dot com for further information or to include yourself in the queue for a copy. You can also reach out via Facebook (Robin Jubber) or via the Vectrex Fans Unite Facebook group.
NEWS FLASH – 1st November 2018 – Game now ready for ordering as all the materials have arrived and the final hidden black vector screensaver has been added.
Pricing
Enhanced Edition
Enhanced Edition – Player 2 Box, A3 full colour Player 2 poster, instruction manual in 5 languages, certificate of authenticity, special Player 2 Vectrex Overlay, black cart with 64K game rom + save eprom + attractive sticker. Each copy of the game is personalised with your name *inside the rom code itself*. This can be altered from the menu should you wish to sell the game, but your name and cart number will be there inside the code for all time, always accessible from the Extras menu.
£56 + postage
email jubber at jubbernaut dot com for further information
Prototype Edition
Prototype Edition – Two enhanced editions, with the second copy including a colourful 3D printed cartridge made for the first experimental run but never released. Also includes a different prototype box, first draft instruction manual, coder’s signature and bonus items from the game’s development – anything from original construction materials to a free Vectrex game. Please note this means you get two copies of Player 2. Two! We will also consider personalisation requests, such as changing one of the 5 standard in-game languages, making artillery work with one joystick or adding marriage vows or personal messages to the secret scrolling credits.
£111 + postage
email jubber at jubbernaut dot com for further information
Standard Edition – Comes without the Player2 Vectrex Overlay. Otherwise contains everything you get with the Enhanced Edition.
£50 + postage