{"id":90834,"date":"2026-10-07T02:57:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90834"},"modified":"2026-10-07T02:57:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:57:14","slug":"doom-on-the-vectrex-turns-the-classic-shooter-into-tron-like-vector-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=90834","title":{"rendered":"Doom On The Vectrex Turns The Classic Shooter Into Tron-Like Vector Art"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The 1993 game runs on the 1982 console thanks to a modded cartridge.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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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<\/em> on it, of course.<\/p>\n

We’ve seen Doom<\/em> find a home on an odd array of devices, including iPods, graphing calculators and toasters. Unlike many other strange Doom<\/em> ports, though, the Vectrex version (via Time Extension<\/em>) 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 port.<\/p>\n

How does a console that predates Doom<\/em> by 11 years run the game? Well, it technically doesn’t. Modder Jason Kopp (ArcadeJason) built the demo around his Ultimate Vectrex Multicart 2 (UVMC2), a cartridge that essentially acts as a small plug-in PC. The UVMC2 handles the processing while using the console’s built-in CRT for the display. Meanwhile, audio comes through the cartridge’s separate 3.5mm output. The project also uses an SDK created by modder Daniel Ferrer Guerrero.<\/p>\n

Even with the asterisk that this isn’t a native Vectrex port, the result is still one of the more notable\u00a0Doom<\/em> visual presentations we’ve seen. You can check out Kopp’s work below.<\/p>\n