Vectrex
Other platforms (Vectrex and Philips CD-i) · Launched in 1982
- Family
- Other platforms (Vectrex and Philips CD-i)
- Launch
- 1982
- Type
- Home console
- In the family
- #1 of 2 in launch order
No sales figure for this device from a checked source.
About the family
The Vectrex reached stores in November 1982 for 199 dollars, with its own 9-inch black-and-white screen that draws games with lines (vectors), and the game Minestorm built in; it was created by General Consumer Electronics (GCE), later passed to Milton Bradley, and production ended in December 1984 (Museum of Play). The Philips CD-i, a multimedia CD player developed with Sony from 1986, reached stores in 1991, cost 1,000 dollars in 1992 and was discontinued in 1996; before that, Nintendo had planned a CD add-on for the Super Nintendo with Philips and Sony (Atlas Obscura).
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Sources
Numbers checked against the sources below on 08/11/2026. These are the figures the companies publish for investors; Nintendo updates them every quarter, and Sony shows the latest figure released for each device, with different dates.