Vector game

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This entry refers to video games. For the 1970 board game of the same name, see Vector.

Vector game refers to any video game that uses a vector graphics display. This means, instead of drawing the image by pixels, the image is projected by an electron beam, drawing lines like a laser show.

Many early arcade games used such displays, as they were capable of displaying more detailed images than raster displays on the hardware available at that time. Many vector-based arcade games used full-color overlays to complement the otherwise monochrome vector images. Other uses of these overlays were very detailed drawings of the static gaming environment, while the moving objects were drawn by the vector beam.

Games of this type were produced mainly by Atari, Cinematronics, and Sega.

The Vectrex home console also used a vector display.

[edit] Prominent vector-based arcade and console games

Armor Attack Asteroids Asteroids Deluxe Battlezone Cosmic Chasm Eliminator Gravitar Hovercraft Lunar Lander Major Havoc Omega Race Quantum QB-3

Rip-Off Red Baron Solar Quest Space Duel Space Fury Space Wars Star Castle Star Hawk Star Trek Star Wars Tac/Scan Tail Gunner Tempest

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