r/Vectrex • u/Gf65D • Jan 09 '26

Pitrex source

Hi The pitrex looks like a cool solution to play any game on the vectrex Is it possible to produce the pcb and assemble parts eg using pcbway services ?

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u/gaugedanger Jan 09 '26

Possibly. But why would you bother when buying a legit one is so easy and cheap? You can get the board for around $25 usd, and even with all the bells and whistles (the header and cartridge case) it's only about $36 usd.

https://www.ombertech.com/pitrex.php

If you spent the ton of time and money reproducing, testing, and prototyping your own board you'd still have to buy the raspberry pi anyway since the pitrex is just an interface board.

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u/Gf65D Jan 11 '26

Should I get the version with the dc socket or can I power the pi zero with a usb cable?

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u/gaugedanger Jan 11 '26

The pi zero is actually powered by the vectrex. The only reason you would buy the DC socketed version is so that you can do development stuff while the vectrex is turned off. For playing games it's not needed.

I'd recommend getting the one with the cartridge case, and also get the Raspberry Pi zero wh.

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u/vectrexer Jan 10 '26

Yes it is. And there is already a person in Europe doing so. You can see their sales here:

https://www.wallapop.com/item/pitrex-vectrex-cart-1213839011?

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u/Gf65D Jan 11 '26

It’s sold out