International Play Your Vectrex Day Definition "Official" Vectrex recognition day Open to All Vectrex fans Started 2012

NOTE: previous Day photos, game lists/participants, etc. are now under the Tabber in the Links section under the 2015 Day. Click on it to view the previous Days.

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On the Vector gaming forums, founder VectorX would post occasional milestones the forums had reached. On one post in particular, he stated that right before the one year anniversary of the forums (on September 10, 2012), the site had hit 4,000 posts. Forum member gamezone responded (possibly as a joke) that September 10 should be known as National Play Your Vectrex Day. VectorX figured that it should be known as an international day to include Vectrex owners all around the world, which the idea took off from there, resulting in the date being settled on later as November 1, 2012 (as the month of November also marked the 30th anniversary of the Vectrex's release in the United States). This Day has been repeated every year since.

This event took place on November 1, 2019. On this day, the rules required that (mandatory):

Participants play their Vectrex. A "participant" could be either an individual or a representation of a group of some sort, such as a computer club or store, for instance. An alternative for those that did not have a Vectrex or for some reason could not play it could instead list what they played on an emulator or the Vectrex Regeneration app, although those listings must be placed in the Honorable mention section (see Bonuses below). They had to make a note of what game(s) they played. Their name also needed to be part of the record for this page, which could just include a first name, a full name, or an internet handle that they wished to go by. The names also had to be listed in alphabetical order, whatever the participant chose to use (although this page will be edited as needed). This page can be edited by anyone to input the information themselves or the site founder can be contacted on his user page for help, on the Vectrex section of the Vector gaming forums or via private message on the same site (as VectorX, although an account is needed in order to contact him there if a private message is to be sent), or he can be sent a private message via his YouTube channel or by posting a comment on this page there. He can also be contacted via e-mail through one of those outlets as well if need be.

Bonuses

Participants could also keep a record of the game(s’) score(s) that they played as well if they wished to include them on this page. A photo and/or video of players' score(s), their Vectrex/collection, a drawing or gif or something that was Vectrex-related could also be included. For photos or gifs, it is asked for these to be limited to five per individual, and 10 for any group represented. Any of the preceding can be turned in after November 1st, since this page can be edited any day of the year, but the participant must have played something on their Vectrex on the Day in order for something extra to be included. A link can be provided with the players' name, game and/or score as to what they played. Videos can be linked to ONLY, NOT embedded onto this page, since this would bulk up the page, making it untidy. Any photos or drawings will be placed in a separate gallery after the game listings. Any audio recordings will have to be put up on YouTube or some other hosting place since the Wikia company does not allow soundclips to be hosted on their wikis. Any animated gifs or photos can be posted in the separate Gallery afterwards. Players can also post a link to their YouTube channel or any other website they have (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) if they wish to promote it, just as long as whatever material on their website is work/family friendly (i. e. a PG-13 rating at most). These will be last in a separate section. An "honorable mentions" for in-jokes for people or characters that don't actually play their Vectrex is acceptable. These will be listed after the normal link of participants. However, any joke towards any living person cannot be made in a malicious or any damaging way and must be edited out if it is directed at someone and they found it to be offensive and want it to be removed. Also, anything in this section does not count towards actually being played as far as game totals go. And as was also mentioned beforehand, people playing games on a Vectrex emulator or the Vectrex Regeneration app's totals will go in this section.

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International Play Your Vectrex Day, November 1, 2018 Edit

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International Play Your Vectrex Day, November 1, 2017 Edit

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International Play Your Vectrex Day, November 1, 2016 Edit

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International Play Your Vectrex Day, November 1, 2015 Edit

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Rolo: I forgot my Vectrex in the office:-| (Eek! Oh no). But I did some work on a Vectrex controller project and some testing on the JVD-Vectrex debugger. Does that count, too? I will make up for this omission by playing Minestorm and zapping through the 72-in-1.

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