the cutting room mirror

Rip-Off (Vectrex)

Strangely, this game isn't a waste of money, nor is it a clone of some other game. It's actually about space pirates. Who knew?

Hidden Message#

A developer credit can be accessed by holding 1 + 2 + 4 on the title screen until the music ends.

(Source: Digital Press (Gregg Woodcock))

Hidden Text#

A hidden message can be found at 0xF05:

THIS SPACE AVAILABLE
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU LOOKING AT???

(Source: Original TCRF research)

References#


  1. Adrenalin Entertainment - GDRI :: Game Developer Research Institute↩︎
  2. GCE - The Video Game Update, Volume 1, Number 7, October 1982↩︎
  3. CONSUMER NEWS: BRIEFING - Computing Today, Volume 5, Number 3, May 1983↩︎
  4. CHAPTER 4: VECTREX - Bandai Game Console Perfect Catalogue↩︎
  5. Play Game ad - Videogiochi, Issue 5, May 1983↩︎