Vectrex

The Vectrex is a vector display-based home video game console that used vector graphics, notable for having its own screen. The Vectrex exited the console market in early 1984.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It was "the only video game system with its own video screen".
 * 2) Many of the games were ports of popular arcade hits.
 * 3) Games came with color overlay sheets to compensate for the limitations of the screen.
 * 4) A comfortable and easy to use controller.
 * 5) A very big and active homebrew scene.
 * 6) The Vectrex also had two peripherals: a light pen, which allows the user to draw, create images and indicate on the screen, and a 3D imager, which turns the 2D black-and-white images drawn by the Vectrex itself into a colorful 3D experience.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Its release shortly before the North American Video Game Crash of 1983]] would indicate the system's demise.