Now for something completely different. Last month we complained that the range of games for the Vectrex lacked variety. Milton Bradley have responded to this criticism by submitting a game for the jury's scrutiny which is completely unique - not only for the Vectrex, but unique amongst all video games systems.
The Art Master cartridge enables you to become a video artist for an afternoon. Designed to work in conjunction with the Vectrex light pen, you can use Art Master to sketch, draw in dots and then connect them up, and even animate your drawings to create genuine cartoon animation.
The sketch function lets you enjoy the simple fun of doodling in light. You can copy pictures from books, write messages, or play noughts and crosses. The connect function lets you draw in dots. You can use this to create dot pictures and ask your friends to guess what they are before pressing the button to connect up the dots. Options are chosen by selecting choices from a menu using the light pen which you simply point at the function you require.
Although doodling in light is fun, the real attraction of this cartridge is the animate option. Although you cannot execute very sophisticated animation, you can do simple things like drawing a plant and making it grow, or make a stickman walk across the screen.
The Art Master cartridge comes complete with the light pen and an instruction booklet. In the shops now at around £30.00.
1st February 1984