First designed and distributed by General Consumer Electronics, then later, Milton Bradley (after MB purchased GCE), the Vectrex is famous for being an early 3D gaming system. Using Vector Graphics, the Vectrex rendered 3D wire-frame objects on the screen. It was also known for having a monitor built into the system, whereas most consoles, even today, require a pre-existing monitor to plug into.
The system was released late in 1982 at a retail price of $199. By the time the video game market began to wane in 1983, the system was $150 new, then, finally, $100 by early 1984 before it completely left the market.
