Vectrex Mini retro console shatters Kickstarter goal within minutes — it will now cost $173, up from $115 and $150, to secure yours.

The Vectrex Mini console hit Kickstarter on Monday, as we foretold. It has been a rip-roaring success, with the project blasting past the €100,000 funding goal within 15 minutes. At the time of writing, the project has actually powered beyond €520,000 in backing, with over 2,600 backers pledging support. Remember, this is a modern remake of the legendary Vectrex vector-graphics-based games console from the early 1980s. This edition is built around a diminutive 5-inch OLED display and packs in 12…