SalemFrost7800 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 And the website is down again..... Could this be the "major" update they said was coming soon OR more problems????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 And the website is down again..... Could this be the "major" update they said was coming soon OR more problems????? if no updates means their too busy getting the gameport ready, then i can live with no updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Any news? can I put it on my Christmas list to Santa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 This is going to sound really mean, but I really hope that the gameport portable isn't going to go into production. I completely blame gameport for the cancellation of the flashback portable and think that selling a device that relies on software produced by Atari is extremely un-ethical. There, I've got it out of my system. I will now revert to pleasant mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 (edited) I blame the lack of FB2P on the total lack of balls on behalf of Infogrames, that and the fact that they are in the sh*t. If Atari won't produce something that I want, then I will have to look elsewhere. And if I can also play Coleco, Atari 8bit computers etc etc, I am more than happy. Hard luck Atari, you should have beaten the Gameport release, and could so easily have done so. Edited September 3, 2007 by mimo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hard luck Atari, you should have beaten the Gameport release, and could so easily have done so. I agree with you there, mimo. Atari have been painfully slow with releasing new Flashbacks. How long has it been since the FB2 came out, 2 years or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 blaming gameport for atari's mismanagement and ill treatment of their fan base is ridiculous. atari could have easily blown such a small company out of the water with a killer portable game system. i hope gameport succeeds in a big way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 blaming gameport for atari's mismanagement and ill treatment of their fan base is ridiculous. I admit, Atari is partly to blame. In a funny way, the Gameport has motivated Atari to make something better than a 2600 based portable that will hopefully sell for the same price as the FBP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 We don't know that Atari have been motivated to do anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 We don't know that Atari have been motivated to do anything. Curt mentioned that something was in the pipeline: "what was being developed for 08' as an advanced follow-up system has been moved up to the front burner and is being worked on now in place of the original FBP design" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 (edited) We don't know that Atari have been motivated to do anything. Curt mentioned that something was in the pipeline: "what was being developed for 08' as an advanced follow-up system has been moved up to the front burner and is being worked on now in place of the original FBP design" I am still pro-Atari and definitely pro-Curt, but it was a seriously bad decision to not give anyone any insight into what is coming. One of the absolute best ways to generate revenue is to create buzz. No talk = no buzz = lower revenue for Atari. If there is a competitor that Atari is afraid will steal whatever secret they have is, then don't say anything meaningful, but least say something and acknowledge the fanbase. It doesn't even have to be good. Just give us an empty statement every two months like "the greatest thing since sliced bread" and at least we can sit here and try to pick apart the statement for some hidden meaning of "sliced bread". Edited September 11, 2007 by Fort Apocalypse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I want an Atari portable (2600) and I want it now......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 I want an Atari portable (2600) and I want it now......... he says what we're all thinking. maybe we should start a riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Apocalypse Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 I am still pro-Atari and definitely pro-Curt, but it was a seriously bad decision to not give anyone any insight into what is coming. One of the absolute best ways to generate revenue is to create buzz. No talk = no buzz = lower revenue for Atari. If there is a competitor that Atari is afraid will steal whatever secret they have is, then don't say anything meaningful, but least say something and acknowledge the fanbase. It doesn't even have to be good. Just give us an empty statement every two months like "the greatest thing since sliced bread" and at least we can sit here and try to pick apart the statement for some hidden meaning of "sliced bread". Turns out I was wrong. The reason they stop posting anything in the forums was because of some bad apples: see 1368747 and 1347119 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 gameport site down again..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalemFrost7800 Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Here is the latest message on the Gameport Website: For all those who were giving up hope. Shame on you! For all those who believed, there is HOPE! We are working on setting up a new site and development is picking up again. Expect some news shortly, along with a completly redesigned website. Here is to hoping you will like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Is the flashback portable real dead??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Dead as a Dodo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Dead as a Dodo crap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 No so much dead, but more like suspended animation for the time being. Curt Dead as a Dodo crap.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 No so much dead, but more like suspended animation for the time being. Curt So there is hope, Curt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math You Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Perhaps the FB portable will be more than just a 2600 compatible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 (edited) Gameport's site is down again. Perhaps they are gonna do something and release some info for once. I cannot say I've been very nice to the Gameport people, but the Site Moderator over there has vanished and its become more or less a deserted videogame island over there in the forums. The natives have turned restless to put it in nice terms. Heres to the Flashback Portable to make it out before the Gameport!! Edited January 2, 2008 by TwinChargers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Gameport's site is down again. Perhaps they are gonna do something and release some info for once. I cannot say I've been very nice to the Gameport people, but the Site Moderator over there has vanished and its become more or less a deserted videogame island over there in the forums. The natives have turned restless to put it in nice terms. Heres to the Flashback Portable to make it out before the Gameport!! site is still down vaporware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinChargers Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I'm pretty sure that Gameport is finished. There site is gone and they didn't have anyone there but forum members running the place anyways. Atari's competition has now significantly gotten weaker IMO. Didn't seem like it could get done legally anyways. Be interesting though if there were some prototypes leaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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