Flojomojo Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 This thread has a low signal-to-noise ratio. AtariBox itself only generated about one news item per month since it started. Here's an index of the precious few "events" along the way: July 17, 2017 Design announced July 20, 2017 AtariLife Speaker Hat announced Sept 26, 2017 More Pics and News, including Linux on AMD, target prices, shipping date Sept 27, 2017 Photographs of physical case that aren't obvious renders Oct 18, 2017 Ed Fries interviews Feargal Mac Oct 25, 2017 IndieGogo placeholder goes up Oct 28, 2017 IP dispute with Dream Arcades Nov 21, 2017 Retro-style controller revealed Nov 27, 2017 First mention of tacos Dec 11, 2017 Pre-orders to start Dec 14th Dec 14, 2017 Project postponed indefinitely. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I may not have 25 years of banking experience, but I do know a lot about boxes. Call it boxing experience, if you will. So when it comes to that ataribox, take it from me and my experience with boxes. Those tacos from Jack in the Box are decent for what they are. Oh, now we're on tacos again. Boxity Boxy McBoxface. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 To our friends who have: Joined recently Have a very low post count Only post in one thread Say only positive things about Atari, AtariBox®, SpeakerHat®, and financial holdings of same in the face of overwhelming evidence You're very persuasive and are really turning around the public face of this project. Im forced to wonder if their presence here is at all due to how quickly this site (if not this very thread) comes up in searches for Atari and Ataribox. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerDubs Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 To be sure- I found this forum while google searching stuff about Atari and their projects. Just like I found the French investment forum that is all about Atari. Here is more news today, more fuel for your fire that Atari can't do anything- https://www.startengine.com/atari-game-partners I see it as future growth in value. If you have any play money, I'd say to get in now. Throw mud at me all you want- I'm pretty confident with my assessment of where Atari is headed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I'll give them my play money, sure. Just got to find my Monopoly set first. Play money for a play console, real money for a real taco. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 To be sure- I found this forum while google searching stuff about Atari and their projects. Just like I found the French investment forum that is all about Atari. Here is more news today, more fuel for your fire that Atari can't do anything- https://www.startengine.com/atari-game-partners I see it as future growth in value. If you have any play money, I'd say to get in now. Throw mud at me all you want- I'm pretty confident with my assessment of where Atari is headed. So they're panhandling for scratch to port an old game to a really popular system? Not a terrible idea in and of itself, but it does nothing to indicate they can pull off the Ataribox. If anything, it's a sign they're more interested in projects that might actually happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Has the world gone that far down the tubes that a scheme like that is acceptable? How is that not a complete racquet? Give us $250 or more and we promise to give you a share of the profits which we'll definitely report accurately on and never misrepresent or change terms on you oh loyal fan base who are not at all pitifully easy marks. Do they go like the Pong remake deal and pay you after they pay themselves? Now I'm just sad for these people. If they are somehow not atari employees, who would probably be dumb enough to say the things they're saying, then I weep for the species. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 That kind of crap must have been inspired by their foray into gambling machines. Looking at EAs loot boxes must have told them it's a good idea. I am increasingly convinced these hucksters are just Atari clowns pushing their schemes on these forums because it beat out their own pathetic marketing efforts. It's difficult to envision real unaffiliated people being that openly gullible and happy about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Has the world gone that far down the tubes that a scheme like that is acceptable? How is that not a complete racquet? Give us $250 or more and we promise to give you a share of the profits which we'll definitely report accurately on and never misrepresent or change terms on you oh loyal fan base who are not at all pitifully easy marks. Do they go like the Pong remake deal and pay you after they pay themselves? Now I'm just sad for these people. If they are somehow not atari employees, who would probably be dumb enough to say the things they're saying, then I weep for the species. But but but... their numbers are looking so good!! Forget that this screams of desperation-- they look cool!!! #atarilife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 I come here for 2 things.. 1. To laugh or make fun of the speakerhat. 2. Taco recipes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 To be sure- I found this forum while google searching stuff about Atari and their projects. Just like I found the French investment forum that is all about Atari. Odd... usually when I Google Atari, the first few pages are about bankruptcy. Here is more news today, more fuel for your fire that Atari can't do anything- https://www.startengine.com/atari-game-partners Wow... that doesn't smack of desperation at all. Ow! Shoot. I'm going to have to go offline for awhile and rest - I sprained my eyes rolling them too hard. Oh wait... one more. Todd Shallbetter? Todd Shallbetter what? Todd shall better get a new job? Okay. I'm going now. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) Just got this in my email. Edit: Oh, someone beat me too it! Edited January 23, 2018 by leech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexkeaton Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 And again, WHAT information do you have that could suggest Atari could launch a console? On Experience, Intuition and Optimism. We had similar success stories with other companies who were declared dead. About 15-20 years ago nobody would even wanted to have Apple Shares for 50 Cents. I am not comparing Atari with Apple. I am very sure that Ataris Actions are very limited at the moment. But with Apple it all began with an MP3 Player. With the correct decisions, steady and succesful business partnerships and a little bit of luck they could become a more and more succesful company. You all are reducing Atari on the Ataribox and the Speakerhat. At the moment they are making profit with other things. I feel sorry for your disappointments with failed console projects in the past. Thats why you see the Glass half empty and that is absolutely comprehensible. Dont blame Atari for the mistakes and failures of other companies. Yes, it looks like Atari has some difficulties with the start. It was not good for their reputation to make an announcement in december and then call it off only 48 hours later. Thats not professionel at all. The fact that they didnt collect money and bigger Investors are positioning themselves at the stock market for some time now make me confident that they dont have bad intentions and want to build a decent machine. Be more positive. Life is more fun when you smile I hope for us everybody that in one year we are all happy that everything turned out well. While we are talking the stock is going up further more on Quotrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=JwfZqomlPsk What the holy jewel encrusted actual f#@k?? Are they playing a prank? That video is just creepy. Are they taking direction from a teenage girl's dad now, and using him for a spokesmodel? Irregular Use of Proceeds We might incur Irregular Use of Proceeds that may include but are not limited to the following over $10,000: Vendor payments and salary made to one's self, a friend or relative; Any expense labeled "Administration Expenses" that is not strictly for administrative purposes; Any expense labeled "Travel and Entertainment"; Any expense that is for the purposes of inter-company debt or back payments. Whatever the con and the crepsters involved, I'm changing my tune and calling this a community service. They took the joke and made it reality. Which one of our new friends is Todd, and why don't you drop the charade? Edited January 23, 2018 by JBerel 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Free test for every thread participant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 This thread has a low signal-to-noise ratio. AtariBox itself only generated about one news item per month since it started. Here's an index of the precious few "events" along the way: July 17, 2017 Design announced July 20, 2017 AtariLife Speaker Hat announced Sept 26, 2017 More Pics and News, including Linux on AMD, target prices, shipping date Sept 27, 2017 Photographs of physical case that aren't obvious renders Oct 18, 2017 Ed Fries interviews Feargal Mac Oct 25, 2017 IndieGogo placeholder goes up Oct 28, 2017 IP dispute with Dream Arcades Nov 21, 2017 Retro-style controller revealed Nov 27, 2017 First mention of tacos Dec 11, 2017 Pre-orders to start Dec 14th Dec 14, 2017 Project postponed indefinitely. Thank you a lot for this. I was confused as to what was going on. X3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Todd, I have to say I do like the dog video on your FaceBook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 https://kotaku.com/one-of-ataris-newest-games-has-been-unplayable-for-near-1759703497 One Of Atari's Newest Games Has Been Unplayable For Nearly Five MonthsPatrick Klepek2/17/16 3:00pmFiled to: MINIMUMMinimum, a stylish online shooter, has been mysteriously offline since September 2015. 141 days later, there’s still no word on when it’ll be playable again, and the game’s publisher, Atari, can’t say when that might change. Minimum was originally created by TimeGate Studios, but the developer eventually went under. Later, Atari and Human Head Studios jointly took over. If players try to boot up the game right now, here’s what Steam says: Everything got weird last September, when an otherwise innocuous update on Steam suggested there would be a brief interruption for players: We are anticipating some disruption with our Account/Server system, which may affect user ability to login to the game over the next few days. We are working to resolve this as quickly as possible. We will update as soon as additional information is available.A couple of days became a couple of weeks. In early October, Atari admitted a key piece of middleware was discontinued, “effectively disabling the game for the time being.” The game was removed from sale, and players were told there was “a plan in place to fix this issue.” It was supposed to be a brief downtime: We will need a few weeks to get this implemented, but the result is a Minimum game experience that is more flexible, more stable, and just as much fun. We are aware there is lots of concern and discussion in the community. We are hearing these voices and we are doing everything we can to get the game back up as quickly as we can. Thanks again for your patience, and stay tuned as we get more visibility into details, timing, and feature tweaks.As the year went on, nothing changed. The game remained offline. Tick, tock. The game’s previous developer, Human Head, told me they stopped working on the game in February 2015, long before Minimum’s servers went dark. On December 10, Atari announced a new developer had been brought on board to get Minimum “back up and running.” The company said it was able to play games internally, apparently a signal of progress. The new deadline? Early 2016. Again, we truly appreciate your patience as we work through the process of rebuilding the Account and Server structure for Minimum. We understand this is an inconvenience, and we are working as quickly as possible to get everything resolved.Mid-February would seem to qualify as “early 2016,” yet there’s been no update to Minimum fans about what’s happened to the game they paid for.When contacted for comment, Atari COO Todd Shallbetter told me the company hoped to have an update in the “coming week.”“The initial scope of work has been completed,” said Shallbetter, “but there are still a few complications that have resulted from the deep integration of the server middleware. We’re doing our best to get an optimal experience back up and running for our users, and will continue to support the Minimum game and community.”That’s not exactly an answer, and it’s not clear when Minimum will be online.“We halted sales as soon as the server issues arose,” said Shallbetter. “With that said, at a $10 price point, we feel we are delivering a great value for this excellent shooter.”Uh huh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 On Experience, Intuition and Optimism. We had similar success stories with other companies who were declared dead. About 15-20 years ago nobody would even wanted to have Apple Shares for 50 Cents. I am not comparing Atari with Apple. I am very sure that Ataris Actions are very limited at the moment. But with Apple it all began with an MP3 Player. With the correct decisions, steady and succesful business partnerships and a little bit of luck they could become a more and more succesful company. You all are reducing Atari on the Ataribox and the Speakerhat. At the moment they are making profit with other things. I feel sorry for your disappointments with failed console projects in the past. Thats why you see the Glass half empty and that is absolutely comprehensible. Dont blame Atari for the mistakes and failures of other companies. Yes, it looks like Atari has some difficulties with the start. It was not good for their reputation to make an announcement in december and then call it off only 48 hours later. Thats not professionel at all. The fact that they didnt collect money and bigger Investors are positioning themselves at the stock market for some time now make me confident that they dont have bad intentions and want to build a decent machine. Be more positive. Life is more fun when you smile I hope for us everybody that in one year we are all happy that everything turned out well. While we are talking the stock is going up further more on Quotrix. So yet another peddling hopes and dreams, with nothing of substance. We agree that Atari made a bad call in December. We disagree that this console is a worthwhile endeavor in the first place. Frankly, if they gave up on the idea, that would be the best sign in my mind that they were making smart decisions. As it stands, I'm convinced the Ataribox is the end result of ten French guys asking themselves "How can we make money on something other than t-shirts?" 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 https://d19j0qt0x55bap.cloudfront.net/production/startups/atari-game-partners/documents/offering_details/Atari_Offering_Doc_V2.pdf Read the above terms of their latest sketchy money grab if you're having trouble sleeping. It is beyond debate now that they truly believe anyone out in the world with any affinity for the Atari brand is a complete knuckle dragging idiot. What's also pretty clear are the conversations they must have in their office about the idiots who will lap up anything they put out there if it says Atari. This is also confirmed by some of our various friends recent posts whether they be genuine or fraudulently presented as being from actual fans. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Some many shills, so little time. Don't worry, they will all leave. Tacos are here to stay! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 https://d19j0qt0x55bap.cloudfront.net/production/startups/atari-game-partners/documents/offering_details/Atari_Offering_Doc_V2.pdf Read the above terms of their latest sketchy money grab if you're having trouble sleeping. It is beyond debate now that they truly believe anyone out in the world with any affinity for the Atari brand is a complete knuckle dragging idiot. What's also pretty clear are the conversations they must have in their office about the idiots who will lap up anything they put out there if it says Atari. This is also confirmed by some of our various friends recent posts whether they be genuine or fraudulently presented as being from actual fans. I mean, if this doesn't instill confidence in the new Atari, I don't know what would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 https://d19j0qt0x55bap.cloudfront.net/production/startups/atari-game-partners/documents/offering_details/Atari_Offering_Doc_V2.pdf Read the above terms of their latest sketchy money grab if you're having trouble sleeping. It is beyond debate now that they truly believe anyone out in the world with any affinity for the Atari brand is a complete knuckle dragging idiot. What's also pretty clear are the conversations they must have in their office about the idiots who will lap up anything they put out there if it says Atari. This is also confirmed by some of our various friends recent posts whether they be genuine or fraudulently presented as being from actual fans. I've heard of people considering their Kickstarter backing as "investments," which they are not -- they're charity and nothing except the promised rewards will come back to you. This thing at StartEngine is different. It seems like managing who gets what would have a lot more overhead and regulation. Maybe it does, deep in the PDF you posted (which I'll stick here "just in case" Atari_Offering_Doc_V2.pdf) Maybe it's a money-laundering scheme or something, I lack the sophistication to understand such financial treachery. Here's some of the language from the campaign "investment" pitch, quoted for ease of access and perhaps preservation if they decide to make it disappear. Note that the minimum ante is $250, which is a lot more than the usual "price of the game" from a Kickstarter. Sure, it's not like a $100,000 a plate fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, but still ... Bringing the Best-Selling Gaming Classic to the Nintendo Switch™ Invest in RollerCoaster Tycoon® Since RollerCoaster Tycoon's initial release in 1999, it has been one of the most popular gaming franchises of all time. Developed by Chris Sawyer, the RCT series has generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and built a dedicated, diverse and expansive fan base around the world. Atari is the exclusive master licensee of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise. The RCT franchise has become one of Atari's most popular, generating very significant revenue. Early in 2017, Atari unveiled the newest entry into the franchise -- RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch. This free-to-play 3D simulation game for iOS and Android was an instant success, skyrocketing to the top of the app stores after worldwide launch featuring by Apple and Google Play. With more than 12 million downloads since launch and praise from gamers and critics alike, the classic gameplay proved to be a natural fit for touchscreen devices, making it easier than ever for gamers to flex their imaginations. In developing the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise in its most recent versions, Atari worked with Nvizzio Creations. This world-class developer has years of experience developing engaging 3D experiences for gamers, and was intimately involved in the development of RollerCoaster Tycoon World for the PC. The unmitigated success of the RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise made the opportunity clear for Atari Game Partners: deliver the first RollerCoaster Tycoon game for the Nintendo Switch. The RollerCoaster Tycoon franchise needs to be put in the hands of even more gamers and developed for the new and innovative Nintendo Switch! RollerCoaster Tycoon on Nintendo Switch will be an all-new game made specifically for Switch with exclusive features. It's a perfect match... One of gaming's most beloved brands is bringing one of gaming's best franchises to the most exciting platform in gaming today... And we are offering you the opportunity to invest. The Offering Investment Investment and participation is straightforward! Invest any amount into the campaign (with $250 as a minimum), and earn your pro rata share of 50% of profits until you made 120% of your original investment; after which you’ll earn your pro rata share of 25% of profits until 18 months after the worldwide launch of the game, or the earlier termination of our license to market and sell the game! The percentages are subject to pro rata decreases in the event we raise less than the $2,000,000 we are seeking to raise in this Offering and in the offering under Regulation D 506© in which we anticipate engaging. See the Offering Details in the document below for a complete set of terms. Perks* - All investors: Atari Game Partners will host an Investors' site online, and you will have the option to have your name listed on that page; - At least $750: Investor perk as outlined above, and a discount of 25% off the street price of the game at launch valid for a purchase of 1 unit of RollerCoaster Tycoon Nintendo Switch; - At least $1,500: Both of the above Investor perks, and one free copy of the regular edition of the book “The Art of Atari”! *All perks occur after the offering is completed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 I mean, if this doesn't instill confidence in the new Atari, I don't know what would. Dude, but they really want that to happen! Also Apple did good after making some mistakes, so clearly Atari is a great company that is absolutely NOT engaging in shady investment deals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted January 24, 2018 Share Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) About 15-20 years ago nobody would even wanted to have Apple Shares for 50 Cents. I am not comparing Atari with Apple. I am very sure that Ataris Actions are very limited at the moment. But with Apple it all began with an MP3 Player. Nnnnnno. First - Apple's shares were never devalued that much. Their lowest ever value was $11 per share in 1982. They've never been in the dumper like 50¢ penny stock - even when they were on the verge of going under. I know - I bought their stock around 20 years ago. The stock has split multiple times over the years, most recently as a 7-1 split in 2014. So you have to look at the unadjusted figures to see the actual values. Second - you are comparing Atari with Apple, or you wouldn't have mentioned it. Apple was never bought and sold, or filed for bankruptcy, or decimated to being just a small catalog of obsolete IPs, or reduced to a handful of employees. Apple never stopped shipping products. They certainly haven't always shipped good ones. But they never stopped. Third - Apple's resurgence began with Apple buying NeXT, returning Steve Jobs to the company. Then, it took them years to rebuild the reputation of the company, under a core group of incredibly talented designers and engineers, led by a visionary who had co-founded the company in the first place and held his employees to excruciatingly rigorous standards. Under Jobs, Apple refined their product line (which had become a horrible, disjointed mess), and produced numerous consumer-friendly, visually appealing and genuinely usable personal computers, using clever and effective mass marketing campaigns to gain a foothold in a market where they had previously become all-but-irrelevant. Then they came out with iTunes which would serve as the supporting ecosystem for the iPod, which followed months later. The iPod succeeded because of the groundwork Apple had been laying for years. They had already rebuilt their reputation for solving problems with elegant consumer-friendly products. The iPod was the right product at the right time, because it was an elegant solution for a very fractured, disjointed market that nobody had really figured out yet. Same with the iPhone - only more so. But Apple had the engineers and the leadership and experience to do it. Atari has none of that. They have Speaker Hats. That somebody else made. Edited January 24, 2018 by Nathan Strum 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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