+Nathan Strum Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I always wanted a fork with serrated edges on the outer tongs so I can cut my steak and eat it with one utensil. Probably a lawsuit nightmare for the inventor but I'd love to own one. How many people try to cut their meat with a fork before reaching for the knife? What if you didn't have to swap utensils? Just eat with a scalpel. It cuts and stabs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Let's play a new game; If you could take one piece of current tech back in time to the mid-70s to give to Nolan Bushnell, what would it be? The Spork. It's a spoon. It's a folk. It's a Spork! And it's from 1874! So Nolan had probably seen one before, especially if he ever ate KFC. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork So what? Biff typed in an 8 instead of a 9 but it was still the mid-70s and, most importantly, he proved that time travel is possible! Besides, Biff sending the Spork back 100 years too far may have caused the chain of events that lead to Nolan's birth. Thanks, Biff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I don't know what AtariBox is, but I sure want to port Super Vektoroids to it! I actually met the COO of Atari at Steam Dev Days. I was just walking down the street and I saw these two corporate looking guys, so I asked them how they are liking the show, and would they watch my game trailer, saying the game is like a cross between Space Duel and Asteroids in VR, and the one guy just chuckled and said, I'm the COO of Atari! Was a very cool moment. I'm excited to see what Atari has up their sleeve. AtariVR http://imgur.com/gallery/ahjAAKd Intellivision VR Poster: http://imgur.com/nMlv96J Coleco VR Poster: http://imgur.com/jsQS20R "Super Vektoroids" trailer (some of you may appreciate!) Glad to join this community! At least he didn't say "I'm COO of Atari, and you'll be hearing from our lawyers" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I seriously doubt "Atari" will attempt game streaming. Where are people even getting that idea? Sony has that niche sewn up with Playstation Now. Seems to me that anyone with the bandwidth to run such a thing can just buy the games instead. That's certainly the case with me. Nvidia streaming is totally playable, but that stuff is cheaper as more practical to buy and own. Well there's always room for more players, especially if you are looking to stream something other then PS3 games. -But on the other hand- PS Now isn't exactly setting the world on fire. It's niche and there's a lot of resistance to the concept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Well there's always room for more players, especially if you are looking to stream something other then PS3 games. -But on the other hand- PS Now isn't exactly setting the world on fire. It's niche and there's a lot of resistance to the concept. There are more than you might think, here's a list. I find it somewhat telling that the only ones most people have heard of, OnLive and Gaikai, were folded into Sony and became Playstation Now a few years ago. I've tried GeForce Now (formerly Nvidia Grid), and it worked OK. Its main problem is that the game selection was the same old stuff that Playstation Plus gave away for free, and OnLive and Humble Bundle sold for 90% off. I've also tried LiquidSky, but couldn't get it to install the MMO I wanted to play. I found that building a PC was easier performed better. I'm into the idea of cloud gaming, and don't mind not "owning" a box, but the rest of the market has to be there for it to be a viable business model. You couldn't have asked for a better on-ramp than OnLive had a few years ago: lots of sales, free trials, mobile app support, and a free "micro console" with a fairly decent controller. There's no way "Atari" would even attempt that, and they'd be crazy to try. A year-long subscription to Playstation Now is only $100, but I think anyone who has the requisite bandwidth and interest in games probably has the resources to buy their own stuff. Whether or not game streaming is a good idea, I still don't know where people got the notion that it could be cloud gaming, especially since they haven't shown anything other than box-shaped renders and have said nothing of specifications or purpose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 There are more than you might think, here's a list. I find it somewhat telling that the only ones most people have heard of, OnLive and Gaikai, were folded into Sony and became Playstation Now a few years ago. I've tried GeForce Now (formerly Nvidia Grid), and it worked OK. Its main problem is that the game selection was the same old stuff that Playstation Plus gave away for free, and OnLive and Humble Bundle sold for 90% off. I've also tried LiquidSky, but couldn't get it to install the MMO I wanted to play. I found that building a PC was easier performed better. I'm into the idea of cloud gaming, and don't mind not "owning" a box, but the rest of the market has to be there for it to be a viable business model. You couldn't have asked for a better on-ramp than OnLive had a few years ago: lots of sales, free trials, mobile app support, and a free "micro console" with a fairly decent controller. There's no way "Atari" would even attempt that, and they'd be crazy to try. A year-long subscription to Playstation Now is only $100, but I think anyone who has the requisite bandwidth and interest in games probably has the resources to buy their own stuff. Whether or not game streaming is a good idea, I still don't know where people got the notion that it could be cloud gaming, especially since they haven't shown anything other than box-shaped renders and have said nothing of specifications or purpose. PS Now also has a lot of those PS+ freebies as well. And now that they've added PS4 games, the PS4 games tend to be re-masters of PS3 games, lol. I feel like Sony is holding back too much if they really want the service to be successful, or maybe publishers just won't license certain games to them for streaming? Wasn't the $100/year just a special offer they run every so often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Probably a little of each. I'm sure licensing is holding back the other cloud services. Square Enix and THQ seem to be willing to license to everyone. You'd think I'd be playing Saints Row or Darksiders by now, considering all the free copies I've been given. i remember the $100/year deal being limited before. I don't know if it's going up soon, but that seems like the right price to me. It's on right now if you want to jump in. I have a fast network connection and a hundred bucks, but I lack time to dig into this stuff, especially when I have a hefty catalog of games I liked enough to pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Probably a little of each. I'm sure licensing is holding back the other cloud services. Square Enix and THQ seem to be willing to license to everyone. You'd think I'd be playing Saints Row or Darksiders by now, considering all the free copies I've been given. i remember the $100/year deal being limited before. I don't know if it's going up soon, but that seems like the right price to me. It's on right now if you want to jump in. I have a fast network connection and a hundred bucks, but I lack time to dig into this stuff, especially when I have a hefty catalog of games I liked enough to pay for. It's tempting at that price, but ultimately I have enough games on my PS4 and PC, I don't really have time or a need for PS Now. Now if they added games like Demon's Souls and Dark Souls (I), I might subscribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It's tempting at that price, but ultimately I have enough games on my PS4 and PC, I don't really have time or a need for PS Now. Now if they added games like Demon's Souls and Dark Souls (I), I might subscribe. I know I say I don't like discs, but spending $20 to play a 100-hour game seems smarter than paying $100/year to stream it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffsGamingVideos Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 If not a Spork, then what about Viagra (1998)? Or how about a Frisbee disc golf basket (1974)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good_Times Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 If not a Spork, then what about Viagra (1998)? Or how about a Frisbee disc golf basket (1974)? Hey, you're that guy with the cleaning/refurb YouTube videos! "Fun, fun, FUN!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlecRob Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The title of this thread is grammatically incorrect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The title of this thread is grammatically incorrect. There are four simultaneous Ataribox threads going right now. Three of them should have been locked or merged months ago... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 There are four simultaneous Ataribox threads going right now. Three of them should have been locked or merged months ago... But just think how valuable all of those threads will be when the popularity of the AtariBox explodes and people are just clamoring to post about it!! Yeah... probably should merge them. Half a thread would probably do. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 They still need a name for this device. 'Atari Dilligaf' has a nice ring to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 If Atari wants to create something new that's in this generation without directly competing with the big 3, they need to go directly into Virtual Realty Atari games. I predict it will do that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 There are four simultaneous Ataribox threads going right now. Three of them should have been locked or merged months ago... Including this one!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpatte02 Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 They still need a name for this device. 'Atari Dilligaf' has a nice ring to it. Atari Irata Atari Confefe Atari 13400 Atari Doohickie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 They still need a name for this device. 'Atari Dilligaf' has a nice ring to it. Atari Chameleon is still available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good_Times Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 The Atari Dunsel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Atari Chameleon is still available Tengen Tank. From the lesser known Alt Atari that brought unlicensed games to the NES. That name sounds badass. Now for a piece of trivia: Tengen and Atari both originated as terms from Go! board game rules. It used black and white Othello like stones and is the "Chess" of the far East. Someday I would like to learn how to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 The Atari Dunsel.I like the futuristic connotations. http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Dunsel They could make an ugly add on and call it Edsel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Tengen Tank. From the lesser known Alt Atari that brought unlicensed games to the NES. If you're going to dip back into lesser-known Alt Atari, they should be calling it the KeeBox. Edited July 14, 2017 by Nathan Strum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 (edited) Stupid double-post. I blame Apple Atari. Edited July 14, 2017 by Nathan Strum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 If you're going to dip back into lesser-known Alt Atari, they should be calling it the KeeBox. LEarned something new everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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