carlsson Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 As a side note, the word brand in Swedish means fire. Not that it means Atari really are on fire just yet, but perhaps Mr Chesnais will be fired in a year from now? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 johnphelan19793 hours ago I believe that the Atari vcs is awsome.I’ve heard people say to me get a refund the Atari vcs is a scam.I say to them no it’s not a scam I’ve seen photos of it in action I’ve seen people play centepiede on it that’s all the proof I need.the atari vcs is going to be awsome. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 johnphelan19793 hours ago I believe that the Atari vcs is awsome.I’ve heard people say to me get a refund the Atari vcs is a scam.I say to them no it’s not a scam I’ve seen photos of it in action I’ve seen people play centepiede on it that’s all the proof I need.the atari vcs is going to be awsome. So what do you think, real backer or atari shill? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I'd expect a shill to be more convincing. This guy demonstrates the typical literacy and unfounded exuberance of a legitimate backer. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 This guy demonstrates the typical literacy and unfounded exuberance of a legitimate backer. I could totally see this guy working for the "PR" firm they have been using 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Frédéric busts out his English to make the PONGF announcement and promote the Atari brand. "We're trying to use the brand to do way more than video games. Everyone loves the brand; everyone knows the brand. It's not only a brand for teens, it's also a brand for, you know, everyone." So, what I got out of that video was that they have Roller Coaster Tycoon... and Pong. But they're not just about games. Did I miss anything? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 So, what I got out of that video was that they have Roller Coaster Tycoon... and Pong. But they're not just about games. Did I miss anything? The "F" in PONGF stands for "foreign" and Atari's not just for teens anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 CENTIPEDE??? Holy Tacos! If this were 1985, I would be BLOWN AWAY!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I believe that the Atari vcs is awsome.I’ve heard people say to me get a refund the Atari vcs is a scam.I say to them no it’s not a scam I’ve seen photos of it in action I’ve seen people play centepiede on it that’s all the proof I need.the atari vcs is going to be awsome. "Deer Atari. i write great english and i like taco. pleese hire me to be centepiede player. that would be awsome." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 CENTIPEDE??? Holy Tacos! If this were 1985 1981, I would be BLOWN AWAY!!! Fixed that for you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Highlights: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 He's seen photos! It must be real. Bigfoot and The Loch Ness monster agree with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I believe that the Atari vcs is awsome.I’ve heard people say to me get a refund the Atari vcs is a scam.I say to them no it’s not a scam I’ve seen photos of it in action I’ve seen people play centepiede on it that’s all the proof I need.the atari vcs is going to be awsome. If he's a shill, he's a terrible one and "Atari" should get its francs back. Setting aside the atrocious spelling, he says in his first sentence that "the Atari VCS is awesome," then he says in his last sentence that it's "going to be awesome." So, which is it??? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flojomojo Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 taco_airbag.jpg Ah yes, the Atari Passenger Restraint System. A year after your crash, it will deploy. It also has more USB ports than the competition, and costs the same. Vive la difference! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 So does the fact Atari is on Nasdaq mean we'll have the pleasure to see the stock value drop to fractions of an USD instead of just fractions of an EUR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_B Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 So, what I got out of that video was that they have Roller Coaster Tycoon... and Pong. But they're not just about games. Did I miss anything? From what I can gather, they don't really own Rollercoaster Tycoon either. Chris Sawyer, the original series creator, still owns it and Atari publish the games under a licensing agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 If he's a shill, he's a terrible one and "Atari" should get its francs back. Setting aside the atrocious spelling, he says in his first sentence that "the Atari VCS is awesome," then he says in his last sentence that it's "going to be awesome." So, which is it??? It's both.... that whole wibbly wobbly, timey wimey thing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Tommy O'Neil8 hours ago You could actually use Project Stream on the VCS if you really wanted to. It’s just a matter of installing the Linux version of Google Chrome. Jessie Scroggins8 hours ago Haitham, its a computer, you can easily do that yourself. Haitham Abdelaty12 hours ago Please Please Please Add the Atari 2600 emulator 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 And now, a little something for the ladies... 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom_of_Krankor Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 How can you install software on an idea? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 CENTIPEDE??? Holy Tacos! If this were 1985, I would be BLOWN AWAY!!! Fixed that for you. That was one of my post first, think later, stream-of-thought kind of posts...(allow me to translate heh) I wasn't implying Centipede came out in '85,...I meant I'd have been blown away in '85, if I could play an Arcade Accurate version of Centipede at home. Now if I could play an Arcade Accurate version of Centipede at home in 1981, My pants would probably have big hole right up front! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaYEGi8a_WU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Alec Roberts 8 hours ago i think VCS will have a very active emulation and hacking scene.. like the spiritual successor to the original xbox I think these guys have not awoken to the fact that there has always been a very active emulation scene for Linux in general. The major software repositories already keep binaries for many mature emulators. The AtariBox will be kneecapped because of its small storage device, and they'll have to run a few commandline tools, but retrogames are small and cartridge games should be trivial to run well on this thing. If and when it actually ships, of course. "Spiritual successor to the original xbox" is pretty silly. Xbox was readily available in retail stores, easily replaced if it broke (they're at thrift stores and flea markets everywhere), had a large supply of cheap physical games, and a large community of users. It remains to be seen how sophisticated the AtariBox user base will be in terms of "hacking." They don't seem to be the savviest of consumers, if that's any indication of anything. This is more like a spiritual successor to the Mintbox Mini. Woo. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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