Agillig

Don't rule out them being both. I don't know why the FCC certs are even a topic of discussion. We're all adults here. It's the end of the line for Tommyvision and the Tallamico. They need a lot of money to get the job done, and they have no sources of revenue. They're done.

A brand new generation of players us going to be asked where they learned to fly. Amazing! But T2K makes this a tempting purchase. I'm thinking Blue Lightning will be here?

Absolutely. Release a pair of the new controllers with 20 classic games for Xbox, and as long it's priced right I'd jump on it. You could even release future games as DLC.

I think there's a lesson to be learned here - buying an IP and putting out an old product doesn't mean the company is back. Most of us already knee this, but some did not, as evidenced by the ongoing Amico slog. It's an interesting product for what it is, but you hit the nail on the head. Getting a system released is the starting point, not the finish line.

There were people saying the doubters were going to look stupid and would be scrambling to get one once the system came out and it was apparent how awesome it was. Obviously that was a silly prediction. It's been an interesting story for sure. Do we know how many systems have been sold?

Wasn't the whole selling point of this thing that it was bringing back couch coop? So you'd essentially need the 2 controller bundle to use the system as designed. Yeah...340 bucks is DOA territory for this.

He had his own private thread where non - Kool-aid drinkers weren't welcome. Any kind of critical thinking was discouraged, because it was a "fun thread." That's the thing about egomaniacs, they tend to surround themselves with people who will feed their massive egos. No, he's not going to come back when his private safe space is gone and people can freely call him out. This is a guy who manipulated small time YouTubers into committing channel suicide to run propaganda for a failed project. There's no reason to think he'll ever face the music and admit his wrong doing.

Except the software isn't ready either.

Yeah, we had 2 tvs and 2 PS1s linked together to play Test Drive 4. And of course we had an N64 that got plenty of play time with Golden Eye and Mario Kart. When the Wii rolled around, I'd argue couch co-op was even bigger. But all of this is a moot point. The big 3 don't label each other as dens of Satan. They build hype by showing their own products. The fact Intellivision takes the former route says volumes about their product, and what they think about it.

It doesn't matter what ammo they give anyone. The Smart Engine campaign was a last ditch effort. They were aiming for 5 million dollars. They got around 50K. There just isn't the volume of supporters necessary to get this thing off the ground, and support it. There's no angel investor. If you had 5 million dollars to invest, would you sink it into the Amico after seeing that SEC report, and how little public support there was for the SE campaign? If Intellivision is smart...they focus on getting the controllers working well, and then bundle them with games and release them as a package for existing consoles. That's the way forward. Maybe they can additional games in bundles as DLC packs in the future. The Amico in its current format is a non-starter.

Yes, there's a Discord server where you can get white listed, and download Retroarch. For what it's worth, anything newer than Saturn/PS1 is a real crap shoot.

I'd largely forgotten about the VCS until the Soulja Boy story popped. As someone who never thought this thing would see the light of day, here's my take: The people who bought it seem to be happy with it. Maybe they are fanboys who are blinded by brand loyalty, but does it matter? They are happy with their purchase. In terms of the system being dead, I'm not sure it ever had a chance to live. I don't think it was ever going to sell much beyond the pre-orders. I mean, the game library is pretty underwhelming, especially for the price. THAT BEING SAID... This might be blasphemy to some on this site, but if I had to choose between the VCS and the Amico, I'd take the VCS in a heartbeat. The Amico games shown so far are even more unappealing to me, and the VCS can be used as a fairly competent emulation device, if I needed another one of those. I never thought I'd say positive things about this system, but here we are. Strange times for the games industry.

By all accounts, the system is a pretty competent emulation device, apparently running PS and maybe even Game Cube games. There are plenty of other devices on the market that can do this, but for the money, it doesn't sound terrible.

It's a shame, because even without FPGA this could have been a good product. But the price and incompetence are just too much. I find it hilarious they're talking about a digital store for this thing.

Yeah. By the time the Polymega has a general release it should be easy enough to walk into a store and buy an Xbox Series X, take it home and slap in Retroarch. I like the Polymega, but like you said, they're out of time. The price is also a real problem if you want to play carts.