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New Atari Blog post.... Full Steam Ahead! Atari VCS Follow October 17 · 4 min read Atari® and Steve Wozniak Announce Industry Changing Partnership on Atari VCS™ The Atari VCS team knows how important the marriage between hardware and history is. Why else would we share so many old time pictures with our fans about days gone by? The original Atari 2600 console literally launched the in-home video gaming revolution that still powers the home entertainment industry today. In honor of this long standing legacy of technology innovations, today we are proud to announce a major new partnership with the father of modern home computers and trail blazing leader in technology, Steve Wozniak. Atari leadership has been in discussions with Mr. Wozniak for some time leading up to this major announcement, and Steve has been a major supporter of Atari since he helped launch our company to stellar success decades ago. Upon first laying eyes on the demonstration model in a high profile public meeting with CEO, Fred Chesnais, Steve is quoted as saying, "neat." More exciting information about this global industry impacting partnership will be announced later this winter. Everything is going great and continues to move forward, with more exciting news to come from the hardware team. This is totally not a shit show. Stay tuned! — The Atari VCS Team

Just to clear a few things up that Fred got wrong...

well, here's a picture, such as it were.

It didn't meet much success in the Amico thread (maybe you guys didn't follow the news about Fortnite), so I post it again here:

NotOutrun has a new name! Watch this video for a compilation of clips showing the game's progress, as well as a reveal of the new name. We're demoing this exciting new Jaguar title at this weekend's Portland Retro Gaming Expo!

I'm sure Atari will be posting an official video of the event any time now...

Fred tries out Atari's new catch-phrase...

I just want people to know that visiting the Del Taco (90 miles away) on the way home from Red Rocks was a Raging Success!!! Look at all those sauces!!!! Yay!!! Del Scorcho!!!!! PS The girl working the drive thru Rocks!!

snicker snicker snicker.

Poor Woz is thinking ...

Just beat me to it...

"Gee, Fred, I really like how you got the LED to stay on like that." The look on Woz' face... It's as though he has, "why the hell am I sitting here with this thing?" tattooed on it.

"is this... is this food?"

That's pretty dry and clever--if you get the joke.

Yeah, I got nothing against Woz. Here's one without him I like how on the stock tracker, the latest press release is the PANIC BUTTON release that was sent out to try and save face in lieu of El Reg.

A video would be better proof of things then just still images, for all we know Woz just nodded his head at all the 'features' Fred talked about... Frankly the image we do have... Woz looks 'unimpressed'... Gee wonder why...

I should probably stop, but to quote Darth Vader, "All too easy"

He's holding the joystick, too. Poor diehard pigeons were expecting a big reveal today. ?

Hmm. A Mortal Kombat spin off. Instead of Fatalities, you get "Announcements"

First evening of group dinners.

You folks are on a roll. Busted. It was actually Fred and Stewart Varney.

I genuinely feel bad for Woz.

A perfect pair? Yes I think so ? .

We did it boys. Onto page 1000!

Just a few more posts...

I'm on the side of "sheer hatred" for the Atari VCS and I'll tell you why: they've been super dishonest about their capabilities, the ecosystem they'll bring, their reasons for using crowdfunding, and their development process. Both of their main project leaders have shown themselves to be untrustworthy, and both left the project angry (one was fired, one left after not getting paid -- at least that's the public story). Their communication has been insultingly inept, and the only real asset they have is their nearly 50-year-old company name, which has a reputation they did not earn in the slightest. Comparing them to OUYA isn't fair to OUYA, which launched on time, under budget, with a massive store full of software, and some modest retail success. "Atari" is coming at this with less talent, a worse idea, and fewer resources, so it's frustrating to see the fans of the "Atari" name say things like, "it hasn't been proven to be a scam yet!" Your point about just judging them when/if they actually deliver is fine for projects that don't show probable cause for being scams. Playdate, Analogue Pocket, Intellivision Amico, and even the new Coleco mini-arcades are legit projects. From all the evidence shown so far, "Atari VCS" is not.

Gosh, the white space sure comes in handy on these photos

Whoooooo Are You ? Who Who Who Who... I Really Wanna Know... Whooooo Are You ? Who Who Who Who... * With apologies to mister Townsand of course

"Here is my box. What do you think of my box?" Seriously, what's the best thing that can happen, there? Woz holds it up to the heavens and tells everybody to buy one?