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Try with a VPN, if you didn't already. It works fine, usually, with 50 Mbits/s from The Netherlands, which most people call slow. It's so relative, ha ha. I suppose it also depends on the game. I tend to love the ZX Spectrum games, as it was my first computer... "Horace Goes Skiing". Poor Horace, he spent so much time in hospital, over the years.

It's not a console. The white box (prototype) is the Piereader and is an optional accessory for a game service, Piepacker. It's actually exactly what people were asking Tommy to create, for the Amico. It's a USB attached cartridge reader, which can take different cartridge adapters for different systems. There seems to be no reason why it could not also have an Intellivision cartridge adapter, at some point. The glass Dome is a backers reward/collectors item on the Kickstarter, which was fully funded on day 1.

Well, here's another one which might interest you... 🙂 Target demographic...?

Before people get too serious here, I thought I'd give Tommy a smile. 🙂 I just accidentally found this video... maybe everybody else saw it already...

I was going to say, "day #2 he'll unbox a controller", but I guess just a single box? Actually, seeing some mock-ups of the retail box could be interesting! Maybe for OEB-Pete, he can have a "Russian Doll" style shipping package option. One box per video, per day. His state of excitement and suspense would be epic! 🙂

That's just my wording... just how I see it, not the Atari marketing. I'll PM you about that. Now, back to the topic here? Intellivision Amico. What is it about the Amico you want most? Obviously, I read, not "5 min euphoric novelty feeling". Nostalgia or couch co-op gaming? Tommy wrote lots to catch up on, huh?

OK! To me, they're not competition. It would be like comparing fruit to vegetables. 🙂 As a vegetarian, both are very interesting to me, but they're not ever in competition. The Amico is specifically meant to be a safe space for family gaming, and couch co-op. I hope to be happy with an Amico, for the same reasons my family and I loved our Wii. The VCS is specifically meant to open doors to new experiences, a hybrid PC/console. I'm very happy with my Atari VCS, because that's what I expected. Each to their own! There are sadly a lot of people who hate X, and love Y. Honestly, if people think all the Amico pro/anti camps are unique, you've never seen the pre-launch VCS "discussions". Please, don't start any of that here, we don't need another Amico vs. XYZ series here! We have a new VCS forum and this Amico forum. Information is available, both places.

Yes, great! I guess though it's just an XML text file the app pulls off a server, so getting somebody to type an extra entry saying "News will resume here, but for now checkout our Facebook/Twitter." might just be worth 10 minutes of somebody's time. 🙂 Heck, I bet you could get Chuck LB on it!

The UEFI BIOS has certain certificates pre-registered; they are the ones used for Windows, Ubuntu, Fedora etc.. Microsoft basically generated certificates which could be used for Linux and other distributions needing secure-boot. When you install Linux, it's also possible to add your own keys, using signing tools, under Linux, for example. It may be that somebody reading this is expert with this, but for most people it's unfamiliar. e.g. This Debian page explains that in more detail. 🙂 https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot#:~:text=UEFI Secure Boot (SB) is,operating system has been loaded.

West Coast Software updated me that "D/Generation" is launching on Friday 23rd, at $12.99. There should be a new trailer video released, but this is a video about the Nintendo Switch version.

Atari have also resumed posting on Medium, and have an announcement for Jetboard Joust as well. https://atarivcs.medium.com/patrol-the-skies-for-alien-invaders-on-a-rocket-powered-jetboard-fd908655574e

The long-play version of the games is interesting!

I only discovered this game series was released several years ago on PSP and other platforms. That's what happens when "real-life" takes over, and I do not own any Sony hardware like PSP. The developer is British, and they list the games on their web-site. I'd love to see these on VCS. https://www.stainlessgames.com/games

Atari also posted on the Medium blog again about this. The Atari VCS updates there, resumed. 🙂 https://atarivcs.medium.com/want-to-get-in-early-on-the-next-breakout-indie-game-hit-fe3b00fc34f8 I backed this game! The developers are from The Netherlands, too. There is a lot of new content in the video about this game; it's much like an RPG now, than before.

There's a development diary update on this, here. I think it's worth checking out!

Atari announced on the Discord: "Tomorrow, April 20, Jani is running a three-party promotion for his new multiplayer game Utopos with Atari, Intel and Steam. The game will be free in the Atari VCS and Steam stores for 24 hours starting tomorrow."

Atari announced it formally on Twitter. I quote: "Jetboard Joust is coming to the Atari VCS on May 18! A joyous fusion of classic shoot-’em-up and modern roguelike from publisher @freedomgamesgg and developer @bitbulldotcom #indiedev #indiegame https://link.atari.com/Jetboard "

Can you post an image of the advert, out of interest? Gamestop block access to to their site from Europe and the VPNs I've tried.

It looks to me as if they have experience and significant partners, not incompetence but perhaps somebody needs to contact the team and suggest they come here for advice...? https://gsdgroupllc.com/#our-team I'm quite sure I'm never going to be at an Atari hotel location to find out, but I like the look of what I see. I can imagine if I had a choice, I'd definitely choose an "experience".

It was, and the guy who uploaded that upload many other old Intellivision videos. Search here - https://www.youtube.com/user/ScottithGames/videos I think this is the complete video, rather than parts 1 and 2. "Imagic documentary - The Making of Atlantis"

What do you want to do? Added: (just ideas, because I found these things useful) - As well as the games from the VCS store, which I am enjoying... I also did these. - install Windows 10, on a USB drive. - install Ubuntu, and Fedora, on USB drives. - try emulators installed on Windows and/or Ubuntu. - use the VCS for streaming games via Stadia, GeForce, Plex Arcade, or Antstream. YMMV

The Antstream Arcade update is there tonight, and although it has not made the login process (which still needs the joystick and ignores a physical mouse/keyboard) I hope that it resolves the forgetting details. Time will tell. Let me know your result. It works perfectly for me. I tried various ways to exit, and it always logs me in OK without asking for the username and password again. Hurrah. Now I'll play again.

I still have the Intellivision Amico Club app installed on my phone(s). At least for me, there have been no news update on it since last year? Unfortunately, no news updates in quite a while, and I guess the demo will always be Moon Patrol? @Tommy Tallarico Is that club app now dead, or could you resurrect the news feed? It would be nice!

This game is still in early-access (which means active development, really) and is being developed all the time. OEB-Pete made a live-stream video of playing the game. It's cheaper than Steam on VCS, so go pick it up. 🙂

Eduardo has now put together a longer demo, for YouTube, with a link to source code. This really demonstrates the scope of the controller, and the thought that went into it.