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So I made a video about the 3 Suggestions for Success when it comes to the Retro VGS. Check it out if you have some free time!

I made a video on the Game Boy Color, which I feel doesn't get enough credit for being awesome. You guys might dig it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2XTd_BJ5Ak

EGLX is happening in Tornoto, CA on November 13th-15th at The International Centre. Basically, it's Toronto's biggest gaming event, with tons of tournaments with huge cash prizes and more. If you aren't into the tourney scene, there's going to be tons of exhibitors, such as Microsoft, with games to test out and play before they release. There's going to be YouTubers such as AlphaOmegaSin, JBK, Rerez, and more attending with panels, and tons of vendors selling games, art, and much more. It's going to be an epic event, and tickets are on sale now. If you want more information on the event, be sure to visit http://www.eglx.ca, and if you are ready to just buy tickets, just hit up http://eglx.ca/tickets/. I'm part of this event and handling promotion, so if you have any questions be sure to get up with me! It's going to be an awesome time for sure!

So, I'm new here as well, but I have a retro gaming channel (RetroGamingTube 85) on YouTube, and have been covering the Retro VGS since the wheels got into motion with it. I don't know if my opinion is wanted or needed, but I figure I'd throw my 2 cents in on the whole situation. I think the main problem with the project was the clear lack of direction. I think everyone was expecting an affordable cartridge-based system that would be able to replicate graphics from the 2600 to PS1 era of games. The Retro VGS would have worked if it was based off those initial promises, because that's what everyone expected. Once the $300 mark was given, plus all the "new" ideas to be able to make grander games, I think that hurt them more than they will know. It's easy to blame negativity on the project as the cause, but why is there negativity in the first place? Because everyone expected one thing, but ended up getting another. Let's pretend they DID have a working prototype, and that Kevtris and Piko were still involved. Is that worth $300 to the average retro game fan? I don't think it is. And now with Kevtris thinking of creating his own thing, and a DM I got today on Twitter showing me a prototype for essentially what is a "beefed up" Genesis with 4 controller support and a very clever interface/way to purchase games, and I think the Retro VGS flub will end up helping these guys create what the initial project was supposed to be. As I say in my videos, I wish these guys all the luck in the world, and I wish the project success, but at some point they have to realize that maybe, just maybe, they over-complicated things for no reason. - RetroGamingTube 85