New Atari Console that Ataribox?

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pretty entertaining interview. if i were atari, the process of preparing to update would involve quietly maneuvering their pr firm in the direction of the bus.

[Atari 2600 graphics maker tool]

your link didn't work out for some reason, i'll attempt to post it http://aloan.site90.com/atari_graphics_simplified.html

 

i'll check it out in a bit probably, i was lookin for something like this

[The Atari VCS Info Thread]

i don't know enough to make something 2600 accurate but i have an idea. maybe the reference will survive long enough for me to get something playable.

[Atari VCS new]

all the incredible announcements of everything you ever wished for await you, just beyond the refund window

[New Atari Console that Ataribox?]

if the atari properties are their children i feel like i should report them to dfcs

[Atari VCS new]

the atariboxes have escaped the quarantine zone again

[New Atari Console that Ataribox?]

if we're taking bets again i'm going to guess no new info before the campaign closes.

[New Atari Console that Ataribox?]

according to the arzt interview they'll have app versions as soon as other people decide it's a good idea to make them

[New Atari Console that Ataribox?]

 

Am I just being sensitive, or does this answer seem a bit ...snippy?

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what

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whatever winding road the atari name travels, the only thing i care about is if they're likely to produce something legitimate

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"Atari shared footage of the PC version of Tempest 4k playing on test boards"

it's unfortunate noone thought it'd be a good idea to show these multiple boards in the indiegogo pitch, probably wouldn't have taken that much more time than complaining about the haters saying all you have is an empty box

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Yes but...

 

 

And since that video isn't exclusive to Indiegogo, and the video itself doesn't indicate that it's "for illustration purposes only", then it strikes me as being intentionally deceptive. They know they have nothing, and if they'd admitted it at the outset of their campaign, they'd be flailing right now. They buried the disclaimer on their Indiegogo page as a fallback - not in an attempt to be transparent.

i didn't really mean it as a point in their favor, afterall the main pitch video has no such disclaimer. just that future data gatherers can save a few minutes checking for indiegogo edits. (for now)

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it's weird to think that maybe the only thing that stopped the rvgs from succeeding was the word atari stamped on it

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I don't know if on Indiegogo they edited the statement in (bottom) after-the-fact or if it was there from day one. Notice it applies to both videos:

the "*All IP shown is the trademarked property of their respective owners and is depicted for illustration purposes only." was there on day one, at least by the time i looked in the afternoon

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i didn't look into it super deep but i think selling off their pridefest game is the extent of atari's involvement.

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maybe they'll figure out that holding back information in a crowdfunding campaign comes across as being shady and they'll reveal all their super cool secrets and win over everyone

[New Atari Console that Ataribox?]

i have a lot of questions following that interview but something was bugging me in particular. at around 20:40 he says he can't say the name of the people doing the software for the frontend. why does that need to be a secret?

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https://audioboom.com/posts/6881955-767-interview-with-michael-arzt-about-atari-vcs i think was the intended link. shoutout to the haters @8:48

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not sure putting an image on an sd card and plugging in a usb controller requires any kind of degree, but i will agree it's more than a lot of people want to deal with. on the other hand, most people have an older desktop collecting dust and a tv with a vga port.

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myself and one other i know of surrendered to the developer mailing list in the early days and have gotten nothing beyond the initial robot mail

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since most of the prospective developers have abandoned the thread over the past year, i thought i'd mention the developer mailing list has gone entirely unused. not even a mention of the campaign starting

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the dumb thing is, if they put a pi3 in that box and plopped an armlinux gamedev forum on their site i'd probably have coughed up 100$

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there's lots of great retro styled indie games made by really passionate devs, there just isn't any good way to find them unless they get popular through some fluke. i too dreamed of a console for nerds who like their chunky pixels and chiptune music. with a low enough price maybe the atari name alone would've been what it took to finally have a bit of hardware to rally around, the actual specs would barely matter.

 

but instead they went with. hey lets make something that costs as much as a laptop, is less functional than a laptop, and sell it to people who already have laptops.

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the stuff behind the back of a guy on the couch does look entirely fabricated and probably should have an asterisk *simulated squirreled away somewhere. but they never actually said the thing existed so i don't know if you'd call that being a bit cheeky or deliberately deceptive.