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That entire comment was a load of biased BS, as you pointed out. And Coleco NEVER asked nicely; what they did was target the wrong people and kept bullying the wrong people. They feel they were donkey-punched in the back of the head, but they target Guy A when Guy B was the one doing the donkey-punching. Then after everybody in the community beats them over the head with a tack hammer to remind them of how stupid they're being and targeting THE WRONG PEOPLE, they continue to target the wrong people and then lie about everything. They can go to hell. Furthermore, whoever this joker is that's working with them cannot have his words taken as fact at face value: HE'S WORKING WITH THEM!

But wouldn't Nintendo have probably made the games for Coleco, much like they did during the Colecovision run? I'm not so sure the NES would have ever existed if the crash never happened. I think Nintendo would have stuck to making games instead of coming up with their own hardware.

Anybody who refers to the Colecovision as an "also-ran" is 100% clueless. The Colecovision was big for its time, and if not for the crash, it probably would have gone on to be THE king of the video game industry, not Nintendo.

I'm so glad to see this community doesn't flinch when staring in the face of evil. The fact that we're all taking a stand together is great and it reinforces my faith in humanity's intelligence. This is much better than the usual human response of apathy when a company slings so much bull. 1. Thank you for being smart and caring 2. Thank you for taking the time to really see through their lies 3. Thank you for seeing the big picture and taking a stand

The saddest - stupidest, actually - thing about this entire circus is the fact that Cardillo and friends were barking up the wrong tree and bullying the wrong people. If I'm a businessman who thinks I own X trademark and have Y rights, I'd also be doing everything I could to protect what I perceive to be my rights and ownership; however, these chuckleheads were loose cannons who flew off the handle and took immediate drastic action without thinking about the consequences of the people they would alienate. I'm not saying Cardillo and friends are right about anything, because anything they say is highly questionable; however, they've been most foolish in how they handled the entire thing. Congrats on spraying all over the place, fellas. The wrong people were caught in the middle and you look like idiots for it; even worse, the wrong people happen to be your target audience for what endeavors - if any - you have in the future. Way to go!

Bingo. I actually enjoyed making a C.E.O. sweat in my business administration classes back in the day; he was sweating bullets and dodging my direct questions about his obvious incompetence at his company. That evening was both educational AND entertaining!

The problem is that he's not the head turd; there's turds bigger than him in this whole thing. If I were the turds he has to answer to, I'd be furious with the way he and his fellow lackeys handled the whole thing. Besides, no matter what value - perceived or actual - that the name/brand may have, its potential is unmet so long as trademark squatters get their grubby hands on them and do NOTHING. Alienate a fan base - your entire potential market in this instance - and you pretty much ruin the legacy and value of the brand name. Nobody in their right mind would want to deal with these people.

Although I haven't yet hooked up the Atari 7800 I have, I have to say that the controls look HORRIBLE for this machine.

It's nice to see those clones around, because you don't exactly find a Gamecube or N64 controller lying around whenever you need one. Yobo and MadCatz to the rescue (at least years ago when I bought those controls; no idea if they still make them now).

I got my hands on an Atari 7800 a while back and haven't found out if it works yet. Part of me is afraid to plug it in because I don't know if it'll start a fire or not (boy, those 40-foot long cords sure are something to look at!).

Excellent idea. After all, Coleco's shady practices affect not only the community, but the Internet and industry itself.

Interestingly enough, I actually do BETTER in the games with the original controller (most games, I should say). Cutting corners in Venture or Oil's Well with the original controller... no problem! I will admit that I do better in Smurf Rescue with a d-pad, however (but still good with the original).

I say TWO. 1. Original Colecovision controller (I've always played games just fine with it and you need it for games like War Games). 2. An NES-like controller (sometimes all you really need is two buttons and a d-pad. A select button could change Skill levels). When a player has the power of choice, he/she is satisfied.

Even Hitler was a better rapper (Epic Rap battles of history).

Also... why should TPR "compromise" when there was no wrongdoing on his part? Should the victim who was minding his own business on the sidewalk apologize for being hit by a drunk driver? I surely think not!

Have fun wasting your time. You sure wasted enough of ours.

In response to Coleco's long-winded emptiness: 1. Those not seeking to use the Coleco marks don't need to adhere to any guidelines; the developers can create whatever content they wish to create. Either you're just clueless morons or you're trying to scare them into thinking you can control them. 2. You can cross-market their games to OTHER FANS? SCREW YOU. Why would they want your so-called "help" with anything after seeing the way you botched interactions with the community? These developers and the community have way more followers than YOU have! I'd say they're doing quite fine without your "help".

The so-called "Coleco" people are not very bright. As I said before: if you have a PR team at all, your entire team should be fired (starting with yourselves). You went the extra mile in not only alienating the community, but your entire potential market (which is the aforementioned community). You were pigheaded throughout the entire process and only pretend to care about peace now that you realize you're up shit creek in regards to image and damage control. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; that's a maxim you apparently are not familiar with. Enjoy the damage you've created to your "brand".

This ought to be good. Can't wait to see what B.S. Coleco slings next...

Go to hell. The community has done everything they could to reach out and have a discussion; you're the ones that keep adding fuel to the fire with more dishonesty.

If master the force have you, then green your lightsaber be!

And this run was how many parsecs?

I would trust Joe Isuzu before I ever trust Cardillo.

If it isn't an out-of-place question to ask in this topic, there is one thing I'm curious about: With the Exidy name belonging to CollectorVision, does this mean they can make Exidy games like Venture and Mouse Trap if they wanted to? Do they own the IP rights to those old Exidy games then?

Damn right. They burned their bridges.