Any play testers around here?

[Any play testers around here?]

I'm always interested in testing out games. Let me know if you still need people.

[Ataribox]

With the shape Atari is in these days, I'll believe it when I see it. I figure this is going to be nothing but a crazy pipe dream that could never full reach the potential of what they are kinda hyping it to be. This console, or whatever it is seems like its going to be more expensive than your average Flashback, so I'm really not seeing the benefit to buying one.

[No more E.T bashing, there are games that are really garbage, ET is not one]

Worse than ET:

 

Swordquest Fireworld

Swordquest Earthworld

Probably Waterworld too, but I've never played it.

2600 Pacman

 

 

 

I thought the visuals of Sneak n' Peek were close to what the box promised. And the game is simple hide and seek. But I think maybe the problem there was that Hide and Seek isn't a game that translates well to videogames? Especially when one player is forced to close their eyes.

I hate it when people rate ET as the worst game on the console, when games like 2600 Pacman exist. Great list, I couldn't agree more.

[Stranger Things Season 2 Trailer]

I thought it was awesome that they were playing Dragons Lair at the arcade in the opening scene. Was cool that it started out with them in a classic arcade. Lots of great 1984 references overall in the trailers. As if I wasn't already excited enough for the season 2, this latest trailer has me SUPER pumped. I need to hurry up and fast forward to the end of October!!

[Who else is tired of all the "I'm tired of all the E.T. basing" threads?]

I don't even think ET is the worst game on the 2600, let alone the worst game of all time. When people say it's the worst of all time, it not only proves that they don't have much experience with video games, but that they haven't played a whole lot of the 2600 library.

[Intellivision controllers are a pain]

 

 

I get it. You are a Coleco guy.

I hate that the control stick on the Coleco controller is on the top.

To be honest I didn't like the Coleco controllers very much either but at least they had a stick. (although way too stiff) I did prefer the numeric pad size and overlay style of the Intellivision though.

[Intellivision controllers are a pain]

I've always hated the controller on the Intellivision model 1. I know that many people state that it was capable of more directional input than your standard D-pad, but I always hated how your nail could get jammed within that raised portion when playing action type games. I also hated how the pad was below the buttons. Never made much sense to me.

[Why change the joystick?]

I never was a fan of the 2600 joysticks... they always felt VERY stiff.

 

I liked what they tried to do with the 5200 analog sticks, like having a PAUSE feature...although the keys I could have done without. Just too bad that they were suited better for doorstops than they were gaming.

[I Hate Moon Patrol]

I used to enjoy the 2600 game growing up but now I find myself not really liking it very much anymore.. I do still very much enjoy the arcade original game. Fun mechanics and action for an early arcade title.

[Rom Hunter's V13 Old Era Collection Now Online]

Happy belated Birthday! Thanks for this great rom set. Always a pain to find a full Atari romset that is free of bugs and other BS

[How much are you willing to pay for a game?]

For new games, I've yet to find a reason to buy any of these "collector editions" that have been sold in more recent years. So basically I don't really like paying above 60$ Thankfully Prime gives discounts.

 

For Retro, I really don't buy games that I know I'm not going to play, so really I can't see spending any more than 50-80$ and even that's kinda pushing it.

[OK to upload others' music to YouTube?]

Depends on the owner of said music. I've stopped uploading videos of Konami games to Youtube because it seems like every time I do, someone submits a copyright claim. Even for NES games.

[Which is the Best Way to Experience NES Games?]

Depending on the games you want it might actually be cheaper to purchase an NES and the games you wanted to play, rather than waste 200$ on an NES mini from a scalper (please don't purchase from those guys)

 

an alternate route would be building/buying a Rasberry Pi and build a retropie, which would allow you to emulate a number of games conveniently. It's basically like having an NES classic(mini) and allows you to play a number of different systems. It's easy to set up yourself and there are a number of different tutorials on how to DIY

[US $999.00 for BSG!]

I've never really looked into this game until seeing this post and looking up the game online. Crazy that a project that was completed AFTER the system was long dead has such a huge demand online where the seller thinks that he can get 1k for it.

 

As far as the price goes, I couldn't imagine spending that much on ANY game, let alone a game that the buyer is probably NEVER going to play but instead let it sit in a display box somewhere.

[Galloping Ghost Arcade - Game #600]

Love GG Arcade! Great place! Been a bit since I've taken the trek down there from Elgin. Gonna try to go again over the next couple of weekends! Hope to see some of you there!

[What was your Fav tv show in the 70s and 80s Intv related]

Favorite Shows that I watched in the 80s

 

The Wonder Years

Perfect Strangers

A Team

Threes Company

Knight Rider

 

Favorite Cartoons:

 

TMNT

GI Joe

Inspector Gadget

Garfield And Friends

Transformers

Thundercats

Beetlejuice

The Real Ghostbusters

Ducktales

Chip N Dales Rescue Rangers

[Ready...Player One - anyone read it?]

I've been wanting to read this book for awhile now and just keep not doing it. Even after tons of recommendations. I really need to finally just find the time and do it. I'm sure I'm gonna love it. Maybe with the movie coming out next year, that will give me the motivation to hurry up and read through it.

[Switch ultimately outselling Wii?]

It's a great debate to be had really. I honestly think that once this next holiday season is over, you will start seeing the Switch launch window as being pretty favorable. More so than a lot consoles in recent memory. They already had a GOTY candidate in Zelda at launch. Mario before the end of the year, then a Kirby and Yoshi game before the end of winter 2018. Then you probably have Metroid Prime 4 later in 2018 Pokemon on the horizon as well... Not to mention bringing over Mario Kart 8, Splatoon 2 ...and a bunch of other great titles, that's one of the better first year launch windows that a console has had in awhile. Especially a Nintendo console. It's also a great sign to see 3rd party titles like Rocket League and Skyrim as well as EA sports titles for the systems long-term survival.

 

The system itself is very solid and versatile. I was cautiously optimistic at first, but now after owning mine for about a month, I'm totally sold. It's great. Love being able to play at home as well as on the go. System is solid and the games look great. Now that they have announced a few of the details of the Online platform, Things are definitely on the rise. The price point is pretty close to on the money for a lot of people to adopt the platform and it's designed to fit into most peoples lifestyle.

 

I really could see this thing being one of the best selling Nintendo consoles of all time. Even in a time where dedicated consoles are on the decline.

[Metroid Prime 4 coming to Switch]

Really cool to see that Nintendo is delivering a Metroid game early into the Switch lifespan. I couldn't be more excited for this game. I also hope they bring out the Metroid 2 remake on the Switch as well (I kinda figure it's only a matter of time)

[Yoshi on Switch]

I'm excited to see how this game turns out. I like the graphic design and Yoshi games are usually an enjoyable experience, generally speaking. Really interesting/cool/crazy that they are using the Unreal 4 engine

[How do you play your Switch?]

Mostly Docked. The only game I have right now is Breath of the Wild, so I find it easier to do some of the Shrines with the joycons snapped into the controller rather than having to worry about it when in portable mode.

 

My Girlfriend though LOVES playing it almost 100% exclusively as a portable. I will admit, it's pretty cool to just put your headphones in and kinda zone off adventuring for hours.

 

It's a great design and really cool that the system is so versatile.

[Super Mario Odyssey]

I was excited about this game when they announced it, but after seeing all the great gameplay that they showed at the treehouse event, I"m so excited about this game I can't even BELIEVE how awesome it looks. Being able to use cappy to turn mario into basically ANY enemy or any items in the surroundings is really a cool gameplay mechanic. I mean who doesn't want to run out and Turn Mario into a HUGE TRex?!?

 

I CAN'T WAIT for the game to come out. Really glad they wen't back to the Mario 64/Sunshine type gameplay mechanics. Couldn't be happier.

[Why does this only happen when I'm broke?]

I'm so glad that the greedy resellers are getting stuck with these. I refuse to support those scalpers that wanted 4x the MSRP for one. Hell, there are still people wanting close to 250 for them on Amazon. I finally got fed-up with the whole situation back in March and built myself a RetroPie console, which wound up not only being more cost-effective, but way cooler.

[Coleco strong-arming homebrew publishers and fan sites]

Atari Age. You never cease to amaze me about the level of depth that you dig up. You guys really are super sleuths. Always amusing how utterly and completely you can bitch-slap down aholes like the guys associated with these crazy stories regarding Coleco. You all are my heroes.

 

With regards to the story in itself. It's just utter stupidity to strong arm the fans and the ONLY POSITIVE REASON WHY YOUR BRAND EXISTS on the internet. These people are either smoking copious amounts of crack, or they are INSANE.

 

Great read!

[Coleco Chameleon .... hardware speculations?]

 

From my experience (part owner of the original company that the console originated from, original designer on the project, many years of knowing MK as a close friend and co-host, and having spent DOZENS of hours on the phone with Sean as he was involved with this console) I think it all boils down that MK wanted to get past the gatekeepers by shortcutting the prototype process because he didn't have the resources to properly develop one. His master plan was to get the funding then worry about the design (other than words), and as I have said in the past China would have eaten him alive and the thing would have never shipped. He expressed that thought to me citing that he felt OYOU didn't really have a prototype, and asked Sean, Clay Cowgil, and I believe one more person, for a smoke and mirrors prototype for Kickstarter. Remember, they tried the RVGS Indigogo with a mountain of renders and only produced the first fake prototype when it started spiraling that they didn't have any prototype. While the others asked flatly refused to create a fake Sean was willing to. Perhaps that speaks to his alleged past, or not. However he was compromised enough by that past to be a plausible scapegoat, at least in MK's view, others didn't buy it. I believe that Sean did exactly what MK asked, gave him a smoke and mirrors prototype that MK knew was fake and MK went out and presented it to the world as the real deal. If you want to read a few hundred pages back we along with Stone Age Gamer proved that RetroGaming Roundup received and reviewed the SD2SNES multicart that MK claimed was an original prototype made by them. I mean shit, it had the word prototype printed right on it! LOL. So when the heat came down that the NYC and DVR prototypes were fake, true to the established pattern someone had to go under the bus and be the scapegoat and Sean was damn convenient.

 

And add to that the fact that MK knows nothing about software/hardware development, that is why the project was totally absent of any of the normal ephemera that would surround such an undertaking. The only semblance of a normal development environment was what Kevtris, myself, and Clay tried to inject and it was rejected out of hand by MK in favor of more buzzwords and hype. Again, a few hundred pages back our thoughts on the total lack of a normal managed development process are pretty clearly stated.

 

Thank you so much for your kind and thorough reply. The AtariAge community is really awesome. I planned on going back and reading through this whole history of events (most of which I have gotten piecemeal over the past year from podcasts and different youtubers) but I had the main sticking points down.

 

I guess a lot of that I was kinda alluding to in my original post, although admittedly, sarcastically. I appreciate the more insider information regarding the project though.

 

Based on some of this newer information that I wasn't quite aware of and with this information added to what I already knew, there is no other way in my mind that Mr. Kennedy had any other intentions than to cheat his backers and the public. What he hoped to accomplish after that is beyond me. It's fairly apparent to me that he didn't think any of this through at all even if his intent was to cheat people out of money. I mean this wasn't even that good of a con job. I mean even if he did intend to do this just to get the money to develop a REAL console and try to hide that from anyone, I have no idea how he figured he would accomplish that considering he knows nothing about console development.