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  4. Posted

    2 hours ago, jhd said:

    The details are sufficiently vague as to make fact-checking impossible, but I wonder if this was a pilot for a game show that never aired. It would not surprise me if the contestant's contract provided for winnings to be paid only if/when the show actually aired. If this game show was never broadcast, it would not have generated any advertising revenue -- which may have been the intended source of the prize money. I am certainly not an Atari supporter, but I think that this particular claim is over-reaching. 

    Agreed in the sense that this is hearsay; the statement in the article is shoddy and unprofessional.  Nobody that calls themselves a journalist would have included that until it was fact-checked, verified, and substantiated.  I'm firmly on team taco, but I calls 'em like I sees 'em.

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  5. Posted

    On 2/9/2020 at 5:25 AM, AtariLeaf said:

    John Phelan is back! And naked.....for some reason 😨

     

     

    "If ye ur a treh Atari fahn, ye stick w' em."

     

    He looks sticky enough as it is.  This is, without a doubt, one of the grossest things I've seen in quite awhile.  

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  6. Posted · Edited by OverMuch

    4 hours ago, orpheuswaking said:

    Hey you shut yer mouth (or fill it with a taco)... I loved the Jaguar, and still have one

    Oh, hey, don't get me wrong.  Jag's my go-to as far as collecting goes.  Love that thing! 

     

    Buuuuuut it doesn't negate my point about its failure being unable to kill nostalgia for the old days.

     

    Oh, and hey!  Check this out!:

     

    https://www.cracked.com/article_27061_atari-making-hotels-now-because-sure-why-not60.html

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  9. Posted

    Just now, Max Ivi said:

    Even if the partners DID do that, what makes you think they could/will?  

    Because the partner is part of the project, Atari basically is just the brand ( VCS ) new console for Democratize blockchain games

     

     

    Again, not being antagonistic, but you are 100% incorrect and unaware of how a basic business operates. Atari's marketing department (which, as far as I can see, doesn't exist) is responsible for creating they "hype" and brand awareness.  I regret to inform you that there are no "partners" that are going to pick up the slack, especially to the degree you believe they aspire.

     

    Atari SA does not have the money or the financial backing to make a huge showing at CES 2020, or any other showing other than a fart in a hurricane.  It's simply not going to happen, period.

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  10. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Max Ivi said:

    what kind of hype machine you see Atari managing, esp. at CES 2020?  Cloud gaming ( a lot catalog, Esport games and blockchain games ) 

     

    do you think Atari could come up with the money for a media push that would make Joe and Jane Q. Public aware that the VCS exists?  the partners ( like Amazon, AMD, others I don't no who ) do that

    I don't think you understand my first question.  I'll just leave it be.

     

    As for the second question:  You're mistaken.  Even if the partners DID do that, what makes you think they could/will?  

  11. Posted

    9 minutes ago, Max Ivi said:

    Hi OverMuch

    I like your question and I want to answer without being insulted

    Yes Microsoft and Sony will do the show, but Atari also If they presents the VCS

     

    VCS for me : Cloud gaming with a lot catalog like Stadia, X-Cloud, Epic Games, Shadow   

    VCS for me : Blockcahin games with Unity, Ultra, Enjin, Animoca, the Abyss and a lot more

    VCS for me : Big partner higthly confidential ( may be one of them : Google, Amazon, Facebook or others ) 

     

    The outcome is getting closer

    That really didn't answer my questions at all.

     

    I can tell you with absolute certainty that there is no highly confidential partner waiting to be revealed, sorry.  That's not how business works.

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  12. Posted

    40 minutes ago, Max Ivi said:

    I think we just see the tip of the iceberg

    I expect at least the delivery of the VCS for the backers (probably January)

    following the first delivery, people will be able to give a real opinion on VCS

    I think CES 2020 will be the first real craze ( during the pre-sale walmart january at march 2020 )

    CES is perfect place to reveal the VCS and make Hype

    I'm not desperate, but just very disappointed with the communication and all the delays

     

    We will see ...

     

    Hi, Max.  I have a few questions/opinions about this.  Please don't take them as antagonistic, as I'm being completely genuine.  

     

    I wonder what kind of hype machine you see Atari managing, esp. at CES 2020?  I am absolutely confident that all eyes are going to be on Microsoft and Sony, and everything else will be a footnote.  Beyond the built-in fanbases of the respective systems building up hype, do you think Atari could come up with the money for a media push that would make Joe and Jane Q. Public aware that the VCS exists?

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  14. Posted

    21 hours ago, OCAT said:

    ^^^ oh my bad, and dont forget the VecTrex, but that system was Vector Based so fixing capacitors is inevitable.
    Atari was more the controllers, but then again most controllers from that time were garbage, especially the flight sticks for computers and Apples, cheap contact based garbage

    Regardless, I can't think of an Atari system that had any odd failure rate.  Same for 3DO, CD-i, Vectrex, et al.  

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  15. Posted

    14 minutes ago, OCAT said:

    ^^^ Meh, lots of systems never worked, Look at Atari, look at Philips CD-i, Xbox, 3DO and the most infamous Amstrad GX4000 that blew up its own power supply if it threw a hissy fit. Expect cost cutting to be at an all time high. Chee-pass capacitors will be one thing they cut corners with. Believe you me you wannt keep this system as a collector item? Expect to recap this thing.

    I've never heard of high failure rates with Atari systems, the CD-i, or the 3DO?  

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  16. Posted · Edited by OverMuch

    On 12/4/2019 at 7:25 AM, xdroxxd said:

    Hello! I just bought an Atari 2600 Jr. I usually don't watch TV and I don't have channels on it ( I usually use a Chromecast). Now, the Atari works, the light is turning on but I don't have any channels. What can I do? I tried to search for channels but of course, it won't work because I don't have any cable.

    Assuming you're using an RF adapter, make sure your Atari's powered on and select the channel search function on your TV, as you did before.  BUT - search for analog channels (antenna), not cable channels.  Let your tv go through the search process.  It should find the one your Jr. is set to broadcast on, most likely channel 3. 

  17. Posted

    1 hour ago, Curt Vendel said:

    So, just how pissed off do you think Walmart would be if Atari was hit was a restraining order in the next several days? 

     

    If Atari announced the VCS shells were going to be made out of stillborn pandas and bald eagle feet, Wal-Mart might...might...take notice and sever ties with them.

     

    Atari is less than a fart in the breeze to Wal-Mart. 

  18. Posted · Edited by OverMuch

    38 minutes ago, PlaysWithWolves said:

    I don't normally Bing-search "Fred Chesnais", but when I do it comes up cupcakes:

     

    image.thumb.png.73d5090c7af675aee7755e78ef86a707.png

     

     

    I can't believe that anyone would still agree to be in the same room as Andy Dick.

     

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  20. Posted

    7 minutes ago, JaqenHghar said:

    I was just think... someone at Atari is owed some non-snarky, non-sarcastic props: whoever their concept artist is. The VCS design caught people's attention visually. A lot of people think the box looks cool... specs aside. The controller mockups? People go "yeah, I'm not interested in a Linux box but I want that controller." Even the "for illustrative purposes" menus that some people here like that are probably not real was probably the work of Mr. (or Ms.) Unsung Concept Artist.

     

    So cheers Anonymous Concept Artist! 🍻 Like the great SFX artists of LucasFilm, your skill has transported believers to a world that they could never experience in real life.

     

    Oh I agree wholeheartedly.  The console and joystick look f'n awesome.  Not awesome enough for me to throw 400 goddamn dollars at an unforeseen conclusion, but awesome nonetheless.

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  21. Posted · Edited by OverMuch
    900, bitches!

    This whole thing reeks of plebes bringing their tithes to the king in hopes of a blessing.  And the king looking completely disinterested in whatever the asswipes bring in that isn't cash money.

     

    Or imagine one of seventeen grandchildren watching Grandpa open the Christmas gift he worked alllll year on.  

     

    "What the fuck is this, Freddy?

    "It's ze UNconsole, Grandpapa!"

    ...

    ...

    "Sigh. Okay. Next.  Whose kid are you again?"

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  24. Posted

    5 minutes ago, digdugnate said:

    what in the everloving hell, lol.  That's fine there, Joe, I'm playing video games that are out NOW on consoles that EXIST.

     

    Atari VCS 2... bwhahahahaha!  Ask Biff- it's already called the VCS II.

    Yeah, I had to leave the group after that.  I mean, it's not like I didn't go there expecting a shitshow to begin with, but that was the post that broke the camel's back.  Holy fuck.  

     

    "Greatest gaming hardware to be released to date."  Okay.  Maybe Xbox One X sales WILL plummet when this is released and people can finally play Borderlands 2 at 30fps?

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