Atarick

By far and away one of the most replayable and fun of the Recharged series, a blast. I was thinking of ranking them on playability, fun, and experience and this is where I came out: 1. Centipede 2. Asteroids 3. Caverns 4. Yars 5. Breakout 6. Black Widow 7. Gravitar 8. Missile Command

What game is this?

I noticed you phrased it "European exit" in the Discord too. Did they ever make an entrance? Otherwise, seems like it could be some plug&play mini console deal or, optimistically, a cart reader that functions with the VCS. If they can facilitate VCS distribution to Europe via this venture go for it, but they'd need to grow their troubleshooting and support a bit before then.

One of my least favorite YouTubers. His videos are the shart of meaningful analysis. There is quite possibly no one whose "take" I value less than him.

My estimate and informed guess based on forums, software sales, stock and share data, etc, is that the VCS has sold about 25,000 units. I bet there's another 10-15,000 in a warehouse somewhere, and with deep discounts and better marketing maybe they can move about half of that stock. If they go gangbusters with games and can showcase it more, maybe they can produce another 50k units in a few years and see where they get, but a million units seems pure fantasy to me.

All I am seeing across these reports is that Rosen is still living with the baggage from Chesnais et al, and that the company's best prospect for a revival of its brand is through software and games- a point I don't think anyone on this forum would disagree with. The blockchain/hotel/NFT nonsense was always a distraction from the company doing one thing and doing it well, and a full return to roots is long overdue. I don't think Atari is going to bury thousands of VCSes in the desert, so these grand assessments of Atari missing big with the VCS are comical to me. It was always a modestly marketed and produced console for a focused set of backers and fans. That's it. If it went bigger they'd have loved it, but that's not where they are (nor honestly where hardware is). This is fairly obviously a shareholder leak to tank stock and rally a takeover/curry investment (and sell remaining VCS stock to fill 2022 bottom lines, if people see this as their last chance to own one). Happens all the time. I don't blame Rosen for this, as he can genuinely look to the profit line for games and see where Atari is best positioned to succeed. The brand's best plan has always been this: focus on games and rebuild your franchises and marketing, specifically focusing on quality games and growing your appeal (including among indie and homebrew developers). Then and ONLY then, in a couple of years explore whether there is both appetite and partnerships to launch a possible piece of hardware to amplify and harness said games. If Rosen is the person to implement that kind of focused approach, all the better. But that IMO is the way forward here.

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I could buy the trickle of games six months in. Now? Come on. And not launching a major anniversary product on the flagship modern console, like it or not, for the brand? Whatever the circumstances, it's just a big, fat slap in the face. Just absurd.

There better be a haughty discount on this thing. Pretty embarrassing.

Thanks davpa for being here and all the info. The VCS is a lot of fun and I feel still has huge potential for the brand. It was the first new piece of hardware the company had produced in nearly 25+ years, so it was bound to have hiccups and snags along the way. I would echo the sentiments about finding a way to bring more if Atari's "postmodern" catalogue to the VCS, like RC Tycoon, Pong Quest, etc. As game brands go, I also think they should explore an updated new standalone game for something like Crystal Castles or at least Bentley as a character. That would help throw a face to the company, and while trivial, my kids instantly know that Zelda and Mario=Nintendo, and Sonic=SEGA. Atari could benefit from a marketing piece like that. Also agree on the store- really cool start but love how I can log onto Steam or XBOX cloud remotely and buy items. I am no developer but seems like if nothing else it could open up further revenue for the company from more people. Look forward to your posts and content!

So if you're talking about the bundle, it comes with one modern and one retro controller. The retro (classic joystick) has a twist motion that replicates the 2600 paddles. While it isn't a perfect recreation it is pretty true to the motion and feel of the classic games (particularly on games like Tempest and Warlords). Hope you enjoy it.

An hour or so into using this thing, I think I see it's biggest utility as a pretty sweet emulation device. I easily brought up NES and 2600 ROMs without issue. You could obviously achieve this in Windows, but the user interface here simplifies that a bit. I am trying to tap into Steam but looks like most of the games in my library won't come up. Also trying to figure out how to go full screen or use a controller in Stella. All in all, a cool little add on.

The above method of using the same name and username worked for me. Thanks for the tip!

Interesting, will give that a shot now. Thanks!

Yeah same deal happening to me. Just the three option icons top right but no browser,, apps, etc. I almost wonder if it is a resolution deal. I'll fiddle with it later but if anyone has any theories or experience, all help appreciated.