New Atari Console that Ataribox?

[New Atari Console that Ataribox?]

4 hours ago, Stormbringer said:

ok, honestly there is like 1k pages talking about tacos... I tried to casually pick up on it but wtf are you guys on about?

Atari SA gave Tacos filled with Corona virus to the workers in the factory in China to delay production. Who wouldn't turn away Corona and tacos? Certainly not the Chinese. That's what Atari was betting on.

 

EDIT: 69th post. Do i get anything for that. Maybe a taco in my fac

[Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A]

53 minutes ago, bonehead said:

Tommy - big fan of what you're doing and am happy to support the project.  You and the folks at Intellivision just seem to 'get' it.  Initally I backed the VCS, but bailed after the ensuing sh*t show with with all the faked gameplay footage and photoshopped contollers.  Plus I dont think Atari (I use the term loosely!) have any idea or clue what their system is supposed to be.  One day its a computer, the next day its an indie game platform.  The next a retro gaming machine.  You guys seem to have not only a concrete plan for this thing, but also a clear vision...and more importantly passion!  Good grief every interview with the Atari folks feels like its being conducted inside a funeral parlor.  

 

I just wanted something 'simple' I could pick up and play after work with the kids (maybe even the wife!) and not have to worry about installing freaking Windows or Linux.  Having grown up through Atari, NES, Sega, PSX...each generation of machines adds more buttons and joysticks to the controller that half the time I dont even know what the hell I'm pressing any more.  Not to sound like some cranky old fart but for casual folks like me this is 'exactly' the system I've been waiting for, for years.  I hope this thing is a smashing success and I look forward to getting the founders edition before 10/10.  

 

Best wishes!

I resemble this remark. Except for the casual part. I just built my own arcade stick for my Vader. To play Berzerk. I was sold on Amico before, but after the video of Nightstalker, I was caught hook, line, and sinker.

[Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A]

4 hours ago, RetroAdvisoryBoard said:

Here’s a freebie for Tommy to call up friends at Hasbro, see if they don’t have a partner in an incredibly unique game.  You think you’ve played Battleship, right?  You know, that game with the folding dual screens and the little pegs, and little plastic ships?   Add players.  Suddenly you add an element of strategy, We can form alliances to pick off players.  You can add intrigue. The blue player sent me a cue on my controller that he wants to attack green.. he has a price, I need to hand over a Cruiser.. should I deceive my allies and switch sides?  You have new gameplay mechanics, *because* you’re not limited to what everyone can see happening on the tv screen (all controllers can display private information), but all players can see the play field, can see the attacks on each other happening, can visualize the alliances and treachery unfolding.  You can toggle your touchscreen view between up to eight players potential ship locations.. see quickly how each player is doing.  Because the game can track hits on each ship, you can introduce a play mechanic - move ships during turns.  Maybe a hit ship can only move so much.  Maybe an unhit ship has wide open freedom... more maneuverability, more strategy to evolve as the game progresses.  Nobody can cheat - a hit is a hit, and the game doesn’t devolve to sweeping the board looking for enemy ships.

Diplomacy anyone? That's a good for one family night.

[Original Games Updated With Menus]

Awesome work.

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2 hours ago, GoldLeader said:

Haha!

 

But those are 2 different drinks...If memory serves, Half and Half, is half Guinness, half Harp lager (Both Irish) with Guinness poured last over the spoon so it gradates dark to light before your first sip.  A Black and Tan is half Guinness and half Bass Pale Ale poured the same way.

Interesting. Learned about the Black and Tan thing from a coworker who called Bushmill's (I think) Protestant Piss Water, so I've always asked for a Half-and-Half and then they usually ask if I want Bass or Harp. One time the server offered Smithwicks. The Black and Tan references something with the English military and that's still a testy subject in some quarters.

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1 hour ago, MrBeefy said:

Local irish bar here refuses to serve those. Me and a friend almost tried to order a Betty White. If they asked what that was we were going to give the car bomb recipe and say its what we imagine she would taste like.

 

We didn't go through with it though. 😜

Don't ever. EVER. Order a Black and Tan. Half-and-half is the correct answer.

[Which games can you complete the quickest?]

All three games for Activision's Barnstorming can be beaten in less than a minute each.

 

Actually there are a few Activision games that if you can beat them in less than a minute or two will get you a patch. Grand Prix and Skiing come to mind.

[Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A]

2 hours ago, IntelliMission said:

/snip

 

- If the PS5 is a Ferrari and the Amico is a bycicle... What would the Atari VCS be?

Now if only the backers read the fine print... (link for those who are interested: https://www.factoryfive.com/type-65-coupe/what-you-get-complete-kit/)

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4 hours ago, OCAT said:

Serious question, does the Atari logo appeal to Hipsters?
I am not trying to pander or insult, serious question, or is all the trash that Atari puts out like T-shirts and Hats that have $2 Bluetooth chips in them appeal to old individuals like me suffering from Trigeminal Nostalgia?

If so I have ideas

-Atari branded Incadenscent flashlights
-Atari branded cookies
-Atari branded pens
-Atari branded watches that play LCD crappy versions of popular Atari games! (Ok this is a good one)
-Atari branded Branders to brand cattle with Atari logo
-Atari branded Atari videogame sys... oh wait
-Atari branded bumper stickers that say "Honk if you still play Atari!"
-Atari branded Waffle/Pancake maker, so you can eat Atari for breakfast
-Atari branded headphones so you can rock Atari beeps and Boops
-Atari branded USB drives
-Atari branded socks
-Atari branded cufflinks
-Atari branded posters in the style of "The Rise of Skywalker" might as well mooch off the end of SW! they mooched from Atari, Lightsabers look like PONG!
-Atari branded Brandy, (every idiot celebrity has a drink now)
-Atari branded Cologn/Perfume (every idiot celebrity has a scent now)
-Atari branded S3X toys, "Have you played with your Atari today?"

Intellivision is making the Waffle maker. Saturday morning waffles and video games for the win.

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Atari VCS. The Only Way to Win is Not Play the Game.

Footage not representative of actual gameplay.

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You know Atari could end the little brewhaha in this thread if they just posted an update or something about the games their machine will allow us to play. At least give us an update to let us know when they are going to post some gameplay footage or something.

 

I'm just sad that I don't expect to have any taco money next October... Wait, the Amico will be like $100 less than the Taco box. My family won't be able to live high on the hog, but we'll still be able to have tacos.

 

Uh oh, I just thought of something. Tommy, are the controllers taco resistant?

[Gorf Atari 2600 Review]

Based on this in-depth review, I played the game for the first time tonight. I didn't encounter any of the empty game play the reviewer talks about. I think the grade should be a little higher. Maybe somewhere around a      +.

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26 minutes ago, OCAT said:

I think Tommy Tallarico sould now be known on this forum as "Taco Tallarico"

All in favor say Aye!

Ole

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59 minutes ago, MrBeefy said:

What are you talking about? The VCS has shown us lots of games. Unfortunately they are of the we have an update coming, and soon type of games.

Just saw a video of their latest update. They finally have a working prototype they can show us.

 

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18 minutes ago, MrBeefy said:

Where's the one showing the new Moon Patrol?

Intellivision do what Atari Don't

[I turned a rare Atari 2600 Junior single-chip console into a portable]

I wish I could afford something like that. Although, I'd be afraid to take it anywhere for fear of damaging it. I still use my Pocket Go because it was so cheap.

[Your Fastest Time in Dragster]

5.94

 

My buddy and I were at work on my flashback. He got his 5.94 and sometime later that day I got mine. We'd been playing all of the Activision games for the patches. As soon as we got the scores we quit and moved on to different games.

[Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A]

17 minutes ago, MantaNZ said:

Interestingly, a couldn't find in the store but it worked if I used the link from the email.

same here. clicked on the link in this thread, not in my google play store. closest i get is amico connect by scheduit

 

Edit: Holy crap do I suck at this game. Just like Moon Patrol from days of yore. Love it.

[Intellivision Amico - Tommy Tallarico introduction + Q&A]

8 hours ago, woobman said:

I was thinking about the controllers. Can we, on at least some games, play the games on the controllers? No TV required?  I know it may not work on all games, but I can imagine that some may work.

I'd probably have to buy one for each of the kids then. They'd lose the damn contorllers around the house somewhere. Still a brilliant idea.

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43 minutes ago, MrBeefy said:

I would hope there's something inside if they show the power port. All of them will have the red/orange back. Isn't that chunk of white in this picture the board? That is the board right, and not light from an open face and the container below? 

 

 

 

David price 23 minutes ago

Yeah i see ur point in the one pic.. my question by looking at them isnt the red back the onyx wheres the other one…

 

rivetgun0 1 hour ago

I would say the CPU is inside and they could be Powers up. Going off the fact the usb, HDMI and power plugs are installed. With a delay of a few weeks I don’t see them making photo props. Was happy with the update just wish we could have gotten a front pic.

At first I thought it was a braided cable. Now I'm pretty sure it's a shoelace holding this shit together. Make sure to tuck that shit in; don't want to fall on your face right before the finish line Atari.

[easy 2600 games for small kids]

7 hours ago, root42 said:

Which are those easy variants? I also want to introduce my 4 year olds to some Atari goodness.

 

Original games or homebrew... either are good.

Select Game 33 for one player and Game 66 for alternating two players. The manual says these variants have slow asteroids, hyperspace, and earn an extra ship at 5,000 points. I don't think there is a functional difference between these and games 1 (one player) and 34 (two players).

[What's the highest score you've gotten in the last 2600 game you've played?]

On 11/24/2019 at 3:05 PM, high voltage said:

Scored 8 on Astronomer, slowly getting towards the patch.

I can't get past 7. I always have a star that either travels behind and at the same speed as the clouds or so close to the horizon that a can't hit it long enough without hitting the clouds or it crossing and docking me energy. I'm playing on my Harmony cart so I don't know if I have a crappy rom or what.

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13 hours ago, TankedThomas said:

So, Taco Bell opened their first store in New Zealand a few weeks back..........

I'm so sorry to hear that.