Alpha82

2021-05-25T18:20:33Z

1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Here's the latest shell for the Galaxy Purple Amico!

The new darker silver is AWESOME!

What do you think??

This looks so amazing. Those two colors compliment each other so well

May 13

5 hours ago, Toobin said:

Yes and no.

It is absolutely okay for the system to have issues at this point. Perfectly okay and understandable.

Does this issue exist? That is all I would like to see proof of. Not compensated testimonials. I could give you a dozen scientologists who would swear to your face that Xenu is real. I just want to see proof of it myself before I change my mind.

If Intellivision Entertainment said "Yes, there are some lag issues we're still working out.", then that would be understandable. But that's not what is being said. So, for you to say "It's pointless to ask about issues on an unfinished product" is frankly disingenuous and not conducive to the conversation at all. The question is less about if there is lag and more about if there are issues (frankly, a pretty petty and small issue) that Intellivision Entertainment are denying exists for virtually no reason. Because if they're willing to bend the truth about something this petty, what else are they lying to us about.

Hope that helps you (and some others) understand the concern, Thanks.

Hi Tommy. Thanks for joining the discussion.

First, let me clarify that I'm simply not interested in the petty grievances others may have against you or what you're doing or what issues you may have with them. So let's move past that drama and stick to the amico, deal?

To answer your question, a simple yes or no won't do.

The problem is, many of the people who have commented on this are individuals who are invested, are receiving compensation, and/or are not professionals at reviewing hardware/software. Like the guy who runs the official amico sub on reddit. In very clear violation of reddit rules, he has received perks and boasted about getting them from Intellivision Entertainment. Reddit rules specifically forbid sub moderators from receiving any kind of compensation. You can see why I might be sus of someone like that. And youtubers who get rewarded with free hats, tee, and Q&As with you. Have you been willing to go on a youtube broadvast/interview with someone who has been openly critical of the amico? Or only those who support what you're doing?

The IGN article is the first time someone wholly independent of compensation has come out with a hands-on of the system. They showed a video of the screen being unresponsive and sluggish. You first said this was due to the system not being up to date - which is a perfectly reasonable explanation. You then said the lag doesn't exist. Which means you're saying the video is lying to my eyes.

Is there perceivable lag/response issues? If so, that's fine. You're at least five months from launch. Do these issues not exist at all? Even better! So.... can we see a video that is comparable to what IGN showed, but shows these specific issues have been addressed?

Thanks.

As I understand the IGN article and follow up was not about lag with the game itself but with the touch screen on the controller. Also from what Intellivision has said the unit this person played on was one of the very early units with resistive instead of capacitive screens and an older version of firmware.

The proof that this is no longer an issue is that people who have actually played a newer unit and newer version of the controller which includes capacitive touch screens have all said there is no perceivable lag. I don’t know about you but for me that information is enough to put to rest any concerns about lag

May 11

8 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

8 cool screenshots from Finnigan Fox that were done for the back of the box for the physical version of the game that will be sold in stores.

Which 3 are your favorite??

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

#7

#8

#1, #3, #6

May 10

14 hours ago, CurlyQ said:

This may be my favorite one you have done I hope when they get to do Tron it opens every session saying Greetings Program

April 24

9 hours ago, Intellivision collector said:

I understand the Amico console being delayed again due to Covid, but what about the 2 new games per month that were promised? It would be nice if every month 2 more games would be shown. Surely the game designers have all they need in their development kits to accomplish this.

If my memory serves Intellivision had around 50 games in development with 30 to 35 set to be launch titles which would leave 15-20 games for the post launch release of we assume 4 games released a month that’s 3-4 months worth of games and we know production has already started on another 50 games. We know most games should be able to be developed in a max of 6 months and we are just under 6 months from release if we assume on the high side that 10 games per batch don’t meet release standard that’s still 30-35 games for release and 45-50 on the shelf for 4 releases a month which would give them a max of 11-12 months worth of games by launch or shortly after

April 17

Have you gotten the compliance results? I know that was a huge step and am hoping it went well for you.

April 10

1 hour ago, Talerian said:

Hi folks,

while I read most of the posts here I only post something by myself occasionally, but now I once again have two questions for Tommy that recently came to my mind:

1. Will you mark all the games that were specifically designed for the amico from the ground and have no other versions on any other systems with something like an "only for" as other companies do? From a customer's perspective I would really appreciate this as a valuable information as it would indicate that the whole design process was done with the amico system and your game design philosophy in focus. That doesn't mean I would not buy games that exist on other systems in a non-amico exclusive version, but for me those "only for" games would more easily be an instant buy. Will you also specify your exclusivity promise one day in the future by saying something like: About/at least x% of our annual game releases will be total exclusive for the system with the rest of the releases being amico-unique versions of games that also exist somewhere else. I think it would give the customer a clear idea what to expect and stop the nitpickers to start any discussion concerning exclusivity.

2. Do you consider any FREE post launch content for your games e.g. to celebrate high selling numbers. Or adding a special-themed car for example to Nitro Derby when EWJ 4 is released. Or maybe a pumpkin car to celebrate Halloween... May we expect things like that?

Number 2 is most likely a no. Anything they want to add would just end up in a sequel for the current game in order not to muddy the waters on dlc

April 9

3 hours ago, GrudgeQ said:

Nothing tells me the Amico is meant to be a shared, social gaming experience like the Amico console carrying bag, controller carrying bag and, of course, the two included Amico controllers.

Here is a bit of an in depth look at the Amico console carrying bag (NOTE: I believe Tommy said these were production, or close to it, but obviously small details could change)

First here is the front side of the bag, with the Amico blue logo. The main bag area is about is about 13 inches (33 cm) wide at the widest point and about 11 inches (28 cm) tall (about, because it is a padded, soft sided bag so the size depends on how much you do or don't squish it). Notice the padding pleats, they are all around the bag to cushion the contents:

Also the iconic Running Man makes an appearance on the lower right side - this also shows a closeup of the (nylon?) outer shell.

Note the long shoulder strap is removable and there is a double zipper design:

The clip on shoulder strap can be adjusted between from about 50 inches (127 cm), down to around 28 inches (71 cm) long

Inside the bag is a large main pocket and a side pocket (nearly invisible on the right - it has Velcro keeping it closed) for cables and such:

The side pocket open inside the main part of the bag:

Note the inner material has a baby blanket like finish to help prevent scratches

On the flip side of the bag are two controller pockets. Note more padding pleats & the Amico blue pull tabs for the Velcro holding each one shut:

He is a closeup of the pull Velcro tab and pocket for one of the two controller side pockets

Overall the bag seems really thoughtfully & well designed to safely transport your Amico and controllers.

Very well done. Cool to see the design that went into that bag just shows how much they care

April 2

2 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

You must be from the future. Because this podcast doesn't air until 4/4 @ 8pm ET. You must have it confused with the podcast from 3/28.

When I clicked the post to reply it showed NLG when it posted it switched to OEB

April 2

12 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

I watched most of this though I was a little late jumping in and as I do it through my roku can never do the comments but this was a great talk lots of cool discussions of the event in Texas and the possibility of a video from Intellivision tomorrow of their video from the Video Game Museum event

March 22

6 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Beauty and the Beast
Microsurgeon

Demon Attack

Give me your list in order of those 3... of which ones you would like to see first.

Mine is Microsurgeon, Beauty and the Beast and then Demon Attack.

Mostly because Microsurgeon is such a unique experience and game compared to others we have in our line-up. But it will be a little more 2.5D shooter than the original.

We are thinking of cool ways to make Beauty and the Beast have more depth. Things like different style buildings, more enemies and things to get in the way, reverse Elevator Action vibes but with window cleaning platforms instead of elevators, etc.

Demon Attack will be Phoenix, Galaga/Galaxian, Gorf, etc. on steroids.

What are your thoughts?

We never owned a ton of the Imagic titles Demon Attack may have been the only one but seeing the game play for the games over the years I agree with your order for similar reasons

February 28

2 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Hi Everyone!

I'm typically the one who gets a lot of the questions... so I thought I'd ask everyone here one.

Trying to be as non-biased to your own wants/needs... at this point, if you had a choice for a new video would it be...

1. Brand new game footage of something we haven't really showed before (or at least too much of).

2. A game showing off what the controller can do and why it's unique.

3. In depth interview with one of our developers.

4. In depth interview with someone on the Intellivision team (who isn't me!). If so... who or what department?

5. An interview or focus test with moms, families, seniors.

6. Suggest a subject to me not listed!

No need to pick just one either, feel free to give them back to me in order of importance and with notes, suggestions.

Thanks!!!

p.s. Please don't ask about physical media. We're saving that for a very special partner.

4. Bill Fisher I saw him in an interview with other Blue Sky Rangers and the details in is stories made Gus fascinating interview so I’d really enjoy getting to hear an interview about the new system.

5. I just think a focus test/interview would be interesting to see why others are excited

2. Showing off the controller capabilities would be fun to see since it’s such a different controller and such a huge focus of the system

3. I really have enjoyed other developers segments in videos and getting an in depth interview would be great.

1. As much as I love the game play trailers and they are always welcome for me the idea of different types of videos is too intriguing to pass up

February 23

35 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said:

Tommy,

I know it's been brought up before. But what is the highest amount of GB on an SD card that the Amico accepts? One time I recall you saying 128GB was the most that would work. In the interview you did with Retro Bro last night you said that a 64GB SD card could be used. So, I just want to make sure I get the right SD card. If 128GB is the highest then I'd get that. Not trying to go back and forth with SD cards.

Don’t hold me to this cause I don’t remember what page it was on but I think in a previous post Tommy said there wasn’t a limit he was aware of at that time though that could have changed and I just missed it too

February 19

14 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Check out our latest gameplay footage for Space Strikers!

Developed by the incredible team over at Couch In The Woods Interactive.

In this video we have the developers take you through the basics of the game.

So easy to pick up & play and SO MUCH FUN!!

This game looks like so much fun definitely will be a buy for me I’m pretty sure I’ll suck at it but I’ll have a great time being terrible at the game lol

February 15

40 minutes ago, woobman said:

The game is looking good! Loved the Easter Egg... For the first game with an Easter Egg! I'm still wrapping my head around the sideways aspect of it as Breakout has always been a Vertical-type game. That may be just me. I get why, you use up more screen that way. Not everyone can set their TVs Vertical! I'm sure more news and game play videos are on their way. As much as I want to see new stuff, I get why you are only showing things that you have already showcased. You do have to save something for later

I also get why you didn't do more showing off gameplay with people on it. I'm sure that no matter what lag, if any, may be present currently, you would not allow a laggy game/system to be released. Will there be a Tommy Seal of Approval on all games?

All games will have the Blue Sky Rangers seal of approval

February 14

22 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:

Thanks! Would be interested in hearing what everyone in here would like to see on Evercade!

Please keep in mind the following...

No licenses (i.e. stuff we don't own) and it can't use the keypad too much (i.e. Utopia = no). But for small things like the AUTO FIRE in Astrosmash can easily be mapped to another button.

Let's hear it folks!

Now is your time to be heard! What do you want???

p.s. Imagic would be a separate 3rd collection, so I'm only talking Intellivision owned properties. And yes... AD&D can be branded as Cloudy Mountain! Tron Deadly Discs much tougher because of the imagery within the game.

Spent some time thinking about this one not sure if the game I would like most could happen in Horse Racing so many fond memories of that game. Really looking forward to a reimagined Amico version too kind of hoping for horses colored like in the Wizard of Oz in it. All the other games I can think of have been mentioned already so I’ll leave my list at one

February 12

42 minutes ago, themewsh said:

I'm sorry if you missed it, or just dont want to acknowledge it, but purposely messing with video content to "mess with the haters" to me isn't trying to correct misinformation. It is intentionally handing the YouTube frenzy fuel for a fire.

I can understand your point there but I can also see it from the other side too. I mean this same group claimed terrible lag on the controller on a video where Tommy had to explain using a spitter because in the previous videos they had accused the footage of being faked my point being if that 3 seconds of video hadn’t been there it wouldn’t have stopped them from trashing the video for a different reason because all that group ever does is find any reason to hate on it because it has the audacity to try and be different from other consoles.

February 9

The USB port on the Amico is USB-C correct?

January 29

13 hours ago, Intellivision Master said:

Right. I'm just wondering if they'll be a tech support department. If not then I guess customer service will have to do.

My thinking was that with the focus on a simple interface and a quality seal they will hopefully be very limited in tech support calls though I do recognize they will happen so my thought was you call costumer service and they would send you up the line to tech support if needed. I don’t know if that’s how it would work but it was the assumption I made in my response

January 29

48 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said:

Tommy,

After the Amico releases and people buy it, will there be a way to reach tech support if something goes wrong? Hopefully a phone number or live chat are available. I know Nintendo has a number for customers who have questions or tech issues. I'm sure you have something in place to help with this once the console is on the market.

They have their customer service office in Utah cause we saw Britni (sorry if the spelling is wrong)in the August 5th video so I’m sure that they will have the number for customer service or support listed

January 18

I’ve had this idea floating around my head for a few weeks that I think would be tons of fun for a Christmas themed game. With Tommy’s history with Video Games Live and the lights on the console I think I really neat idea would be to work with Trans Siberian Orchestra and create a video game based around one of their Christmas Concert Stories using the songs from that concert and the lights to enhance the game. By the way TSO live is an amazing experience saw two of their shows The Christmas Attic I know was one I think the other was The Lost Christmas Eve both were amazing presentations

January 15

2 hours ago, Matt-H06 said:

So what happens when my physical game has the flaw?

I can only guess at this one but I would assume that the physical game gets added to your system with other games and a patch if needed would be downloaded in the background

January 15

49 minutes ago, Matt-H06 said:

As a non collector I can't imagine anything that would make my get physical copies. That's not to say I'm not interested in what you have planned, but for someone who just wants to play games with the family, I don't see any advantages.

Another thought is patches and updates. Will games have them and if so how would physical media get patched?

The only thing pushed out for games after release would be if a flaw is found in the game and a patch is needed to fix it. Other than that it would just be a follow up game like the planned series of games for Moon Patrol

January 12

6 hours ago, CurlyQ said:

Interesting stuff

If you want to calculate other items use the handy-dandy Inflation Calculator.

More stats and further reading - Inflation adjusted US-Console Launch Prices in July 2020

My console count

2

3

1

0 for a total of 10

January 9

After seeing all the Issues Atari is having with the prelaunch of the VCS the store really lacks in games and the pricing for those games is all over the place but I don’t think you will ever see a ton of original games for the system because Atari has to outsource everything since it’s just a marketing/licensing firm these days. I know there is potential there as a stream box to play steam library or other streaming services but that’s an awfully large price to pay for that kind of a thing it seems to me of course I could be wrong as I don’t get into game services like that.

It does make me happy and really put into prospective though for me as someone who up until the Amico announcement didn’t really follow gaming news just how open Intellivision has been during development. I am also very happy that Intellivision is not interested in rushing a product to market instead doing what it takes to give us the best experience possible on their system

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