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So what is this from?

A lot of people have been burned by failed hardware propositions so they are (maybe rightfully so) biased towards any small startups like this. But Tommy Tallarico is not someone to be worry about - he's someone who deserves support and deserves recognition for what he wants to do. It's hard enough to do what he's trying to do. Bottom line, anyone who wants to try something different than the Big 3 deserves some positive reinforcement. Now... If anyone comes and starts asking you for 300 dollars for a "guaranteed product" on Kickstarter... Then... We need to re-evaluate our thoughts haha. 🤡

This could almost be on the back of the Amico box. Haha. This is exactly why I like the system (minus the having children part 🧐)

Uh oh. We have a wise sage in the comments.

May?! So can you potentially change hardware up until production orders actually begin?

Skifree lives!

Oh yeah - this is crunch time isn't it? How are things going on that front? Do you expect to have everything finalized by March? Or can it be locked down in mid March?

And add a Yeti.

Just saw this. Looks like a good idea, but I don't see any reason why Amico wouldn't be able to get something like Sonic or Sonic Mania down the line. A game flat out featuring Running Man and focusing on him would be cool though.

For a fighting game - something simpler like Clayfighter (with Earthworm Jim of course) or a 3D Arena Spy vs Spy like discussed before is probably better. I can't see a fighting game like Smash with Running Man and Frogger. All the other characters are pretty expensive licenses or obscure licenses. It also sounds like a nightmare to balance and patch and plan. Otherwise it'll just end up really simple, with each character having the same moves with a different coat of paint. Seems a bit niche for this kind of machine too.

It sounds like he wants to replace the stock/internal 16gb with something much larger.

From what I've gathered, you'll be able to store like 25 large games or 40 smaller games on the 16 gigabyte hard drive. I can't foresee you needing to store more than that many at once without having time to delete some. But I do see why options are nice, though.

On the model 1, it's random. The preamp on these boards has its gain set way too high, resulting in this distorted sound.

Yeah - just being honest, the pictures that Atari showed were very suspicious. Because anyone who has been in that industry will know straight away that those facilities weren't set up to manufacture everyone on Indiegogo's orders like they seem to be trying to pass off. Those look like a temporary setup for a custom (and small) order. It's pretty deceptive all around.

The main reason I ask... I worked in manufacturing circuit boards for boat engines for a while (and marine electrical systems.) I saw similar PCB assembly tables. And the time I spent in Ningbo, China was limited, but from the production tables I saw in Atari's update they are equipped to, perhaps, produce 50-100 units a month, with 10 or so units a day. And they list this as "pre-production" so these aren't even production units they were showing. And they have at least 11,000 orders to fulfill. The facilities (sorry 3 tables) they pictured are in no way designed or equipped to manufacture 10,000 production units of anything. Not before 2022 anyway. And currently I'm hearing that a lot of facilities are not going to be fully open for at least another 2 weeks according to what the government is having them do due to the flu.

What are the odds from people in the know (you guys) that this thing actually launches soon? The production photos seem like a very small limited run, like hundreds of units, and not set up for large numbers of orders (like, in the thousands or tens of thousands).

Tommy - are you guys going to PAX East or the Toy Fair?

Oh hey it is Tommy's Birthday! Happy Birthday Tommy! 🍰

Yeah, I can't do Polymega if it's emulation.

I don't understand who these people are. How did someone "hear it was over 250" and why would they post that to begin with? Why is THAT the comment they decided to make on that article?

It's probably a one use coupon or one day sale.

This is a fantastic read. It shows off Mattel's Autorace a little, which is also fascinating. Handheld games are really interesting. Here's what sort of started it all - although it's not a fully "electronic" game like Autorace, it's still one of the first "handheld" or portable games that uses electronics/batteries. https://www.handheldmuseum.com/Misc/CragstanPeriscope.htm I doubt there's any left in good condition out there.

Speaking of Intellivision III, Tommy, did you know about this?! Someone beat you to the punch in Christmas of 2012 apparently! 🤡 I love these fake console videos

I got an Intellivision II in the mid 90s. The buttons are not so great on that one. I was hoping it was just due to the age of the controllers but I tried a relatively unused one recently and the buttons felt the same. Hopefully Tommy uses it as an example of how not to make controllers. The Intellivison III looked cool, too bad it never came to pass.

Consider one of those black running man hoodies sold 😎