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  2. Posted

    13 minutes ago, Steven Pendleton said:

    Did you actually legitimately play a game of cornhole inside your house to get the sounds or just enough to get what you need? Hopefully you didn't miss and smash the microphone by mistake!

     

    Will you be getting different types of cornhole board to record from? I mean, maybe they make different sounds depending on the type of wood.

    Nice to know I'm not the only one totally interested in the finer audio subtleties of cornhole.  Will we hear beer cans and bottles being opened (and frequently dropped) in the background?  It won't be the same without someone yelling at the dog for stealing the bags, either. 

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  4. Posted

    I ordered 2 Woodgrains, couldn't help myself.   Glad to hear the presale is going well, considering the financial uncertainty people are facing I have to believe this is a true sign of momentum and interest, the general public is still completely unaware.

     

    I noticed my order number is #3343-assuming this is the total number of pre-orders to date, that would mean the average buyer grabbed 3 consoles each.  What does this mean?  Collectors are interested, re-sellers are interested, and the numbers are way too high for it to be a 'this might flop but has name recognition' purchases.  I think people are truly anticipating demand, and the possibility that they may not be able to get one.  I'm also really curious the breakdown of colors ordered, does the extra $20 for the woodgrain hurt sales, or are people totally into it? 

     

    Regardless, the underdog is training hard for the big fight this fall. Keep punching, Tommy!

     

     

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  5. Posted

    I agree that Tommy and the team should maybe be more selective, as others have suggested the trailer did provide ammo for haters to hurl.

     

    However, I don't play mobile games, nor do the people I showed the trailer to.  They loved the 2 games 'ported' from mobile platforms.  I liked Evel Knievel.  None of us have ever seen them before and they looked fun.  2015 is forever ago to an 8 year old and I have a hard time believing a kid that age would be familiar with something that came out when they were 3 or 5.  It's either fun or not, just like a vintage Intellivision title.

     

    The target market for this system is NOT people who are looking for it now, it's not people who frequent gaming forums or are currently searching 'Intellivision Amico'.  It's not the people on this forum, or those thinking about gaming all day long on and posting on youtube.  I've never heard of any any of these forums and websites that people seem very concerned about tearing the system down-why would I expect a Nintendo focused website to favorably review the Amico trailer anyway?  It does not matter so much what is said right now-especially by people with an obvious bias or personality issues. 

     

    The target market does not know it's coming.  Did families wait in anticipation for the Wii, or did it catch everyone off guard?  Nintendo was dead, remember?  Maybe there will be a make or break moment of publicity for the Amico, but this isn't it. 

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  9. Posted

    58 minutes ago, m-crew said:

    BTW , what credentials do you have to tell Tommy how to conduct himself and his business.  As you can tell from Tommy's past and from his post's here on AA. He and IE are a made of a different mold from the typical company and CEO. He cares,shares,listens and has integrity. And from the this post  complete opposite of you. It seems like your just here to stir up things.. Wow .   

    I'm a nobody also.  My days involve dirty fingernails, hearing protection, and a facemask.  Am I not allowed to comment on interpreting the actions of people, and the likely bias and unintended self-interest everyone expresses?  You don't need to be a gaming industry expert to sort out human behavior and anticipate likely outcomes.  His post isn't far off as far as this noob is concerned.  The input of the general public in a forum setting is always suspect-both positive and negative.  People act funny when they get to rub elbows with the boss.

     

    I think the only mistake with a subsequent run of special pre-orders is making the price too close to the FE edition.  The distinction between the two should be obvious and not just about whether it's signed or not.  Post-FE buzz made people feel left out enough to send an email and ask if there would be another pre-order, but how many of those people are going to really pull the trigger and buy one?  25%? 

     

    For me that's where the risk would be, but with all the analytics and data out there I'm sure Tommy and the team have a good idea what that percentage is.  My self interest is suggesting a larger price/features distinction between the FE and a subsequent special release, because I want to buy another but would feel very guilty dropping another $300!

     

    See what I mean about listening to people on forums?

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  10. Posted

    1 hour ago, Tommy Tallarico said:


    Our launch is:

     

    20% Sports/Recreation

    20% Original IP's

    20% Retro Reimagined

    20% Card/Dice/Board

    20% Edutainment

     

    The focus here has always been the Retro Reimagined... but that is only 20% of our line-up!  So many other cool things coming at launch!!

     

     

    It's the other 80% that I'm most looking forward to the most, even if I won't play many of the games.  I'm familiar with the old stuff, so seeing what you guys come up with for reboots is going to be great.  More exciting?  The new stuff I can't even conceptualize.  The Amico controllers are so different and open up many gameplay options that are not possible with a traditional, twin-thumbstick controller.   What initially might seem like a novelty-or even an odd choice for controller design-will likely be the biggest selling point of the system for both players and developers. 

     

    Two controllers as hands?  Awesome.  

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  12. Posted

    4 hours ago, Swami said:

    This is pretty great. Almost 7000 views and a 94% like percentage for his positive views. 450 thumbs ups. It's funny people accused him of selling out for $40 in merchandise, but could it be because he is one of the few people who actually knows what he's talking about because he's actually used the console, instead of throwing around anecdotes based on presumption? Everyone who's used it seems to like it a lot. I think it's cool and funny he defiantly wears it all and has the mug while confronting the haters.

     

     

     

     

    Suddenly, I want a mug.  It's very casually saying 'screw you, hater' in this screenshot.  

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  13. Posted

    26 minutes ago, vongruetz said:

    Ok.  Forget being excited for Night Stalker.  Now I'm pumped for being able to do my taxes on Amico... after I finish up my workout using Jillian Michaels Family Workout (available only on Intellivision).  Unless of course they go with Billy Blanks Amico Tae Bo.  It's not as crazy as it sounds.  If the non-gamers bought another game for their Wii, it was Wii Fit.

    LOL I watched that just now also, I had never seen it.

     

    If you want more interesting tidbits about the history of Intellivison (and more related humor) I stumbled across this article a couple nights ago:

     

    http://thedoteaters.com/?bitstory=console/intellivision

     

    It was a great read.

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  14. Posted · Edited by supahwally

    As I read through the thread, people mention the current gaming market and the time/effort factor required to play many modern games on the latest consoles.  It comes up directly and indirectly, but it's a recurring theme, and one of the reasons I think the Amico is going to succeed.  If you go back fifteen years, the age group commonly thought of as 'millennials' were primarily playing against each other in the same room, and having a similar social/gaming experience as people 20 years before with the first generation consoles.  Not until the PS3 era were typical gamers able to stay home and play each other online. 

     

    Games got bigger and more complex on these consoles, so casual/social gamers moved to phone-based games and...the Wii.  The Wii was almost a throwback system graphically, but motion controllers captivated casual gamers and non-gamers alike.  Phone games got better, but it's still only one person, one screen.  The market essentially split, and 15 years later there is a Wii-sized hole, and the Amico is going to fill it.  

     

    People in their 30's remember playing together in one room nostalgically, and many of them have young kids now.  They don't have time for complex games like they did in their 20's.  They don't have the energy for motion-controller games-see the previous posts about Wii Tennis!  They have parents and friends in their 40's, 50's, and 60's who played the original Atari, Intellivision, Coleco, or arcade games, or were at least familiar with them. 

     

    The Amico is going to be the system they can play with the kids, after the kids go to bed, with friends, with family, or for fun alone.   The Amico will be the only system that hits these demographics and doesn't intimidate any of them, everyone is familiar with a console and a controller is approachable in a way a PC/keyboard or phones are not.  The relatively low price to features ratio is great also, if you can have 2 Amicos in the house for the price of 1 PS5?  Good deal.

     

    So who's left out, demographically?   People in their late teens, twentysomethings, people in their 30's in 40's who have time and desire for complex games (no kids, etc.), often male.  Anyone surprised this is EXACTLY the demographic that's been the most critical of the Amico, and least able to understand it's purpose?  

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  15. Posted

    6 hours ago, Shawn said:

     

    Any reason you didn't answer the question CPUWIZ has asked about twice now? Folks he and I converse with are worried you are not answering him cause the shell is empty of what will become the Amico motherboard in the future. That isn't the case is it? 

    Folks I converse with wonder, Is it going to be too cold for ice fishing today?  Your question is just as relevant to this thread.  Why?  Because nobody here (or anywhere outside your universe, really) cares what you and your 'folks' think about the motherboard.  You WANT the motherboard to be a lie.  You need it to be a lie.  The rest of us apparently have the social judgement skills to figure out who the actual scammers and liars are, and we don't need every little part of the Amico shown to us as proof it's not vaporware.  The evidence is overwhelming to anyone not trying to avoid seeing it.  

     

    I'm sorry you don't have the social development or the people skills to know when you are being manipulated or when people are being truthful.  If making out of mom's basement is actually one of your life goals, you may want to work on that.

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  16. Posted

    5 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:


    Fun Fact:  Intellivision CFO Nick Richards was a national drift racing champion!  Owned his own team as well and competed (and won) at the very highest levels.  He was also the national Porsche Cup Champion in 2008!

    He is a super successful CFO who sold his last company for over $150M.  Racing and fast cars have always been a hobby and passion.  If any of you watched the Jay Leno's Garage show, Nick is the one we all point to when Jay asked who the best driver is!  Nick & I actually met in the Ferrari Club a number of years ago.  If not for meeting Nick... I don't think Amico would exist.  He's the "money" guy and one of the best I've ever met!  (and he's my only friend who can beat me in car racing).  

    :)

     

     

    OK, now I'm fully expecting some version of Absolute Drift for the Amico...

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  17. Posted

    This is hilarious.  I'm an engine builder, I build racing 2-strokes for snowmobiles and whatever else someone wants to put one in.  I don't really even think about gaming much until after 10 every night, and my stupid hands and forearms are so worn out I can't really hold controllers for more than a half hour or so anyway.  Suddenly I'm wondering if I should start some long-overdue physical therapy, so if Absolute Drift makes it's way to the Amico I can actually enjoy it-and all the other games, too, actually.  

     

    I have serious priority issues.

     

    Thanks Tommy!  

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  20. Posted

    8 hours ago, Tommy Tallarico said:


    Thank you so much for your thoughts and support.  I really means a lot.

    I'm going to copy your post and print it out and put it on my wall.  I'll be reading your post a few hundred times, or whenever the nitwits chime in.   :)

    Thank you again.

    And please don't worry... they're not distracting us at all.  I can only sleep 3 - 4 hours a day so coming here and sometimes dealing with the negativity is good thing for my brain.  But mostly... I really love the majority of the community here... and I get to interact and hopefully someday meet cool, like-minded folks like yourself.
     

    You're welcome.  I'll be putting a copy up of your response in my shop, I need reminding there are like-minded people like you out there also. 

     

    If you ever need a motivational speaker, I'll get the van out from down by the river, and head for California!

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  21. Posted

    The internet has created an alien universe, where someone with zero experience or skill can start a youtube channel, call themselves a 'critic' (which used to be a form of journalism), and entitle themselves to an on-the-level interview with Tommy Tallarico, an industry veteran with a long-term proven track record, multiple awards, and a reputation for integrity.   The so-called critic can lie, falsify, slander, make personal attacks, and threaten, with little fear of recourse or negative effect to their personal life or finances-it's quite possible they will benefit financially from this behavior, making this 'occupation' very attractive indeed.

     

    Support is easy to find, the world is full of armchair quarterbacks who have never put on a helmet and pads.  It's full of naive children and poorly adjusted 'adults' who are fully entitled to their entertainment, but completely oblivious to what it takes to be the entertainer.  Until a couple decades ago, these people, despite being the in the majority, had no outlet for their inexpert, biased, poorly informed opinions-which is how it should be.  With the advent of the internet, the floodgates opened. 

     

    So now we have a world where legitimately talented, organized, professional, hardworking people are constantly threatened and manipulated by those with no skill, no vision, no integrity, and most importantly, a deeply felt sense of insecurity.  They know they don't have the balls and backbone to take a real risk, to do the real work, to deal with the stress, to see it through.  It bothers them so completely, they spend all their time trying to tear down what others are working so very hard to build.  They argue loudly, as people with baseless opinions often do.  They crave attention-any attention, good or bad, doesn't matter.  

     

    I don't know what the best way is to fight this wave of pigheadedness.  You can ignore them, but if your target audience isn't, then that's a problem.  You can fight back, but these folks are pigs.  It's hard to wrestle with a pig-you are going to get dirty, and the pig is going to like it.  The internet is the worlds biggest pigpen, wading in and out without getting it all over you isn't easy. 

     

    Tommy, don't let these people manipulate you or distract you.  The momentum is so clearly on your side, and this guy is just wallowing around in the mud, trying to pull you in.  Integrity is the only way to pig-wrestle and come out clean, and you and your team have that in spades.  One of the main reasons I'm supporting the Amico is I can see the effort, passion, talent, and integrity that are so obviously being put into it.  Even if the general public doesn't know that (yet), by next Christmas they will sense it, and they will buy it-and you and your team will be laughing all the way to the bank.

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  22. Posted · Edited by supahwally

    38 minutes ago, Tommy Tallarico said:


    Hi!,

     

    Thanks so much for joining us and thanks for the kind words.

     

    I must admit... I'm not too familiar with the 3M bookshelf series.  I'd love to find out more.

    What would you suggest in terms of getting more info and learning more?

    Are there any YouTube videos discussing or explaining or playing?

    Are there other games like this that you would recommend besides the 2 you stated?  Are more than one able to play at a time?  Or are they single player games?  If multiple players... how many total at once?

    Thanks again for wandering in and I hope you'll stay and check in often.  Looking forward to finding out more about these games.

     



     

    Thanks-it's great to be here and nice to see others so enthusiastic about the Amico.  I'll be around!

     

    The games were put out by 3M and Avalon Hill for a time.

     

    Here's a wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3M_bookshelf_game_series

     

    Interestingly, this youtuber has just reviewed a few of the games and put the videos up...9 hours ago.  It's as if he knew we'd be looking!  This one is for Stocks and Bonds:

     

     

    He has reviewed a few other 3M games also, although I've not played them.  He also reviewed Waterworks, a card game I played as a kid and never saw again.

     

    This reviewer details Win Place and Show, the horse racing game-this is the Avalon Hill version:

     

     

     

    The auto racing game is called Speed Circuit and is quite good, although I've not yet picked up a copy.  It's worth noting that people like this game enough to have reinvented it as 'Championship Formula Racing' complete with user-designed real-world tracks and a dedicated website:http://www.lucidphoenix.com/sc/

    Someone is even selling a keychain of the original box art on ebay!  I had no clue.  Learned something today, thanks Tommy!

     

     

     

    I can dig around some more tomorrow...need to go to bed!

     

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  24. Posted

    Hello all, new here.  Love my original Intellivision, despite losing 99% of the NFL Football games I ever played.  I just couldn't figure out how to defend against 9-8-1-3!  Really looking forward to the Amico, founders edition is pre-ordered and I'll pick up another in October.

     

    I discovered the reboot randomly searching for info on the Intellivision Flashback 6 months ago, and must confess I am still stunned that the system that I loved so much back then isn't just coming back around, it's coming back in the biggest and best way I could ever imagine.   Much respect to Tommy and the whole team, thanks for doing this thoughtfully and with integrity.

     

    Tommy, a question:  I saw the 'dice shaker/roll' animation, and it got me thinking:  I play a couple of the old 1950s and 60's era 3M 'Bookshelf' series of board games pretty regularly.  'Win, Place, & Show' (horse racing) and 'Stocks and Bonds' (stock market/trading) are really fun, simple, dice-based strategy games.  There are several others that are quite well regarded, so I was wondering if any of these (or games in this style) might be on the radar?

     

     

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