Rhomaios Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Nope, Decipede meaning one tenth. 10x Centipede and 100x Millipede!!! Millipede = 1/1000 pedes Centipede = 1/100 pedes Decipede = 1/10 pedes Whatever a "pede" is. Maybe "Decipede" rode the on short bus with all the bait worms! You're thinking of the use in the metric system, but an insect is not a unit of measure. Deci- comes from the Latin decem "ten", centi- from centum "hundred", and milli- from mille "thousand". The -pede suffix comes from the Latin root ped- (from pes, pedis, "foot", therefore a derivative of which is "pedal"), and like the Latin indicates feet. Therefore a centipede is a "hundred-footed creature", a millipede is a "thousand-footed creature", and a gigapede would literally be something like "giant-foot" (from the Greek gigas, gigantos, "giant"), but following numerical conventions would instead by a "billion-footed creature." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydcl Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Atari Payback Atari Lazarus Atari Dreamcaster Atari Mega Vision 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 You're thinking of the use in the metric system, but an insect is not a unit of measure. Deci- comes from the Latin decem "ten", centi- from centum "hundred", and milli- from mille "thousand". The -pede suffix comes from the Latin root ped- (from pes, pedis, "foot", therefore a derivative of which is "pedal"), and like the Latin indicates feet. Therefore a centipede is a "hundred-footed creature", a millipede is a "thousand-footed creature", and a gigapede would literally be something like "giant-foot" (from the Greek gigas, gigantos, "giant"), but following numerical conventions would instead by a "billion-footed creature." I'm well aware what a Millipede and Centipede are. Millipedes also tend to be herbovores while Centipedes are generally carnivorous and potentially venemous. Millipedes have two pairs of legs per segment, Centepedes have one pair per segment. Both have scaley exoskeletons. Not to be confusedwith the soft-bodied caterpillars, which are butterfly/moth larvae and have pinchers, not legs. Also going by the Centepede/Millipede convention, Decipede would have been the prequel to the arcade hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScumSoft Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Atari = The We'resari. Sega = Xbox 1 (original, not "one" but 1 as in first damn you micro$.. for confusing everyone) was in many ways the "DreamCast2". http://kotaku.com/5859934/the-xbox-was-as-close-as-we-got-to-a-dreamcast-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariNerd Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Meercat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Whilst i like the name mentioned earlier (Atari Lazarus)... I'd have to go with the Atari NHS (for the UK market).... as basically, no matter how great a system it sounded on paper, it'd be under funded, over worked (it'd have to compete with the 'private sector'-in this case,newer, more powerful consoles that came after it), it'd cancel operations at will, have a nightmare reputation for waiting times and miss all sales targets....etc etc.... Plus it'd loose the majority of it's best coders sooner or later to the private sector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 The new ATARI Time Machine. Plays all your favorite VCS 2600, 5200, 7800, 400/800, XE, Jaguar games via SD card on-screen interface. Has a built in library of ALL Atari arcade games released in the 70's and 80's. Features a sleak design that blends the retro look with the future. Includes a revolutionary new multi-controller that will work with any game. HD capable and also has a VGA and RCA stereo outputs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The new ATARI Time Machine. Plays all your favorite VCS 2600, 5200, 7800, 400/800, XE, Jaguar games via SD card on-screen interface. Has a built in library of ALL Atari arcade games released in the 70's and 80's. Features a sleak design that blends the retro look with the future. Includes a revolutionary new multi-controller that will work with any game. HD capable and also has a VGA and RCA stereo outputs Unless it also makes waffles, I do not want... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 The Atari Hindenburg ? (as going on previous form, it'd be another bloody disaster). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari5200dude82 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Atari Ressurection . Phoenix. Atlantis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 (edited) The Atari Hindenburg ? (as going on previous form, it'd be another bloody disaster).Very nice. Equally disasterous, but not as cliche as Titanic. Atari Ressurection . Phoenix. AtlantisPhoenix is good. How about Sphinx? It's a cat like the Jag but it rhymes with Lynx. Edited November 28, 2014 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seethransom Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 The Atari Landfill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avon Fox Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 Atari CartRAGE! Although consumers might start rapidly calling it the ROMJob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 The Litter Box Phoenix is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 The Litter Box Comes with two special "pooper scooper" game controllers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 They would call it: Atari V 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 The Atari Kickass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I'd call it Jack's-Not-In-The-Box myself (bad joke, obscure reference, right up my alley). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 CylonViper 3200, with Frenzy as the pack in game. With Chuck Norris as the spokesman in all of its advertising.<br /><br /> With 2 Bluetooth controllers that have dual analog, and 3 inch LCD screens that allow you to play additional games. Controller game cartridges sold separately.<br /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 A lot of these system descriptions remind me of the time Homer Simpson designed a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Yes, the awesome, radical Simpson's car!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Atari VCSR. Then let everyone guess what the R stands for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilsaluki Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Revisited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Atari X-VCS Because it has Custer's Revenge built in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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