+TwentySixHundred Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 14 minutes ago, frankodragon said: Look closely and you'll see a it's in a shoebox marked CONVERSE (about 5:40). Id be more impressed if it was a tacobox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, frankodragon said: Look closely and you'll see a it's in a shoebox marked CONVERSE (about 5:40). For a video they think is fake they sure got excited over it. Lets go with it being a raspberry pi. They got excited over a $35 computer like it was the $300 one they backed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Strangest Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 On 9/12/2019 at 11:06 PM, Nathan Strum said: For a moment, I read that as "shot with a potato cannon". Now I'm disappointed. It was actually shot with a Potato Canon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 hours ago, frankodragon said: Look closely and you'll see a it's in a shoebox marked CONVERSE (about 5:40). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Well I have heard the Supporters has wiped evidence of loving the real/fake VCS. Guess they were embarrased? Anyways here's some captures of it for the good times. Thanks for the help in making the memories of this possible. Edited September 14, 2019 by MrBeefy 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, Osgeld said: So is that an Ataribox? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 "New Atari Console that Converse Shoebox?" 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Turns out AtariSA messed up the translation for Sandbox mode when they meant Shoebox mode... 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I love how specific the comment "they may have shipped the first 100" is. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) Big announcement! Shoebox mode installed Note: Shoes not included. Edited September 14, 2019 by TwentySixHundred 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Osgeld said: I was wondering what Ataco SA would do with the empty VCS shells, if/when Project Ashoebox goes kaflooey..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 @Historian locked the Reddit thread because it was confirmed by Atari to be a fake. On a side note, all but one of the "prove the haters wrong" YouTube comments have been memory-holed. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I haven't noticed this until now but what they show as their UI on IGG is labeled as for illustrative purposes only.... what if that Youtube video is accurate in terms of them using a similar or modified RPi interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delmero Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 @The Historian this question has to do with the social app Reddit Atari VCS Official subreddit, and no it's not off topic as this thread is about that Atari Company console that doesn't exist? Apparently someone in that subreddit was removed as a mod and I thought it was strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to make a prediction, and you can write this one down: As each day passes, it's becoming obvious Atari has nothing to show. When the December deadline comes and goes, Atari will blame the Intel chip shortage. The backers will eat it up, and it technically won't be Atari's fault. Since no one can say when Intel will be caught up, Atari can use this excuse to string backers along indefinitely. Of course, no one has seen a functioning prototype, so they have no use for this chips anyway, but that's beside the point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Agillig said: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to make a prediction, and you can write this one down: As each day passes, it's becoming obvious Atari has nothing to show. When the December deadline comes and goes, Atari will blame the Intel chip shortage. The backers will eat it up, and it technically won't be Atari's fault. Since no one can say when Intel will be caught up, Atari can use this excuse to string backers along indefinitely. Of course, no one has seen a functioning prototype, so they have no use for this chips anyway, but that's beside the point. Problem is it's been obvious for the past couple of years and the doubts started 819 pages ago lol. Their technical specifications say they will be using an AMD chip but as we all know it's nothing but a pipe dream of AtariSA. They got nothing and never did, just a bunch of clowns holding an IP and probably sunk a 6pack thinking they had a game changing idea. Im willing to bet the further they looked into it, the realization of how deep in the shit was got hard to pull back out. Edited September 14, 2019 by TwentySixHundred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 2 hours ago, delmero said: @The Historian this question has to do with the social app Reddit Atari VCS Official subreddit, and no it's not off topic as this thread is about that Atari Company console that doesn't exist? Apparently someone in that subreddit was removed as a mod and I thought it was strange. There is no official subreddit that I'm aware of, and Atari's social media account had their moderator priveledges turned off because they removed posts that were not favorable to them. They are sticking to their Facebook page now, because that's the only place they can remove users and posts at will. You can see the reply counts rarely to never match the number of visible replies. They've pissed everybody off by now except a handful of wingnuts that are either cult followers or contracted employees. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 35 minutes ago, JBerel said: There is no official subreddit that I'm aware of, and Atari's social media account had their moderator priveledges turned off because they removed posts that were not favorable to them. They are sticking to their Facebook page now, because that's the only place they can remove users and posts at will. You can see the reply counts rarely to never match the number of visible replies. They've pissed everybody off by now except a handful of wingnuts that are either cult followers or contracted employees. Those cult followers get triggered though if they think they are being censored. Look at the supporters group and those youtube videos. I feel bad for them. I really do hope they get something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBerel Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 I know, it's sad to look at their supporters group everyday and see them fight among themselves about who is the bigger fan while pointing out how much Atari is screwing up. And they still think they've banned all the "hater" accounts. bwahahaha. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCAT Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) I have not been checking in on the "progress" for a while now, but after reading the last few pages it seems there is some debacle brewing.... Has this dumpster fire turned into another Coleco Chameleon / Mike Kennedy situation? I say that because I see "Fake" & "Prototype" as well as "Sheobox" being thrown around, only missing the electrical tape... Edited September 14, 2019 by OCAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 15 hours ago, OCAT said: I have not been checking in on the "progress" for a while now, but after reading the last few pages it seems there is some debacle brewing.... Has this dumpster fire turned into another Coleco Chameleon / Mike Kennedy situation? I say that because I see "Fake" & "Prototype" as well as "Sheobox" being thrown around, only missing the electrical tape... The video was some anonymous user claiming to have a prototype, which Atari denied was real (per @Historian). It said "Converse" on top: But for e3, Atari did have a black box running the show. If any news outlets knew this, they did not relay it to their readers. A month or so later Atari admitted their "gamestation" was a box with the picture shown below, though they didn't confess they were being deceptive by having a bunch of non-working (but power-LED turned on) Ataribox shells on the table: Hey, waitaminute. Let me play with brightness and contrast on that box. WTH: 2 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 For any other aspiring Ataribox builders: Via https://medium.com/@atarivcs/atari-vcs-teases-the-future-at-the-e3-expo-in-los-angeles-c08e970a90d9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Historian Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, delmero said: @The Historian this question has to do with the social app Reddit Atari VCS Official subreddit, and no it's not off topic as this thread is about that Atari Company console that doesn't exist? Apparently someone in that subreddit was removed as a mod and I thought it was strange. We are not "Official", it's always been designated as Unofficial. The Official account was removed as a moderator for removing posts and banning a user just because they didn't like what he was posting. This after saying they would never delete posts. Unfortunately there is nothing Uber about their Strategists. They are still welcome to contribute, and anything they post will be marked as "Official". Edited September 14, 2019 by The Historian More words 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 18 minutes ago, PlaysWithWolves said: For any other aspiring Ataribox builders: Via https://medium.com/@atarivcs/atari-vcs-teases-the-future-at-the-e3-expo-in-los-angeles-c08e970a90d9 Speaking of this. Wasn't there someone doing a 3d printer version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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