Flojomojo Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 But a gaming ready PC, with its own screen, and sufficient storage would not have the ATARI name on it. The beloved iconic brand is BACK, baby. Making an UN-CONSOLE for the first time in almost 25 years. They were the BEST and it's in their DNA, man. Only ATARI will bring the real WOOD and if you don't SUPPORT them (and their MOM-friendly Netflix app), you're just a HATER. Just wait til e3, they'll show us how it's done! Pong! Breakout! ALL THE HITS. A passion project with retro style but not retro specs! You'll be happy you waited! Bomb-diggety! Stay tuned! They really want this to happen! 1 1 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedThomas Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: But a gaming ready PC, with its own screen, and sufficient storage would not have the ATARI name on it. The beloved iconic brand is BACK, baby. Making an UN-CONSOLE for the first time in almost 25 years. They were the BEST and it's in their DNA, man. Only ATARI will bring the real WOOD and if you don't SUPPORT them (and their MOM-friendly Netflix app), you're just a HATER. Just wait til e3, they'll show us how it's done! Pong! Breakout! ALL THE HITS. A passion project with retro style but not retro specs! You'll be happy you waited! Bomb-diggety! Stay tuned! They really want this to happen! I hope they include an Atari mouse so that we can browse the Netflix websi- I mean, EXCLUSIVE VCS-ENHANCED APP as well. Better yet, make it the Atari Rat because it's EVEN MORE ADVANCED. And when you try to play a game on it and it overheats and bursts into flames, the fake wood on the front will burn like an open grill, BUT THAT'S A FEATURE AND IS INTENDED TO HAPPEN so don't ask any questions! No refunds, either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: Well considering you can get a decent (but not great) gaming PC for $500-600 that would still run circles around this trash, why would anyone get an Atacobox when for a bit more you can get an actual PC if you want to play PC games? I mean you can even build a cheap sub $300 PC using the AM3+ chipset and still have higher performance than this thing-that-should-not-exist. The form factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: But a gaming ready PC, with its own screen, and sufficient storage would not have the ATARI name on it. The beloved iconic brand is BACK, baby. Making an UN-CONSOLE for the first time in almost 25 years. They were the BEST and it's in their DNA, man. Only ATARI will bring the real WOOD and if you don't SUPPORT them (and their MOM-friendly Netflix app), you're just a HATER. Just wait til e3, they'll show us how it's done! Pong! Breakout! ALL THE HITS. A passion project with retro style but not retro specs! You'll be happy you waited! Bomb-diggety! Stay tuned! They really want this to happen! If it doesn't do Pong-VR, it can GTFO! Edit: Polybius on the PSVR is amazing! Edited February 29, 2020 by leech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, TankedThomas said: I hope they include an Atari mouse so that we can browse the Netflix websi- I mean, EXCLUSIVE VCS-ENHANCED APP as well. Better yet, make it the Atari Rat because it's EVEN MORE ADVANCED. And when you try to play a game on it and it overheats and bursts into flames, the fake wood on the front will burn like an open grill, BUT THAT'S A FEATURE AND IS INTENDED TO HAPPEN so don't ask any questions! No refunds, either. I need a good grill though. "This steak tastes fantastic, how did you cook it?" "On my Atari™ VCS™ ™™" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 45 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: But a gaming ready PC, with its own screen, and sufficient storage would not have the ATARI name on it. The beloved iconic brand is BACK, baby. Making an UN-CONSOLE for the first time in almost 25 years. They were the BEST and it's in their DNA, man. Only ATARI will bring the real WOOD and if you don't SUPPORT them (and their MOM-friendly Netflix app), you're just a HATER. Just wait til e3, they'll show us how it's done! Pong! Breakout! ALL THE HITS. A passion project with retro style but not retro specs! You'll be happy you waited! Bomb-diggety! Stay tuned! They really want this to happen! It would have been better to show nothing at all and keep the backers excited than have a public unveiling that hasn't even registered with the public. This is the first time the public has been able to play this system, and the response has been apathy. With all due respect to Fatal Fury 2, unveiling the system with something like Tempest 4K would have been a better idea. Unless of course, there's some reason they couldn't. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 Yikes, Antstream running on Windows, no joystick controller, and it sounds like the Atari Vault games are running too fast: 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 7 minutes ago, Paul Slocum said: Yikes, Antstream running on Windows, no joystick controller, and it sounds like the Atari Vault games are running too fast: So it can't properly emulate 35 year old games? I've never had high expectations for this system (obviously), but this is more pathetic than I thought. 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 17 minutes ago, Paul Slocum said: Yikes, Antstream running on Windows, no joystick controller, and it sounds like the Atari Vault games are running too fast: The point about the processor speeding the game up... that should not be possible... it's not the 80s (or early 90s) anymore. Increasing the CPU's clock rate should have no effect on a game's speed and if it does here Atari are even more moronic than I had thought. I can see the games running too slow on weak hardware, but not running too fast on upgraded hardware. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Flojomojo said: But a gaming ready PC, with its own screen, and sufficient storage would not have the ATARI name on it. The beloved iconic brand is BACK, baby. Making an UN-CONSOLE for the first time in almost 25 years. They were the BEST and it's in their DNA, man. Only ATARI will bring the real WOOD and if you don't SUPPORT them (and their MOM-friendly Netflix app), you're just a HATER. Just wait til e3, they'll show us how it's done! Pong! Breakout! ALL THE HITS. A passion project with retro style but not retro specs! You'll be happy you waited! Bomb-diggety! Stay tuned! They really want this to happen! You mean real Woode™... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: The point about the processor speeding the game up... that should not be possible It could potentially happen if there's a mismatch of frame rates between the emulator and video subsystem. Maybe the monitor at the demo event is syncing at a different refresh rate than the monitor in the lab. Although obviously the final version of the AtariVCS software should automatically adjust to any refresh rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Paul Slocum said: Yikes, Antstream running on Windows, no joystick controller, and it sounds like the Atari Vault games are running too fast: "Once that talent left the building, I do not think it was replaced, nor do I think there are plans to do so." One would think that such information, followed up with the fact that the pack-in software is running like a turd in a clogged toilet bowl, should have backers up in arms as opposed to just being "disheartened." This all says that Atari knows that this thing is a dog, but doesn't have the balls to admit it and can the thing, or put all of their resources into getting a team in place to fix the litany of issues it has. But at least the shills get to crow that Atari made "something!" SUCK ON IT, TROLLZ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanD Posted February 29, 2020 Share Posted February 29, 2020 You can get the Steam version of Sherlock Holmes: Devil's Daughter, The Surge, the Wonderboy remake and Atari Vault for $3.49 in a bundle at Fanatical (https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-12) Gotta love picking up the VCS killer app for less than $.90 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 4 hours ago, Paul Slocum said: Yikes, Antstream running on Windows, no joystick controller, and it sounds like the Atari Vault games are running too fast: "I Told You, I Warned You...." (Death Wish 4 for those who didn't get the reference) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, AlanD said: You can get the Steam version of Sherlock Holmes: Devil's Daughter, The Surge, the Wonderboy remake and Atari Vault for $3.49 in a bundle at Fanatical (https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/killer-bundle-12) Gotta love picking up the VCS killer app for less than $.90 Don't bother Atari Vault sucks... just download MAME and Stella instead... lol but wait I forgot!!!! The VCS comes the MEGA VAULT.... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Flojomojo said: But a gaming ready PC, with its own screen, and sufficient storage would not have the ATARI name on it. The beloved iconic brand is BACK, baby. Making an UN-CONSOLE for the first time in almost 25 years. They were the BEST and it's in their DNA, man. Only ATARI will bring the real WOOD and if you don't SUPPORT them (and their MOM-friendly Netflix app), you're just a HATER. Just wait til e3, they'll show us how it's done! Pong! Breakout! ALL THE HITS. A passion project with retro style but not retro specs! You'll be happy you waited! Bomb-diggety! Stay tuned! They really want this to happen! See, I told you guys this was a GREAT value! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffVav Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: The point about the processor speeding the game up... that should not be possible... it's not the 80s (or early 90s) anymore. Increasing the CPU's clock rate should have no effect on a game's speed and if it does here Atari are even more moronic than I had thought. I can see the games running too slow on weak hardware, but not running too fast on upgraded hardware. I'd just like to state for the record that Atari Vault has been publicly available and running on Windows, Mac, and Linux for 4 years now, on a wide variety of configurations, monitor refresh rates, processors, and video cards. Frame rates are driven by Unity's standard, clocked update functions. No one has ever reported the speed being incorrect. If the emulation were running unthrottled on anything over a GHz they'd likely be running about 30x too fast, even accounting the overhead of emulation and render. Lunar Lander is also fully functional. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamm Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 6 hours ago, DragonGrafx-16 said: The point about the processor speeding the game up... that should not be possible... it's not the 80s (or early 90s) anymore. Increasing the CPU's clock rate should have no effect on a game's speed and if it does here Atari are even more moronic than I had thought. I can see the games running too slow on weak hardware, but not running too fast on upgraded hardware. You're thinking of PC games that, be design, stopped assuming a particular clock speed ages ago. Anything under emulation is certainly subject to timing issues if not handled correctly. Of course, that's no excuse in this case - Atari Vault should already be adjusting its emulation to match the host CPU. Why it isn't in this case is a mystery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 "Ataribox... runs games faster" 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agillig Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, Andrew Davie said: "Ataribox... runs games faster" Maybe they're taking a page out of Capcom's playbook. Atari Mega Vault Hyper Fighting has a nice ring to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Just now, Agillig said: Maybe they're taking a page out of Capcom's playbook. Atari Mega Vault Hyper Fighting has a nice ring to it. Atari the Movie: The Game: Mega Vault Hyper Fighting Championship: The New Fighters Turbo Alpha Rainbow Edition EX 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Awww Come'on fellas, Ya can't game, stream, and connect like never before if you're still using all those same speeds they've been using in the past. 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 The Atacobox: Makes games run like Benny Hill's fast movies. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedThomas Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) Found a couple of videos on YouTube from "pimpmyconsole". I don't believe these have been shared yet. The information conveyed here is... misleading at best. Amusing to watch, just for all the inaccuracies though. "It's essentially a jailbroken console." At least it's actually plugged in though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAdYHWE_vnk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MuRvSaTnTI And Werner, since I know you're reading this thread, here's my parts list again to prove you wrong: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/8YghK4 And the other one (which is now cheaper than the first - it was previously more expensive): https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Cmk7vW Suck it. Edited March 1, 2020 by TankedThomas Werner is an idiot. Oh, and I fixed the links. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Even a ice cream poopie unicorn made a real toy for kids to play whats Atari's excuse? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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