Mikebloke Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 To the spies: the next question to ask Atari is who was in the CES rooms. We have one guy from a youtube channel of 14,000 subs watch a menu flip between two screens, who else was in the room? Why hasn't anyone else come out to brag they were able to get exclusive access? If this was any other company, they would be pushing the people to get on social media for it, pictures, video, etc. Is Atari that bad at marketing they can't even copy upstart "influencers" who don't even see a paycheck? Or are they specifically trying to not be mentioned? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoJoe Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 2 hours ago, MrBeefy said: I have the Corona in my system and I feel great. Not sure what all the fuss is about. Still not man made but given to us by the taco gods. ?? https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdvvd/a-disturbing-number-of-people-think-coronavirus-is-related-to-corona-beer?utm_source=dmfb&fbclid=IwAR1Bqtt-cze5pC5GpvwlKQ584BeDQ_fr7yIiOso9fm3Rtxrl3u3VHKo_xU8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raticon Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 8 hours ago, carlsson said: I just read that the Wuhan virus might be stoppable by alcohol and heat, so if the Atari people get into the sauna with some beer or perhaps stronger stuff is required, the VCS might still be delivered on time. Then the virus stands no chance in Finland, the land where chugging extreme amounts of alcohol in a sauna hotter than a blast furnace is a traditional and wholesome pastime. The 1 confirmed case of the virus in Finland must be the sole person in the country not following these traditions. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, ColecoJoe said: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdvvd/a-disturbing-number-of-people-think-coronavirus-is-related-to-corona-beer?utm_source=dmfb&fbclid=IwAR1Bqtt-cze5pC5GpvwlKQ584BeDQ_fr7yIiOso9fm3Rtxrl3u3VHKo_xU8 I always like to be trendy. I wonder if the Corona Extra virus I have causes someone to crave some bacon? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Stormbringer said: ok, honestly there is like 1k pages talking about tacos... I tried to casually pick up on it but wtf are you guys on about? Failed brand custodian "Atari" is desperate for the appearance of legitimacy. Announces plan to build a mini-computer/game console, takes $3M of fan money, all but disappears. In the absence of news, a smart person says, this is stupid, I'd rather just have a taco. "Atari" "chief" "operating" "officer" pops up occasionally to say the dog ate his homework, but good things are coming soon. "Atari" can't be relied upon, but tacos can. Support your local taquiera. Don't support shysters who exploit nostalgia for retro games. Drink Corona, don't catch it. Be excellent to each other. Namaste. Simple as that. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I don't drink alcohol but I'm immune since I caught the Corona virus in the 90s, while listening to The Rhythm of the Night on the radio. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Pat and Ian take on the statement "we're a little bit console, we're a little bit PC, we're a little bit stream box ..." Atari VCS and related discussion begins around 11:45. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 37 minutes ago, Flojomojo said: Failed brand custodian "Atari" is desperate for the appearance of legitimacy. Announces plan to build a mini-computer/game console, takes $3M of fan money, all but disappears. In the absence of news, a smart person says, this is stupid, I'd rather just have a taco. "Atari" "chief" "operating" "officer" pops up occasionally to say the dog ate his homework, but good things are coming soon. "Atari" can't be relied upon, but tacos can. Support your local taquiera. Don't support shysters who exploit nostalgia for retro games. Drink Corona, don't catch it. Be excellent to each other. Namaste. Simple as that. NAILED IT 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Stormbringer said: ok, honestly there is like 1k pages talking about tacos... I tried to casually pick up on it but wtf are you guys on about? tacos>plastic 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Stormbringer said: ok, honestly there is like 1k pages talking about tacos... I tried to casually pick up on it but wtf are you guys on about? Someone help Storm out here and link to the post that started it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankedThomas Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Flojomojo said: Um, no. Viruses mutate and change in nature all the time, it's what they do. Scientists "engineer" things like this all the time, it's where we get vaccines. China is a frequent source of novel strains because of their dense population and proximity to large groups of animals like birds and swine. Please don't make up stupid conspiracy theories when you clearly don't know what you're talking about. I'm aware of that. What I was saying is that I read a couple of articles that specifically said this particular strain was engineered - this wasn't some random conspiracy theory stuff, but actual discussion of scientific work involving the virus back in 2015. And yes, it sounded like they were studying it to work on a vaccine - it sounded like it was likely accidentally released, not on purpose. Considering some of the things China does to its citizens, it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to me. Now apparently that may not actually be (entirely) true but the sources I saw are legitimate in so far as they did exist and the details appeared legitimate. I've been having some technical problems with my computer for the past couple of days so I couldn't go back to check the sources again (hate trying to browse on a phone), but having a quick glance now on my phone, it seems they weren't as reliable as I initially thought, so I apologise for misinformation. The BBC has a decent write-up on all the various conspiracies. The one I saw fits somewhere in the "outbreak planned" and "bioweapon" categories, but it seemed more grounded in reality overall. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/blogs-trending-51271037 for anyone who wants to read it. Anyway, I wasn't trying to spread conspiracy theories (as intriguing as some of them are, most are obviously nonsense, and I promise I'm not a crazy conspiracy theorist), but being barked at over it isn't exactly helping. Let's just drop it, please. I thought I was providing valid information. I was wrong. I'm sorry. 5 hours ago, Zor said: where do you get your news from ?? ? Lethality is at circa 2.3 % last estimate. That would be an absolutely retarded weapon, as obviously if you release a contagious disease in HK, mainland China would be hit as well ... It was something I was reading. Don't remember what. This is why I wasn't going to post anything about it at all, but... I did. Guess I regret it now, for a multitude of reasons... 4 hours ago, Stormbringer said: ok, honestly there is like 1k pages talking about tacos... I tried to casually pick up on it but wtf are you guys on about? Go ask Atari on reddit. And then they'll ban you for nothing and you'll be none the wiser. Apart from tacos though... I have no idea. It's not like Atari has anything to talk about. I wish they'd just release their stuff into public domain already. Edited January 30, 2020 by TankedThomas (More) Clarification 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasperAK Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Stormbringer said: ok, honestly there is like 1k pages talking about tacos... I tried to casually pick up on it but wtf are you guys on about? Atari SA gave Tacos filled with Corona virus to the workers in the factory in China to delay production. Who wouldn't turn away Corona and tacos? Certainly not the Chinese. That's what Atari was betting on. EDIT: 69th post. Do i get anything for that. Maybe a taco in my fac Edited January 30, 2020 by JasperAK 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5x7 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 6 hours ago, MrBeefy said: I have the Corona in my system and I feel great. Not sure what all the fuss is about. Still not man made but given to us by the taco gods. ?? Now you've made me go out and pick some up. I think it was the juicy lime bathing in a sea of caressing bubbles... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, 5x7 said: Now you've made me go out and pick some up. I think it was the juicy lime bathing in a sea of caressing bubbles... I'M CONTAGIOUS! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 minutes ago, MrBeefy said: I'M CONTAGIOUS! Yeah, tacos and a Corona sounds pretty good right now. BTW, we got multiple C&D's from taco manufacturers. I guess they don't like free advertising. J/K 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 hours ago, MrBeefy said: Someone help Storm out here and link to the post that started it all. Here we go: The post that started it all. 1 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 11 minutes ago, frankodragon said: Here we go: The post that started it all. There you go @Stormbringer 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 When I first saw the taco nonsense, I thought it was a pun on the stock ticker Atari Co = ATA CO = A... TACO I guess not 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgeld Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 3 hours ago, frankodragon said: Here we go: The post that started it all. please notice the date of said post, how freakin long does it take to shove a puter in a bawx? 5 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 17 hours ago, Flojomojo said: Doctor Taco Dope reporting for duty! ? ? ? 10 hours ago, Flojomojo said: Failed brand custodian "Atari" is desperate for the appearance of legitimacy. Announces plan to build a mini-computer/game console, takes $3M of fan money, all but disappears. In the absence of news, a smart person says, this is stupid, I'd rather just have a taco. "Atari" "chief" "operating" "officer" pops up occasionally to say the dog ate his homework, but good things are coming soon. "Atari" can't be relied upon, but tacos can. Support your local taquiera. Don't support shysters who exploit nostalgia for retro games. Drink Corona, don't catch it. Be excellent to each other. Namaste. Simple as that. Taco WIKI summary? 10 hours ago, roots.genoa said: I don't drink alcohol ... 5 hours ago, frankodragon said: Here we go: The post that started it all. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Last night (or rather this morning) I dreamt that Atari had published an update finally admitting the project was over. Some random guy from a factory or something in Eastern Europe had screwed Atari by inadvertently losing 'everything' - which means they had no backup (it's a dream, remember). The funniest part of the update was a photo/video in which someone from Atari was scolding the poor guy (with his wife next to him for some reason). Atari was of course very upset about the all thing, or at least that was what the update tried to convey. I think the meaning of this dream is that I spend too much time here, and the dream may come from my frustration one of my jokes went completely ignored in another thread. ? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Raticon said: The 1 confirmed case of the virus in Finland must be the sole person in the country not following these traditions. Ironically that is a Chinese tourist from the Wuhan region, so not even a local citizen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 4 hours ago, roots.genoa said: scolding the poor guy (with his wife next to him for some reason) Like an American political sex scandal. It's funny that we have these little rituals, like publicly apologizing for transgressing social norms, or following through after taking three million dollars from people who just wanted some old games. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 The video is blocked in my country. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 5 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Last night (or rather this morning) I dreamt that Atari had published an update finally admitting the project was over. Some random guy from a factory or something in Eastern Europe had screwed Atari by inadvertently losing 'everything' - which means they had no backup (it's a dream, remember). The funniest part of the update was a photo/video in which someone from Atari was scolding the poor guy (with his wife next to him for some reason). Atari was of course very upset about the all thing, or at least that was what the update tried to convey. I think the meaning of this dream is that I spend too much time here, and the dream may come from my frustration one of my jokes went completely ignored in another thread. ? If said scolded person was named Mr. Lee, then you need to worry. (Not sure how long you have been on these boards, but just search for Coleco Chameleon, grab a bowl of popcorn and read another cluster duck..) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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